Left Ventricular Intramyocardial Dissecting Hematomas.

Intramyocardial dissection is a rare complication of myocardial infarction, trauma, and percutaneous intervention. It is usually caused by hemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibers. We hereby report the case of a patient with left ventricular intramyocardial dissection who presented with acute decompensated heart failure.

The impact of COVID19 nationwide lock-down on STEMI hospitalization and outcomes in South India.

Covid-19 Nationwide lockdown for social containment was implemented on the 23rd of March 2020. The objective of this study was to look at the impact of lockdown on STEMI (<24hrs window period). This study was done in 2 phases, 43 days before (phase1) and 43 days during lockdown (phase 2).

Incidence and predictors of atrial septal defect after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy - a transesophageal echocardiographic study of 209 cases.

Background: The incidence of atrial septal defect (ASD) after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) ranges from 15.2% to 92% in small studies.

Aim: To estimate the incidence of atrial septal defect (ASD) following PTMC and to determine the factors contributing to its development.

Incidence and predictors of left atrial thrombus in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis and sinus rhythm: a transesophageal echocardiographic study.

Background: Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) predisposes to left atrial (LA) thrombus formation. The reported incidence of LA clot formation in sinus rhythm (SR) is 2.4-13.

Pseudo-atrial flutter/fibrillation in Parkinson's disease.

We report a case of an elderly male with Parkinson's tremor whose electrocardiogram (ECG) simulated atrial flutter/fibrillation. We also highlight the difficulty in correctly identifying a tremor-induced ECG artifacts due to the diverse range of possible electrocardiographic patterns presented by patients with this condition.