Case report: pseudoaneurysm of left ventricle secondary to infective endocarditis complicated by cardiac rupture-a multimodality imaging approach.

Background: Pseudoaneurysm (PSA) of the left ventricle (LV) is a rare peri-annular complication of infective endocarditis (IE), and it is associated with high risk of free wall rupture. The diagnosis is challenging because the exact incidence and the pathogenesis are still unclear.

Case Summary: A 69-year-old lady underwent prosthetic mitral valve replacement for IE secondary to sepsis complicated by multiple embolizations.

Case report: asymptomatic pseudoaneurysm of the native coronary soon after the graft anastomosis treated with off-pump repair.

Background: Pseudoaneurysms (PSAs) of native coronary arteries are rare but potentially lethal complications occurring after coronary artery graft anastomosis mainly secondary to median sternotomy.

Case Summary: A 61-year-old man underwent coronary artery bypass grafting because of stable angina. After the surgery, the patient was asymptomatic.

Kidney Function According to Different Equations in Patients Admitted to a Cardiology Unit and Impact on Outcome.

Background: This paper aims to evaluate the concordance between the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula and alternative equations and to assess their predictive power for all-cause mortality in unselected patients discharged alive from a cardiology ward.

Methods: We retrospectively included patients admitted to our Cardiology Division independently of their diagnosis. The total population was classified according to Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) categories, as follows: G1 (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥90 mL/min/1.

Performance of Synthetic Extracellular Volume Fraction in Different Cardiac Phenotypes From a Prospective Cohort of Patients Referred for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance.

Background: A synthetic myocardial extracellular volume fraction (sECV) can be obtained without blood hematocrit (Hct) by using the linear relationship between Hct and the longitudinal relaxation time of blood. Concerns have been raised about the widespread clinical application of this approach.

Purpose: To assess the relationship between measured ECV (m-ECV) and sECV, using both a published model and a locally derived one.

Role of the tricuspid regurgitation after mitraclip and transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aims: Treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is common after surgery for mitral and/or aortic valves. The prognostic role of moderate to severe TR in patients undergoing mitraclip or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is not well-defined. Thus, the aim of this article is to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of articles valuing the prognostic role of TR for patients undergoing mitraclip and TAVI.

Prognostic value of a negative peak supine bicycle stress echocardiography with or without concomitant ischaemic stress electrocardiographic changes: a cohort study.

Background: a negative peak supine bicycle exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) was shown to have a long-term favourable prognostic value. Data on the long-term prognosis of ischaemic electrocardiographic (ISECG) changes in the setting of a negative peak supine bicycle ESE are lacking.

Design: we evaluated the prognostic value of negative peak supine bicycle ESE with or without concomitant ISECG changes in a referral population evaluated for chest pain after an inconclusive first-line work-up including clinical evaluation and exercise ECG stress.