Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia. It is a condition with greater prevalence in young women, particularly in the peripartum or early postpartum period. Case report: ...

Low-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography (LDDSE) is one of the methods most used to assess myocardial viability. Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) has been shown to increase contraction of the ischemic zone. The aim of ...

We report a case of an abdominal aortic embolism due to rupture of a cardiac hydatid cyst. This report emphasizes the diagnostic, preventative, and treatment options for hydatid cyst embolism of abdominal aorta. Echocardiography ...

AIM: To examine the frequency and factors predisposing to candidiasis in the digestive tract in the early postoperative period after open heart surgery. METHODS: One hundred patients undergoing open heart surgery were ...

Pericardial effusion (PE) after cardiac surgery is frequent. It is more frequently seenafter valve replacement or other types of heart surgery. Oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents mayinduce effusion development ...

Cardiac myxoma is the most frequent primary tumor of the heart. However, it is rarely associ-ated with congenital cardiac anomalies such as atrial septal defect in the literature. We present a 72-year-oldwoman referred to ...

A reduction in QT dispersion (QTd) has been previously shown in patients receiving thrombolytics and undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The purpose of the present study was to investigate changes occurring ...

BACKGROUND: There is still controversy about which vasodilator solution is best for storing radial artery (RA) conduits prior to coronary artery bypass grafting. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate how 4 different ...