DOI: 10.5935/abc.20160062 An 80-year old woman was admitted to the emergency room due to severe dyspnea. She had no known history of cardiovascular disease, but in last month she complained to increasing fatigue and shortness of breath. Physical examination was notable for diffuse lungs crackles. The heart sounds were normal and no murmur could be heard. The 12-lead electrocardiogram demonstrat...

Background: Streptokinase, which is injected intravenously with a standard dose of 1.5 MIU, is the most widely used thrombolytic agent around the world. What is so important about this bioproduct is the level of antistreptokinase (anti-sk) antibody in the population, which is directly correlated to the incidence of streptococcal infections in that population. Objective: Since Iran is an endemic...

A 47-year-old man presented as a dyspnea and fatigue. A transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) performed to assess valvar heart disease and left ventricular (LV) function showed a large hydatid cysts in the inter ventricular septum bulging to posterior of heart and compressing its overlying muscle as whitish round mass. The patient underwent elective surgery by evacuation of septal hydatid cysts ...

aims: the most important causes for mortality rate and poor quality of life in cardiovascular patients arise from insufficient and inappropriate self-care. this study aimed to examine the effect of an educational self-care program on awareness and performance in patients with coronary syndrome. materials & methods: this is an experimental study conducted in hospitals affiliated with qom univers...

conclusions using a single postsurgical dose of methylprednisolone does not significantly alter the clinical outcome after repairing tetralogy of fallot. results the only significant differences were lower incidence of bacteremia and higher incidence of hyperglycemia in the group who were used methylprednisolone. patients and methods one hundred children who underwent total repair of tetralogy ...

it has been recognized that patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease (cchd) show significant bleeding tendency which can be secondary to coagulopathies in these patients. some coagulation abnormalities are thrombocytopenia, factor deficiencies, fibrinolysis and disseminated intravascular coagulation  (dic). according to high prevalence of cchd and major operations in theses patients, the...

we report two cases of tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary valve bacterial endocarditis where one extended to the branch of pulmonary artery (pa). this is a rare occurrence. aggressive supportive care plus early and radical surgery can be life saving.

background: ischemic heart disease (ihd) is one of the leading causes of death and disability among young and older women, respectively. researches in this area mostly focused on manifestations, risk factors, and treatment of the patients with ihd. therefore, there is a lack of information on the aspects of affects and feelings of such patients. this study aimed to describe lived experience of ...