A case of myocardial infarction in a patient with Werner's syndrome.

abstract：:Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia, or atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia utilizing a slowly conducting posteroseptal accessory pathway, is a rare form of reentrant supraventricular tachycardia in children and adults. The characteristic features of this narrow complex tachycardia are a long RP interval...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Bensler JM,Frank CM,Razavi M,Rasekh A,Saeed M,Haas PC,Nazeri A,Massumi A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glutaraldehyde-preserved stented porcine xenograft valve has been durable in adult patients with a low incidence of valve-related complications. In children, however, early degeneration and calcification of this valve is now being reported. The etiology of the early degeneration is still unclear but may be related...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Chen R,Duncan JM,Nihill M,Cooley DA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is mounting evidence in support of a significant role for influenza infection in the development of atherosclerosis and the triggering of its complications. Here we review the biologic basis of this relationship, with special emphasis on the pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic effects of influenza infection. We ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Madjid M,Aboshady I,Awan I,Litovsky S,Casscells SW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether transcatheter device closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is safe in children with pulmonary artery hypertension, we retrospectively analyzed our experience with 33 patients who underwent the procedure from January 2000 through August 2015. Pulmonary artery hypertension was defined as a pul...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Salavitabar A,Krishnan US,Turner ME,Vincent JA,Torres AJ,Crystal MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an early diagnosis and successful correction of a disrupted "improved" Björk-Shiley prosthetic valve in the mitral position. The role of 2-Dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis is emphasized. ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Patel RR,Senan P,Nair M,Ramesh ML,Ticzon AR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report, we describe direct percutaneous delivery of a muscular-ventricular-septal-defect occluder device to close a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. The occluder was positioned and deployed with the aid of concurrent transthoracic ultrasonography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fluoroscopy. In cont...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Moriarty J,Harris TJ,Vorobiof G,Kwon M,Aboulhosn J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the case of a 38-year-old black man who presented at our hospital with his first episode of syncope, recently developed atrial arrhythmias refractory to pharmacologic therapy, and a left atrial thrombus. He was diagnosed with primary cardiac sarcoidosis characterized by predominant involvement of the epicar...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Thangam M,Nathan S,Kar B,Petrovic M,Patel M,Loyalka P,Buja LM,Gregoric ID

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortoventricular fistula, a rare congenital or acquired defect of the aortic wall, is characterized by an abnormal connection between the aorta and one of the ventricles. Symptom severity correlates with the diameter of the fistula and with the acute or chronic timing of presentation. The diagnosis is usually made by ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Mve Mvondo C,Pugliese M,Dailor EM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are thought to be associated with coronary artery disease. The association of these markers with incident coronary artery disease has not been well described. Using a case-cohort design, we selected 216 individuals who had inci...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Nambi V,Morrison AC,Hoogeveen RC,Coresh J,Miles S,Rhodes CE,Sharrett AR,Boerwinkle BE,Ballantyne CM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-healing mid-sternotomy wounds are a persistently difficult problem. The numerous methods that have been employed to manage these wounds are costly in terms of patient discomfort and length of hospital stay. We present a method to manage a complicated sternotomy that uses an omental flap with an immediate, split-th...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Hellman AA,Lammermeier DE,Cooley DA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between February 1983 and July 1987, twelve patients underwent heart-lung transplantation at the University of Cape Town and the University of Munich. The patients included eight men and four women, whose ages ranged from 15 to 49 years (mean, 27 years). The underlying pathologic condition was idiopathic primary pulmo...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Reichenspurner H,Odell JA,Cooper DK,Novitzky D,Rose AG,Klinner W,Reichart B

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the diagnostic accuracy of N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) with that of echocardiography in the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting. Thirty patients were studied prospectively. Patients who had recent myocardial infarction, ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Islamoglu F,Ozcan K,Apaydin AZ,Soydas C,Bayindir O,Durmaz I

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both conventional Argon- and NdYAG-lasers in continuous wave or pulsed application and far ultraviolet laser radiation are able to cause a loss of substance of biologic tissue. The thermic and ablative effects of NdYAG-lasers and UV-Excimer lasers at the wavelengths of 193 nm (ArF) and 248 mm (KrF) on inconspicuous an...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Wollenek G,Laufer G,Miholic J,Deutsch M,Wolner E

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast echocardiography is recognized to be a safe, effective technique for evaluating the endocardial border and left ventricular function in patients who have suboptimal non-contrast echocardiograms. However, its use in diagnosing right-heart conditions is less well established. Herein, we report our experience wi...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Arora H,Virani SS,Simpson L,Stainback RF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) protects erythrocytes from oxidative stress and hemolysis; G6PD deficiency is the most prevalent enzymopathy. The United States military routinely performs tests to prevent exposing G6PD-deficient personnel to antimalarial drugs that might cause life-threatening hemolytic react...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Thomas JE,Kang S,Wyatt CJ,Kim FS,Mangelsdorff AD,Weigel FK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the efficacy of tricuspid annuloplasty, there remain occasional cases in which tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) is indicated. There is to date no late follow-up data on the Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthesis (CEPB) in the tricuspid position. We present a series of twelve consecutive cases of TVR wit...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Del Campo C,Akalin H,McKenzie FN

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current criteria for donor hearts limit the number of hearts available for transplantation, despite an increasing number of recipients on waiting lists. We report the case of a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy and refractory ventricular tachycardia who underwent successful orthotopic heart transplantation and conc...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Patel M,Vahdat KK,Nathan S,Petrovic M,Loyalka P,Kar B,Gregoric ID

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-month-old boy with a structurally normal heart presented with signs of cardiac tamponade caused by purulent pericarditis. During his hospital stay, mitral and tricuspid valve endocarditis developed, and a ventricular septal abscess expanded despite appropriate, prolonged antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resista...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Yoon JK,Rahimi MB,Fiore A,Schowengerdt K,Jureidini SB

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa is a rare but serious sequela of endocarditis or valve replacement surgery. Because open-heart surgery is a high-risk treatment option, alternative methods are sought. We present the case of a 77-year-old man with a noninfected mechanical mitral valve whose pse...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Babaliaros VC,Lerakis S,Thourani VH,Iturra S,Hartlage G,Shirazi F,Clements SD Jr

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who sustained a myocardial infarction after inhaling cocaine. He developed a persistent wall motion defect that was present 18 months after the acute event despite resolution of electrocardiographic evidence of infarction. ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Wilkins CE,Mathur VS,Ty RC,Hall RJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe our experience with the transseptal approach for mitral valve replacement, a technique that we applied especially in cases of 3rd and 4th operations wherein numerous adhesions made the usual left atrial approach difficult. We report 39 cases of mitral procedures in which we used 3 slightly different transs...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Santibáñez Escobar F,Serrano Gallardo G,Ramirez Marroquin S,Lopez Soriano F,Barragán García R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-stage surgery was successfully performed in a 44-year-old hypertensive man with uncontrolled angina, multiple coarctations of the thoracic and abdominal aorta, and a previous subtotal gastrectomy. There was a gradient of 120 mm Hg between the thoracic and abdominal aorta. A graft was placed retroperitoneally from ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Hoover EL,Hsu HK,Diaz C,Khan R,Reddy CV,Gross AM,Webb H,El-Sherif N,Griepp RB

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a modified technique for advancing a catheter or sheath into the right common carotid artery when the aortic arch anatomy is unfavorable.A standard 0.035-inch guidewire is passed into the right subclavian artery, and a diagnostic catheter is threaded over it, deep into the right axillary and brachial artery....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Gupta K,Biria M,Mortazavi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the clinical presentations, courses, and outcomes of 90 patients seen at Texas Children's Hospital from 1983 through 2008 who had an isolated cleft of the mitral valve without some form of endocardial cushion defect. Additional congenital cardiac defects were present in 61 of the 90 patients, 35 of wh...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Zhu D,Bryant R,Heinle J,Nihill MR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow-derived CD34(+) cells are a well-characterized population of stem cells that have traditionally been used clinically to reconstitute the hematopoietic system after radiation or chemotherapy. More recently, CD34(+) cells have also been shown to induce therapeutic angiogenesis in animal models of myocardial,...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Mackie AR,Losordo DW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, a rare congenital cardiac defect, is typically not diagnosed during infancy. On the other hand, Turner syndrome is usually diagnosed early, and it is classically associated with bicuspid aortic valve and aortic coarctation. Individuals with Turne...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Stefek BP,Imundo JR,Clark JB

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present, with echocardiographic and intraoperative findings, a rare case of left ventricular-to-right atrial communication (Gerbode defect) after endocarditis associated with Staphylococcus aureus. (Tex Heart Inst J 1995;22:100-2) ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Velebit V,Schöneberger A,Ciaroni S,Bloch A,Maurice J,Christenson JT,Simonet F,Schmuziger M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis experienced syncope 7 years after a total abdominal hysterectomy and oophorectomy for a uterine fibroid. The workup revealed a tumor that extended from the iliac veins to the right ventricle. It was totally removed under cardiopulmonary bypass. One year later, the patient was fo...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Iverson LI,Lee J,Drew D,Sharp J,Ecker RR,Young JN,Ennix CL Jr,May IA

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case in which endovascular stenting was used for recurrent proximal para-anastomotic stenosis 11 years after aorto-bi-iliac bypass grafting for severe aorto-iliac occlusive disease. A 55-year-old woman presented with worsening bilateral hip and buttock claudication. At presentation, her resting ankle-brac...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Ramaiah V,Thompson C,Harvey A,Rodriguez JA,Diethrich EB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The year 2016 was the 180th anniversary of Wilhelm Ebstein's birth and the 150th anniversary of his description of the congenital tricuspid valve malformation that came to be known as Ebstein anomaly. We present a brief history of the life and work of Dr. Wilhelm Ebstein. Despite his distinguished career, he is seemin...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Mazurak M,Kusa J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00