Background: Several case reports and case series have found that transcatheter mitral valve procedures (TMVP) improve hemodynamics and reduce symptoms in patients with mitral valve disease and concomitant hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).(1-6) There is a lack of evidence regarding the outcomes of patients that undergo TMVP with HOCM, however several studies have evaluated the outcomes [...]

Case Presentation: This is a 21 year old man with prior polysubstance use who presented with worsening pleuritic chest pain, subjective fever, diffuse abdominal pain, and diarrhea for three days. He reported testing positive for COVID-19 17 days prior to admission, but for 14 days thereafter had only mild symptoms of non-productive cough and malaise. [...]

Case Presentation: A 45-year-old previously healthy male with a known history of polysubstance use (tobacco, ethanol, and cocaine) presented to the emergency department with sudden onset left-sided facial droop, hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, and dysarthria. The patient reported using cocaine twelve hours previously. On arrival, the EKG revealed complete atrial ventricular dissociation with a ventricular escape [...]

Case Presentation: This is a 53-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, recent stroke, and obesity, who presented with chest pain. She had intermittent chest discomfort as a child and was told she had asthma; however, over the past few months, her chest pressure became more frequent and occurred both with activity and rest. [...]

Case Presentation: An 81-year-old woman with a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and prior gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding of unknown origin in 2017 presented with lightheadedness and anemia after undergoing an ERCP the day before. She had multiple episodes of maroon-colored stool and melena while in the ED and was transfused one unit of packed red [...]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and GERD presented to the ED with intermittent palpitations associated with exertional shortness of breath and near-syncopal episodes since several months. On presentation, he was in sustained Ventricular Tachycardia storm and required defibrillation 5 times despite starting on Lidocaine and Amiodarone infusions along with bolus doses of [...]

Case Presentation: An 18 year old Spanish speaking male from Honduras presented following a motor vehicle accident. Initial assessment in the ED included a CXR and bedside Echocardiogram which noted cardiomegaly and a reduced EF of 15%. Patient reports experiencing headaches, blurry vision, palpitations, and non-radiating left sided chest pressure intermittently over the last four [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with a remote history of ischemic cardiomyopathy presented to the hospital with worsening shortness of breath. His review of systems was remarkable for orthopnea. His past medical history was significant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia. His home medications were carvedilol, aspirin, lisinopril and simvastatin. Diagnostic studies including cardiac enzymes and chest [...]

Case Presentation: Stress cardiomyopathy, also known as takutsubo cardiomyopathy, is a syndrome that causes transient cardiac apical akinesis or hypokinesis with concurrent basal hyperkinesis. This phenomenon occurs in the absence of angiographic evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease, often induced by emotional stress, and usually reverses within a few weeks to months. A rare variant [...]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old Caucasian female patient with no significant medical history came to medical attention in December 2016 with an episode of generalized tonic clonic seizure. On admission, review of systems, vital signs and physical examination were unremarkable. The following laboratory tests were normal or negative: complete metabolic panel, complete blood count, urinalysis, chest [...]