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Am J Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
BACKGROUND The incidence of drug-induced infectious endocarditis is rapidly rising in the United States. Healthcare providers face different challenges in the management of infectious endocarditis in persons who inject drugs, including addiction relapse, non-compliance with treatment, and the associated social stigma. These factors collectively complicate the management of drug-induced endocarditis, requiring comprehensive strategies that address both the medical condition and the underlying substance use disorder, as well as socio-behavioral aspects of patient care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian Pacing Electrophysiol J
December 2024
Intermountain Heart Institute - Utah Valley Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Introduction: The advancement of medical technology has introduced leadless pacemakers (LPMs) as a significant innovation in cardiac pacing, offering potential advantages over traditional ventricular transvenous pacemakers. This report explores the application of LPMs in two patients with complex valvular histories, particularly those with mechanical tricuspid valves.
Case Reports: The first case involves a 60-year-old male with a history of rheumatic heart disease and triple valve replacement who developed a high-grade AV block.
J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
December 2024
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 204 E. Dean Keeton Street, Austin, TX, 78712, USA; Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 2617 Wichita Street, Austin, TX, 78712, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 107 W. Dean Keeton Street, Austin, TX, 78712, USA; The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 201 E. 24th Street, Austin, TX, 78712, USA. Electronic address:
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) simulations may provide insight into this novel therapeutic technology and help optimize its use. However, because of the relatively short history and technical complexity of TEER simulations, important questions remain unanswered. For example, there is no consensus on how to handle the annular boundary conditions in these simulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Cardiovasc Med
December 2024
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy, Sint Maarten.
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is intricately linked with atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation (AFTR), a condition distinguished from ventricular functional tricuspid regurgitation by its unique pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications. This review article delves into the multifaceted aspects of AFTR, exploring its epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, and management strategies. Further, we elucidate the mechanisms underlying AFTR, including tricuspid annular dilatation, right atrial enlargement, and dysfunction, which collectively contribute to the development of tricuspid regurgitation in the absence of significant pulmonary hypertension or left-sided heart disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiothorac Surg
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
Background: Right ventricular (RV) function assessment by echocardiography can be challenging due to its complex morphology. Also, increasing use of sedation rather than general anesthesia for transfemoral approach transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) reduces the need for intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Recent clinical studies have demonstrated the importance of 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography and a longitudinal strain for RV function assessment.
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