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Cardiovasc Endocrinol Metab
March 2025
Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India.
Hypothyroidism is typically associated with bradyarrhythmias, but can rarely precipitate life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. We present a case of severe hypothyroidism manifesting as polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT). A previously healthy woman in her early 50s presented with an acute onset of breathlessness and on examination had hypotension and tachycardia.
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December 2024
Internal Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Background: Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by variants in the gene. It is associated with periodic paralysis, dysmorphic features and cardiac arrhythmias. The syndrome exhibits incomplete penetrance, leading to a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, making diagnosis challenging.
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March 2023
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare, abnormal dilation of the aortic root. Although often asymptomatic, SVAs can be manifested with a variety of symptoms, including rupture, which is a highly lethal condition. Most SVAs are small, and most patients present with aneurysm in a single coronary sinus.
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March 2023
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
This report describes the successful treatment of persistent ventricular tachycardia in a 66-year-old patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia led to cardiac decompensation necessitating LVAD implantation. After opening the left ventricle, an AtriCure Isolator Synergy OLL2 radiofrequency clamp was used to perform 4 sets of transmural lesions.
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March 2024
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A 57-year-old man with a known left main coronary artery aneurysm presented with acutely decompensated heart failure and ventricular tachycardia secondary to ST elevation myocardial infarction. Transthoracic echocardiography identified a left ventricular ejection fraction <20% and anterior/septal wall akinesis. Left-sided cardiac catheterization revealed left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion.
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