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J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth ; 33(10): 2624-2633, 2019 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31248801

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) recurs after tricuspid valve repair of functional TR in 15% to 20% within the first year, and 30% to 70% within 5 years. Prior investigations report leaflet tethering, and not tricuspid valve annular diameter (TVAD), as predictive of recurrent TR. The authors hypothesize that pre-repair TVAD is predictive of repair failure for functional TR. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-four patients with functional TR scheduled for left heart surgery and tricuspid valve repair with ring annuloplasty. DESIGN: Retrospective study design. Pre- and post-repair transthoracic and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic data included left and right ventricular functions, tricuspid leaflet tethering height, TVAD, and TR severity. Successful repair was defined as ≤2+ TR. SETTING: Tertiary care medical center. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS: Forty-five patients had a successful repair and 9 did not. Preoperative and intraoperative TVAD in diastole (TVADdiast) ≥4.2 cm, and preoperative systole (TVADsyst) ≥3.7 cm, but not leaflet tethering, were predictive of repair failure. Right ventricular (RV) width >4.88 cm was associated with repair failure. Neither pre- nor post-repair pulmonary artery systolic pressures (PASP) were predictors of repair failure. However, PASP did not change nor did RV function improve in the nonsuccessful repair group. CONCLUSION: For patients with functional TR undergoing primary left heart surgery, preoperative TVAD (systole and diastole), RV width, and postoperative RV function were predictors of repair outcome. Earlier TV repair and optimizing right heart function may improve repair outcome.


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Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty/methods , Echocardiography/methods , Treatment Failure , Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging , Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency/surgery , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty/trends , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Retrospective Studies , Tricuspid Valve/diagnostic imaging , Tricuspid Valve/surgery
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Am J Kidney Dis ; 71(6): 896-903, 2018 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29277506

ABSTRACT

Creation of an arteriovenous access for hemodialysis can provoke a sequence of events that significantly affects cardiovascular hemodynamics. We present a 78-year-old man with end-stage renal disease and concomitant coronary artery disease previously requiring coronary artery bypass grafting including a left internal mammary graft to the left anterior descending artery, ischemic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and severe aortic stenosis who developed hypotension unresponsive to medical therapy after recent angioplasty of his ipsilateral arteriovenous fistula for high-grade outflow stenosis. This case highlights the long-term effects of dialysis access on the cardiovascular system, with special emphasis on complications such as high-output cardiac failure and coronary artery steal syndrome. Banding of the arteriovenous fistula provided symptomatic relief with a decrease in cardiac output. Avoidance of arteriovenous access creation on the ipsilateral upper extremity in patients with a left internal mammary artery bypass graft may prevent coronary artery steal syndrome.


Subject(s)
Coronary Artery Disease/surgery , Coronary Restenosis/diagnosis , Heart Failure/etiology , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects , Vascular Access Devices/adverse effects , Aged , Cardiac Output/physiology , Coronary Artery Bypass/methods , Coronary Artery Disease/complications , Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging , Coronary Restenosis/etiology , Diabetic Nephropathies/complications , Diabetic Nephropathies/diagnosis , Disease Progression , Follow-Up Studies , Heart Failure/diagnosis , Heart Failure/therapy , Humans , Kidney Failure, Chronic/diagnosis , Male , Mammary Arteries/transplantation , Renal Dialysis/methods , Reoperation , Risk Assessment , Treatment Outcome
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R I Med J (2013) ; 99(2): 40-1, 2016 Feb 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26827087

ABSTRACT

Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but potentially lethal disease. It most commonly occurs as a complication of malignancy, post-lung surgery or atrial fibrillation. Thrombi are typically detected using a variety of imaging modalities including transesophageal echo, CT-scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or pulmonary angiography. Treatment consists of anticoagulation. Here we report a case of a middle-aged male with systolic left ventricular dysfunction who presented with a stroke due to embolization from a pulmonary vein thrombus diagnosed on CT scan. Etiology of the thrombosis was felt to be secondary to severe systolic dysfunction. Based upon this case report, we believe that pulmonary venous embolism should be considered as a cause of cryptogenic stroke in patients with a significantly reduced cardiac systolic function.


Subject(s)
Pulmonary Veins/pathology , Stroke/etiology , Venous Thrombosis/complications , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/complications , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Veins/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Venous Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnostic imaging
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Case Rep Med ; 2015: 757410, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26664359

ABSTRACT

Within internal medicine, cardiac and neurologic pathology comprises a vast majority of patient complaints. Physicians and advanced-care practitioners must be highly educated and comfortable in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of these entities. Chest pain accounts for millions of annual visits to the emergency room with pericarditis diagnosed in approximately four percent of patients with nonischemic chest pain. Guillain-Barre Syndrome is autoimmune polyneuropathy that often results in transient paralysis. Simultaneous diagnosis of both entities is a rare but described phenomenon. Here, we present a clinical case of GBS associated pericarditis. A fifty-five-year-old man with history of renal transplant presented with lower extremity weakness and urinary incontinence. Physical exam and diagnostic studies confirmed Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Patient subsequently developed stabbing chest pain with clinical presentation and electrocardiogram consistent with pericarditis. The patient was successfully treated for both diseases. This case highlights that although infrequent, internal medicine care providers must be cognizant of this correlation to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.

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