Acute coronary occlusion with vs. without ST elevation: impact on procedural outcomes and long-term all-cause mortality.

Background: Acute total occlusion (ATO) is diagnosed in a substantial proportion of patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). We compared procedural outcomes and long-term mortality in patients with STEMI with NSTEMI with vs. without ATO.

A Rare Access Site Complication after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

In the majority of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the transfemoral access is the suggested approach due to its less invasive nature and feasibility in patients with suitable vascular anatomy. The complications of the transfemoral access site are generally vascular; however, we herein present a rare case of colon perforation following the transfemoral procedure owing to prior abdominal surgery. A transfemoral aortic valve was inserted on account of severe aortic stenosis and a high probability of surgical mortality.

Permanent His bundle pacing and atrioventricular node ablation in a case with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation.

Permanent His bundle pacing (HBP) activates the ventricles through the normal conduction system and has become a useful technique for patients with a high ventricular pacing rate. Presently described is a case of drug-refractory atrial fibrillation (AF) with a high ventricular rate that was treated with atrioventricular (AV) node ablation and permanent HBP. A 62-year-old woman with persistent AF and a drug-refractory high ventricular response was referred for exercise intolerance and palpitation.