Right heart failure in the setting of thyrotoxic valvulopathy: the pathophysiology of an often neglected diagnosis: a case report.

Background: Hyperthyroidism has a significant, well-established impact on the cardiovascular system on both a molecular and circulatory level. The cardiac consequences of thyrotoxicosis are not uncommon, indicated by a 1.2% prevalence of this disorder in the United States.

Electrophysiologic Management and Considerations for D-transposition of the Great Arteries After Atrial Baffle Repair.

This unique case highlights the electrophysiologic management and risk assessment of sudden cardiac death in a 35-year-old woman with a history of D-transposition of the great arteries status post-Mustard atrial switch repair.

Left ventricular free wall rupture as a result of delayed presentation of an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to fear of COVID-19: case report.

Background: Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is a rare complication after myocardial infarction and usually occurs 1 to 4 days after the infarct. Over the past decade, the overall incidence of LVFWR has decreased given the advancements in reperfusion therapies. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant delay in hospital presentation of patients suffering myocardial infarctions, leading to a higher incidence of mechanical complications from myocardial infarctions such as LVFWR.

Distinguishing aortic valve thrombus from Libman-Sacks endocarditis in antiphospholipid syndrome: imaging and management.

Aortic valve (AV) thrombus, a rare complication of antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS), is important to distinguish from Libman-Sacks endocarditis because of its responsiveness to anticoagulation. This may be attributed to immunopathologic differences underpinning their development. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman with high-risk primary APLS who developed an AV mass and was taken for valvular repair surgery but found to have pure thrombus and normal valve leaflets.

Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease.

Purpose Of Review: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a rising epidemic in the last century, more pressing in the last few decades with the exponential rise of obesity, and has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

Recent Findings: Genetic variants have also been a new field of epidemiology research to determine the underlying genetic component of those risk factors and the association of DM with CVD. In light of its significant prevalence, patients remain unaware of their disease progression that arises from genetic and metabolic risk factors.

Utility of cardiac MRI in determining percutaneous versus surgical post-infarction ventricular septal defect repair.

Aim: Postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare complication that can lead to rapid hemodynamic patient decompensation. The type of VSD repair relies on several factors including: size, location, timing and surgical expertise.

Case: A 63-year-old man with a ST-elevation myocardial infarction underwent percutaneous coronary intervention of the right coronary artery.

Disparity between angiographic coronary lesion complexity and lipid core plaques assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between angiographic lesion complexity and the extent of lipid core plaque (LCP) identified by catheter-based near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).

Background: The angiographic complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD) is used to predict outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The SYNTAX score, an angiographic tool quantifying the complexity of CAD, is associated with PCI outcomes.

Comparison of demographic factors and cardiovascular risk factor control among U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes by insulin treatment classification.

Aims: Data on glucose and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor control among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) according to insulin treatment status are lacking. We examined DM control, risk factors, and comorbidities among U.S.

Global cardiovascular disease risk assessment in United States adults with diabetes.

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is often considered a risk equivalent for cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, the variation in CVD risk in adults with DM has not been described.

Methods: We studied 1114 US adults aged ≥18 years with DM from national survey data and the proportion at low (<10%), intermediate (10-20%) and high (>20%) risk, or with CVD, by age, gender, ethnicity and diabetes type and treatment, and glycaemic and risk factor control by risk group.

Results: Overall, 22.