The image shows a scan of a 1-year-old with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) that was diagnosed with a very low dose CT. Read more

This article represents an abstract from the original case report. To read the whole article, please visit Circulation. 2009 Mar 3;119(8):1158-60. History A 46-year-old female patient presented at the emergency department with hemoptysis of unknown cause. Past medical history was significant for pulmonary hypertension with Eisenmenger syndrome due to … Read more

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the value of multislice computed tomography (CT) for the assessment of valvular abnormalities in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) in comparison with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and intraoperative findings. Background Multislice CT has recently shown promising data regarding valvular imaging in a 4-dimensional … Read more

Abstract Objective: Triple phase (non-contrast, arterial, venous) single energy CT (SECT) scans are often used to monitor patients after endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. We investigated the feasibility of replacing non-contrast and arterial phase SECT scans with a single arterial phase dual energy CT (DECT) scan and generating virtual non-contrast images. Methods: … Read more

A41-year-old woman was admitted to the Medical University of South Carolina cardiology service with new-onset atrial fibrillation, with chest tightness, shortness of breath, and a nonproductive cough. As a child, she had a congenital bicuspid aortic valve with severe aortic stenosis that initially required commissurotomy, a bioprosthetic valve replacement at … Read more

Purpose: To assess the diagnostic performance of dual-energy dual-source computed tomography (CT) in the detection of endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Materials and Methods: This study was local ethics board approved, and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. One hundred eighteen patients (21 women, 97 men; mean age, … Read more

Papillary muscle rupture is a rare cardiac emergency most frequently associated with acute myocardial infarction or blunt chest trauma. Once papillary muscle rupture has been diagnosed, urgent mitral valve replacement is indicated to correct the patient’s hemodynamic deterioration. Here we present the case of a patient with spontaneous, complete posterior … Read more