Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an increasingly common procedure. While it is currently recommended for patients with severe aortic stenosis with high or intermediate surgical risk, it is currently being studied in lower risk patients. If approved for expanded use, it stands to become even more commonplace in hospitals around the country. We [...]

Case Presentation: A 77-year-old male with a history of systolic heart failure, aortic stenosis (AS) status post transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) 5 months prior, chronic kidney disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus was brought to the emergency room after a fall at home. He started experiencing a pain on his chronic right great toe [...]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old man with history of coronary artery disease, aortic stenosis status post transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) two years ago, and ankylosing spondylitis presented to the emergency department for evaluation of 3 days of subjective fevers, worsening generalized weakness requiring one-person assist for ambulation, and tachycardia on his smart watch in the [...]

Case Presentation: History: A 67-year-old male with a complex medical history, including HIV on HAART, Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), stage III CKD with microalbuminuria, severe aortic stenosis treated with TAVR, and post-procedural complete heart block managed with a dual-chamber pacemaker, presented to the emergency department with right-sided abdominal pain. This pain, described as cramping, [...]