True aneurysms of the renal arteries are a very rare entity. Herein we describe a case of saccular left renal artery aneurysm found as an incidental angiographic finding in an adult, hypertensive female. She also had an ...

Objective: Early post-operative arrhythmias are a known complication of cardiac surgery; however, there is a paucity of data specific to pediatric heart surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence ...

Introduction: Brewed from the leaf of Camellia sinensis, which is derived from the family Theaceae, tea is the most common beverage in the world after water. It has various pharmacological effects. In this study, we ...

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) carries a number of drawbacks, namely its inflammatory effects on the lung parenchyma due to both the mechanical ...

Objective: To investigate the short-term results of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on native coronary vessels in patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods: Coronary angiography was ...

Although the involvement of the heart by malignancy is relatively common, it is unusual for it to be detected premortem. In addition, there is a dearth of data on this subject in the literature. We report a case of Hodgkin's ...

Blunt traumatic aortic transection (TAT) is an uncommon injury in clinical practice and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The approach to patients with such an injury is controversial, with specific ...

Introduction: The clinical syndrome of heart failure (HF) remains a leading cause of cardiac morbidity and mortality. The coming years will see a continuous growth in the epidemic of HF and increasingly complex pharmacological, ...

Objective: The true incidence of congenital cardiovascular malformations is difficult to determine accurately, partly because of difficulties in definition. About 0.8 percent of live births are complicated by a cardiovascular ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the incidence, angiographic and procedural predictors, and clinical outcome of acute side branch occlusion (SBO) following coronary stent implantation. Methods: In total, ...

Introduction- The anticoagulation activity of warfarin is monitored by the prothrombin time (PT) using the international normalization ratio (INR). Factors such as genetic polymorphism and ethnic differences can cause an ...