Texas Heart Institute Journal: Volume 43, Issue 2

We are excited to share the April 2016 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 43, Issue 2 of the Journal features the following articles:

Editorial

In Memoriam: Lawrence H. Cohn, MD (1937–2016)

J. S. Coselli

In Memoriam: Arnold M. Katz, MD (1932–2016)

J. T. Willerson and N. S. Dhalla

Texas Heart Institute Medal and the Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement in Cardiovascular Diseases

A Life-Saving Cancer: More on the Double Whammy

H. L. Fred

Peabody’s Corner

Surviving a Double Whammy

E. P. Couch

Clinical Investigation

Effect of Elective Bentall Procedure on Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Functional Status: Long-Term Follow-Up in 90 patients

O. Djokic et al.

Biventricular Myocardial Performance Is Impaired in Proportion to Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

S. Akyol et al.

Biodegradable-Polymer Biolimus-Eluting Stents versus Durable-Polymer Everolimus-Eluting Stents at One-Year Follow-Up: A Registry-Based Cohort Study

E. Parsa et al.

Longitudinal Changes in Vascular Risk Markers and Mortality Rates among a Latino Population with Hypertension

M. C. Pflederer et al.

Techniques

Retrograde Transcatheter Closure of Mitral Paravalvular Leak through a Mechanical Aortic Valve Prosthesis: 2 Successful Cases

D. Zhou et al.

Editorial Commentary

Advancing a Guiding Catheter Across a Mechanical Aortic Valve

W. Shatila and G. V. Silva

Surgical Techniques

Left Brachiocephalic Vein Cannulation in Bicaval Venous Drainage Is Safe, Effective, and Technically Advantageous

M. H. Aazami et al.

Case Series

Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma: Single-Institution Experience with 14 Surgical Patients

W. K. A. Saleh et al.

Case Reports

Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Related to Recurrent Thyrotoxicosis

K. Patel et al.

Editorial Commentary

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Establishing Diagnosis and Causes through Prospective Testing

P. Angelini

Case Reports

Normal Pregnancy and Birth Despite Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: Another Case for the Record

X. Chen et al.

Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by Lactobacillus acidophilus Leading to Rupture of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

C. O. Encarnacion et al.

Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis in Association with Enterococcus durans

L. Fallavollita et al.

Getting to a Man’s Heart through His Colon

M. D. Samsky et al.

Stepwise Progression of Right-to-Left Atrial Shunting through a Combination of Patent Foramen Ovale and Tricuspid Regurgitation

E. P. Kransdorf et al.

Right Atrial Tumor Resection and Reconstruction with Use of an Acellular Porcine Bladder Membrane

W. K. Abu Saleh et al.

Rapid Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Overcomes Fulminant Myocarditis Induced by 5‑Fluorouracil

A. R. Amraotkar et al.

No Electromagnetic Interference Occurred in a Patient with a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System and a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

A. S. Raman et al.

Valve Replacement with a Sutureless Aortic Prosthesis in a Patient with Concomitant Mitral Valve Disease and Severe Aortic Root Calcification

A. Lio et al.

Heavy Lifting Causing Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection with Anterior Myocardial Infarction in a 54-Year-Old Woman

K. Yiangou et al.

Focus on ECGs: Case #2

Evaluation of Suspected Device Malfunction on ECG

L. Cunningham et al.

Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

Percutaneous Left Main Coronary Artery Intervention in a Case of Dextrocardia

S. Song and S. Lee

Straight Back Syndrome Masquerading as a Mass, with Near-Syncope

A. Almanfi et al.

Giant Aortopulmonary Collateral Artery in an Adult with Bronchiectasis

S. C. Efe et al.

Book Review

Carrying the Black Bag: A Neurologist’s Bedside Tales

H. L. Fred

Erratum

Pacing on the T Wave: PAVB, Not PVAB

P. Shah and S. Tiyyagura

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.