Infected chylopericardium: An unexpected cause of cardiac tamponade.

A 22-year-old immunocompetent female with a history of small pericardial effusion while infant presented with fever and hemodynamic collapse 4 days after facial trauma. She was found to have cardiac tamponade secondary to infected chylopericardium from bacterial translocation. We report this very unusual case and review of the literature on chylopericardium infections.

Does valve morphological type impact TAVR outcomes?

Appropriate treatment for the bicuspid aortic valve demands attention to detail across the spectrum of bicuspid morphological types. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes, while encouraging, require in-depth evaluation before generalization to improve the precision of care.