Isolated Right-Sided Endomyocardial Fibroelastosis Resulting in Sudden Cardiac Death.

Restrictive cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac thrombi have been reported with endomyocardial fibroelastosis. This case report examines a unique case of focal endomyocardial fibroelastosis localized to the right ventricle that resulted in sudden cardiac death in an otherwise healthy 21-year-old adult and discusses cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings in this disease. ().

Cardiac resynchronization therapy and outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on clinical outcome in patients with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is currently not well understood. We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis with an intention to summarize all published clinical evidence. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases through March 2018 for studies that compared the outcomes in patients with LVAD and CRT.