Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J
August 2024
A 76-year-old female with a complicated medical history presented for Watchman (Boston Scientific) placement 2 months after mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). Preoperative workup before Watchman placement confirmed the presence of a thrombus in the left superior pulmonary vein. Post-procedure mitral valve TEER transesophageal echocardiogram showed no thrombus in the left atrium appendage or pulmonary veins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening cardiac infection usually associated with cardiac valves. Left atrial (LA) mural endocarditis is rarely seen and occurs in isolation or in conjunction with mitral valve endocarditis. We present a case of a 61-year-old male with no prior cardiac history who presented with melena and fevers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Med Insights Cardiol
November 2019
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is an important consideration in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. There has been a continuous strive to decrease morbidity and improve procedural safety. This review will address the pathophysiology, predictors, and clinical management of CI-AKI with a concise overview of the pathophysiology and a suggested association with left atrial appendage closure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPembrolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) pathway, thereby enhancing antitumor immunity. As the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors becomes more prevalent, so do immune-related adverse events associated with their use. The immune-related adverse events linked with this class of drugs are commonly seen and most of the time are classified as mild adverse events.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeriprocedural imaging assessment for percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) transcatheter occlusion can be obtained by utilizing different imaging modalities including fluoroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and ultrasound imaging. Given the complex and variable morphology of the left atrial appendage, it is crucial to obtain the most accurate LAA dimensions to prevent intra-procedural device changes, recapture maneuvers, and prolonged procedure time. We therefore sought to examine the accuracy of the most commonly utilized imaging modalities in LAA occlusion.
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