Cardiac oxalosis: a rare cause of diastolic dysfunction

Osteopoikilosis: a rare cause of bone pain

 Background: Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a rare inherited condition of the bones, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait characterized by numerous hyperostotic areas that tend to localize in periarticular osseous regions. It is usually asymptomatic and is often diagnosed incidentally during x-rays made by other reasons. We present a case of 34-year-old man suffering from polyarthralgia an...

Characterization of Aging-Associated Cardiac Diastolic Dysfunction

AIMS Diastolic dysfunction is common in geriatric heart failure. A reliable parameter to predict myocardium stiffness and relaxation under similar end-diastolic pressure is being developed. We propose a material and mathematical model for calculating myocardium stiffness based on the concept of linear correlation between [Formula: see text] and wedge pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS We enrolled ...

Amoebiasis: a rare cause of cardiac tamponade.

Cardiac tamponade secondary to perforation of a hepatic amoebic abscess developed six years after the patient had visited an area where Entamoeba histolytica is endemic. He was treated with metronidazole and imipenem, emergency percutaneous catheter drainage, and open surgical drainage.

Diastolic dysfunction was predictive of all-cause mortality.

Cardiac systolic and diastolic dysfunction after a cholesterol-rich diet.

BACKGROUND Although hypercholesterolemia is a well-established risk factor for coronary artery disease, little is known regarding its direct effects on cardiac function. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the effects of cholesterol feeding (0.5%) on cardiac function in rabbits. After 10 weeks, both systolic shortening and diastolic relaxation rates were impaired without any change in aortic pres...