Indian heart journal
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Indian heart journal · Sep 2016
Case ReportsAcquired discrete subaortic stenosis late after mitral valve replacement.
Although acquired left ventricular outflow obstruction has been reported in a variety of conditions, there are scant reports of its occurrence following mitral valve replacement (MVR). This study describes two female patients, who developed severe discrete subaortic stenosis, five years following MVR. In both cases, the mitral valve was replaced by a porcine Carpentier-Edwards 27-mm bioprosthesis with preservation of mitral valve leaflets. The risk of very late left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after bio-prosthetic MVR with preservation of subvalvular apparatus needs to be kept in mind in symptomatic patients.
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Indian heart journal · Sep 2016
Case ReportsGiant biventricular thrombi presenting with acute myocardial infarction.
Biventricular thrombi secondary to anterior myocardial infarction is very rare. We present a patient with giant biventricular thrombi subsequent to an old anterior wall myocardial infarction, and devastating consequences, including acute pulmonary artery and femoral artery embolism. We introduce a unique case report with demonstrative and illustrative images.
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Indian heart journal · Sep 2016
Case ReportsTriple vessel percutaneous coronary intervention in a patient with situs inversus dextrocardia using a transradial approach.
Situs inversus dextrocardia is a challenging situation for an interventional cardiologist. This report presents a rare case where multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention was performed in a single sitting using transradial approach. The challenges encountered in the procedure and clues to successful outcome are discussed.
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Indian heart journal · Sep 2016
Case ReportsUnusual complication of coronary angiogram: Spinal epidural hematoma.
Coronary angiogram is considered a relatively safe procedure but unusual complications do occur. Such an unusual case was happened post radial artery approach angiogram leading to severe co-morbidity to patient. We are reporting this case of a female patient who developed acute spinal epidural hematoma two hours after coronary angiogram.