Thrombus in the Common Carotid Artery Caused by Penetrating Injury with a Bull Horn: A Case Report.
A 40-year-old man was brought to the emergency department after being gored in the neck by a bull. His general condition and vital signs were stable. No neurological deficit was detected. There was no...
Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients presenting with pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease.
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess patients' clinical and echocardiographic features in pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to congenital heart disease (CHD). METHODS: The main inclusion criterion was...
Arrhythmia Occurrence After Balloon-Expandable and Self-Expanding Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement.
BACKGROUND: The incidence of arrhythmias after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) beyond the early postprocedural period and their relationship to valve type (balloon-expandable [BEPVR] ...
Ventricular Arrhythmias After Self-Expanding Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement: A Report From the SERVE Registry.
BACKGROUND: Two self-expanding transcatheter pulmonary valves (SETPVs), Harmony TPV (Medtronic) and Alterra Adaptive Prestent System with the Sapien 3 Valve (Edwards Lifesciences), treat pulmonary reg...
Variations in basilic vein anatomy in patients undergoing haemodialysis access surgery: A cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE: To explore different anatomical variants of basilic veins in patients undergoing haemodialysis access surgery. METHODS: The descriptive, explorative, cross-sectional study was conducted fro...
[Open Atrial Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for Mitral Annular Calcification: First Case Report in Chile].
Severe mitral annular calcification represents a significant challenge for valve replacement, particularly in elderly patients with comorbidities, in whom conventional surgical approaches are associat...
[Experience with Percutaneous Placement of an Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in the Left Axillary Artery as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation: A Case Series].
UNLABELLED: Advanced heart failure (HF) often requires support with vasoactive drugs and mechanical assist devices, such as the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), particularly in cases of cardiogenic s...
[Gene and Cell Technologies for Treatment of Brain Malignancies].
Brain malignancies, such as glioblastoma, remain one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancers because of their heterogeneity, invasive growth, and resistance to conventional therapy. Sign...
The effects of preoperative haemoglobin levels on early morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative haemoglobin levels on early morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement. MATERIAL AND METHODS: T...
The molecular effects of lepidium sativum extract on damage in rats with cardiac damage caused by total circulatory arrest.
INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases, which are non-communicable diseases, are among the leading causes of death worldwide. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of Lepidium ...
Atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with mobile thrombus on pacemaker leads. Prospective single-centre study including 33 patients on anticoagulants.
INTRODUCTION: Mobile thrombus on pacemaker leads is a common phenomenon seen during intracardiac echocardiography in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). PURPOSE: The pur...
Persistent left superior vena cava from a pulmonology perspective.
INTRODUCTION: Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a congenital vascular anomaly that is often asymptomatic and typically discovered incidentally. In this case, the patient had a known cardia...
Physiological, molecular, and histological evaluation of the effects of cobalamin on cardiac function in castrated rabbits.
BACKGROUND: Testosterone deficiency is associated with adverse cardiac remodeling, oxidative stress, and inflammation. AIM: To investigate the physiological, biochemical, and histological effects of c...
Anatomical Distribution and Extent of Carotid Plaque in Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the extent and anatomical distribution of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid artery segments between patients with early Inflammatory Polyarthritis (IP) and age- and ...
Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in pregnant women: Immediate and long-term outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) is prevalent in developing countries. Poorly tolerated during pregnancy, MS is often requiring urgent intervention. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate ...
Disguised discoloration: Minocycline-induced pigmented cardiac valves.
Tetracyclines are used for a variety of dermatologic conditions, and a known side effect of this therapy is hyperpigmentation in multiple tissues throughout the body. We present the case of a 66-year-...
Superior cervical gangliectomy exacerbates the aortic dissection in mice.
BACKGROUND: Sympathetic innervation is fundamentally required for physiological aortic homeostasis. Though it plays a vital important role in aortic function, its specific role in aortic dissection (A...
Retinal neurovascular and mitochondrial function signatures related to cognition improvement following yoga exercise in older adults.
PURPOSE: To investigate the associations between retinal neurovascular and mitochondrial function signatures and cognitive performances following a 24-week yoga intervention in healthy older adults. M...
Intraoperative transit-time flowmetry of the superficial temporal artery directly predicts and may mitigate risk of postoperative hyperperfusion syndrome in moyamoya bypass surgery.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain perioperative cerebral blood flow measurements and assess the role of intraoperative blood flow evaluation in predicting postoperative complications. METHODS: We conducted a retro...
Cross-Trait Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Shared Genetic Architecture Between COPD and Retinal Vascular Phenotypes.
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is accompanied by systemic vascular dysfunction and microcirculatory impairment. Retinal vascular traits provide a non-invasive window into mic...