Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410288
A Young African Man with Familial Hypercholesterolemia Presenting with Coronary Artery Disease
Justine Namukasa, Daniel Iraguha, Happy Lilian Mbabazi, Isaac Ssinabulya and Charles Lugero
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/12/24
40-year-old African man presented with typical anginal pain and cutaneous swelling. Examination revealed had corneal arcus, multiple tendon xanthomas and xanthelasmas. The investigation panel showed dyslipidemia with very high total cholesterol of 642.3 mg/dl, very high low-density lipoprotein of 531 mg/dl, low high-density lipoprotein of 36.7 mg/dl and high triglyceride of 248.1 mg/dl and he had a positive stress test....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410287
Cardiac Tamponade as the First Manifestation of a Systemic Disease
Maria Inês Barradas, MD, Fabiana Duarte, MD, Inês Coutinho dos Santos, MD, Anabela Tavares, MD and Dinis Martins, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/12/03
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem inflammation, and is a common cause of pericarditis and pericardial effusion, but significant pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade are rare and even rarer as the first manifestation. We report the case of a young male who presented with fever, recurrent pericarditis and polyserositis with pericardial and bilateral pleural effusion....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410280
CIED Infection Management: Gaps between Guidelines and Patients
Michael M Dore, MD
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2023/09/09
The implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) and subsequent CIED infections have risen in recent years; a retrospective study the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) discharge records revealed an 96% increase in CIED implantations between 1996 and 2008; in accordance with the increase in device implantations, this study showed a 210% increase in CIED infections in the same time period....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410279
Atrial Flutter as the Primary Manifestation of Lupus Flare Up
Varinder Bansro, MD, Tekabe Birhane, MD, Marvi Gurbakhshani, MD, Fregenet Gichamo, MD and Uchenna Unamba MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/08/07
This review article explores the association between atrial flutter and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Atrial flutter, a common cardiac arrhythmia, has been recognized as a potential cardiovascular manifestation of SLE, a chronic autoimmune disease. The abstract summarizes the current literature on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of atrial flutter in patients with SLE. Furthermore, it highlights the challenges in diagnosing and treating th...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410278
Uric Acid as a Novel Component of Metabolic Syndrome
Rodney G Bowden, PhD, Kathleen A Richardson, PhD and Luke T Richardson, PhD
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2023/06/30
A cross-sectional data analysis was conducted using the 2013-2018 NHANES datasets. Sample weights were assigned by NHANES researchers to each participant allowing researchers to generalize results to all non-institutionalized US civilians. The analysis included 6,432 individuals, which were representative of 94,729,059 US citizens....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410277
Fever-Induced Brugada Syndrome (BrS): Clinical Case Presentation and Short Review on Brugada Syndrome
Almontasser Bella Kassier, MD, Adnan Kassier, MD, Yashwant Agrawal, MD and Jagadeesh Kalavakunta, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/06/22
In 1992, Brugada syndrome (BrS) was described for the first time as a pattern of ST-segment elevation in right precordial electrocardiography (EKG) leads with a high incidence of unexplained cardiac arrest (UCA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with structurally normal hearts [1]. It is associated with an autosomal dominant genetic predisposition. Therefore, in the case of diagnosed UCA or SCD, first-degree relatives are advised to be screened for cardiac abnormalities....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410275
Non-Uremic Calciphylaxis in Patient of Non Recovered Postpartum Cardiomyopathy with Apla Syndrome
Aman Makhija, Jignesh Vanani, Arun Mohanty, Manchanda SG, Shashi Dhawan, Shilpa Garg, Manish Malik and Mantri RR
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/04/30
Calciphylaxis is rare, life-threatening calcific uremic arteriolopathy in patients with end stage renal disease. Rarely, it can occur in patients with normal renal function known as non-uremic calciphylaxis. Very scant literature and few case reports are available about non-uremic calciphylaxis. We present a case of 51-year-old female with reduced LV ejection fraction as sequelae of peripartum cardiomyopathy on long term warfarin who presented with calciphylaxis lesions with normal renal functio...
