Wire entanglement to retrieve a dislodged stent from the proximal right coronary artery.

A 70-year-old woman who was a known diabetic and had hypertension presented with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A coronary angiogram showed a significant lesion in the mid-portion of right coronary artery (RCA) followed by distal cut-off.

Coronary artery disease in patients undergoing cardiac surgery for non-coronary lesions in a tertiary care centre.

Background: The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing surgery for various valvular as well as non-valvular cardiac pathologies.

Methods: Patients with various valvular and non-valvular pathologies were selected. All patients with age ≥ 40 years and an indication for open heart surgery underwent pre-operative coronary angiogram and were included in the study.

Free floating right atrial thrombus with massive pulmonary embolism:near catastrophic course following thrombolytic therapy.

A 28-year-old policeman presented with left lower limb deep vein thrombus, pulmonary embolism and a highly mobile right atrial clot. Thrombolytic therapy with IV Tenecteplase was administered. Within a few minutes after the Tenecteplase bolus, the patient's condition worsened dramatically with severe hypotension and hypoxemia.

Giant right atrium due to congenital dysplastic tricuspid valve in an elderly female patient.

Isolated tricuspid valve disease is rare. We report the case of a 65-year-old female patient who presented with right heart failure. Initial echocardiographic evaluation revealed a giant right atrium (RA) with severe tricuspid inflow obstruction with regurgitation.

Incidence and predictors of atrial septal defect after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy - a transesophageal echocardiographic study of 209 cases.

Background: The incidence of atrial septal defect (ASD) after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) ranges from 15.2% to 92% in small studies.

Aim: To estimate the incidence of atrial septal defect (ASD) following PTMC and to determine the factors contributing to its development.

Intraoperative pulmonary artery stenting in aortoarteritis: a hybrid procedure.

A 40-year old male presented with history of dyspnea and recurrent syncope. Preliminary evaluation revealed findings suggestive of severe pulmonary hypertension. His echocardiogram revealed severe stenosis of the right pulmonary artery (RPA) with severe pulmonary hypertension, which was confirmed on 64-slice MSCT.

Novel transcatheter closure of internal iliac arteriovenous malformation.

Arteriovenous malformations arising from iliac arteries are rare anomalies. Percutaneous embolization of such malformations is an established therapeutic option. In this paper, we will describe a case, wherein the internal iliac artery feeding a giant arteriovenous fistula was closed using a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) duct occluder percutaneously.

Incidence and predictors of left atrial thrombus in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis and sinus rhythm: a transesophageal echocardiographic study.

Background: Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) predisposes to left atrial (LA) thrombus formation. The reported incidence of LA clot formation in sinus rhythm (SR) is 2.4-13.

Removal of broken balloon mitral valvotomy coiled guidewire from giant left atrium using indigenous snare.

Balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) is a safe and effective therapy for rheumatic mitral stenosis. During the procedure, the coiled portion of 0.025 in.

Left circumflex coronary arteriovenous fistula presenting as acute coronary syndrome.

Coronary arteriovenous fistula (CAVF) is a rare congenital anomaly that is seen in 0.1-0.2% of coronary angiograms.

Spontaneous asymptomatic coronary artery dissection in a young man.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare condition that most often presents as acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death. Here we present the case of a young man of 25 years, who had remained asymptomatic in spite of SCAD. This case highlights the fact that spontaneous dissections can occur at a young age and can involve more than one coronary artery, without producing clinical symptoms.

Rare presentation of unruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm involving all three sinuses.

A patient aged 35yrs presented with the complaint of exertional breathlessness, chest pain and palpitations of 6 months duration. She was not a known diabetic or hypertensive. CVS and RS systems examination did not reveal any positive findings.