Texas Heart Institute Journal: Volume 46, Issue 2
We are excited to share the newest issue of the Texas Heart Institute Journal, now available online.
The Texas Heart Institute Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published bimonthly by the Texas Heart Institute as part of its medical education program. The purpose of the Journal is to educate, with emphasis on the dissemination of information to physicians in practice. For more information, visit the THI Journal pages on our website.
Our medical and scientific experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that make the THI Journal possible. Members of this group deserve our continuing gratitude and recognition.
Volume 46, Issue 2 of the Journal features the following articles:
Editorial
In Memoriam: Herbert L. Fred, MD (1929–2018)
James T. Willerson and Toban Dvoretzky
Herb Fred’s Coda
Herbert L. Fred
Peabody’s Corner
The Last Word
Fady Joudah
Editorial
Clinical Investigation
Effectiveness of Artificial Neochordae Implantation in Tricuspid Valve Repair
Salih Salihi, H. Tarik Kiziltan, Ahmad Huraibat, Askin Ali Korkmaz, Ibrahim Kara and Mustafa Guden
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography-Enabled Material Separation in Diagnosing Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus
Yu-Quan He, Lin Liu, Meng-Chao Zhang, Hong Zeng and Ping Yang
Case Series
Effect of Percutaneous Suction Thromboembolectomy on Improved Right Ventricular Function
Akbarshakh Akhmerov, Heidi Reich, James Mirocha and Danny Ramzy
Case Reports
Minimally Invasive Endovascular Repair of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm with Use of Local Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation
Abdelkader Almanfi and Zvonimir Krajcer
Pheochromocytoma-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Majed Afana, Rishi J. Panchal, Rebecca M. Simon, Amal Hejab, Sharon W. Lahiri, Akshay K. Khandelwal and Michael P. Hudson
Editorial Commentary
Case Reports
Adjunctive Ischemic Lower-Limb Perfusion during Aortic Repair with Cardiopulmonary Bypass Prevents Fatal Reperfusion Injury
Kazuhiro Kurisu, Satoshi Kimura, Hiroshi Mitsuo and Yasutaka Ueno
Surgical Repair of a Giant Aorto–Left Ventricular Fistula
Charles Mve Mvondo, Marta Pugliese and Ellen M. Dailor
Unconventional 2:1 Ventricular Pacing in a Neonate with Congenital Heart Block and Biventricular Noncompaction
Andrew E. Schneider and Philip L. Wackel
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Associated with Coronary Artery Vasospasm
Rida Laeeq, Jeffrey S. Berman, Umair Khalid, Nasser M. Lakkis and Rashed Tabbaa
Use of a Covered CP Stent to Exclude an Aortic–Brachiocephalic Conduit Pseudoaneurysm
Ronnie C. Chen, Murray Kwon, Daniel Levi and John M. Moriarty
Focus on ECGs: Case #18
ST-Segment Elevation Soon after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Sanket Borgaonkar and Yochai Birnbaum
Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
About the Texas Heart Institute Journal
The Texas Heart Institute Journal is published bimonthly by Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas (ISSN 1526-6702). The Journal was printed under the name of Cardiovascular Diseases from 1974 through 1981 (ISSN 0093-3546). The name was changed to Texas Heart Institute Journal in 1982, and the Journal was printed through 2013 (ISSN 0730-2347). It is indexed by Index Medicus/MEDLINE and by other indexing and abstracting services worldwide.
The statements and opinions expressed in the Texas Heart Institute Journal are those of their authors and are not necessarily those of the Texas Heart Institute Journal, the Texas Heart Institute, the Texas Heart Institute Foundation, or affiliated institutions.
