Recent advances in lipoprotein and atherosclerosis research at Baylor College of Medicine. Apolipoprotein B, lipoprotein[a], and transplantation arteriopathy.

abstract：:We report on a case of premature atherosclerosis in a patient with short stature, dysmorphic features, mild diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, Mönckeberg's sclerosis, and the general appearance of premature aging, compatible with the diagnosis of Werner's Syndrome. The patient was referred to us after suffering ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Soto-Figueroa SF,Nussbaum RL,Garcia E

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease or dysfunction of the aortic valve in pediatric patients presents a substantial challenge. Valve preservation, even if not the definitive solution, is always optimal. Successful repair will enable somatic growth and avoid repeated valve replacement and the need for systemic anticoagulation. When repair of the ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Sharef S,Coleman R,Rivenes S,Wilmot I,Altman C,Madden-Fuentes R,Salazar J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newer generations of assist devices for postcardiotomy support in patients with ventricular failure have eliminated bearings and incorporated suspended impellers, smaller cannulae and hardware, and simplified insertion techniques. We describe the use of a surgically implanted, percutaneous, continuous-flow centrifugal...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Cohn WE,Morris CD,Reverdin S,Frazier OH,Gregoric ID

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman had unstable angina pectoris 3 months after aortic and mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease. Repeat coronary arteriography revealed critical proximal left anterior descending and circumflex artery stenoses in previously normal coronary arteries. This case emphasizes the need for tho...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Graf R,Verani MS

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric ischemia can be difficult to diagnose without a high degree of suspicion because it presents in a variety of ways. Visceral vascular collaterals between the fore- and midgut often provide protection against ischemia; however, the presence of anatomic variations, such as celiomesenteric trunk, can undermine ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Kueht ML,Wu DL,Mills JL,Gilani R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta tarda (Lobstein's syndrome) and mitral valve insufficiency. The course after mitral valve replacement was complicated by rupture of the left ventricular posterior wall, which caused massive bleeding and sudden death. The pathologic findings and the operati...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Lijoi A,Cisico S,Caputo E,Scarano F,Parodi E,Passerone GC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac amyloidosis is an infiltrative cardiomyopathy with a grave prognosis. Its clinical manifestations include restrictive cardiomyopathy, diastolic heart failure, conduction defects, and arrhythmias. Isolated cardiac involvement and significant conduction disturbances are reported very infrequently. We report a ra...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Pattanshetty DJ,Bhat PK,Chamberlain WA,Lyons MR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery fistulae that communicate with the left ventricle are quite rare; those accompanied by sinus-node dysfunction are even more unusual. We report 2 cases of congenital coronary-artery-to-left-ventricle fistula with sinus-node dysfunction. In each of these patients, fistulae arose from both left and right ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Endoh R,Maruyama T,Akahane K,Koike S,Sasaki Y,Furuta S,Homma T

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Spontaneous rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into a retroaortic left renal vein is an uncommon occurrence. A 55-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain that had radiated to her back and legs for the preceding 10 days. A pulsatile abdominal mass, hematuria, renal i...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Yagdi T,Atay Y,Engin C,Ozbek SS,Buket S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old, otherwise-healthy woman with a 6-year history of progressive dysphagia underwent an esophagogram that revealed an oblique extrinsic defect with an inferior-to-superior (left-to-right) course consistent with an aberrant right subclavian artery. An aortogram confirmed the diagnosis of aberrant right subcl...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Carrizo GJ,Marjani MA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apical akinesis and dilation in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease is a typical feature of stress-induced (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, whereas apical hypertrophy is seen in apical-variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We report the cases of 2 patients who presented with takotsubo cardiomyopathy and were ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Roy RR,Hakim FA,Hurst RT,Simper D,Appleton CP

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the management of acute myocardial infarction, we observed that clinical and electrocardiographic indications of myocardial ischemia worsened upon nitroglycerin infusion and were promptly relieved upon streptokinase infusion. Subsequent coronary angiography revealed diffuse ectasia with no significant stenosis....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Sanyal S,Caccavo N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle is rare, and recurrence is extremely rare. We report the case of a 62-year-old man who presented at our hospital with a painless pulsatile swelling in the left breast. He had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting and left-ventricular aneurysmectomy 14 years earlier. On investig...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Rao MS,Vaijyanath P,Taneja K,Dubey B,Manchanda SC,Venugopal P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cardiac myxosarcoma is a rare disease; it is exceedingly rare for symptoms of systemic metastasis to precede diagnosis of the primary cardiac tumor. We describe the case of a previously healthy 60-year-old man with left atrial myxosarcoma, who had first presented with jejunal intussusception due to intestinal ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Takami Y,Masumoto H,Terasawa A,Kanai M,Sugiura H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between brain natriuretic peptide and cardiopulmonary bypass has not been examined sufficiently. In this study, we prospectively examined brain natriuretic peptide levels in the plasma of 26 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Brain natriuretic peptide measurements were carried out at...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Saribulbul O,Alat I,Coskun S,Apaydin AZ,Yagdi T,Kiliccioglu M,Alayunt EA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of stab wound to the heart resulting in an atrial septal defect and perforation of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve, which we repaired successfully 7 years after the injury. To our knowledge, repair of an atrial septal defect due to penetrating trauma has never before been reported. Investigat...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Jenson B,Kessler RM,Follis F,Wernly JA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 65-year-old man with a 6-year history of hypertension who presented with dilated cardiomyopathy, a transient cerebrovascular event, paroxysmal sweating, and intractable hypertension. Coronary angiography revealed no abnormality, but diagnostic testing was pursued because of the severe sweating ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Lin PC,Hsu JT,Chung CM,Chang ST

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:No data are available on the long-term outcome of coronary-coronary venous bypass grafting. We describe a case in which we successfully stented a discrete, critical stenosis of a coronary-coronary venous graft that had been placed 19 years earlier to minimize manipulation of a severely calcified ascending aorta. Coron...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Mariscalco G,Blanzola C,Leva C,Bruno VD,Luvini M,Sala A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory response induced by cardiopulmonary bypass decreases vascular tone, which in turn can lead to vasoplegic syndrome. Indeed the hypotension consequent to on-pump cardiac surgery often necessitates vasopressor and intravenous fluid support. Methylene blue counteracts vasoplegic syndrome by inhibiting the...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Manghelli J,Brown L,Tadros HB,Munfakh NA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January of 1984 through December of 1990, we implanted 739 Pop De Popa wild boar aortic valves in 626 patients, in all cardiac valvular positions. Of these patients, 562 received only the Pop De Popa xenobioprostheses, which numbered 620 valves. Only patients with contraindications for bioprosthetic valves (such ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： De Popa IP,Gherghiceanu D,Bârsan M,Macarie C,Socoteanu I,Petrila T,Bradu F,Fagarasanu R,Panta L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bentall procedure is the standard operation for patients who have lesions of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease. In many cases, however, mechanical prosthetic conduits are not suitable. There are few reports in the English-language medical literature concerning the mid- to long-term outcome o...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Christenson JT,Sierra J,Trindade PT,Dominique D,Kalangos A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review data from our institution demonstrating the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training on coronary risk factors, exercise capacity, behavioral characteristics, and quality of life in various subgroups of patients. In addition, we discuss our research in several other areas of preventive cardiol...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Lavie CJ,Milani RV,Ventura HO,Messerli FH,Murgo JP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fulminant myocarditis is a rare but potentially life-threatening illness caused by 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity. Data supporting the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the treatment of fulminant myocarditis are limited. A 49-year-old, previously healthy white man, recently diagnosed with anal squamous cel...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Amraotkar AR,Pachika A,Grubb KJ,DeFilippis AP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Entrapment and fracture of coronary angioplasty hardware are rare complications of percutaneous coronary artery interventions; however, when such incidents occur, they frequently require surgical management. Percutaneous retrieval should be attempted before surgical retrieval unless hemodynamic stability is a problem....

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Chang TM,Pellegrini D,Ostrovsky A,Marrangoni AG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a recently recognized disease entity that is potentially debilitating. The exact pathogenesis of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is unclear, but the disease has been linked with the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents, predominantly in patients with acute renal failure or end-stage r...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Cheong BY,Muthupillai R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In selected patients, transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects with the AMPLATZER Septal Occluder has yielded excellent results. However, there is a slight risk of device embolization after deployment. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman in whom an embolized AMPLATZER device was retrieved percutaneously fr...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Goel PK,Kapoor A,Batra A,Khanna R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva is extremely rare and can lead to sudden cardiac death. We report a case in which an 18-year-old college student collapsed immediately after a long-distance run of 10 km. After cardiopulmonary resuscitation and electrical shock for vent...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Chang HR,Hsieh JC,Chao SF,Wang JH,Stephen Huang SK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00