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View article: “A BROKEN TRANSPLANTED HEART”: A CASE OF TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME IN A HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT
“A BROKEN TRANSPLANTED HEART”: A CASE OF TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME IN A HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT Open
75–year–old female patient went to the emergency department for oppressive chest pain radiating to the left arm and dyspnea, developed after an argument with family members. The patient underwent heart transplant in 2010 because of chronic…
View article: UNLOADING STRATEGIES IN ADVANCED HEART FAILURE: THE ROLE OF POINT–OF–CARE ULTRASOUND
UNLOADING STRATEGIES IN ADVANCED HEART FAILURE: THE ROLE OF POINT–OF–CARE ULTRASOUND Open
Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) exhibit repeated episodes of fluid retention (pulmonary and/or systemic congestion) and/or of reduced cardiac output at rest (peripheral hypoperfusion) requiring hospitalization along with diuretic…
View article: IMPROVEMENT OF GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN AND MYOCARDIAL WORK IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS ON SODIUM–GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITORS THERAPY
IMPROVEMENT OF GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN AND MYOCARDIAL WORK IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS ON SODIUM–GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITORS THERAPY Open
Introduction Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2–i) are a novel class of oral hypoglycaemic agents currently used among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The effects of SGLT2–i inhibitors on cardiac structure and …
View article: THE ROLE OF MULTIPARAMETRIC EVALUATION PRIOR TO L–VAD IMPLANT IN RIGHT VENTRICLE DISFUNCTION: A CASE REPORT
THE ROLE OF MULTIPARAMETRIC EVALUATION PRIOR TO L–VAD IMPLANT IN RIGHT VENTRICLE DISFUNCTION: A CASE REPORT Open
Background Right ventricular failure is the most common post–operative complication after L–VAD implant and it represents an important cause of mortality in these patients. Pre–existing right ventricular disfunction is considered an absolu…
View article: Right heart failure as a source of B-lines at lung ultrasound: prevalence and functional correlates
Right heart failure as a source of B-lines at lung ultrasound: prevalence and functional correlates Open
Background Lung ultrasound is part of the standard transthoracic examination and B-lines provide an index of extravascular lung water allowing to measure pulmonary congestion in left heart failure. However, pulmonary congestion can also ap…
View article: Lung ultrasound, echocardiography and fluid loading for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension
Lung ultrasound, echocardiography and fluid loading for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension Open
Background There may be interest in combining echocardiography and lung ultrasound for the differential diagnosis between pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension on heart failure with preserved eject…
View article: P404 MYOCARDIAL WORK EVALUATION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
P404 MYOCARDIAL WORK EVALUATION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT Open
Background myocardial work (MW) is a novel echocardiographic technique that enables the study of left ventricular performance. It overcomes speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) limitations, dependent on afterload, which is increased in …
View article: P172 A RARE CASE OF PLATINUM CARDIOTOXICITY: CASE REPORT
P172 A RARE CASE OF PLATINUM CARDIOTOXICITY: CASE REPORT Open
Background The chemotherapy regime containing the Carboplatin–Gemcitabine combination is frequently used for improving outcomes in patients affected by metastatic breast cancer. Platinum compounds were included in the recent ESC Guidelines…
View article: P476 TOLERATED SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION IN LVAD RECIPIENT: THE WALKING DEAD
P476 TOLERATED SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION IN LVAD RECIPIENT: THE WALKING DEAD Open
A 73–year–old man comes to the cardiac surgery clinic, due to the onset of an arrhythmic storm. In 1999, the patient was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy with finding of a pathogenic mutation of the MYH7 gene by NGS panel analysis. Be…
View article: Feasibility and implications of patient assessment in the first 24 hours with the 2022 SCAI shock classification in patients with acute coronary syndromes
Feasibility and implications of patient assessment in the first 24 hours with the 2022 SCAI shock classification in patients with acute coronary syndromes Open
Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background An update of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) classification of cardiogenic shock has been proposed in 2022, with a refinement of the cla…
View article: C18 A FISTULA BETWEEN LVOT AND LEFT ATRIUM: AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN
C18 A FISTULA BETWEEN LVOT AND LEFT ATRIUM: AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN Open
History of presentation A 76–year–old woman presented to our EchoLab for worsening exertional dyspnea. Few weeks prior the patient underwent cardiological examination that showed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with …
View article: P59 SPONTANEOUS RESTORATION OF STABLE SINUS RHYTHM FOLLOWING EDGE–TO–EDGE TRANSCATHETER MITRAL REPAIR PROCEDURE WITH MITRACLIP IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
P59 SPONTANEOUS RESTORATION OF STABLE SINUS RHYTHM FOLLOWING EDGE–TO–EDGE TRANSCATHETER MITRAL REPAIR PROCEDURE WITH MITRACLIP IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Open
Patients with history of atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing mitral edge–to–edge repair procedure with Mitraclip tend to be relatively older, have more advanced valve disease, and suffer from more comorbidities than patients without AF [1;…
View article: Myocardial work evaluation in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Myocardial work evaluation in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation Open
Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background myocardial work (MW) is a novel echocardiographic technique which assesses left ventricular (LV) performance through LV pressure-strain loops. MW corrects speckle tracking …
View article: Inflammatory, Serological and Vascular Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Inflammatory, Serological and Vascular Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Open
Background and aim: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Among many mechanisms, accelerated atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, and hypercoagulability play a main role.…