GMC doctors find HEART of STONE on autopsy of a 50-year old- case report Sanchari Chattopadhyay19 Feb 2021 2:15 PM ISTGoa: While conducting an autopsy on a 50-year-old man one of the Goa Medical College (GMC) doctors discovered massive calcification in the heart of...
The tale of a rabbit and pitfalls in MI diagnosis, an EHJ case report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal15 Feb 2021 9:15 AM ISTIn patients presenting with clinical and ECG signs of myocardial ischaemia, cardiac troponin concentration is the cornerstone in establishing a...
Digoxin "dance", an extremely rare complication by a commonly used drug. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal9 Feb 2021 10:01 AM ISTChorea is a rare movement disorder characterized by its involuntary, rapid, and irregular "dance-like" movements. In patients with atrial...
Echo helps diagnose infective endocarditis from dental flossing: Case Report Medha Baranwal8 Feb 2021 7:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent case reported in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science, showed that echocardiography helped clinicians in diagnosing a man with a rare...
Refractory coronary embolus "trapped" and aspirated by a novel technique, EHJ case report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal3 Feb 2021 10:15 PM ISTA large thrombus burden in patients with acute myocardial infarction is associated with worse outcomes. Although various methods of thrombus...
Tackling branch pulmonary artery atresia without open surgery, a case report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal10 Jan 2021 6:30 PM ISTJACC case reports. A case report by Christopher J. Petit et al describes the use of direct percutaneous access to recanalize an atretic right...
Rare case of a giant floating thrombus in ascending aorta in a patient- a report Dr Satabdi Saha31 Dec 2020 5:00 PM ISTIn a recent development, doctors have put forth a case report of a male patient with a floating thrombus in an otherwise healthy distal ascending...
Valve-in-valve TAVR: Uncrossable prosthetic valve negotiated by an ingenious approach. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal28 Dec 2020 6:30 PM ISTTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now an established treatment modality for native aortic valve stenosis. Its implications in previous...
Coil from leg veins takes a "tour" of heart, An extremely rare case of coil migration dr. Abhimanyu Uppal25 Dec 2020 9:00 PM ISTPercutaneous embolization of the testicular vein with coils is a commonly performed treatment of varicocele. Reports of intravascular migration of...
Odynophagia post-cardiac catheterization, an interesting case report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal23 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTVascular complications from transradial cardiac catheterization are uncommon. Mediastinal hematoma is a rare complication with life-threatening...
Marijuana use sets-off ventricular tachycardia in a man: rare case reported dr. Abhimanyu Uppal18 Dec 2020 7:15 PM ISTMarijuana has become the most widely used illicit drug worldwide. The use of cannabinoids and its relationship with cardiac effects are not well...
Case of reverse takotsubo Cardiomyopathy caused by cryptogenic stroke- A report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal17 Dec 2020 3:00 PM ISTReverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (rTTC) is recognized as an atypical type of TTC. It has been suggested that neurological events are typical triggers...
