The transient ischemic attack is a major harbinger of subsequent stroke. Carotid artery stenosis accounts for about 20% of ischemic strokes and TIAs. Though carotid endarterectomy has been the standard treatment for years, carotid artery stenting has emerged as a promising alternative. We report a case of a 51 year male patient who presented with the recurrent transient ischemic attacks and right facio-brachial weakness, the patient was promptly taken for carotid angiography and underwent successful stenting of the left internal carotid artery.
Non-compaction cardiomyopathy (NCC), also called spongiform cardiomyopathy, is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy that affects both children and adults. It results from the failure of myocardial development during embryogenesis. In this case report we present a 70 year old male patient presenting with history of dyspnea on exertion and easy fatiguability of 1 year duration. Echocardiography revealed a biventricular non compaction associated with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Search through medline showed 8 case reports LV non-compaction associated with PDA in younger patients and this is the first case report of biventricular non compaction associated with PDA in an elderly patient.
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