Pre-procedural barriers to accessing novel treatments for aortic stenosis among racial/ethnic minorities in the veterans affairs healthcare system.

Background: Novel structural heart procedures offer life-saving treatment advantages, yet little is known about pre-procedural barriers to care by race/ethnicity.

Methods: All echocardiograms performed at a Veterans Affairs hospital from 2015 to 2019 were reviewed to identify patients with severe aortic stenosis and their access to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) by race/ethnicity.

Results: From 19,403 echocardiograms, 355 individuals were identified to have severe aortic stenosis (72.

Recurrent Lower-Extremity Compartment Syndrome after Four-Compartment Fasciotomy Secondary to Acute Limb Ischemia.

Lower-extremity compartment syndrome is a limb-threatening event necessitating emergent treatment using fasciotomy. Recurrent compartment syndrome is rare and has only been reported after trauma and in conjunction with underlying connective tissue disorders. In this report, we present a case of recurrent lower-extremity compartment syndrome caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury, in a patient previously treated with adequate 4-compartment fasciotomies.