Safety outcomes of suspected cardiac pathology assessed in an ambulatory rapid-access cardiology clinic.

Cardiac pathology contributes to a significant proportion of emergency department (ED) attendances. Many could be managed as urgent outpatients and avoid hospital admission. We evaluated a novel rapidaccess general cardiology clinic to achieve this, implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Myopericarditis and myositis in a patient with COVID-19: a case report.

Background: Concurrent myopericarditis and myositis can present in patients with pre-existing systemic inflammatory diseases. Here we present a case of myopericarditis and myositis associated with COVID-19, in the absence of respiratory symptoms.

Case Summary: We present a middle-aged female with a history of hypertension and previous myopericarditis.

British Society of Echocardiography Departmental Accreditation Standards 2019 with input from the Intensive Care Society.

This article sets out a summary of standards for departmental accreditation set by the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) Departmental Accreditation Committee. Full accreditation standards are available at www.bsecho.

Bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis complicated by mitral valve aneurysm.

We describe a case of mitral valve aneurysm associated with concomitant aortic valve endocarditis. Aneurysms appear as a localized saccular bulge of the anterior leaflet into the left atrium and thus are often misdiagnosed as mitral valve prolapse, myxomatous mitral valve, or atrial myxoma. The presentation and management of mitral valve aneurysms are the subject of this case report.