Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 67 Years Male Builder Heart Failure (Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy) and Pacemaker Dependence After Atrioventricular Node Ablation History The patient had a complex past medical history. He underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in 2006 related to infective…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 65 Years Male Retired Heart Failure History The patient was a 65-year-old retired man seeking treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy with normal coronary arteries for about 10 years. Risk factors are dyslipidemia and obesity (91 kg,…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 54 Years Female Business Prominent Thebesian Valve History The patient had a medical history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with progression to the dilated phase of cardiomyopathy (New York Heart Association class III) and conduction abnormalities, including…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 80 Years Female Retired Congestive Heart Failure History Nonischemic cardiomyopathy with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 15% to 20%, down from 30% in a span of 6 months, and New York Heart Association (NYHA)…
Age Gender Occupation Working diagnosis 55 Years Female Housewife Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy History This patient had complete heart block, with 30% left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) visualized on echocardiography. A temporary pacemaker wire was inserted into the right ventricle via femoral…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 78 Years Male Retired Heart Failure Requiring Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy History This patient with a history of mechanical aortic valve replacement, New York Heart Association class III heart failure, 25% left ventricular ejection fraction, and…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 66 Years Male Retired Teacher Ventricular Tachycardia and Recurrent Heart Failure History The patient had recurrent hospital admissions for heart failure despite optimal tolerable medical therapy. He had a left ventricular ejection fraction of 25%…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 69 Years Male Retired Government Clerk Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia History A 69-year-old man had underlying complete heart block and chronic atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. He had a single-chamber pacemaker implanted in…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 58 Years Male Office Worker Heart Failure Exacerbation History A 58-year-old male office worker with a long-standing history of cardiomyopathy, likely after an episode of viral myocarditis 20 years previously, sought treatment for worsening shortness…
Age Gender Occupation Working Diagnosis 62 Years Male Physician Progressive Left Ventricular Dysfunction Resulting from Chronic Right Ventricular Pacing History A 62-year-old nonsmoking man was referred for upgrade of his dual-chamber pacing system to a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) pacing…