997 April 2014 A 63-YR-OLD man with ischemic cardiomyopathy presented for pacemaker laser lead extraction with general anesthesia. After successful lead removal, he became acutely hypotensive. Immediate transe­ sophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a large peri­ cardial effusion, and despite pericardiocentesis and phar­ macologic intervention, the patient suffered cardiac arrest. After a br...

Abstract Infectious endocarditis (IE) represents an inflammation of the heart endothelium usually as a result bacterial colonization after trauma. Splenic abscess is rare and dangerous extracardiac manifestation IE. An expert multidisciplinary collaboration necessary for diagnosis treatment strategy this high-risk challenging disease. Valvuloplasty splenectomy are mainstay radical offer excelle...

Isolated left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a rare variant of unclassifiable cardiomyopathy (CMP). The basis the clinical picture CMP heart failure, arrhythmias, and thromboembolism. Acute cardiac extracardiac diseases can act as trigger for LVNC manifestation. paper provides an example diagnosing in adult patient after acute myocarditis against background vaccination new coronavirus inf...

Cardiac manifestation is common in transthyretinrelated (ATTR) amyloidosis. However, the age of onset of first symptoms ranges widely. Moreover, it differs between the individual mutations. Potential treatment options to disrupt amyloid fibrils are lacking and cardiac manifestation is associated with poor prognosis. Thus, early identification of patients at risk for development of systemic ATTR...

BACKGROUND Behçet's disease is a progressive diffuse inflammatory vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulceration and ocular inflammation. Cardiac involvement is a rare but well-documented manifestation of Behçet's disease. Complete heart block in non-Caucasian populations has been reported previously; however, in this report, we describe a unique case of complete heart block ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are commonly found in patients on immunosuppressive therapy following liver transplantation. However, acute myocarditis is an extremely rare manifestation of CMV infection in this setting. We report the case of a patient who developed acute myocarditis with severe biventricular failure with a cardiac ejection fraction of less than 10%, 6 weeks following orthotop...

Primary pericardial malignant mesothelioma is a very rare clinical entity and its prognosis is very poor. We herein report a 67-year-old man who presented with pericardial mesothelioma that was diagnosed 21 months after the onset of cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation. Despite undergoing pericardiocentesis and surgical pericardial fenestration at the onset of cardiac tamponade, we we...

BACKGROUND Cardiac involvement in Whipple's disease is not an uncommon phenomenon in autopsies, but its clinical occurrence is often overshadowed by gastrointestinal symptoms. We report a very atypical manifestation of this disorder. SUMMARY OF REPORT An extraordinary presentation of an extremely long-lasting, culture-negative endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whippelii is described, the clin...

BACKGROUND Mechanisms of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in subjects with apparently normal hearts are poorly understood. In survivors, clinical investigations may not establish normal cardiac structure with certainty. Large autopsy series may provide a unique opportunity to confirm structural normalcy of the heart before reviewing a patient's clinical history. METHODS AND RESULTS We identified an...