Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but potentially fatal form of heart failure occurring in the peripartum period without an identifiable cause. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman who conceived 2 months after bariatric surgery (BS). At 37 weeks of gestation, she underwent cesarean delivery and developed…

To evaluate the association of anatomical localization with early recurrence during 24-hour telemetry among patients achieving acute electrophysiology laboratory (EP-lab) success, and secondarily with acute EP-lab outcome and target PVC detection in the overall cohort. This retrospective single-center study included 3…

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of acute myocardial infarction in women without significant atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Recurrent SCAD progressing to advanced heart failure requiring durable mechanical circulatory support is exceptionally uncommon. A 45-year-old woman w…

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Introduction With the increasing utilization of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as a pivotal treatment option for end-stage heart failure, the rehospitalization of patients equipped with these devices has emerged as a significant issue impacting both quality of life and healthcare costs. This study evaluates r…

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Background/Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MS) has been demonstrated to be associated with subclinical myocardial dysfunction, which develops in the early stages. It has been hypothesised that traditional echocardiographic parameters may be insufficient in detecting these changes. The frontal QRS-T angle is an electro…

Double-inlet left ventricle (DILV) are rarely encountered congenital heart defects which are also known as single-ventricle defects and have a complex structure in which the blood exiting both atriums flows into a single ventricle, and they constitute approximately 1.5% of all congenital heart diseases. The 37-year-ol…

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Objective: Acute cardiogenic shock (CS) developing in the setting of chronic heart failure is associated with high mortality and requires rapid hemodynamic intervention. This study aimed to evaluate the early outcomes of patients who received short-term mechanical circulatory support with the CentriMag® system for ref…

In a patient undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation for ischemic cardiomyopathy, a ventricular septal defect developed during the apical coring procedure. The defect was successfully repaired using a synthetic patch through the sewing ring.