Background- Carotid intima - media thickness (IMT) is a marker of early atherosclerosis, its anatomic extent and progression. IMT is increased in subjects with several risk factors and is a predictor of cardiovascular ...

Objectives- Balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation has been growing in recent years. In this study, we reviewed and evaluated results of balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation in nine adults 6 months after operation.

A case with renovascular hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) was associated with cerebral aneurysm.This patient was a twelve-year-old girl with cerebral aneurysm and complete obstruction of the right ...

Background- Although over the last decade smoking rates have decreased, hookahs seem to have proved increasingly popular in some eastern countries. It has been demonstrated that smoking increases the plasma fibrinogen ...

We describe the case of a 52-year-old male patient who presented with acute anterior MI in another center and was subsequently referred to our department because of an LA mass. Echocardiography data revealed a large mobile ...

Background- This study was performed to report on the data of transcatheter Amplatzer occlusion of the persistent arterial duct under echocardiographic guidance.Methods- This prospective study was conducted on 39 ...

Background- Normalization of ST segment elevation after thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is accepted as an indirect method for reperfusion. In this study, we found that further ST elevation during ...

Objective- To reevaluate sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of dipyridamole thallium scanning in detecting myocardial ischemia, this study was performed.Method- The study was carried out on 162 patients ...

Objectives- The aim of this study was to determine the significance of peripheral monocytosis in the early progression to congestive heart failure (CHF).Background- Peripheral leukocytosis and monocytosis occur after ...

Objectives- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. Drug treatment of AF usually leads to an unsatisfactory rate of recurrence. The Cox-maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation has been ...

Background- In recent decades, advances in congenital heart surgery have dramatically increased the survival of infants with critical congenital heart disease.Methods- To determine the outcomes after the Fontan and ...

There are a number of systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts being performed by various surgeons. Currently the most widely used systemic-pulmonary shunt is the modified Blalock- Taussig shunt. This shunt is highly effective ...