Background: Growth retardation following malnutrition is prevalent among patients with congenital heart diseases (CHDs). This study was designed to evaluate failure to thrive (FTT) and delay in bone age in children with ...

Background: The durability of bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position is not well defined. In the present study, we aimed to examine the durability of bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position and the risk ...

Background: Complete transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is the second most common cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD). Arterial switch operation (ASO) is now the standard surgical procedure for complete TGA. The ...

Background: In this study, pulmonary artery longitudinal deformation indices were evaluated in patients with pulmonary venous hypertension and compared to those in normal subjects to delineate the effects of a high pulmonary ...

Background: Sleep disturbances are common following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Nowadays, nonmedical therapies are considered along with medical therapies for sleep disturbances. The aim of this study was ...

Background: An elevation in the levels of troponin I and T is more frequent than a rise in CK-MB levels after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Nevertheless, the prognostic value of elevated troponin I and T levels ...

Background: One common electrocardiographic abnormality every physician comes across frequently is left bundle branch block (LBBB), which is found usually in asymptomatic patients with some complaints of unknown significance. ...