BACKGROUND: Primary cardiac angiosarcomas are extremely rare and their prognosis is poor. Surgical resection is the first-line treatment; however,…

CONCLUSIONS: An LV pseudo-false aneurysm perforating the RV should be considered for urgent repair before serious complications arise and…

CONCLUSIONS: CAT may be one of the causes of stroke induced by MAC. Routine follow-up echocardiography should be recommended…

Surgery for Bentall's endocarditis poses challenges because the infection spreads to the aortic valve annulus, leading to an annular…

The Commando procedure is an important tool to address extensive calcification of the aortic and mitral valves associated with…

Fungal endocarditis following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a rare and serious complication of this procedure. We describe…