The phonocardiographic differentiation of pulmonic and aortic insufficiency.

Pulmonic Regurgitation following Staphylococcal Endocarditis: an Intracardiac Phonocardiographic Study.

Renal insufficiency after infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm reconstruction: An analysis of this risk factor in 45 patients

 Abstract Background: Renal insufficiency is a potential complication after infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and is a significant risk factor for postoperative mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of this risk factor, before and during operation. Methods: In this prospective study, between 2003 and 2006, 45 patients underwent repair of an infrarena...

Distinguishing Innocent Murmurs from Murmurs caused by Aortic Stenosis by Recurrence Quantification Analysis

It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between innocent murmurs and pathological murmurs during auscultation. In these difficult cases, an intelligent stethoscope with decision support abilities would be of great value. In this study, using a dog model, phonocardiographic recordings were obtained from 27 boxer dogs with various degrees of aortic stenosis (AS) severity. As a reference for se...

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME-A CASE OF AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY

A 31 year old woman was hospitalized for evaluation of aortic valve insufficiency and her present cardiac status. Clinical and paraclinical findings strongly suggested the presence of a collagen vascular inflammatory processprecisely, the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), with systemic lupus erythematosus as the underlying disease.

Severe Pulmonic Stenosis with Intact Ventricular Septum and Right Aortic Arch.

IT HAS BEEN assumed that patients with pulmonic stenosis and a right aortic arch practically always have a ventricular septal defect as well. As a matter of fact, in the differential diagnosis of pulmonic stenosis and right-to-left shunt, the presence of a right aortic arch often was taken as conclusive evidence of a tetralogy of Fallot-type lesion. -3 A review of the literature revealed among ...