Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710058
Complications of a Giant Left Atrium - Extensive Thrombus Formation Despite Therapeutic Anticoagulation
Charles Croughan, MD, Balaj Rai, MD, Zachary Gilbert, MD, William David Nickell PA-C, Nathaniel Dittoe, MD, Brian Schwartz, MD and Peter Pavlina, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/09/11
Left atrial thrombus (LAT) formation is a feared complication of atrial fibrillation, as it can lead to thromboembolic stroke or thromboembolism to another peripheral region causing ischemia. Despite therapeutic anticoagulation, recurrence of thrombi is still possible, although unlikely. Prevention strategies may include reducing left atrial size along with treatment by surgical removal. We present a case of a patient with a large left atrial thrombus in the setting of previous mitral valve sten...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710057
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? Think Again, PRKAG2 Syndrome
Juan Linares, MD, Charles Croughan, MD, Damian Valencia, MD, Rehan Ahmed, MD and Vaskar Mukerji, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/09/10
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disorder characterized by ventricular hypertrophy and myocyte disarray that increases the risk of arrhythmic sudden cardiac death. HCM phenocopies are disease entities sharing a left ventricular hypertrophy phenotype but arising from a different pathologic mechanism. Patients with PRKAG2 syndrome (PS), a glycogen storage disease, are often misdiagnosed as having HCM. Clinicians must be familiar with red flags alerting to the possibility of this important di...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710055
Emergent TAV-in-TAV Following Acute Hemolytic Anemia Secondary to Undersized Transcatheter Heart Valve Prosthesis
Agata Sularz, MB BChir MA(Cantab.), Hashrul Rashid, MBBS(Hons), PhD, Jane Hancock, MB ChBPhD, Nikolaos Papamichael, MD, PhD, Bernard Prendergast, BMBS, DM, Simon Redwood, MBBS, MD and Tiffany Patterson, MBBS, BSc, PhD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/05/13
Paravalvular leak (PVL) driven intravascular hemolysis (IVH) is a recognized complication of surgical aortic valve replacement. This has been described less following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAV). We present a case of a patient with severe life-threatening hemolytic anemia following TAV, requiring multiple blood transfusions, and emergent TAV-in-TAV procedure....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710054
Cardiovascular Disease as a Chronic Sequel to COVID-19: A Case Report
Oscar Rene Vazquez Melo, Ramon Eduardo Garcia Cahuich, Jose Julián Sosa Rodriguez and María Valeria Jiménez Báez
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 26, 2023
COVID-19 infection has shown cardiovascular involvement, particularly when it has a moderate to severe presentation. This alteration has been manifested in arrhythmias, myocarditis, and acute myocardial infarction, among others; persistence of these cardiovascular alterations in the short and medium term has been documented. In Latin America there are no reports of long-term cardiovascular sequelae. We present the case of a 46-year-old female with no previous history of cardiovascular disease wh...
