Type A aortic dissections (TAADs) involve the ascending aorta and are the most common and dangerous type.

We report a successful case that illustrates the diagnosis and management of TAAD with progression to intramural hematoma (IMH). bit.ly/44e0aJK CV Case Journal

This CV Case Journal report demonstrates the use of a novel echocardiographic software as an alternative to contrast-enhanced CCT for preprocedural valve-in-MAC screening and outlines technical considerations aimed at mitigating the risk of LVOTO.

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We report a patient involved in a high-speed, multivehicle collision who was found to have a traumatic membranous ventricular septal rupture on TTE after the development of complete heart block.

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This issue features:
🫀Blueberry-on-Top Phenomenon in Apical Variant HCM
🫀Isolated Traumatic Membranous Interventricular Septal Rupture
🫀Cor Triatriatum Dexter & Right Atrial Mass Causing Severe Inflow Obstruction

Mushroom-shaped right ventricular outflow tract (ms-RVOT) aneurysms may provide an early clue for the diagnosis of pediatric arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).

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Aortic valve injury during invasive coronary angiography is rare. The reported incidence of this complication is 0.008% to 0.02% during diagnostic catheterization.

Here is a case of iatrogenic injury of the AV resulting in insidious aortic regurgitation. bit.ly/3vPs1mQ

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Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection that involves the endocardial surface of the heart.

We present a patient with Streptococcus mitis–associated IE of the aortic valve leading to acquired Gerbode defect & second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block. bit.ly/3TRhsYl

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The Gerbode defect is a unique presentation of a ventricular septal defect that results in a left ventricle to right atrium shunt.

Untreated, Gerbode defects can lead to complications including heart failure, infective endocarditis and death. bit.ly/43I0pfQ CV Case Journal

Mitral arcade (MA) is an uncommon congenital malformation of the tensor apparatus of the mitral valve (MV).

This CV Case Journal report features a patient with two bridges of fibrous tissue between the tips of the two papillary muscles consistent with MA. bit.ly/497NdCc

Severe symptomatic pulmonary regurgitation in adult patients usually follows childhood cardiac surgery for tetralogy of Fallot, and only a few cases of noncongenital PR have been reported.

We report the case of an elderly woman with severe PR and TR. bit.ly/4cpnB6R

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Articles in JASE and CV Case Journal, our ASE Journal Club ( #ASEchoJC ), new #ASEGuidelines & more are discussed! #HeartofASE #ASEMemberDay

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Endomyocardial fibrosis is a rare cardiac disease known to cause restrictive cardiomyopathy.

The exact cause of EMF is unknown and it may mimic other cardiac diseases such as Ebstein anomaly and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Read our CV Case Journal report: bit.ly/3Tu37Rw

Our March 2024 CV Case Journal is now online! bit.ly/3EZ3nlI

This issue features:
🫀Transseptal Mitral Valve-in-Valve-in-Valve
🫀Biventricular Endomyocardial Fibrosis in a Patient With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
🫀Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Thrombi in a Dog

Double outlet right atrium (DORA) is a type of atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) that has been rarely reported in the domestic cat. bit.ly/3IC8dGx

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Ebstein anomaly (EA), a congenital heart disease with an anatomic malformation of the tricuspid valve (TV) and right ventricular (RV) myopathy, can present in both children and adults. bit.ly/3T7DwxO

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We describe a case of a patient with a previously unidentified patent ductus arteriosus presenting during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy complicated by biventricular dysfunction and severe PH. bit.ly/49VoYZc

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