Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common complications of valvular and congenital heart disease. In spite of its benign nature, it often leads to patient discomfort and palpitation. In many cases it is not difficult ...

Since the first successful repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) by Lillehei and colleagues in 1954 -several reports have documented the excellent long-term prognosis for these patients. So we decided to report our surgical ...

Background. Children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) often demonstrate increased capillary-permeability and accumulation of excess total-body water (TBW), which can lead to multiple~organ failure and death. The ...

Objective: Cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with complications-having substantial adverse clinical implications, most of which are due to undesired activation of immune and coagulation vicious cycle. Indomethacin has ...

Objective: With respect to the importance of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims; this study was carried out on patients with coronary artery disease to determine the effectsof fasting on their symptoms ...

Incorrectly placed central venous catheters for monitoring central venous pressure in patients undergoing various cardiac surgery procedures is a common problem faced by cardiac anesthetists. In an attempt to reduce the ...

All patients with mechaniscal prosthetic heart valves require. some form of prophylaxis Experience in patients without anti-thrombotic prophylaxis has been devastating. This is a case report of a young patient with double ...

Objective: This study evaluated the correlation between human leukocyte antigens and rheumaticheart disease in Iranian population. Background; Rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease are one of ...

Prothrombin time (PI) is the most common method used for monitoring oral anticoagulant therapy. The problem of erratic anticoagulant control has been largely solved by the introduction of a standardized method of PT reporting ...