New Right Atrial Image After Coronary Revascularization Surgery
This case report describes a saphenous vein graft simulating an intracardiac structure on echocardiography of a patient after coronary revascularization surgery.
JAMA Cardiology
Coronary Artery Calcium Testing—Too Early, Too Late, Too Often
Importance Traditional risk factors, enhancing factors, and risk scores help clinicians assess atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk for primary prevention. The latest cholesterol guidelines suggest measuring coronary artery calcium (CAC) score by computed tomography (CT) in those at intermediate risk when…
Exercise-Induced Dyspnea in an Older Woman With a History of Coronary Artery Disease
An older woman with a history of coronary artery disease presents with dyspnea upon exertion. A transthoracic echocardiogram reveals severe mitral regurgitation, and an electrocardiogram reveals sinus tachycardia with left bundle branch block. What would you do next?
A Man in His 30s With Ponytail Coronary Artery Anomaly
This case report describes a diagnosis of ponytail coronary artery anomaly in a man aged 30 years who presented with chest tightness.
Ventricular Septal Rupture After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
This case report describes a diagnosis of ventricular septal rupture in a patient in his 70s after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to right coronary artery occlusion.
Aortic Stenosis, Heart Failure, and Aortic Valve Replacement
Importance Heart failure (HF) and aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexist, presenting a complex clinical challenge due to their intertwined pathophysiology and associated high morbidity and mortality. Despite numerous advancements in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR), HF decompensation remains the…
Palpitations After Transcatheter Atrial Septal Defect Closure
This case report discusses a complication of transcatheter secundum atrial septal defect closure.
Chest Pain in a Middle-Aged Man
A man in his mid-50s presented with chest pain lasting 30 minutes. The initial electrocardiogram showed type A preexcitation syndrome, with obvious ST-segment depression in leads V3 through V5 and positive delta wave. What would you do next?
Drug-Coated Balloons for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease – A Review
Importance Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty has emerged as an alternative to drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) as well as de novo coronary artery disease. Observations DCBs are balloons coated with antiproliferative…
Incidental Complication From a Left Atrial Appendage Device
This case report describes a diagnosis of extracardiac mural thrombus and pulmonary emboli resulting from a left atrial appendage device in a patient with atrial fibrillation.
