Early Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Postsurgical Hypothyroidism by Archana Sinha, Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva, Rajan Kumar, Bryan H. Curry

“…Her chest X-ray revealed cardiomegaly and subsequent echocardiogram showed a large pericardial effusion with echocardiographic evidence of cardiac tamponade. …”
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Metastatic Calcinosis of Aortic Valve Secondary to Renal Failure Mimicking Infective Endocarditis by Noman Ahmed Jang Khan, Masroor A. Khan, Guillermo Juan Morell Chardon

“…Before her planned surgery, she developed severe shortness of breath. Urgent echocardiogram revealed severe aortic regurgitation and large vegetation on the aortic valve. …”
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Acute Cardiogenic Shock Induced by Infusional 5-Fluorouracil by Jeffrey Sulpher, Franco Dattilo, Susan Dent, Michele Turek, M. Neil Reaume, Christopher Johnson

“…Over the course of several days, the patient’s cardiac function and clinical status returned to baseline. A follow-up echocardiogram performed 5 days after initial presentation revealed an ejection fraction of 59 percent, with no evidence of wall motion abnormalities. …”
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A Volume Challenge Reveals the Diagnosis of Pediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy by Elyssa Cohen, Conor P. O’Halloran, Philip T. Thrush, T. Marsha Ma, Paul Tannous

“…Extensive noninvasive workup consisted of ECG, transthoracic echocardiogram, and cardiac MRI/MRA, which were all nondiagnostic. …”
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Aortic Pseudoaneurysm following Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hassan Zamani, Kourosh Vahidshahi, Mohammad Reza Khalilian, Tahmineh Tahouri, Ehsanollah Rahimi-Movaghar

“…The fever started on the 30th day after the surgery, and the patient exhibited abnormal laboratory results, including a white blood cell (WBC) count of 28.3×109/L, neutrophil percentage of 68%, platelet count of 880×109/L, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of 200 mm/hour, and 3+ positive C-reactive protein. Echocardiogram revealed a large cystic mass (5×4.8 cm) in the ascending aorta, compressing the superior vena cava. …”
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A Curious Case of MRSA Bacteremia and Septic Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Peripheral Venous Catheter by Joshua Twito, Syeda Sahra, Abdullah Jahangir, Neville Mobarakai

“…Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms showed no vegetations. The patient responded well to appropriate antibiotics and anticoagulation. …”
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A Case Report of Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus: A Rare Condition and Its Clinical Importance by Girma Deshimo, Haile Abebe, Getiye Damtew, Enguday Demeke, Seife Feleke

“…After undergoing an electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, chest X-ray, and abdominal ultrasound, she was diagnosed with situs inversus totalis. …”
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Association between anti-Helicobacter pylori immunoglobulin G status and coronary artery disease among hypertensives: Myth or fact? by Gowri Subbiah, Anushiya Periyannan, Poongodi Lakshmi Santhanakumarasamy, Surendar Subramanian, Sumathi Ramalingam

“…Their electrocardiogram and echocardiogram (ECHO) outcomes were analyzed after 3 months. …”
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Prosthetic Aortic Valve Stenosis in End-Stage Renal Failure by Michael Mao, Mirelle El Ters, Sunil Mankad, Mira Keddis, Soon Park, Qi Qian

“…More frequent clinical followup and surveillance echocardiogram for dialysis patients with bioprosthetic aortic valve may facilitate timely management of valvular stenosis.…”
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Invasive Listeriosis of Intracardiac Device by Prerna Sharma, Mohamed Yassin

“…He was found to have listeria bacteremia, and transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed pacemaker lead vegetation. …”
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Coronary Artery Fistula Diagnosed by Echocardiography during NSTEMI: Case Report and Review of Literature by Angelo Acitelli, Sabrina Bencivenga, Maria B. Giannico, Chiara Lanzillo, Luciano Maresca, Renata Petroni, Maria Penco, Leonardo Calò, Silvio Romano

“…A 73-year-old man presented in the emergency room for non-ST-elevation ACS. Echocardiogram showed in a parasternal short axis view an abnormal diastolic flow inside the ventricular inferior wall. …”
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Goldenhar Syndrome Associated with Extensive Arterial Malformations by Renee Frances Modica, L. Daphna Yasova Barbeau, Jennifer Co-Vu, Richard D. Beegle, Charles A. Williams

“…Repeat echocardiograms were concerning for severely dilated coronary arteries. …”
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Cardiac Tamponade as the Initial Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report with Review of the Literature by Dillon Karmo, Adam Hafeez, Alexandra Halalau, Siddhartha Yadav

“…Leukemic cells were also seen in the cerebrospinal fluid on lumbar puncture. An echocardiogram revealed a large pericardial effusion causing tamponade. …”
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Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Reshma M. Khan, Rajaie Namas, Sachin Parikh, Bernard Rubin

“…She underwent transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), which showed severe mitral regurgitation and thickening of mitral valve leaflets consistent with Libman-Sacks endocarditis. …”
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Double Bolus Alteplase Therapy during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest due to Massive Pulmonary Embolism Guided by Focused Bedside Echocardiography by Hafiz B. Mahboob, Bruce W. Denney

“…We present a case in which two 50 mg boluses of t-PA were administered 20 minutes apart during CPR due to persistent hemodynamic compromise guided by bedside echocardiogram. The patient had an excellent outcome with normalization of cardiac function and no neurologic sequela. …”
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A Behcet’s Disease Patient with Right Ventricular Thrombus, Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms, and Deep Vein Thrombosis Complicating Recurrent Pulmonary Thromboembolism by Selvi Aşker, Müntecep Aşker, Özgür Gürsu, Rıdvan Mercan, Özgür Bülent Timuçin

“…On the transthoracic echocardiogram, a thrombosis with a dimension of 4.2 × 1.6 cm was recognized in the right ventricle. …”
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Sepsis-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Leading to Torsades de Pointes by Nirav Patel, Abhishek Shenoy, George Dous, Haroon Kamran, Nabil El-Sherif

“…Subsequently, patient was pulseless with torsades de pointes (TdP) and then converted to sinus rhythm with cardioversion. An echocardiogram revealed low ejection fraction with hypokinesis of the apical wall. …”
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A Rare Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder Presenting as a Metastatic Right Ventricular Mass by Joanna M. Bonsall, Rhome Hughes, Mario Mosunjac, David Harrison, Habib Samady

“…A 74-year-old woman presented with bilateral lower extremity swelling, worsening dyspnea on exertion, and mild hemoptysis. An echocardiogram at time of admission showed a mass in the right ventricle. …”
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Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant with Pertussis Case Report by Patrick Ovie Fueta, Harry Onoriode Eyituoyo, Oghogho Igbinoba, Jon Roberts

“…Complete blood count revealed significant leukocytosis, chest X-ray revealed bilateral pulmonary edema with pleural effusion, and echocardiogram demonstrated pulmonary hypertension. Bordetella pertussis infection was confirmed on respiratory polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Cohort profile: prevalence of valvular heart disease in community patients with suspected heart failure in UK by Rajan Sharma, Anna Marciniak, Keli Glover

“…All patients underwent a standard transthoracic echocardiogram according to British Society of Echocardiography guidelines.Findings to date Of the total number, 29 682 patients (37.5%) were diagnosed with mild valve disease, 8983 patients (11.3%) had moderate valve disease and 2134 (2.7%) had severe valve disease. …”
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