A 55-year-old man with aortic aneurysm dissection was candidated for surgery. His blood pressure was low and he had chest pain. After sternotomy and extraction of clots, cardiac collapse occurred and deep hypothermic ...

Background: Syncope is a relatively frequent medical event and its assessment is deemed an important aspect of medical practice in general medicine and cardiology. The present study had two main purposes: first, to assess ...

Background: Several pro-inflammatory single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with the development of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD). CD14+ monocytes are one of these molecules due ...

The current report documents the case of a 29-year-old sportsman who presented to our heart center with palpitation for evaluation with the exercise tolerance test (ETT). He had no risk factors and no known history of ...

ackground: Pregnancy is associated with structural and functional changes in the cardiovascular system as well as obesity, high blood triglyceride concentration, and increased risk of metabolic syndrome.Objective: ...

Objective: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common complication after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and a major cause of increased hospital costs. Dispersed atrial refractoriness is thought ...

Of all antidepressants, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are the most toxic drugs and they are often used for suicide attempts. An 18-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department after having taken 30 tablets ...

The aim of this study was to determine thyrotoxicosis frequency in patients with heart failure hospitalized in Ekbatan Cardiac Hospital, Hamadan.Material & Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive study, patients ...