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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38531171/efficacy-and-safety-of-mesenchymal-stem-cell-derived-microvesicles-in-mouse-inflammatory-arthritis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shixiong Wei, Chenyang Lu, Sujia Li, Qiuping Zhang, Ruijuan Cheng, ShuYue Pan, QiuHong Wu, Xueting Zhao, Xinping Tian, Xiaofeng Zeng, Yi Liu
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effective and safe intravenous doses of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-derived microvesicles (MVs) and to elucidate the possible causes of death in mice receiving high-dose MVs. METHODS: MVs were isolated from human MSCs by gradient centrifugation. Mice with collagen-induced arthritis were treated with different doses of intravenous MVs or MSCs. Arthritis severity, white blood cell count, and serum C-reactive protein levels were measured...
March 25, 2024: International Immunopharmacology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524021/intraoperative-acute-cardiac-tamponade-as-a-result-of-intracardiac-perforation-requiring-emergency-continuous-pericardiocentesis-and-open-sternotomy-a-case-report-and-literature-review-of-a-rare-but-fatal-complication
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Christopher M Russo, Mitchell E Harrison, Nathaniel M Harry, John R Benjamin, Christian Popa
Intraoperative acute cardiac tamponade associated with iatrogenic intracardiac perforation from percutaneous interventional cardiac procedures is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication. We report a case of intraoperative acute hemopericardium caused by a left atrial (LA) perforation resulting in cardiac tamponade in a patient undergoing a baffling procedure for the correction of two anomalous pulmonary veins draining into her superior vena cava (SVC) that required continuous pericardiocentesis with autologous blood transfusion via the femoral vein and an emergency intraoperative transfer from the interventional cardiology cath lab to the cardiac operating room for an open sternotomy and primary repair...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38521937/hemorrhagic-pericardial-tamponade-in-a-hemodialysis-patient-with-catheter-related-superior-vena-cava-syndrome-a-case-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiaohong Zhao, Kang Wang
BACKGROUND: Iatrogenic complications of endovascular treatment for central venous stenosis have not yet been reported. Here we present a case of a patient on maintenance hemodialysis who developed catheter-related superior vena cava syndrome and subsequently suffered from hemorrhagic pericardial tamponade after undergoing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting. CASE PRESENTATION: A 72-year-old male patient presented with uremia, and had been receiving maintenance hemodialysis for the past five years...
March 23, 2024: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38496144/acute-myopericarditis-as-the-first-manifestation-of-familial-mediterranean-fever-a-case-report
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Abdalla Khalil, Andrew Greenhalgh, Shovhit Gurung, Harmeet Chana
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disorder, characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and polyserositis, and usually presents during the first two decades of life. Acute pericarditis is a rare manifestation of FMF and typically presents with other symptoms of the inflammatory disorder. A 27-year-old Arabian male presented to our hospital with pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath while lying flat. His electrocardiogram showed changes suggestive of pericarditis, and his inflammatory markers and troponin were raised...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493500/analysis-of-left-ventricle-regional-myocardial-motion-for-cardiac-radioablation-left-ventricular-motion-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Justin Poon, Richard B Thompson, Marc W Deyell, Devin Schellenberg, Haley Clark, Stefan Reinsberg, Steven Thomas
PURPOSE: Left ventricle (LV) regional myocardial displacement due to cardiac motion was assessed using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) cine images to establish region-specific margins for cardiac radioablation treatments. METHODS: CMR breath-hold cine images and LV myocardial tissue contour points were analyzed for 200 subjects, including controls (n = 50) and heart failure (HF) patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF, n = 50), mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF, n = 50), and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, n = 50)...
March 17, 2024: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38491779/the-great-imitator-a-case-of-lyme-carditis-mimicking-st-elevation-myocardial-infarction
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sacide S Ozgur, Muhammad Adil Afzal, Dhruv Patel, Nida Ansari, Arielle Aiken, Yezin Shamoon, Rachel Abboud, Fayez Shamoon
Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted via Ixodes ticks, is a common vector-borne illness in the United States, with an estimated 476,000 annual cases. While primarily known for its neurological and rheumatological manifestations, Lyme disease can also involve the cardiac system, known as Lyme carditis, which occurs in about 4% to 10% of cases. This case report details a rare instance of Lyme carditis presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a 31-year-old female with no significant medical history...
2024: Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38487108/lyme-associated-pericarditis-a-case-report-and-literature-review
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Muhammad Atif Ameer, Sridhar Reddy Patlolla, Nimi Patel, Rahul Mehta, Maham Babar
Lyme disease is caused by  Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi), which  is a spirochete transmitted by ticks of the genus  Ixodes . Complications related to the cardiovascular system usually occur in the early phase of infection, and the most common cardiovascular complication of Lyme disease is atrioventricular block, especially third-degree heart block. We report a case of a young Caucasian male patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38481953/case-report-a-case-of-third-degree-atrioventricular-block-associated-with-primary-cardiac-lymphoma
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Jianping Liu, Yong Zheng, Weishan Zhang, Juan Xia, Yongheng Zhang, Long Tang
BACKGROUND: Primary cardiac lymphoma is an extremely rare malignant lymphoma, with clinical manifestations related to its location. We reported the diagnosis and treatment of primary cardiac lymphoma in a patient presented with atrioventricular block. CASE PRESENTATION: A 64 year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of symptoms of a tired heart and shortness of breath. The initial electrocardiogram revealed a third-degree atrioventricular block. Computed tomography scan showed an irregularly shaped right heart, irregular clusters, and relatively weakly enhanced areas in the right auricle, atrium, and ventricle...
2024: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469091/x-linked-intellectual-developmental-disorder-with-onset-of-neonatal-heart-failure-a-case-report-and-literature-review
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Hongmin Xi, Lili Ma, Xiangyun Yin, Ping Yang, Xianghong Li, Liangliang Li
X-linked intellectual developmental disorder is a rare X-linked genetic disease, manifested as heart disease, intellectual impairment, and developmental disorders. We report a male infant who presented with dyspnea after birth. Physical examination on admission revealed poor responsiveness, deep eye sockets, a small mandible, abnormalities of the outer ears, and reduced limb muscle tone. The child was moaning with shortness of breath and a positive three-concave sign without pulmonary rales. The heart sounds were weak with a grade 2/6 diastolic heart murmur...
March 2024: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38465074/native-aortic-valve-endocarditis-secondary-to-gastric-antral-vascular-ectasia-manipulation-during-endoscopic-argon-plasma-coagulation
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Ranjit Nair, Jude Elsaygh, Anas Zaher, Michael Fragner, Gila Perk
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds. Due to the high vascularity of the region, transient bacteremia due to manipulation of the GI tract can very rarely cause the translocation of bacteria. We present a rare case in which endoscopic manipulation to treat GAVE led to native valve infective endocarditis (IE). Our patient had a prior history of GAVE and presented with worsening dizziness and shortness of breath (SOB). After an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and subsequent argon plasma coagulation (APC) for active preantral bleeding, the patient was noted to have repeated fevers, a new cardiac murmur, and positive blood cultures for  Staphylococcus epidermidis , leading to a diagnosis of native infective endocarditis...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38464576/post-operative-arrest-following-pectus-excavatum-repair-a-case-report-with-a-systematic-review-of-the-published-case-reports
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Ghazal Roostaei, Hesam Amini, Hamidreza Abtahi, Hossein Kazemizadeh, Maryam Edalatifard, Besharat Rahimi, Sanaz Asadi, Niloofar Khoshnam-Rad
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Common complications after PE surgery include ventricular tachycardia, cardiac arrest, pneumothorax, and bar displacement. These can lead to severe outcomes, emphasizing the need for caution and meticulous post-operative monitoring. Patients and their families should be well-informed about potential risks during the consent process. ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to raise awareness among medical staff and surgeons about potential complications, particularly rare and life-threatening ones, associated with pectus excavatum (PE) surgery...
March 2024: Clinical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38459131/can-we-screen-for-heart-disease-in-children-at-public-health-centres-a-multicentre-observational-study-of-screening-for-heart-disease-with-a-risk-of-sudden-death-in-children
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Paula Greciano Calero, Silvia Escribá Bori, Juan Antonio Costa Orvay, Nina González Pons, María Del Carmen Martín Pérez, Dolores Cardona Alfonseca, Cristina Nogales Velázquez, Sergi Verd Vallespir, Alicia Esther Tur Salom, Antonella Chiandetti, Marcos Navarro Noguera, Anna Grau Blanch, María Magdalena Rotger Genestar, Marianna Mambié Meléndez, Mercedes Fernández Hidalgo, Juana María Seguí Llinas, Laura Martorell Bon, Patricia Arestuche Aguilar, Beatriz Garrido Conde, María Del Valle Sánchez Grao, Katia Sarraff Trujillo, Antoni Muntaner Alonso, Catalina Grimalt Ferragut, Andrea Soriano Marco, Viviana Gómez Rojas, Juan Pol Serra
Sudden cardiac death in children is a rare event, but of great social significance. Generally, it is related to heart disease with a risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), which may occur with cardiovascular symptoms and/or electrocardiographic markers; thus, a primary care paediatrician (PCP) could detect them. Therefore, we proposed a study that assesses how to put into practice and conduct a cardiovascular assessment within the routine healthy-child check-ups at six and twelve years of age; that reflects cardiovascular signs and symptoms, as well as the electrocardiographic alterations that children with a risk of SCD in the selected population present; and that assesses the PCP's skill at electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation...
March 8, 2024: European Journal of Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38457909/electronic-ventricular-pacing-at-the-end-of-the-qrs-complex-is-it-abnormal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yochai Birnbaum, Mihail G Chelu
An 82-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and Medtronic biventricular ICD presented with shortness of breath. His ECG is presented with shortness of breath. ECG shows atrial sensed, electronic ventricular pacing. At the end of each QRS complex there is another pacemaker stimulus. This represents typical case of cardiac contractility modulation therapy and not pacemaker malfunction.
March 5, 2024: Journal of Electrocardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38455859/cardiac-mass-as-the-primary-diagnostic-clue-of-edheim-chester-disease
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Azin Alizadehasl, Maryam Mohseni Salehi, Zeinab Soltani, Soudeh Roudbari, Mahsa Akbarian, Somaye Mohebbi, Pegah Salehi
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: We introduced one of the rare causes of intra-cardiac mass, that is, ECD and a new gene mutation (SLC29A3) that is probably related to this disease, and we noted the importance of using several diagnostic methods to rule out other intra-cardiac causes. ABSTRACT: Edheim-Chester disease is a rare histiocytosis affecting multiple organs. The infiltration of lipid-laden histiocytes characterizes the disease. Most patients experience bone involvement; over 50% of cases involve the cardiovascular system and other extra-osseous organs...
March 2024: Clinical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38445487/compression-only-or-standard-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-for-trained-laypersons-in-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest-a-nationwide-randomized-trial-in-sweden
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gabriel Riva, Erik Boberg, Mattias Ringh, Martin Jonsson, Andreas Claesson, Anette Nord, Sten Rubertsson, Hans Blomberg, Per Nordberg, Sune Forsberg, Mårten Rosenqvist, Leif Svensson, Cecilia Andréll, Johan Herlitz, Jacob Hollenberg
BACKGROUND: The ongoing TANGO2 (Telephone Assisted CPR. AN evaluation of efficacy amonGst cOmpression only and standard CPR) trial is designed to evaluate whether compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by trained laypersons is noninferior to standard CPR in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This pilot study assesses feasibility, safety, and intermediate clinical outcomes as part of the larger TANGO2 survival trial. METHODS: Emergency medical dispatch calls of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were screened for inclusion at 18 dispatch centers in Sweden between January 1, 2017, and March 12, 2020...
March 6, 2024: Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38442975/bronchogenic-cyst-a-rare-cause-of-palpitations-and-atrial-fibrillation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zahid Khan, Tim Batchelor, Paul Rees
Bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital lesions found primarily in the mediastinum. Most patients are asymptomatic and can be treated with minimally invasive resection. We present a case of a middle-aged patient who presented to a district general hospital with palpitations and shortness of breath. She underwent a computerised tomographic pulmonary angiogram that showed a likely bronchogenic cyst and was subsequently transferred to our hospital. She developed atrial fibrillation during admission requiring therapy with beta-blockers and digoxin...
March 4, 2024: BMJ Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38440043/cardiac-tamponade-and-primary-biliary-cholangitis-an-unusual-presentation-and-a-rare-association-of-systemic-lupus-erythematosus
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Ana Carvoeiro, Rita Mota, Patrícia Sobrosa, Alexandra Esteves
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease known for its multiple manifestations, including numerous cardiac complications. While pericardial effusions are common in patients with SLE, cardiac tamponade is rare, and it is even rarer as an initial and isolated clinical manifestation of SLE. We describe a case of a young adult woman who presented with a four-week history of shortness of breath, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Chest radiography revealed a significant increase in the cardiothoracic index, and transthoracic echocardiography confirmed a life-threatening cardiac tamponade that necessitated emergency pericardiocentesis and high-dose corticosteroids...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38440014/integrating-cardiac-biomarkers-and-electrocardiogram-in-pulmonary-embolism-prognosis
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Pawel Borkowski, Nikita Singh, Natalia Borkowska, Shaunak Mangeshkar, Natalia Nazarenko
Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents a significant clinical challenge that substantially impacts healthcare systems. This case report focuses on the nuances of risk stratification in PE, highlighted through the presentation of a 64-year-old female patient. The uniqueness of this case lies in the patient's atypical presentation, where decreased exercise tolerance was the sole symptom leading to the diagnosis of PE. The patient was found to have new-onset atrial fibrillation, elevated levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and signs of right ventricular strain on imaging...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38434552/the-relationship-between-epicardial-adipose-tissue-volume-on-coronary-computed-tomography-angiography-and-idiopathic-ventricular-tachycardia-a-propensity-score-matching-case-control-study-in-chinese-population
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhe Wang, Jiawei Chen, Hehe Guo, Jiaju Li, Lichen Ren, Xiaojie Chen, Liping Sun, Yingwei Chen
BACKGROUND: Large epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is associated with the incidence of premature ventricular beats. The relationship between EAT volume and idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (IVT) is not yet clear. We aimed to investigate the effect of EAT volume on the risk of IVT. METHODS: This is a retrospective consecutive case-control study from January 2020 to September 2022. IVT patients (n=81) and control patients (n=162) undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) were retrospectively recruited...
February 15, 2024: Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38434213/isolated-right-ventricular-hypoplasia-associated-with-cyanotic-atrial-septal-defect-a-case-report
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Sakiko Gohbara, Yasuhide Mochizuki, Takanari Fujii, Hideshi Tomita, Toshiro Shinke
BACKGROUND: Hypoxaemia in isolated right ventricular (RV) hypoplasia (IRVH) is primarily caused by a right-to-left shunt (RLS) at the atrial level, such as an atrial septal defect (ASD). When considering closure of the RLS, it should be closed only after ensuring that it will not cause right-sided heart failure (HF). CASE SUMMARY: A 21-year-old woman had been experiencing shortness of breath during exertion since childhood. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography revealed an ASD with bidirectional shunting, and microbubble test revealed a marked RLS...
March 2024: European Heart Journal. Case Reports
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