Meeting
Abstract Number: 670
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A male in his 70s with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presented to the hospital for evaluation of shortness of breath, dysgeusia, and subjective fever. His home medications were aspirin, atorvastatin, pantoprazole, apixaban, and tramadol. Physical exam on admission revealed bilaterally diminished breath sounds in addition to being tachypneic and hypoxic. His […]
Abstract Number: 807
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Heyde syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder characterized by the triad of aortic stenosis (AS), gastrointestinal bleeding, and acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS). The pathophysiology of AVWS in Heyde syndrome is thought to be due to the increased circulatory shear forces resulting from AS, leading to cleavage of large VWF multimers and loss […]
Abstract Number: 833
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A sixty-six-year-old male with a history of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Atrial Fibrillation, and Rheumatic Heart Disease requiring aortic and mitral valvuloplasty, was on warfarin with an INR goal of 3.5-4 due to multiple hypercoagulable factors and recurrent Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs) at INR 2.5-3.5. Post prostate cancer radiation, he developed […]
Abstract Number: F12
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common vascular disease in the US, frequently underdiagnosed and potentially fatal condition where embolic material blocks one or more pulmonary arteries impairing blood flow. In this study, we aim to describe the prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of mortality of mechanical (MT) and surgical thrombectomy (ST). Methods: This […]