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Device-Associated Thrombus with Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device: A Report of Two Cases [Case Report]

Dhaduk, Nehal; Vainrib, Alan F; Bamira, Daniel; Ro, Richard; Aizer, Anthony; Chinitz, Larry; Saric, Muhamed
• Individual cases of Watchman FLX DAT are scare in literature. • The Watchman FLX has shown lower rates of DAT than the Watchman 2.0. • Thrombus formation is still possible in rare instances with the Watchman FLX.
PMCID:10307589
PMID: 37396475
ISSN: 2468-6441
CID: 5538982

Transesophageal Echocardiographic Screening for Structural Heart Interventions

Ro, Richard; Bamira, Daniel; Bernard, Samuel; Vainrib, Alan; Ibrahim, Homam; Staniloae, Cezar; Williams, Mathew R; Saric, Muhamed
PURPOSE OF REVIEW/OBJECTIVE:Percutaneous structural interventions have provided patients with an effective therapeutic option, and its growth has been aided by echocardiography. We describe the vital role that transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays in screening patients prior to their procedure. RECENT FINDINGS/RESULTS:A multimodality imaging approach is employed by the valve team, but TEE plays a unique role in diagnosis and planning. Utilization of all TEE views and features such as biplane, 3D imaging, and multiplanar reconstruction ensures accurate assessment of the structural lesion of interest. The role of TEE remains essential in the planning of structural interventions, and these studies should be performed in a systematic and comprehensive manner.
PMID: 36680732
ISSN: 1534-3170
CID: 5405192

Taking Command of 3D Stitching Artifacts: From an Annoyance to an Easy Tool for Navigating 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography

Maidman, Samuel D; Bamira, Daniel; Ro, Richard; Vainrib, Alan F; Saric, Muhamed
Despite many recent advances in three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal (TEE) imagining, the process of orienting 3D TEE images is nonintuitive and uses assumptions based on idealized anatomy. Correlating two-dimensional (2D) TEE cross-sectional images to 3D reconstructions remains an additional challenge. Here, we suggest the repurposing of the stitching artifact generated in 2-beat ECG-gated 3D TEE as a means of exactly orienting 3D images within a patient's unique anatomy. In this article, we demonstrate this application of this strategy to assess a normal mitral valve (MV), to localize scallops of mitral valve prolapse and to visualize typical left atrial appendage 2D cuts in a 3D space. By taking command of stitching artifacts, cardiac imagers can successfully navigate the complex structures of the heart for optimal, individualized echocardiographic views.
PMID: 36174809
ISSN: 1097-6795
CID: 5334502

Acute effect of edge-to-edge repair of mitral regurgitation on left heart mechanics and health status

Ro, Richard; Prandi, Francesca R; Zaid, Syed; Anastasius, Malcolm O; Tang, Gilbert H L; Seetharam, Karthik; Argulian, Edgar; Massaro, Gianluca; Sharma, Samin; Kini, Annapoorna; Lerakis, Stamatios
AIMS/OBJECTIVE:Examine the impact of acute changes in left heart strain and volumes with percutaneous edge-to-edge MitraClip repair on improvement in health status assessed using Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-12 (KCCQ-12) score. METHODS:Changes in left atrial strain, left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (LVGLS), LV end-systolic volume (LVESV), and end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) were evaluated in 50 patients undergoing MitraClip repair for symptomatic primary mitral regurgitation (PMR) and secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) on transthoracic echocardiography before and 1 month after MitraClip. Multivariable regression was used to evaluate changes in left heart strain and volumes as predictors of change in KCCQ-12 scores, adjusting for baseline clinical and echocardiographic characteristics. RESULTS:Both PMR and SMR patients had significant increase in LVGLS and reduction in LVEDV and LVESV ( P  < 0.05) after MitraClip, reduction trend in left atrial conduit strain (PMR P  = 0.053; SMR P  = 0.12) but no significant change in LV ejection fraction. KCCQ-12 score improved significantly in both PMR ( P  < 0.001) and SMR cohorts ( P  < 0.001). Higher delta KCCQ-12 tertiles were associated with greater reduction in LVEDV ( P  = 0.022) after MitraClip. On multiple regression analysis, lower preprocedural Society of Thoracic Surgeons for Mitral Valve Replacement and KCCQ-12 score, and greater reduction in LVESV and left atrial strain conduit phase were associated with KCCQ-12 score improvement ( P  < 0.001). CONCLUSION/CONCLUSIONS:There is a significant increase in LVGLS and reduction in LVEDV, LVESV and left atrial strain conduit after edge-to-edge MitraClip repair in both PMR and SMR. Lower preprocedural Society of Thoracic Surgeons for Mitral Valve Replacement and KCCQ-12 score, and greater reduction in LVESV and left atrial conduit strain were associated with KCCQ-12 score improvement after MitraClip. Further studies are warranted to understand the mechanism and significance of our findings.
PMID: 36166336
ISSN: 1558-2035
CID: 5405182

Bacterial endocarditis with AACEK (HACEK) organisms [Case Report]

Kuohn, Lindsey R; Ro, Richard; Bamira, Daniel; Vainrib, Alan; Freedberg, Robin; Galloway, Aubrey; Williams, Mathew R; Saric, Muhamed
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND:Gram-negative organisms of the AACEK group, formerly known as HACEK, rarely cause endocarditis. CASE SERIES/METHODS:We present three cases of bacterial endocarditis, involving native and prosthetic valves, caused by AACEK organisms. In two patients, Cardiobacterium hominis was the responsible organism, and in a third, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus was implicated. A dental source of infection was identified in two patients, and in all three patients, the presentation of endocarditis was subacute. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS:This case series highlights the indolent nature of infection with the AACEK organisms. It also demonstrates the crucial role of multimodality imaging, especially transesophageal echocardiography, in the diagnosis of AACEk endocarditis of both native and prosthetic valves, and in delineating the extent of abscess in those with prosthetic valve infection.
PMID: 36198094
ISSN: 1540-8175
CID: 5356642

Multimodality Imaging of Caval and Coronary Sinus Venous Anomalies [Case Report]

Liebman, Jordan; Bamira, Daniel; Ro, Richard; Vainrib, Alan F; Small, Adam J; Donnino, Robert; Saric, Muhamed
PMCID:9556923
PMID: 36247374
ISSN: 2468-6441
CID: 5356652

The Effect of TAVR on Left Ventricular and Left Atrial Mechanics in Patients with Aortic Stenosis

Anastasius, Malcolm; Ro, Richard; Gavalas, Michael; Patel, Neil; Prandi, Francesca Romana; Tang, Gilbert H L; Krishnamoorthy, Parasuram; Sharma, Samin K; Kini, Annapoorna; Lerakis, Stamatios
PMCID:8877352
PMID: 35200690
ISSN: 2308-3425
CID: 5285242

Native mitral valve staphylococcus endocarditis with a very unusual complication: Ruptured posterior mitral valve leaflet aneurysm [Case Report]

Maidman, Samuel D; Kiefer, Nicholas J; Bernard, Samuel; Freedberg, Robin S; Rosenzweig, Barry P; Bamira, Daniel; Vainrib, Alan F; Ro, Richard; Neuburger, Peter J; Basu, Atreyee; Moreira, Andre L; Latson, Larry A; Loulmet, Didier F; Saric, Muhamed
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease associated with in-hospital mortality of nearly one in five cases. IE can destroy valvular tissue, which may rarely progress to aneurysm formation, most commonly at the anterior leaflet in instances of mitral valve involvement. We present a remarkable case of a patient with IE and a rare complication of a ruptured aneurysm of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Two- and Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, intra-operative videography, and histopathologic analysis revealed disruption at this unusual location-at the junction of the P2 and P3 scallops, surrounded by an annular abscess.
PMID: 34923683
ISSN: 1540-8175
CID: 5108652

Cor Pulmonale from Concomitant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Methamphetamine Use [Case Report]

Maidman, Samuel D; Sulica, Roxana; Freedberg, Robin S; Bamira, Daniel; Vainrib, Alan F; Ro, Richard; Latson, Larry A; Saric, Muhamed
PMCID:8370868
PMID: 34430775
ISSN: 2468-6441
CID: 5148322

Abnormal left ventricular global longitudinal strain by speckle tracking echocardiography in COVID-19 patients

Croft, Lori B; Krishnamoorthy, Parasuram; Ro, Richard; Anastasius, Malcolm; Zhao, Wenli; Buckley, Samantha; Goldman, Martin; Argulian, Edgar; Sharma, Samin K; Kini, Annapoorna; Lerakis, Stamatios
COVID-19 infection can affect the cardiovascular system. We sought to determine if left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) is affected by COVID-19 and if this has prognostic implications. Materials & methods: Retrospective study, with LVGLS was measured in 58 COVID-19 patients. Patients discharged were compared with those who died. Results: The mean LV ejection fraction (LVEF) and LVGLS for the cohort was 52.1 and -12.9 ± 4.0%, respectively. Among 30 patients with preserved LVEF (>50%), LVGLS was -15.7 ± 2.8%, which is lower than the reference mean LVGLS for a normal, healthy population. There was no significant difference in LVGLS or LVEF when comparing patients who survived to discharge or died. Conclusion: LVGLS was reduced in COVID-19 patients, although not significantly lower in those who died compared with survivors.
PMCID:7673304
PMID: 33034203
ISSN: 1744-8298
CID: 5285272