Texas Heart Institute Journal: Volume 42, Issue 5

We are excited to share the October 2015 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 42, Issue 5 of the Journal features the following articles:

Editorials

In Memoriam: Jerome H. Kay, Floyd D. Loop, and Jack M. Matloff

D. A. Cooley

Let Me Heal: An Instant Classic

H. L. Fred

Peabody’s Corner

A Heartfelt Letter to My Father’s Doctor

Name Withheld By Request

Review

Risk of Bleeding in End-Stage Liver Disease Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization

A. M. Mahmoud et al.

Clinical Investigation

Present-Day Hospital Readmissions after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Large Single-Center Study

R. E. Hernandez et al.

Efficacy of Oral Anticoagulation in Stroke Prevention among Sinus-Rhythm Patients Who Lack Left Atrial Mechanical Contraction after Cryoablation

J. Martínez-Comendador et al.

Coronary Interventions before Liver Transplantation Might Not Avert Postoperative Cardiovascular Events

D. F. Snipelisky et al.

Techniques

Combined Retrograde/Antegrade Approach to Transcatheter Closure of an Aortic Paravalvular Leak

A. A. Damluji et al.

Case Series

Evaluation of Previously Cannulated Radial Arteries as Patent Coronary Artery Bypass Conduits

T. Watson et al.

Case Reports

Conservative Management of Cardiac Hemangioma for 11 Years

R. Gribaa et al.

Cobrahead Deformity in the Right Atrial Disc of a New-Generation Occlutech Figulla Flex II Atrial Septal Defect Occluder Device

T. Kilic et al.

Down Syndrome with Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

G. Mahadevaiah et al.

Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defect: A Rare Case

G. S. Sridhar et al.

Massive Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Causing Left Main Coronary Artery Compression in the Absence of Pulmonary Hypertension

D. D. Yeh et al.

Aspergillus Mediastinitis after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: A Case Report

M. M. E. Ahmed et al.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Surgery for Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Aorto-Atrial Fistula and Cardiopulmonary Collapse

A. M. Noyes et al.

Prompt Recognition of Left Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture Aided by the Use of Contrast Echocardiography

T. Okabe et al.

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection with Cardiac Tamponade

A. C. H. Goh and R. J. Lundstrom

Successful Prasugrel Therapy for Recurrent Left Main Stent Thrombosis in a Clopidogrel Hyporesponder

Y. Kim and S. Lee

Very Late Stent Thrombosis 11 Years after Implantation of a Drug-Eluting Stent

K. Liou and N. Jepson

A Reminder of Methylene Blue’s Effectiveness in Treating Vasoplegic Syndrome after On-Pump Cardiac Surgery

J. Manghelli et al.

Acute Respiratory Failure Induced by Magnesium Replacement in a 62-Year-Old Woman with Myasthenia Gravis

P. Singh et al.

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: Diagnostic Challenge and the Importance of Heightened Clinical Suspicion

S. Henkin et al.

Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

Atrial Fibrillation in a 35-Year-Old Man with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

B. Hudzik et al.

Pulmonary Artery Sling Causing Tracheal Stenosis in a Neonate

Y. Li et al.

Book Review

Let Me Heal: The Opportunity to Preserve Excellence in American Medicine

H. L. Fred

Correspondence

Repair of Bland-White-Garland Syndrome via a Modified Technique

Y. Imoto

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 Sby 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.