Spontaneous conversion of patients with atrial fibrillation scheduled for electrical cardioversion: an ACUTE trial ancillary study.

Objectives: This study was designed to determine the characteristics and outcomes of spontaneous conversion (SC) to sinus rhythm (SR) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) of more than two days.

Background: The Assessment of Cardioversion Using Transesophageal Echocardiography (ACUTE) multicenter study was a prospective trial in which transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided treatment was compared with conventional anticoagulation treatment for the management of patients with AF >2 days undergoing direct current cardioversion (DCC). In an ancillary analysis, we evaluated the baseline and outcome data in patients who underwent SC to SR before scheduled DCC.

Mycobacterium fortuitum osteomyelitis in a peripheral blood stem cell transplant recipient.

Mycobacterium fortuitum is an uncommon, but well-recognized, pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, with special predilection for bone and soft tissue infections in solid organ transplant recipients. We describe a case of osteomyelitis due to this pathogen in a peripheral blood stem cell transplant recipient.