1Professor Tarek Ali 1 Introduction: Review of basics and update of concomitant cardiac and cutaneous disease in clinical practice Material(s) and Method(s): Review of literature and clinical experience Result(s): Coexistence of cardiac and dermatologic Pathology is rare but important to remember in daily clinical praxis Conclusion(s): High index of Clinical suspension is needed to diagnose…
1Abrol Mansurov, 1Khusan Khalikulov, 1Ulugbek Akhmedov, 1Denis Chernov, 1Saidorifkhnon Murtazaev, 1Khondamir Mirzaev 1Republican Specialized Scientific Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after acad.V.Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Background: To summarize our own experience of using the drug of a new class of calcium ion sensitizer levosimendan at various stages of the perioperative period of direct myocardial revascularization…
1Chandra Mani Adhikari 1Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Kathmandu, Nepal Introduction: Atrial septal defect (ASD) device closure has become a standard therapy for patients with ASD. Post-procedural complications include thrombus formation on the septal occluder. Antiplatelet therapy is safe and effective in preventing thrombus. Most centers use either acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) alone for 6…
1Muditha N. Lansakara, 1K. Thanesan, 1Virajini Kumudu, 1Suranga D. Wijesinghe 1National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka Background: Ozaki procedure is a novel surgical technique used to treat numerous aortic valve diseases (AVDs) including aortic stenosis (AS), aortic regurgitation (AR), infective endocarditis (IE), prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), and annulo-aortic ectasia (AAE). Avoidance of postoperative oral anticoagulation, avoidance…
1Wei Syun Hu Hur 1China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan Background: The objective was to compare the rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) onset in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) compared to controls. Material(s) and Method(s): Using a large number of samples extracted from nationwide cohort data in Taiwan, the authors used a propensity-matching procedure…
1Ramachandran Muthiah 1Morning Star Hospital, Marthandam, India Introduction: A 14-year old acyanotic boy, presented with severe left-sided AV valve regurgitation and bradycardia. ECG revealed left sided morphologic right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) as evidenced by a loss of septal Q waves in left precordial leads, suggesting ventricular inversion and a congenital high grade AV block Material(s)…