The Texas Heart Institute Journal: Volume 51, Issue 1

The Texas Heart Institute Journal
Volume 51, Issue 1
January–June 2024

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Clinical Investigation

Comparison of Perioperative and Postoperative Outcomes Among 3 Left Atrial Incisions: Conventional Direct, Transseptal, and Superior Septal Left Atriotomy
Estelle Démoulin; Dionysios Adamopoulos, MD; Tornike Sologashvili, MD; Mathieu van Steenberghe, MD, PhD; Jalal Jolou, MD; Haran Burri, MD, PhD; Christoph Huber, MD, PhD; Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, MD, PhD

Periprocedural Risk Predictors Affecting Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Aleksander Dokollari, MD, PhD; Serge Sicouri, MD; Leila Hosseinian, MD; Ozgun Erten, MD; Basel Ramlawi, MD; Gianluigi Bisleri, MD; Massimo Bonacchi, MD; Noah Sicouri, MS; Gianluca Torregrossa, MD, MEBCTS; Francis P. Sutter, DO

Does Serum Uric Acid to Creatinine Ratio Predict Mortality Risk in Patients With Heart Failure?
Xiaoqing Xi, MD; Jinfeng Cai, MD; Chen Zhang, MD; Xuefei Wang, MD

Interventional Treatment Options for the Prevention of Amputation in Patients With Lower Extremity Wounds From Peripheral Arterial Disease
Akin Torun, MD; Ulas Bildirici, MD

Cardiovascular Disease and Inpatient Complications in Turner Syndrome: A Propensity Score Analysis
Talal Alzahrani, MD, MPH

Insights From the Histopathologic Analysis of Acquired and Genetic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
L. Maximilian Buja, MD; Bihong Zhao, MD, PhD; Humaira Sadaf, MD; Michelle McDonald, DO; Ana M. Segura, MD; Li Li, MD, PhD; Alana Cecchi, MS; Siddharth K. Prakash, MD; Rana O. Afifi, MD; Charles C. Miller, PhD; Anthony L. Estrera, MD; Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD

Safety and Efficacy of Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs Warfarin in Patients With Obesity and Venous Thromboembolism: A Retrospective Analysis
Zoe H. Tu, PharmD; Alejandro D. Perez; Thomas E. Diaz, BA; Matthew S. Loop, PhD; Megan Clarke, PharmD

Three-Year Clinical Outcomes With the Cilotax Dual Drug-Eluting Stent vs Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
HyeYon Yu, PhD; Jihun Ahn, MD, PhD; Byoung Geol Choi, PhD; Soohyung Park, MD; Dong Oh Kang, MD; Cheol Ung Choi, MD; Seung-Woon Rha, MD, PhD; Myung Ho Jeong, MD, PhD

Coronary Angiography in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation/Noncompaction
Nicolas de Cillia, MD; Josef Finsterer, MD, PhD; Radu Campean, MD; Ashkan Noorian, MD; Maria Winkler-Dworak, PhD; Claudia Stöllberger, MD

Incidence and Impact of Takotsubo Syndrome in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
Pengyang Li, MD, MSc; Ao Shi, PhD; Xiaojia Lu, MD; Chenlin Li, MD; Peng Cai, MSc; Catherine Teng, MD; Lingling Wu, MD; Yuan Shu; Su Pan, MD; Richard A. F. Dixon, PhD; Qi Liu, PhD; Bin Wang, MD, PhD

Case Series

Dronedarone for the Treatment of Atrial Arrhythmias in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Mahdi S. Agha, MD; Peter R. Ermis, MD; Wayne J. Franklin, MD; Dhaval R. Parekh, MD; Angeline D. Opina, MD; Jeffrey J. Kim, MD; Christina Y. Miyake, MD, MS; Santiago O. Valdes, MD; Wilson W. Lam, MD

Cannula Placement for Cerebral Protection Without Circulatory Arrest in Patients Undergoing Hemiarch Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Joseph C. Sweeney, MD; Jaimin R. Trivedi, MD, MPH; Toyokazu Endo, MD; Akhila Ankem, MD; Siddharth V. Pahwa, MD; Mark S. Slaughter, MD; Brian L. Ganzel, MD

Surgical Outcome of Postinfarction Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture
Chan-young Na, MD, PhD

Research Letter

Ischemic Evaluation and Revascularization in Patients Presenting With Advanced Atrioventricular Block Without Concomitant Acute Myocardial Infarction
Jasmeet Kalsi, MD; John Suffredini, DO; June K. Pickett, MD; Mahboob Alam, MD; Waleed Kayani, MD; Xiaoming Jia, MD

EDUCATION

Case Reports

Successful Percutaneous Thoracic Duct Embolization for Chylothorax After Total Arch Replacement
Fumihiro Kitashima, MD; Naohiro Shimada, MD; Yojiro Machii, MD; Masashi Tanaka, MD, PhD

Pericardiectomy and Mechanical Mitro-Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Erdheim-Chester Disease
Nerea Lopez Perez, MBBS; Mathieu van Steenberghe, MD, PhD; Jörg D. Seebach, MD; Philippe Meyer, MD; Johannes Alexander Lobrinus, MD; Christoph Huber, MD; Mustafa Cikirikcioglu, MD, PhD

Resolution of Severe Portopulmonary Hypertension With Inhaled Treprostinil and Liver Transplantation
Alex J. Chang, MD; Choon Hwa Goh, MD

Acute Mitral Valve Regurgitation Caused by Left Ventricular Pacing Wire During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Byeng-Ju Son, MD; Ung Kim, MD, PhD; Jong-Ho Nam, MD; Kang-Un Choi, MD, PhD; Jong-Il Park, MD; Jang-Won Son, MD, PhD

Use of Ultrasound-Assisted, Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in a Patient With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Karam P. S. Gill, MD; Daniel P. O’Brien, MD; Jonathan E. Soverow, MD

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Prognosis
Mohammad Alomari, MD; Magdy M. El-Sayed Ahmed, MD, MS; Mostafa Ali, MD; Ishaq J. Wadiwala, MBBS; Si M. Pham, MD; Basar Sareyyupoglu, MD

Transient 2:1 Atrioventricular Block with Peri-Conduction System Pacing After Leadless Pacemaker Implantation
Salim N. Najjar, MD; Michael A. Bruno, MD; Wilson W. Lam, MD

Successful Suture-Free Repair of Left Ventricular Rupture Using the EVARREST Patch
Paighton C. Miller, BS; Linda J. Schulte, MD; Kunal Kotkar, MD

Mitral Valve Regurgitation in Klippel-Feil Syndrome With Related Thoracic Deformity
Yuki Endo, MD, PhD; Yoshiei Shimamura, MD, PhD; Hiroshi Niinami, MD, PhD

Heart Transplantation in a Patient With Rheumatic Heart Disease and Severe Left Atrial Calcification
Kyungsub Song, MD; Seonhwa Lee, MD; Yun Seok Kim, MD, PhD

Restoration of Epicardial Blood Flow After Left Ventricular Unloading With the Impella CP Heart Pump in a Patient With STEMI Treated With Surgical Revascularization
Jason Liu, MD; Syed B. Peer, MD; Samar S. Sheth, MD; Gabriel Loor, MD

Acute Transient Contrast-Induced Neurologic Deficit as a Complication of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Nelson Barrera, MD; Katerina Jou, BS; Francisco J. Gallegos-Koyner, MD; Salomon Chamay, MD; Mario J. Garcia, MD; Roberto Cerrud-Rodriguez, MD

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Male Patient With Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Artur Schneider, DO; S. Michael Gharacholou, MD

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Patient With Multivessel Disease and Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus Totalis
Rohit Shahani, MD; Adham Ahmed, BS; Frank M. Rosell, MD; Alexander Iribarne, MD, MS

Narrative Review

Cardiovascular Disease Management With Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cardiology Primer
Allan Zhang, BA; Ramsey Kalil, MD; Alexander Marzec, MD; Stephanie A. Coulter, MD; Salim Virani, MD; Kershaw V. Patel, MD, MSCS; Matthew W. Segar, MD, MS

MEETING SECTIONS

Women’s Heart & Vascular Symposium
Houston, May 6, 2023

Bypass Grafts in Women: What Is the Gold Standard?
Natalia Roa-Vidal, BS; Lauren K. Barron, MD

Cardiometabolic Health: Actionable Prevention Strategies and New Care Models
Omar Leonards, MD; David Aguilar, MD, MSc

Rocky Mountain Valve Symposium
Missoula, MT, July 20-21, 2023

Discordant Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Assessing the Valve and the Myocardium
Philippe Pibarot, DVM, PhD

Rethinking the Management of Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis: Embracing Early Intervention for Better Outcomes
Amjed Zidan, DO; Renuka Jain, MD

How to Assess the Feasibility of a Second Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement When the First Valve Fails
Stephanie Tom, MD; John Lisko, MD; Kendra J. Grubb, MD, MHA

Distal Extent of Resection in Type A Dissection: Keeping It Simple
Marc R. Moon, MD; Puja Kachroo, MD

ISEVS 30th Anniversary Interactive Cardiovascular Symposium
Houston, September 22-23, 2023

A Dedicated Device for Inside-Out Central Venous Catheterization
Bright Benfor, MD; Eric K. Peden, MD

Endovascular Strategies for Aortic Arch When US Food and Drug Administration–Approved Devices Are Not Available
Gabrielle Sutton, MS; Rana Afifi, MD

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

The Texas Heart Institute Journal publishes articles on all aspects of preventing, diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular disease from a clinical perspective. The editors welcome original research and educational articles, as well as opinion pieces and essays related to medical discipline. See our Information for Authors for full details.