Reversible ventricular dysfunction in cyanotic heart disease

Systemic endothelial dysfunction in adults with cyanotic congenital heart disease.

BACKGROUND Secondary erythrocytosis results in increased shear stress in cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), which may modify the balance between vasodilators and vasoconstrictors and affect systemic endothelial function. Because no data are available on systemic vasomotion, systemic endothelial function and nitric oxide (NO) availability were investigated in CCHD patients. METHODS AND ...

Hematologic Abnormalities in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease Patients

Introduction:Patients with cyanotic heart disease may have an acceptable quality of life. However, they are invariably prone to several complications. The aim of this study is search about hematologic abnormalities in cyanotic congenital heart disease patients. Materials and Methods:  In this cross sectional study every cyanotic congenital heart disease patients who was referred to the adult co...

Cyanotic congenital heart disease.

The last 15 years have witnessed a very remarkable change in the attitude of the clinician towards cyanotic congenital heart disease. It is within the memory of many that it was the custom to make a simple diagnosis of congenital heart abnormality with cyanosis, and express the opinion that little or nothing could be done about it. Then there appeared the pioneer work of Abbott and others which...

Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Multiple pulmonary infarcts and reversible left ventricular dysfunction in a patient with chronic heart disease.

A 36-year-old woman with chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with moderate mitral regurgitation, on oral penicillin prophylaxis for 6 years, developed progressive effort intolerance and severe chest discomfort over 1 week. Initial evaluation on hospitalisation revealed moderate respiratory distress at respiratory rate of 35/minute, sinus tachycardia at 120/ minute with blood pressure of 118/ ...