We describe a previously unreported and potentially fatal complication of esophageal perforation following cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a 74-year-old man with cardiac arrest subsequent to ventricular tachycardia caused by ischemic heart disease. We discuss the importance of searching for severe traumatic complications.

Association between alcohol intake and atrioventricular block is rare.

A 21-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with chest pain.

Limited venous access and lateral left ventricular scar are impediments to traditional cardiac resynchronization therapy. We present a case where placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator from a femoral approach while using left bundle branch area pacing led to clinical improvement. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

In 2008, one of this paper’s coauthors (G.P.V.) created an international exchange program between the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry,