Rare Case of Intracardiac Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis with Response to Nivolumab: Case Report and Literature Review.

Intracardiac metastases in the absence of inferior vena cava involvement is a rare occurrence in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). There is limited evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of standard treatment modalities for mRCC patients with intracardiac metastases. Presence of intracardiac metastases is known to indicate poor prognosis and may potentially increase risk of treatment-related complications.

Early recovery of tricuspid annular isovolumic acceleration after mitral valve surgery - an observational study.

Purpose: Patients undergoing mitral valve surgery are at risk for right ventricular (RV) dysfunction resulting from increased left atrial pressure and increased pulmonary artery impedance. Measures of longitudinal measures of RV function, such as displacement, are commonly performed but have been shown to be depressed after cardiac surgery despite good patient recovery. The aim of this observational study was to assess the early perioperative time course of longitudinal transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) markers of RV function in a patient population undergoing mitral valve surgery.