A myocardial infarction detected in an unusual way by Massimo Barakat, Enrico Bertagnin, Lorenzo Mulazzani, Francesco Galuppi, Sanda Giovanna Nizzardo

“…Serial assays of high-sensitivity troponin I showed a plateau phase (from 15696.4 to 15479.3 ng/L). Echocardiography revealed a left ventricle dilated and severely hypokinetic (ejection fraction of approximately 15-20%). …”
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Children and Adults: What is New? by Galal E. Nagib Elkilany, Mustafa A. AL-Qbandi, Khaled A. Sayed, Ibrahim Kabbash

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Atrial Cardiomyopathy: From Diagnosis to Treatment by Zheyu Liu, Tao Liu, Gang Wu

“…These include imaging modalities such as echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, as well as electrocardiograms, serum biomarkers, and existing practical diagnostic criteria. …”
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A technique avoiding cardioplegia delivery complications: a case using systemic hyperkalemia cardiopulmonary bypass combined with circulatory arrest by Takeichi Tomohisa, Morimoto Yoshihisa, Yamada Akitoshi, Tanaka Takanori

“…Given the preoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) diagnosis of mild aortic regurgitation, maintaining a clear surgical field was challenging, necessitating the combination of redo-MVR with circulatory arrest. …”
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A Case of Noncompaction at All Segments of Both Right and Left Ventricles by Ali Pourmoghaddas, Reihaneh Zavar, Mohaddeseh Behjati

“…Chest X-ray (CXR) was within normal limits. Transthoracic echocardiography showed situs solitus, D loop, normal connection of great vessels, noncompaction LV at all segments (noncompaction/compaction = 2.5/0.5) with moderate systolic dysfunction (LVEF = 40%), diastolic dysfunction grade II, normal RV size with mild systolic dysfunction and hypertrabeculation, mild tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and normal pulmonary artery systolic pressure. …”
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Partial PFO Closure for Persistent Hypoxemia in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly by S. A. Zuberi, S. Liu, J. W. Tam, F. Hussain, D. Maguire, M. Kass

“…A 73-year-old female with Ebstein anomaly presented with severe hypoxemia. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe tricuspid regurgitation and a patent foramen ovale with right-to-left shunting. …”
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Sepsis, Endocarditis, and Purulent Arthritis due to a Rare Zoonotic Infection with Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus by Anne Kirstine Høyer-Nielsen, Shahin Gaini, Anne Kjerulf, Rudi Kollslíð, Torkil Á Steig, Marc Stegger, Jan Jóanesarson

“…Transesophageal echocardiography showed a vegetation on the aortic valve consistent with endocarditis. …”
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Acute decompensated right heart failure potentially triggered by multiple factors including pulmonary vasodilator removal during plasma exchange: a case report by Takayuki Toki, Kazuyuki Mizunoya, Misa Itabashi, Naoki Nishikawa, Koji Hoshino, Hitoshi Saito, Yuji Morimoto

“…Soon after, he developed circulatory failure and hyperlactatemia. Echocardiography revealed right ventricular dilation, suggesting increased PVR. …”
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A Case of Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Incited by a Spinal Subdural Hematoma by Kyle Sanchez, Steven Glener, Nathan E. Esplin, Okorie N. Okorie, Amay Parikh

“…It mimics myocardial infarction clinically and includes elevated cardiac enzymes, but echocardiography reveals apical ballooning and basal hyperkinesis. …”
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Monitored Anesthesia Care of Two Patients with Highly Elevated Subpulmonic Ventricular Pressure due to Adult Congenital Heart Disease by Tatsuya Kida, Tomoya Irie, Takahisa Goto

“…In both patients, preprocedural transthoracic echocardiography was useful for detecting severely elevated subpulmonic ventricular pressure. …”
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Takotsubo Syndrome Associated with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Saad Ezad, Michael McGee, Andrew J. Boyle

“…The ECG demonstrated anterior ST elevation with bedside echocardiography showing apical wall motion abnormalities. …”
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Simultaneous Left Ventricular and Deep Vein Thrombi Caused by Protein C Deficiency by Harufumi Maki, Motohiro Nishiyama, Motoaki Shirakawa

“…Electrocardiography revealed ST depression in leads II, III, and aVF. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed hypokinesis of the apex and interventricular septum and a hypoechoic mass in the LV (26 × 20 mm). …”
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Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis by Marcelo A. Nakazone, Bruno G. Tavares, Maurício N. Machado, Lilia N. Maia

“…Coronary angiography showed distal occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery with an image suggesting embolic material. Conventional echocardiography demonstrated akinesia of anteroseptal, inferior, and posterior segments of the left ventricle, with severe systolic dysfunction, beyond the intraventricular thrombus. …”
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Reversible Cortical Blindness as a Prominent Manifestation of Cerebral Embolism due to Infective Endocarditis by Georgios P. Kranidiotis, Alexandra N. Gougoutsi, Theodoros A. Retsas, Maria I. Anastasiou-Nana

“…Transesophageal echocardiography and blood cultures confirmed the diagnosis of infective endocarditis caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Biventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy in a Patient Presenting with New Onset Seizure: Case Report by Oghenerukevwe Odiete, Ramanna Nagendra, Mark A. Lawson, Henry Okafor

“…On the second day of her telemetry-monitored hospitalization, she suffered a witnessed ventricular fibrillation arrest requiring emergency direct-current cardioversion and induced hypothermia. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed isolated left ventricular (LV) noncompaction and depressed LV systolic function. …”
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COVID-19 Induced Cardiomyopathy Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab by Ariyon Schreiber, Kalaimani Elango, Christoph Sossou, Sadaf Fakhra, Shabada Asad, Chowdhury Ahsan

“…Her initial Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated an Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 20-25% with apical akinesis. …”
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Blocked Atrial Bi/Trigeminy In Utero Evolving in Supraventricular Tachycardia after Birth by V. Martucci, A. Cerekja, A. Caiaro, G. Bosco, R. Lucchini, G. Piacentini, B. Marino, Flavia Ventriglia

“…We present the case of a 34-year-old Caucasian patient referred to our department for “blocked atrial bigeminy with pseudobradycardia” detected elsewhere at 33 weeks of gestation. A fetal echocardiography showed during all the examination a blocked atrial trigeminy with a mean fetal heart rate of 100 bpm. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Suture Techniques in Mitral Valve Replacement: Impact on Clinical Outcomes by Burak Kasapoğlu, Gokay Denız, Sabir Hasanzade, Alp Yıldırım, Serkan Mola

“…No significant differences were observed in terms of total hospitalization time, early mortality, cerebrovascular events, and arrhythmias. Postoperative echocardiography revealed minimal paravalvular leakage in both groups, with non-serious leakage observed in 4 patients in group B and 2 patients in group P. …”
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Left Atrium Papillary Fibroelastomas: A Cause of Cerebral Emboli by A. G. Ciss, P. S. Ba, P. A. Dieng, K. Azarnoush, L. Camilleri, E. Geoffroy, A. Innorta, B. Legault, B. Cosserant, C. de Riberolles, M. N'diaye

“…Transoesophageal echocardiography diagnosed a mobile mass. The patient was treated with surgical resection without further embolic complication.…”
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Identification of novel genetic variants associated with feline cardiomyopathy using targeted next-generation sequencing by Jade Raffle, Jose Novo Matos, Marsha Wallace, Lois Wilkie, Richard J. Piercy, Perry Elliott, David J. Connolly, Virginia Luis Fuentes, Androniki Psifidi

“…Cats were phenotyped for HCM/RCM by echocardiography ± necropsy. DNA was extracted from residual blood, and targeted next-generation sequencing was performed on two separate feline cohorts: an across-breed cohort (23 healthy cats and 21 HCM-affected pedigree or Domestic Shorthair cats), and a within-breed cohort of Birman pedigree cats (14 healthy, 8 HCM-affected, and 6 RCM-affected). …”
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