Impact of TAVR on patients with severe aortic stenosis and liver cirrhosis.

We sought to assess the impact of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on patients that have both severe aortic stenosis (SAS) and liver cirrhosis on mortality at 365 days after index event. We identified 19,210 patients that met inclusion criteria using the TriNetX database, consisting of data from 58 large healthcare organizations collected between 1 January 2010 and 24 February 2022. Of those patients, 1,283 (3.

Double-Valve Heart Disease and Glomerulonephritis Consequent to Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis.

Abiotrophia defectiva, a nutritionally deficient streptococcus, is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. It has been associated with hemophagocytic syndrome. We present the first case of A.

Coronary Artery Involvement in Segmental Arterial Mediolysis: A Case Report.

Segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) is an increasingly recognized disorder affecting small- to medium-sized muscular arteries. A patient with SAM involving the visceral arteries who was also found to have multivessel coronary artery involvement is described. The patient underwent a battery of biochemical, imaging, and genetic tests to exclude other vasculitides and connective tissue disorders.

Association between loop diuretic dose administered in first 24 hours of heart failure admissions and length of hospital stay.

: Heart failure remains one of the highest disease burdens in the USA and worldwide. Heart failure guidelines recommend starting with a higher or equal to home dose of loop diuretics in acute decompensated heart failure admissions. To date, no study has been published assessing the effect of first 24 h loop diuretic dose on length of hospital stay.

Exercise-induced syncope in a sedentary woman.

Vasovagal (neurocardiogenic) syncope, a subtype of reflex syncope, has many well-known triggers. However, we found no previous report of vasovagal exercise-induced syncope in a sedentary person. We present the case of a 35-year-old sedentary woman who experienced vasovagal syncope as she underwent an exercise stress test.