Showing papers in "JACC: Case Reports in 2022"

TL;DR: A 31-year-old male patient with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis days after the eruption of skin lesions as mentioned in this paper , which highlighted cardiac involvement as a potential complication associated with monkeypox.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors describe acute occlusion of the sinus node artery after cardiac denervation procedures in 2 patients and to encourage measures to prevent it, such as evaluating the aortic angulation in older patients before the procedure and by monitoring signs of sinus failure during ablation in patients with electroanatomical maps showing a constricted aspect of the right atrium.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors reported two cases of successful electrical PLSVC isolation using pulsed field ablation (PF ablation) in patients with atrial fibrillation.

TL;DR: In this article , a young SCN5A variant carrier with recurrent ventricular fibrillation and massive myocardial inflammation whose peculiar clinical course is highly suggestive of such a dual role of SCN 5A was reported.

TL;DR: In this article , a 58-year-old man was admitted for stable angina and coronary angiogram revealed a coronary-pulmonary fistula with a nonsignificant atheroma.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors illustrate the different flow-gradient patterns of aortic stenosis associated with discordant grading of stenosis severity at transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).

TL;DR: In this paper , a 70-year-old patient with renal-cell carcinoma was treated with nivolumab/ipilimumab complicated with myocarditis and encephalitis in which gradual impairment of the His-Purkinje system progressed to complete atrioventricular block.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors proposed a cardiac xenotransplantation approach to bridge the gap between supply and demand for patients with end-stage heart failure requiring transplantation, but the differences in pig anatomy compared with human anatomy require modification of the surgical approach.

TL;DR: In this paper , the first-in-human interventional atrial flow regulator (AFR) implantation in 3 children with restrictedive cardiomyopathy (RCM) was reported, leading to marked clinical and hemodynamic improvement.

TL;DR: In this article , a 25-year-old woman with desmoplakin cardiomyopathy-related myocarditis was treated with pulse steroid therapy and mycophenolate mofetil.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors presented a patient in whom ventricular arrhythmias developed as a result of clip embolization shortly after TEER, and he underwent successful emergent surgical clip removal and mitral valve replacement.

TL;DR: Destination Rehab as discussed by the authors is a virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation program, which aims to increase cardiac rehabilitation access to underserved populations, and highlights the experience of a cardiac patient whose successful participation in the program allowed her to overcome significant psychosocial and access barriers to cardiac rehabilitation.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors reported a first-in-human case report of successful pacemaker insertion performed entirely with ultrasound, and the level of difficulty for the insertion was described as "Level of Difficulty: Advanced".

TL;DR: In this paper , the care of a transgender woman with heart failure who underwent heart-kidney transplantation is described, including the management of hormone therapy, considerations for future gender-affirming surgeries, and psychosocial aspects of care.

TL;DR: In this paper , a transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair of a systemic tricuspid valve in an extracardiac Fontan patient born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome with prohibitive surgical risk is described.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors report three cases of refractory infective endocarditis involving the mitral valve that were treated with percutaneous mechanical aspiration with an embolic protection system.

TL;DR: A case of calcified chronic total occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery with ambiguous cap at the bifurcation with a large diagonal branch, in which intravascular lithoplasty balloon was used to modify the calcified proximal cap and facilitate wire crossing was presented in this paper .

TL;DR: Swimming-induced pulmonary edema is a leading cause of triathlon-associated emergencies and death as discussed by the authors , due to increased central blood pooling, leading to increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.

TL;DR: A 19-year-old female patient presented with Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis, with suspected subdural brain hemorrhage, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, and septic renal as well as spleen infarcts as mentioned in this paper .

TL;DR: In this article , the authors report a case series of patients with long COVID whose symptoms improved/resolved with exercise and present exercise training as a novel therapeutic strategy for management of long CoV-2 syndrome.

TL;DR: In this article , a 51-year-old man with past medical history of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement presented in cardiogenic shock secondary to acute BOProsthesis degeneration with severe aortric regurgitation.

TL;DR: The presence of an epicardial connection between the left-sided pulmonary vein and left atrium was suggested during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation because of sustainable unidirectional entrance conduction after complete endocardial ablation, centrifugal breakout deep inside the pulmonary vein, and immediate elimination of the conduction by point ablation as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors describe a clinical case of post-infarction VSR treated with a percutaneous closure device and discuss the procedure's failure mechanism, with the advantage of immediate shunt reduction to prevent further hemodynamic deterioration in patients with prohibitive surgical risk.

TL;DR: In this article , a 43-year-old man with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and refractory ventricular fibrillation was successfully resuscitated by using a combination of mechanical chest compressions and intra-aortic balloon pump insertion.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present two cases of pseudoaneurysm formation at the superior vena cava after transvenous lead extraction, which were successfully managed without invasive treatment.

TL;DR: In this article , a 67-year-old woman with prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement presented with worsening dyspnea. Despite oral anticoagulation, she progressively deteriorated and developed cardiogenic shock.

TL;DR: A 35-year-old woman with history of cardiovascular disease presented with shortness of breath, lightheadedness, fatigue, chest pain, and premature ventricular contractions 3 weeks after her second COVID-19 vaccine as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: In this article , 3D printing technology is used to plan transcatheter repair for ascending aorta pseudo-aneurysm, which is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of atherosclerosis, infections, chest trauma or surgical interventions.

TL;DR: The European guidelines for the treatment and management of heart failure (HF) introduce several new recommendations as mentioned in this paper , including the concept of mildly reduced ejection fraction (EF), which now deserves consideration for therapies previously confined to reduced EF (HF with reduced EF).