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Amyloid
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Introduction: Cardiac Amyloidosis (CA) is characterised by amyloid fibril deposits causing heart failure (HF). Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is recognised as a potential red flag for CA, but the association remains underexplored in large-scale studies.
Methods: This nationwide registry-based cohort study in Denmark included subjects ≥60 years with a history of LSS surgery.
Front Cardiovasc Med
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Background: Dextrocardia is a rare congenital condition, affecting approximately 1 in 10,000-12,000 individuals. When combined with atrial fibrillation (AF), it becomes even rarer. "One-stop" surgery, including combined radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), has become a common clinical treatment for patients with AF who develop cerebral infarction despite regular oral anticoagulants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiol Cases
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Unlabelled: There are some reports of atrial screw-in lead perforation, but the entire lead body is rarely exposed outside the right atrium at an early stage of the procedure. A man in his 80s had undergone catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) and had recurrent AF and tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome with 8.8 s of sinus arrest, which caused presyncope.
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January 2025
Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
BACKGROUND Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure increasingly used to treat severe aortic stenosis, especially in elderly patients and those with significant comorbidities who are at high risk for surgical intervention. While TAVR is generally safe and effective, rare complications can occur, including cerebral air embolism, which can result in acute neurological deficits. This report presents the case of a 75-year-old man who developed a cerebral air embolism following TAVR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Purpose: In totally endoscopic off-pump left atrial appendage (LAA) closure and surgical ablation, securing the operative field is sometimes difficult in some patients because of a narrow working space caused by an elevated diaphragm or ventricles. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a method that facilitates securing the operative field using an artificial pneumothorax.
Methods: We analyzed 71 consecutive patients who underwent totally endoscopic off-pump LAA closure and bilateral pulmonary vein isolation.
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