Utility of Coronary Artery Calcium Scores in Predicting Risk of Subclinical Cardiovascular Atherosclerotic Disease: An Analysis of Limitations to its Adoption With Policy Recommendations.

This survey-based analysis aims to highlight key limitations to a wider adoption of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring as a means of screening asymptomatic individuals for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The need for a screening tool that adds objective anatomical information to historically established risk scores in the aforementioned population has been met by this imaging modality. Despite that, there has been a hesitance towards frequent usage of these scans.

Appropriateness of Prescription and Safety of Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillators: A Single-center Experience.

Introduction Wearable cardioverter defibrillators (WCD) are recommended for patients with a high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) secondary to arrhythmia that have not qualified for placement of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD). This study provides insights into a single-center experience with WCD in terms of its usage and safety. Materials and methods We studied all patients that were prescribed a WCD in the Fairview Hospital in Cleveland Clinic Health System, from January 2014 to June 2016.

Recurrent Bacteremia with Corynebacterium Striatum After Prosthetic Valve Replacement: A Case Report.

Infective endocarditis is typically caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci and streptococci but infection with is also becoming prominent. We present the case of a 65-year-old female with a recent history of the coronary artery bypass graft with bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement. The surgery was complicated by sternal wound dehiscence with methicillin-sensitive  (MSSA) for which she was treated for six weeks with intravenous antibiotics.