We are excited to share a new 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 and also as a continuous publication (NEW in 2021!). 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 48 Issue 4 of the Journal features the following articles:

IMAGES IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE

Papillary Muscle Rupture After Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction
Narayana Sarma V. Singam, MD; Shahab Ghafghazi, MD, MRCP (UK)

Isolated Coronary Artery Aneurysm in a 12-Year-Old Boy With Marfan Syndrome
Cherry Liu, MD; Monica S. Epelman, MD; Irina Ten, MD; Tomislav Ivsic, MD

Pneumopericardium Develops After Pacemaker Implantation
Ramil Goel, MD; David E. Winchester, MD; Christopher Austin, MD; Edward D. Staples, MD

 

TECHNIQUE

Ultrafast Computation of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Using Temporal Intensity Variation in Cine Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Amol S. Pednekar, PhD; Benjamin Y.C. Cheong, MD; Raja Muthupillai, PhD

 

CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients with Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Brendan P. Chou, BS; Andre Critsinelis, MD; Harveen K. Lamba, MD; Gregory Long, BS; Andrew B. Civitello, MD; Reynolds M. Delgado, MD; Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

“Simple” Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Conscious Sedation: Safety and Effectiveness in Real-World Practice
Alexander Postalian, MD; Neil E. Strickman, MD; Briana T. Costello, MD; Kathryn G. Dougherty, CRTT; Zvonimir Krajcer, MD

 

FOCUS ON ECGs: Case #26

Cardiac Arrest in the Presence of Alcohol Abuse, Hypokalemia, and Possible Brugada Syndrome
Akhil Mogalapalli, MD; Sundeep Kumar, MD; Aliraza Ghani, MD; Philip L. Mar, MD, PharmD

 

CASE REPORTS

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in a 17-Year-Old Boy Awaiting Heart Transplantation
Nooralam A. Rai, MD; Aliva De, MD; Carin Lamm, MD

Hypothermic Fibrillatory Arrest During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Man With Calcified Aorta and Ventricular Fibrillation
Nathan Airhart, MD; Marineh Bojalian, MD; Johanna Schwarzenberger, MD

Avoidance of ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treatment for >1 Week Due to COVID-19 Fears
Rahul V. Annabathula, MD; Gregory J. Sinner, MD; Talal S. Alnabelsi, MD; Rachel P. Goodwin, DO; Vincent L. Sorrell, MD

 

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