Baseline inflammatory status affects the prognostic impact of statins in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Background: Statins bring favourable effects on the clinical prognosis of patients with atherosclerotic disease partly through their anti-inflammatory properties. However, this effect has not been fully verified in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We aimed to test whether statins exert different prognostic effects depending on the degrees of inflammation in patients with PAD.

[A case of deep vein thrombosis in an elderly patient whose symptoms were exacerbated after applying catheter-based thrombolytic therapy].

We herein report a 99-year-old woman with hypertension and dyslipidemia. From the beginning of August 20XX, significant edema from the left thigh to the toes had been observed, so she had consulted her previous doctor. She had been suspected of having cellulitis and was given antibiotics, but no improvement in her symptoms was noted, so she was transferred to our hospital.

Minor ST-T changes on electrocardiograms are associated with reduced constructive myocardial work in hypertensive patients with a preserved ejection fraction.

Minor ST-T changes on electrocardiograms are observed in patients with hypertensive heart disease with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF); however, the relationship between minor ST-T changes and global myocardial work on echocardiograms remains unclear. We evaluated the global longitudinal strain (GLS), global work index (GWI), global constructive work (GCW), global wasted work (GWW), and global work efficiency (GWE) in 186 hypertensive patients with preserved LVEF (>50%) using an offline analysis system (View Pal, GE). Minor ST-T changes as well as major ST-T changes (depression in ST in lead V5 > 1 mV) were also evaluated by electrocardiography.

Hypoxemia found after hospitalization with right hemiplegia due to cerebral infarction: platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in the older people.

An 89-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for subacute onset of right upper and lower limb weakness and was diagnosed with acute cerebral infarction. During rehabilitation, close observation revealed that her oxygen saturation decreased in the sitting position and improved in the recumbent position without any subjective symptoms of dyspnea. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac catheterization revealed a large patent foramen ovale with an atrial septal aneurysm with right-to-left shunting through the defect, and she was diagnosed with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome.

Prevalence and Determinants of Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients With Heart Failure - Pilot Study in a Geriatric Hospital.

Elderly patients admitted to hospital with heart failure (HF) often have cognitive impairment, but the association between these conditions is unclear. We enrolled 43 patients admitted to a geriatric hospital with HF. We evaluated echocardiography, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and extracellular water/total body water (ECW/TBW) ratio (Inbody S10).

Case report of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction diagnosed in spectral detector-based computed tomography performed for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism.

Background: Contrast-enhanced spectral detector-based computed tomography (SDCT) allows for the comprehensive and retrospective analysis. We report a case of pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) accompanied by non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) diagnosed by SDCT.

Case Summary: A 72-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostate cancer suddenly developed chest and back pain and had difficulty in breathing at rest.

Gender Differences Among Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Gender differences in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE) remain unclear and controversial. We aimed to understand the gender differences in patients with APE treated in the cardiovascular care units. The registry database of 1,428 patients with APE treated at the Tokyo cardiovascular care unit Network institutions from 2010 to 2014 was retrieved for analysis.

Crossover stenting across the deep femoral artery entry: a multicenter retrospective study.

Crossover stenting of femoral bifurcation raises the concern of jeopardizing the deep femoral artery (DFA) entry, thereby increasing future risk of limb-threatening ischemia and amputation. This retrospective multicenter study compared clinical outcomes of crossover stenting and non-crossover stenting for ostial superficial femoral artery (SFA) lesions. We reviewed 125 limbs in 103 patients with successful stent implantation for ostial SFA lesions and allocated them to two groups, based on whether the stent crossed over the DFA orifice (CO, n = 54) or not (NC, n = 71).