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View article: Jailed Right Coronary Artery Presenting With Recurrent Pulseless Electrical Activity Arrest
Jailed Right Coronary Artery Presenting With Recurrent Pulseless Electrical Activity Arrest Open
A 69-year-old woman post aortic valve replacement underwent circumflex artery stenting complicated by arrests from hypotension, bradycardia, and cardiogenic shock. Postmortem pathology showed chronic right coronary artery occlusion collate…
View article: Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Mass as the Initial Presentation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Mass as the Initial Presentation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis Open
View article: Histiocytoid Cardiomyopathy
Histiocytoid Cardiomyopathy Open
Although common in adults, sudden unexpected cardiac death in apparently healthy infants is unusual. Herein we describe a child who died suddenly from infantile cardiomyopathy with histiocytoid myocytes, a poorly understood but clinically …
View article: Coxsackie Viral Myocarditis Causing Transmural Right and Left Ventricular Infarction Without Coronary Narrowing
Coxsackie Viral Myocarditis Causing Transmural Right and Left Ventricular Infarction Without Coronary Narrowing Open
Although in adults Coxsackie viral myocarditis is usually an acute, self-limited, benign illness, it can pursue a subacute or chronic course leading to permanent cardiac dysfunction or death.1 Such was the case in the man described here.
View article: Consensus statement on the processing, interpretation and reporting of temporal artery biopsy for arteritis
Consensus statement on the processing, interpretation and reporting of temporal artery biopsy for arteritis Open
View article: Postmortem Identification of Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in a Lung Transplant Recipient
Postmortem Identification of Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in a Lung Transplant Recipient Open
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of rare genetic disorders that occur because of abnormalities in collagen and extracellular matrix. The vascular subtype of EDS (vEDS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized clinically by ar…
View article: Histologic and Immunohistochemical Features of Antemortem Thrombus Compared to Postmortem Clot: Updating the Definition of Lines of Zahn
Histologic and Immunohistochemical Features of Antemortem Thrombus Compared to Postmortem Clot: Updating the Definition of Lines of Zahn Open
Context.— Distinguishing true antemortem thrombus (AMT) from artifactual postmortem clot (PMC) can occasionally be challenging at autopsy. Lines of Zahn are cited as pathognomonic of AMT, but review of literature reveals heterogeneous defi…
View article: Response by Hussain et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Association Between Atrial Uptake on Cardiac Scintigraphy With Technetium-99m-Pyrophosphate Labeled Bone-Seeking Tracers and Atrial Fibrillation”
Response by Hussain et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Association Between Atrial Uptake on Cardiac Scintigraphy With Technetium-99m-Pyrophosphate Labeled Bone-Seeking Tracers and Atrial Fibrillation” Open
View article: Fetal Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm Progressing to Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to Glycogen Storage Disease
Fetal Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm Progressing to Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to Glycogen Storage Disease Open
Fetal dilated cardiomyopathy is a rare anomaly characterized by ventricular dilation and dysfunction. Its causes are diverse, and its outcomes are generally dismal. We describe a rare case of prenatally diagnosed left ventricular apical an…
View article: Association Between Atrial Uptake on Cardiac Scintigraphy With Technetium-99m-Pyrophosphate Labeled Bone-Seeking Tracers and Atrial Fibrillation
Association Between Atrial Uptake on Cardiac Scintigraphy With Technetium-99m-Pyrophosphate Labeled Bone-Seeking Tracers and Atrial Fibrillation Open
Background: Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is an increasingly recognized disease, in which atrial fibrillation (AF) has been shown to be prevalent. Cardiac scintigraphy with technetium-99m-pyrophosphate (99mTc-PyP) labeled bon…
View article: Differences in Aortic Histopathology in Patients Undergoing Valve Reimplantation Surgery for Various Clinical Syndromes
Differences in Aortic Histopathology in Patients Undergoing Valve Reimplantation Surgery for Various Clinical Syndromes Open
Objectives The study aims to investigate aortic histopathologic differences among patients undergoing aortic valve reimplantation, suggest different mechanisms of aortic root aneurysm pathogenesis, and identify factors associated with long…
View article: Pericardial Anatomy, Interventions and Therapeutics: A Contemporary Review
Pericardial Anatomy, Interventions and Therapeutics: A Contemporary Review Open
Pericardial access, predominantly utilized for emergency treatment, has evolved as an important approach for performing cardiac interventions. Accordingly, the complex anatomy and unique physiology of the pericardium need to be well unders…
View article: Case report of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis presenting as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy—a clinical picture printed on lenticular paper
Case report of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis presenting as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy—a clinical picture printed on lenticular paper Open
Background Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is an inflammatory granulomatous process of the myocardium that can be asymptomatic or have several different clinical phenotypes. One of its rarely described presentations consists of hypertrophy of the…
View article: Development of sacral/buttock retiform purpura as an ominous presenting sign of <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 and clinical and histopathologic evolution during severe disease course
Development of sacral/buttock retiform purpura as an ominous presenting sign of <span>COVID</span>‐19 and clinical and histopathologic evolution during severe disease course Open
Retiform purpura has been described as a relatively frequent cutaneous finding in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The etiology is hypothesized to be related to thrombotic vasculopathy based on lesional biopsy specimen fi…
View article: Proteomics identifies a convergent innate response to infective endocarditis and extensive proteolysis in vegetation components
Proteomics identifies a convergent innate response to infective endocarditis and extensive proteolysis in vegetation components Open
Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening infection of heart valves and adjacent structures characterized by vegetations on valves and other endocardial surfaces, with tissue destruction and risk of embolization. We used high-resolution…
View article: Evidence of Concurrent Light Chain and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in 2 Patients
Evidence of Concurrent Light Chain and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in 2 Patients Open
View article: Fibrous Extracellular Spheroids in an Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Fine Needle Aspiration Correlating to a Gyriform Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor with a Unique Cobblestone Pavement Growth Pattern
Fibrous Extracellular Spheroids in an Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Fine Needle Aspiration Correlating to a Gyriform Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor with a Unique Cobblestone Pavement Growth Pattern Open
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) are uncommon tumors. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) samples from PanNENs are typically of high cellularity and lack necrosis. In cytology slides from these tumors, dyscohesive cells are usually r…
View article: AGT haplotype in ITGA4 gene is related to antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplant patients
AGT haplotype in ITGA4 gene is related to antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplant patients Open
We can conclude that polymorphisms in genes related to the biology of B-cells could have an important role in the development of AMR. In fact, the AGT haplotype in ITGA4 gene could potentially increase the risk of AMR.
View article: Sensitization in Heart Transplantation: Emerging Knowledge: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Sensitization in Heart Transplantation: Emerging Knowledge: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Open
Sensitization, defined as the presence of circulating antibodies, presents challenges for heart transplant recipients and physicians. When present, sensitization can limit a transplantation candidate’s access to organs, prolong wait time, …
View article: Progress in diagnosing and managing cardiac amyloidosis
Progress in diagnosing and managing cardiac amyloidosis Open
The last decade has seen major advances in diagnosing and treating cardiac amyloidosis. Early diagnosis can often now be made using noninvasive laboratory testing and imaging. New treatments are effective and well tolerated.
View article: P4218Polymorphisms in Fc receptor genes are related to antibody-mediated rejection after heart transplantation
P4218Polymorphisms in Fc receptor genes are related to antibody-mediated rejection after heart transplantation Open
View article: Donor Polymorphisms in Genes Related to B-Cell Biology Associated With Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Heart Transplantation
Donor Polymorphisms in Genes Related to B-Cell Biology Associated With Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Heart Transplantation Open
Donor polymorphisms and recipient-donor discrepancies in genes related to the biology of B-cells, could have an important role in the development of AMR. In contrast, no variants in donor or in donor-recipient pairs in complement pathways …
View article: Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection associated with heater–cooler units after aortic valve surgery without endocarditis
Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection associated with heater–cooler units after aortic valve surgery without endocarditis Open
View article: Verification of Heart Disease
Verification of Heart Disease Open
View article: Unrecognized venous injuries after cardiac implantable electronic device transvenous lead extraction
Unrecognized venous injuries after cardiac implantable electronic device transvenous lead extraction Open
View article: Multimodality Imaging and Pathologic Assessment in an Adult with Endocardial Fibroelastosis
Multimodality Imaging and Pathologic Assessment in an Adult with Endocardial Fibroelastosis Open
•The authors report a patient with biopsy-proven adult endocardial fibroelastosis.•Transthoracic echocardiography revealed diffuse coarse endocardial calcifications.•Native CT of the chest revealed LV endocardial calcifications.
View article: Polymorphisms in genes related to the complement system and antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection
Polymorphisms in genes related to the complement system and antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection Open
View article: An Unusual Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by a Large Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma
An Unusual Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by a Large Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma Open
•A pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma can grow significantly within the mediastinum.•This case is an interesting example of an anterior wall myocardial infarction.•Multimodality cardiac imaging is important in assessing a large extracardiac …
View article: Comprehensive Echocardiographic Evaluation of an Atypical Left Ventricular Mass with an Unusual Site of Attachment
Comprehensive Echocardiographic Evaluation of an Atypical Left Ventricular Mass with an Unusual Site of Attachment Open
•The comprehensive echocardiographic evaluation of a large, atypical left ventricular mass is presented.•The case highlights the importance of careful assessment from multiple imaging planes, using both transthoracic and transesophageal im…
View article: A Malignant Case of Constrictive Pericarditis
A Malignant Case of Constrictive Pericarditis Open
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