scholarly journals A unique case of acute brain haemorrhage with left ventricular systolic failure requiring ECMO

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristy Xinghan Fu ◽  
Beatrice Hui Zhi Ng ◽  
Melissa Hui Xin Chua
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Brain Haemorrhage

Temporary Veno-Venous ECMO for Acute Respiratory Illness in Pediatric Berlin Heart Patient

2021 ◽  
pp. 215013512110628
Author(s):  
Madeleine L. Townsend ◽  
Sara Sadat-Hossieny ◽  
Samir Q. Latifi ◽  
Gerard Boyle ◽  
Alistair Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Circulatory Support ◽  
Severe Heart Failure ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Circulatory Support ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Refractory Hypoxemia

We report the unique case of a 2-year-old male with severe heart failure requiring mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device, who developed adenovirus pneumonitis infection requiring veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. He progressed to acute respiratory failure and refractory hypoxemia despite intubation with maximum respiratory support. The patient was placed on ECMO with improvement in lung function over four days with subsequent successful decannulation. During the ECMO run, anticoagulation required escalation given the increased circuit surface area. Patient has since recovered and undergone heart transplantation.

scholarly journals Fulminant myocarditis: COVID or not COVID? Reinfection or co-infection?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramya Yeleti ◽  
Maya Guglin ◽  
Kashif Saleem ◽  
Sasikanth V Adigopula ◽  
Anjan Sinha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endomyocardial Biopsy ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Viral Myocarditis ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Fulminant Myocarditis ◽  
Molecular Diagnostic ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Va Ecmo ◽  
Time Of Presentation ◽  
Cardiotropic Viruses

We describe a unique case of fulminant myocarditis in a patient with presumed SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. Patient had initial infection 4 months backand had COVID-19 antibody at the time of presentation. Endomyocardial biopsy showed lymphocytic myocarditis, that is usually seen in viral myocarditis. The molecular diagnostic testing of the endomyocardial biopsy for cardiotropic viruses was positive for Parvovirus and negative for SARS-CoV-2. Authors highly suspect co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and Parvovirus, that possibly triggered the immune cascade resulting in fulminant myocarditis. Patient was hemodynamically unstable with ventricular tachycardia and was supported on VA ECMO and Impella CP. There was impressive recovery of left ventricular function within 48 hours, leading to decannulation of VA ECMO in 72 h. This unique case was written by the survivor herself.

scholarly journals Unique case of latent left ventricular obstruction in Takayasu arteritis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (aug09 2) ◽  
pp. bcr2013009886-bcr2013009886
Author(s):  
T. Inami ◽  
A. Shirakabe ◽  
N. Hata ◽  
Y. Seino
Keyword(s):  
Takayasu Arteritis ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Unique Case

scholarly journals Primary neuroendocrine tumour of the left ventricle

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P Rogers ◽  
Sarah Thomas ◽  
Leelakrishna Nallamshetty ◽  
Robert Hooker
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Carcinoid Syndrome ◽  
Neuroendocrine Tumours ◽  
Neuroendocrine Tumour ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Asymptomatic Woman

Abstract Neuroendocrine tumours are rare neoplasms typically arising in the gastrointestinal tract that may result in carcinoid syndrome and/or acquired valvular dysfunction. Herein, we present a unique case of a 68-year-old asymptomatic woman with a primary left ventricular neuroendocrine tumour.

Valvar aortico-ventricular tunnel: an insight into the development of the great arteries

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 788-790
Author(s):  
Khadijah Maghrabi ◽  
Sanjiv Gandhi ◽  
Kevin C. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Developmental Origins ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Heart Lesion ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractAorto-left ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital heart lesion, with an incidence of <0.1% of all CHD. We present a unique case of a valvar aorto-left ventricular tunnel in a neonate, in belief that our findings may shed some light on the developmental origins of this lesion.

scholarly journals Frequently Recurrent Takotsubo Syndrome in COPD

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Juan Vaz ◽  
Rikard Berggren ◽  
Berne Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Apical Ballooning ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Acute Dyspnea ◽  
Copd Exacerbation ◽  
Takotsubo Syndrome ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Coronary Syndrome

Cardiovascular disease is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a transient cardiac disorder that, in its typical form, involves left ventricular dysfunction with apical ballooning and mimics acute coronary syndrome (ACS). “Bronchogenic TTS” has been proposed as a specific form of TTS (during severe acute dyspnea in asthma or COPD) with atypical presentation. Recurrent TTS in COPD seems to be exceptionally rare since only a handful of clinical cases have previously been reported in the literature. Here, we present a unique case of a frequently recurrent TTS during COPD exacerbation in a 70-year-old woman, with at least 4 different episodes of TTS within 5 years. This case report exemplifies the difficulties of the diagnosis of TTS at the onset of acute COPD exacerbation. Potential pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic strategies are also briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Mixed Germ Cell Testicular Cancer with Left Ventricular Metastasis Presenting with Embolic Stroke and Small Bowel Tumor Seeding

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Srinath Sundararajan ◽  
Beth Braunhut ◽  
Frederick Ahmann ◽  
Amit Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cell ◽  
Bowel Perforation ◽  
Germ Cell Tumors ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Hematogenous Spread ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Testicular Germ Cell ◽  
Tumor Seeding ◽  
Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Musculoskeletal Tissues

Testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) metastasize in a very predictable fashion involving the retroperitoneal nodes first followed by hematogenous spread to distant organs like lungs, liver, and brain. Metastasis to heart is an extremely rare entity for GCT and fewer than 20 cases have been reported in the literature so far. We have summarized here a unique case of nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) with intracardiac metastasis resulting in systemic macroembolization to liver, spleen, brain, bowel and musculoskeletal tissues. This led to multiple adverse sequelae including ischemic stroke and bowel perforation.

Mitochondria in Cardiomyopathy: Alterations in Size, Number and Internal Structures

1968 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 126-127
Author(s):  
George Hug ◽  
William K. Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Internal Structures ◽  
Left Ventricular Outflow ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
Myocardial Fibers ◽  
Muscle Biopsies ◽  
Needle Liver Biopsy

A white boy six months of age was hospitalized with respiratory distress and congestive heart failure. Control of the heart failure was achieved but marked cardiomegaly, moderate hepatomegaly, and minimal muscular weakness persisted.At birth a chest x-ray had been taken because of rapid breathing and jaundice and showed the heart to be of normal size. Clinical studies included: EKG which showed biventricular hypertrophy, needle liver biopsy which showed toxic hepatitis, and cardiac catheterization which showed no obstruction to left ventricular outflow. Liver and muscle biopsies revealed no biochemical or histological evidence of type II glycogexiosis (Pompe's disease). At thoracotomy, 14 milligrams of left ventricular muscle were removed. Total phosphorylase activity in the biopsy specimen was normal by biochemical analysis as was the degree of phosphorylase activation. By light microscopy, vacuoles and fine granules were seen in practically all myocardial fibers. The fibers were not hypertrophic. The endocardium was not thickened excluding endocardial fibroelastosis. Based on these findings, the diagnosis of idiopathic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy was made.

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