The reuse of sterilized Inoue catheters is a common cause of rupture. Proper meticulous inspection of reused Inoue balloons for deformity or leakage through the small holes is necessary to prevent such complications.
The reuse of sterilized Inoue catheters is a common cause of rupture. Proper meticulous inspection of reused Inoue balloons for deformity or leakage through the small holes is necessary to prevent such complications.
Carlos Llorente-La Orden, MD; Verónica Gómez-Calleja, MD; María Jimenez-Santos, PhD
Carlos Llorente-La Orden, MD; Veróni...
Albeit rare, retinal artery cholesterol emboli (Hollenhorst plaques) post angioplasty can be a severe event that can cause irreversible visual disturbances, usually taking place during or following the procedure; operators should be cognizant...
Albeit rare, retinal artery cholesterol emboli (Hollenhorst plaques) post angioplasty can be a severe event that can cause irreversible visual disturbances, usually taking place during or following the procedure; operators should be cognizant...
Christof Burgdorf, MD1; Monika Januszewski, MD1; Christian Pusch, MD2; Bjoern Andrew Remppis, MD1
Christof Burgdorf, MD1; Monika Janus...
Coronary anomalies are common and mostly discovered incidentally. Thus, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches should be guided by the clinical scenario of the patient.
Coronary anomalies are common and mostly discovered incidentally. Thus, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches should be guided by the clinical scenario of the patient.
Giuseppe Femia, BSc, MBBS, PhD1,2; David Taylor, BMed1; Rohan Rajaratnam, MBBS1; Sidney Lo, MBBS1
Giuseppe Femia, BSc, MBBS, PhD1,2; D...
Although the “crop circles” image is uncommon, as the use of OCT continues to grow and we continue to learn more about this modality, it will be critical to recognize the full OCT image dataset.
Although the “crop circles” image is uncommon, as the use of OCT continues to grow and we continue to learn more about this modality, it will be critical to recognize the full OCT image dataset.
Pankaj Malhotra, MD; Jonathan Yap, MD; Edris Aman, MD; Jason H. Rogers, MD
Pankaj Malhotra, MD; Jonathan Yap, M...
In select patients with severe, eccentric mitral regurgitation (MR), we have observed that the regurgitant jet may entrain blood along the left atrial wall to produce a Chinese yin-yang symbol on color Doppler.
In select patients with severe, eccentric mitral regurgitation (MR), we have observed that the regurgitant jet may entrain blood along the left atrial wall to produce a Chinese yin-yang symbol on color Doppler.
A 52-year-old woman presented to another hospital with progressive dyspnea of 10-day duration. This case underscores the importance of image-guided pericardiocentesis.
A 52-year-old woman presented to another hospital with progressive dyspnea of 10-day duration. This case underscores the importance of image-guided pericardiocentesis.
A 4-year-old girl with congenital mitral regurgitation status post mechanical mitral valve replacement (MVR) using a 16 mm Carbomedics valve (LivaNova) at the age of 5 months underwent a redo MVR.
A 4-year-old girl with congenital mitral regurgitation status post mechanical mitral valve replacement (MVR) using a 16 mm Carbomedics valve (LivaNova) at the age of 5 months underwent a redo MVR.
Andrea Demarchi, MD1; Laura Frigerio, MD2; Roberto Rordorf, MD3; Stefano Cornara, MD4; Alberto Somaschini, MD4; Silvana De Martino, MD2; Gaetano Maria De Ferrari, MD5
Andrea Demarchi, MD1; Laura Frigerio...
The De Winter pattern should be promptly recognized and lead to the same approach (such as immediate coronary angiography) of an anterior ST-segment elevation pattern.
The De Winter pattern should be promptly recognized and lead to the same approach (such as immediate coronary angiography) of an anterior ST-segment elevation pattern.