Myocardial Work Indices in Patients Recently Recovered from Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19.

: Persistent cardiovascular issues are common in COVID-19 survivors, making the detection of subtle myocardial injuries critical. This study evaluates myocardial work (MW) indices in patients recently recovering from mild-to-moderate COVID-19. A total of 105 recently recovered COVID-19 patients (who had a mean age of 52 years) underwent comprehensive laboratory testing and advanced echocardiographic assessments.

Amiodarone-induced musical hallucinations.

Unlabelled: Musical hallucinations (MHs), a kind of auditory hallucinations (AHs), are a rarely observed phenomenon of abnormal perception of sound in the absence of an external auditory source. MHs are characterized by perception of melodies, music, or songs. AHs/MHs can be associated with hypoacusis, psychiatric or neurological diseases, intoxication and adverse reactions of different medications (e.

Tablet-based limited echocardiography at COVID-19-dedicated hospital during the pandemic in the context of takotsubo syndrome.

In the course of COVID-19 pandemic, many patients with diagnosed or suspected disease do require echocardiography. At the same time, when it comes to the echocardiographers, there is a fear of their being exposed to contamination. At COVID-19-dedicated hospital examinations are bedside, and in some patients hand-held or tablet-based echocardiography should be preferred; the echocardiographer routinely puts on a complete protective uniform.

Multimodality imaging of mitral annular disjunction.

Unlabelled: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is diagnosed by auscultation and echocardiography in about 2-3% of the general population and takes rather a benign course. However, in some patients, ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD) occur, which is linked to mitral annular disjunction (MAD). MAD is defined as distinct separation of the mitral valve annulus-left atrial wall continuum and the basal region of the posterolateral left ventricular (LV) myocardium.

Takotsubo syndrome after nimodipine-induced hypotension treated with norepinephrine in a female with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Unlabelled: The prevalence of takotsubo syndrome (TTS) in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is much higher than in the general population. Clinical and experimental observations confirm secondary to brain damage catecholamine-mediated cardiac injury resulting in reversible left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. However, other triggers can also be involved in TTS development e.

Asymptomatic cardiac and gallbladder involvement at initial presentation of Legionnaires' disease.

Unlabelled: Extrapulmonary manifestations of Legionnaires' disease (LD) include, inter alia cardiac, brain, abdominal, joints and skin involvement.

A Case Report: The authors describe a case of a 41-year-old immunocompetent female admitted due to a high fever, chills and fatigue. She negated cough and chest or abdominal pain.

Transient left ventricular hypertrophy in a 30-year-old female with chronic emotional stress and depression treated with venlafaxine.

Unlabelled: Transient left ventricular hypertrophy or thickening (TLVH/T) is a phenomenon rarely observed in some patients with myocarditis and stress-induced takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Initial presentation on echocardiography can mimic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), sometimes with a decreased ejection fraction (EF).

A Case Report: The authors describe TLVH/T in a 30-year-old female with a history of chronic emotional stress and depression treated with venlafaxine (75 mg twice a day).

Severe transient left ventricular dysfunction in a patient with Legionella pneumophila pneumonia.

Unlabelled: Legionella pneumophila infection (legionellosis) usually presents as a multisystemic disease, predominantly affecting the lungs (Legionnaires' disease - LD). Immunodeficiency, chemotherapy or chronic steroids use increase the risk of developing LD. Extrapulmonary manifestations of LD include cardiac complications: myocarditis, pericarditis or endocarditis.

Takotsubo syndrome in a patient with adrenal insufficiency, severe hyponatremia and coexistent coronary artery disease.

Unlabelled: Some endocrine disorders, including primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency (AI), predispose to takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Hyponatremia is a frequent feature seen in adrenal crisis; however, TTS cases preceded by low serum sodium associated with other diseases are also reported.

A Case Report: The authors describe a case of a 72-year-old female with primary AI (Addison's disease) after adrenalectomy due to adrenal hypertrophy she underwent in childhood.

Daily longitudinal strain evaluation for left ventricular function monitoring in a 65-year-old female with reverse syndrome takotsubo and multiple triggering factors.

Unlabelled: Among patients with takotsubo syndrome (TTS), reverse TTS (rTTS) constitutes 1-23% of all cases reported in the literature. The highest prevalence of rTTS is observed in intracranial hemorrhage, pheochromocytoma and severe infections.

A Case Report: The authors describe a case of a 65-year-old female with advanced multiple myeloma in whom rTTS was recognized on admission due to streptococcal sepsis.

Takotsubo syndrome following mitral valve replacement and left anterior descending coronary artery bypass grafting.

Unlabelled: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is rarely diagnosed following valvular and nonvalvular cardiac surgery. Only several such cases, including 12 after mitral valve replacement (MVR) or plasty (MVP) and 2 after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been reported so far.

A Case Report: The authors describe a case of a 75-year-old female in whom TTS occurred on the first postoperative day after elective combined surgery: MVR (with bioprosthesis) and CABG (of the left anterior descending coronary artery).

Takotsubo syndrome triggered by emotional and physical stress due to coincidental immobilization resembling the experimental model of the disease - a case report.

The term takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is derived from a comparison of left ventricular (LV) appearance in its apical form to the shape of the pot which is a trap used for octopus catching. In the classical animal model on rats, its occurrence can be triggered by experimental immobilization (IMO). Former observations of capture myopathy, seen in animals after extreme exertion, showed coexistence of rhabdomyolysis related to skeletal muscle injury and myocardial damage.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by influenza B.

Influenza is associated with a high prevalence of cardiac complications, including myocarditis and exacerbation of ischemic heart disease or heart failure (HF). However, only four cases of stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC), all of them triggered by virus A influenza, have been reported so far. Another two TC cases after anti-influenza vaccination are also available in the literature.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by profound hypoglycemia in a 39-year-old female with anorexia nervosa: strain monitoring of left ventricle function recovery.

Unlabelled: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by very low body mass index (BMI), related to obsessive fear of gaining weight, resulting in food restriction. In AN various cardiac complications may occur: hypotension, bradycardia, life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, pericardial effusion, reduction of left ventricular mass and impairment of its function. Stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is reported rarely since sympathetic activity in AN patients is lower than in healthy individuals.

Apixaban in left ventricular thrombi treatment - a report of seven cases.

Treatment of intracardiac thrombi (ICTs) with direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) constitutes a new challenge for this group of medications. Left ventricular thrombi (LVTs) occur mainly in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. Advanced heart failure is characterized by a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a young male with lung cancer and neoplastic embolization of the coronary microcirculation.

The associations between stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) and cancer or its therapy have been studied with increasing interest in recent years. Different mechanisms of TC development in neoplastic disease are suggested, including a decreased threshold for stress stimuli or aggravated heart adrenoreceptors sensitivity. The action of cytokines and reactive oxygen species on the myocardium, on the epicardial arteries as well as on the coronary microcirculation is also taken into consideration.

Lactobacillus gasseri endocarditis on the aortic valve bioprosthesis - a case report.

Unlabelled: Lactobacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic/ microaerophilic, rod-shaped bacteria. Lactobacilli constitute a significant component of the human microbiota in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract and female urogenital tract. They are also widely used as probiotics.

Transient left ventricular dysfunction due to coronary spasm after spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine - a case report.

Bupivacaine is a long-acting local anesthetic (LA) used for cutaneous infiltration, peripheral nerve blocks, epidural and spinal anesthesia. However, its application may result in cardiovascular complications such as: hypotension, bradycardia, cardiac arrest and toxic myocardial injury. The authors describe a 53-year-old male with a history of cigarette smoking, admitted for an elective inguinal hernia surgery.

Acalculous cholecystitis in a female with cardiac device-related infective endocarditis.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a necroinflammatory disease of the gallbladder with no gallstones present. ACC is known to be a serious, even potentially lethal complication observed mainly in patients with various severe underlying conditions including trauma, burn and sepsis. Infection of cardiac implantable electronic devices may lead to cardiac device-related infective endocarditis (CDRIE).

Severe reversible hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy diagnosed 36 years after subtotal thyroidectomy - a case report.

Unlabelled: Chronic hypocalcemia, irrespectively of its etiology, can lead to severe impairment of the left ventricular (LV) contractility manifesting as dilated cardiomyopathy, usually defined as hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy (hypocaCM). This rarely diagnosed type of heart failure (HF), can be completely reversible, when treated properly with calcium and vitamin D supplementation or, in some subjects, with human recombinant parathormone.

A Case Report: The authors present a case of a 60-year-old male admitted with advanced pulmonary congestion, recurrent pulmonary edema and pleural effusion.

Fatal course of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a female with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

Unlabelled: Among diverse triggering factors of stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC), a viral or bacterial infection is rarely observed. Sepsis is an exception, regardless of the etiologic pathogen, in which case an excess of catecholamines may result in acute left ventricular dysfunction. TC precipitated by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been reported only in two patients so far.