Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Splenic Infarction: An Unusual Presentation and an Unusual Indication.

Background: Splenic infarction is a rare clinical condition. It is generally attributed to hematologic, vascular, cardioembolic, and infectious diseases or trauma. .

Acute purulent pericarditis due co-infection with and as first manifestation of HIV infection.

Background: Purulent pericarditis is an unusual first manifestation of HIV-infected patients. Co-infections in this scenario are possible and challenging. is a frequent agent in purulent pericarditis related to HIV infection but co-infection with is rarely reported.

Impact of the Occlusion Duration on the Performance of J-CTO Score in Predicting Failure of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion.

Objectives: The present study examined the association between Multicenter CTO Registry in Japan (J-CTO) score in predicting failure of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) correlating with the estimated duration of chronic total occlusion (CTO).

Background: The J-CTO score does not incorporate estimated duration of the occlusion.

Methods: This was an observational retrospective study that involved all consecutive procedures performed at a single tertiary-care cardiology center between January 2009 and December 2014.