Background : The arthritis of rheumatic fever is very responsive to treatment with salicylates, but there aremany adverse reactions, especially hepatotoxicity, due to aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) therapy. These ...

A congenital partial defect of the right-sided pericardium is a rare cardiac anomaly and it represents defective formation of the pleuropericardial membrane. Patients can be asymptomatic, but they may experience chest ...

The aim of our study is to evaluate the prognostic value of heart rate turbulence and heart rate variability in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Twenty-five children with DCM and 24 age- and sex-matched healthy ...

Abstract Children with Down’s syndrome (DS)-associated complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) have rapid and aggressive development of pulmonary vascular disease when compared with non-Down’s syndrome (ND) ...