Diagnostic Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Cardiac Angiosarcoma.

Primary cardiac tumors are a rare disease, with 20% of the cases being malignant. Among them, angiosarcoma is characterized by a short clinical course and poor prognosis, even after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. We present a 67-year-old woman diagnosed with a primary malignant tumor (angiosarcoma) infiltrating the right atrial myocardium.

Site-Specific Ventricular Tachycardia Inducibility.

Background: Programmed electrical stimulation (PES) is an essential part of ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation procedures, but VT is not always inducible, usually for reasons that are not clear.

Objectives: This study sought to review pacing site-specific failure of PES to induce scar-related VT and to provide a potential mechanistic explanation of the phenomena using a computer simulation.

Methods: Six patients in whom aggressive PES from traditional RV pacing sites failed to induce VT, but VT was easily inducible from a nontraditional site, were reviewed.

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Diabetic Foot: A Call for Vigilance.

parts of the world (1,2). CL is characterized by significant clinical variability. An ulcerated nodule on the exposed parts of the body (corresponding to the parasite inoculation site by the vector insect) is the classic presentation.

Six-year analysis of 30-day post-operative leaks for primary sleeve gastrectomy: a MBSAQIP database study.

Background: Sleeve gastrectomy is the most performed bariatric surgery. Post-operative gastric sleeve leaks, although rare, are dreaded complications. This study aims to perform an updated investigation of the factors associated with sleeve leaks.