Mitral Stenosis First Discovered at the Age of 2½ Years

Advanced Mitral Stenosis at Three Years Old.

MITRAL STENOSIS COMPLICATED BY RENAL ARTERY EMBOLISM

Six patients with mitral stenosis complicated by renal artery embolism studied prospectively are presented. In five patients there was unilateral and in one patient bilateral renal artery involvement. The diagnosis was confirmed by intravenous pyelography, retrograde pyelography, renal angiography, renal scan or a combination of these. All had atrial fibrillation, proteinuria and elevated ...

Bronze Age Textiles: A Preliminary Analysis of Fragments Discovered at Tepe Dasht, Sistan

Of the many diverse arts that flourished during the third millennium BC, textiles played an especiallysignificant role in society. Archaeological textiles offer an important source of material cultural testimony fordaily life in ancient times- relating simultaneously to agriculture, pastoralism, trade, migration, ritual, and soforth as well as to craft technologies. The study of the techniques ...

Situs inversus totalis discovered incidentally at the age of 84 years.

To cite: Lakshman VB, Revannasiddaiah S, Ganganna R. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013008611 DESCRIPTION Situs inversus totalis is a rare occurrence wherein the organs of an individual are ‘mirrored’ in position, with the right-sided organs swapping positions with the left. The thorax features the heart placed in the right hemithorax, with the l...

Immediate Results of Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty in Patients with Mitral Stenosis

Introduction: Mitral stenosis is a prevalent valvular disease in developing countries. Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) is the gold standard treatment. The main objective of this study was to assess the initial results of PMBV in patients with mitral stenosis during 16 years (2002-2018) in Mashhad, Iran. Materials and Methods: From April 2002 to March 2018, 770 patients underwen...