Unveiling an Unusual Cause of Cardiac Tamponade.

This case presents a 48-year-old woman initially diagnosed with an ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) at the age of 36. Twelve years post-intervention, she presented to the emergency department with cardiac tamponade. This case highlights the importance of maintaining prolonged follow-up for individuals undergoing percutaneous ASD closure, given the possibility of potentially fatal late complications of ASD occlusion devices.

Multivessel vs. culprit-only revascularization in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes and multivessel coronary disease.

Introduction: There have been no prospective randomized trials that enable the best strategy and timing to be determined for revascularization in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD).

Objectives: To compare short- and long-term adverse events following multivessel vs. culprit-only revascularization in patients with NSTE-ACS and multivessel CAD.