Pulmonary involvement in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: a case report.

Background: Amyloidosis is a systemic disorder characterized by the deposition of misfolded proteins in various organs. While cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is well-recognized, pulmonary involvement is rare and often overlooked in clinical practice.

Case Summary: We present a case of severe, and ultimately fatal, cardiac and pulmonary ATTR amyloidosis in a 67-year-old male.

Robot-assisted renal denervation as a new surgical approach for therapy resistant arterial hypertension.

Arterial hypertension is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Medical therapy is the most common treatment. However, in some cases there is a persistent high blood pressure despite medical therapy.

Association of vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) with luminal obstruction and plaque characteristics as detected by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with NSTE-ACS: the FAST OCT study.

Aims: There is a paucity of data on the performance of angiography-derived vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) in coronary artery lesions of patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows for visualization of lumen dimensions and plaque integrity with high resolution. The aim of this study was to define the association between vFFR and OCT findings in intermediate coronary artery lesions in patients presenting with NSTE-ACS.