Case Presentation: This is a 52 year old Hispanic male with a history of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement four years prior who presented with chest pain and abdominal pain. The patient was recently treated for aortic valve endocarditis with long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy lasting six weeks. The patient admitted to a one month history of [...]

Case Presentation: A 67 year-old man with history of transient ischemic attack, coronary artery disease, and peripheral artery disease status post aorto-iliac graft in 1994 presented with intermittent fevers, chills, and intense rigors. Symptoms started following a dental procedure 6 months earlier after which he was diagnosed with streptococcus anginosus bacteremia. Continued fevers prompted trans-esophageal [...]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man with bicuspid aortic valve and atrial flutter was admitted to the hospital with dyspnea and found to have cardiogenic shock with rapid atrial fibrillation. He received inotropic agents, afterload reducing agents, and cardiac resynchronization therapy, resulting in improvement in symptoms and systolic function. Physical examination demonstrated vigorous carotid pulsations, known [...]

Case Presentation: A 59-year old male with a history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and Stanford Type A aortic dissection (treated six years prior by open followed by endovascular repair) presented with a four-day history of hematemesis associated with midsternal chest pain. He reported taking a nifedipine tablet, which felt like it was “stuck in [...]

Case Presentation: A 12-year-old boy presents with 8 days of chest pain. He describes the pain as sudden onset, stabbing, located over his left chest with radiation to his right chest and left flank. The pain initially lasts between 5 to 10 minutes, but has been increasing in duration to span the entire day. The [...]