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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 A 75-year-old patient with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension was incidentally found to have an intra-cardiac mass by echocardiography performed at an outside institution ...
Aneesh Dhorepatil +6 more
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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Coronary artery anomalies are uncommon anatomical variations that are usually detected incidentally during a coronary angiogram or computed tomography angiography.
Kanhai Lalani +3 more
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Epigenetic Regulation of Angiogenesis in Peripheral Artery Disease
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) represents a global health concern with a rising prevalence attributed to factors such as obesity, diabetes, aging, and smoking.
Naseeb Kaur Malhi +3 more
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Unveiling the Hidden Patterns: Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a reversible form of cardiomyopathy characterized by reduced ejection fraction with regional wall motion abnormalities, elevated cardiac enzyme levels, and signs of ischemia on ...
Moath Said Alfawara +4 more
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Triple Threat: Triple-Valve Endocarditis Case Report and Literature Review
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Triple valve endocarditis (TVE) is a rare presentation of endocarditis often requiring multivalvular surgery. Here we report a case of S. aureus triple valve endocarditis in a patient with a history of intravenous drug use and provide a literature review
Kiriti S. Vattikonda +6 more
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Fungal Endocarditis: A Rare Cause of Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 A 53-year-old male presented with worsening fever, chest pain, and dyspnea during the past 2 weeks. He was hypoxic, tachycardic, and hypotensive on admission.
Elia El Hajj +4 more
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ICU Delirium in Cardiac Patients
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Delirium is a prevalent complication in critically ill medical and surgical cardiac patients. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospitalizations, cognitive impairments, functional decline, and hospital costs.
Hina Faisal +3 more
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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Vasoplegia is a condition characterized by persistent low systemic vascular resistance despite a normal or high cardiac index, resulting in profound and uncontrolled vasodilation. Vasoplegia may occur due to various conditions, including cardiac failure,
Iqbal Ratnani +3 more
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Structural Heart Interventions in the Elderly Population
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the elderly population. Since the advent of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in 2002, the clinical indications for this alternative to a surgical replacement have continually ...
Devang S. Parikh
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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 Philip Alexander, MD, is a native Texan, retired physician, and accomplished musician and artist. After 41 years as an internal medicine physician, Dr. Phil retired from his practice in College Station in 2016.
Philip Alexander
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