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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00768-2025 | DOI Listing |
Heart Rhythm
September 2025
Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China. Electronic address:
Background: The effectiveness of ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall (EIVOM) for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with mitral valve replacement (MVR) remains to be determined.
Objectives: This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of EIVOM in catheter ablation of persistent AF in patients with MVR.
Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study.
Am Surg
September 2025
Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
BackgroundThe diagnosis of blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is challenging. In this study, a prediction model with a simplified scoring system for BTAI was developed for the primary evaluation of trauma patients in the emergency department.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included blunt chest trauma patients.
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September 2025
Departments of Cardiology and Medicine, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an alternative to oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF), especially in patients at high bleeding risk. While generally safe, LAAO involves procedural and postprocedural risks. The most serious complication is pericardial effusion or tamponade; other periprocedural risks include stroke, device embolization, vascular injury, major bleeding, and air embolism.
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August 2025
Family Medicine, Chino Valley Medical Center, Chino, USA.
This case presents a 25-year-old Indian male with no significant past medical history presenting to the emergency department (ED) due to two weeks of productive cough with pleuritic chest pain. The patient presented one week earlier to the ED; however, he left against medical advice and was given a 5-day course of Azithromycin 250 mg that minimally improved his symptoms. He returned to the ED shortly after completing the antibiotics and was admitted for further evaluation.
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August 2025
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Yvoir, BEL.
We report a rare and serious case of intrapericardial malposition of a dialysis catheter in a 70-year-old patient with chronic kidney disease secondary to IgG kappa amyloidosis. The complication was initially revealed by an episode of supraventricular arrhythmia and confirmed through imaging studies. Catheter removal led to hemodynamic decompensation due to a compressive pericardial effusion, which required emergency sternotomy for drainage.
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