Background Morquio syndrome is an autosomal recessive deficiency of N -acetylgalactosamine-6-sulphate, causing an accumulation of glycosaminoglycans that leads to musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary abnormalities. We describe the management of aortic stenosis via a transcatheter aortic valve ...
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Background Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA), or L-loop TGA, is a rare congenital heart defect, comprising <1% of congenital heart diseases, with an incidence of ∼1 in 33 000 births. It is characterized by atrioventricular and ventriculo-arterial discordance, ...
Background Replacement of the aortic valve is a Class I recommendation for treatment of patients suffering from severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis. However, aortic valve replacement can occasionally lead to complications, including development of acute left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) ...
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Background Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC), also known as stress cardiomyopathy or broken-heart syndrome, is an acute, reversible left ventricular dysfunction often triggered by stress and associated with elevated catecholamine levels. Hyponatraemia has been recognized as a potential trigger for TC, ...
Background Morquio syndrome is an autosomal recessive deficiency of N -acetylgalactosamine-6-sulphate, causing an accumulation of glycosaminoglycans that leads to musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary abnormalities. We describe the management of aortic stenosis via a transcatheter aortic valve ...
Background Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), commonly known as ‘Long COVID-19’, are progressively emerging in the population. While it was clear from the pandemic outbreak that pre-existing cardiac conditions were exacerbated by the infection even after its resolution, little is ...
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a class of cancer immunotherapy with growing indications for treatment of various malignancies. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are monoclonal antibodies that block inhibitory pathways in immune cells, including cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 ...
Background After an atrial switch operation, baffle complications such as stenosis and dehiscence are common. While thromboembolic events attributed to baffle leaks are well known, thrombosis at the pulmonary venous baffle as a source of cardioembolic stroke has not been previously reported. Case ...
Background Malignant pericardial effusions are often linked to metastases from solid tumours, such as those in the lung or breast, or haematological diseases. Primary cardiac tumours are rare, occurring in only 0.02% of cases, with pericardial tumours comprising 6.7%–12.8% of all primary cardiac ...
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