Abstract Background The role of stent post dilatation (SPD) during primary percutaneous intervention (PPCI) is controversial. Currently there are no clear guidelines or consensus regarding when to perform SPD and it left the operator decision. Purpose aim this study was evaluate procedural long terms outcomes PPCI. Methods We collected retrospectively data 614 STEMI patients who presented two t...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to describe the features and identify the predictors of ascending aorta dilatation in patients with congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). METHODS In 280 adult patients with isolated BAV undergoing echocardiography, multivariate logistic regression models, including clinical and echocardiographic variables, were developed to predict dilatation (aortic ratio exceedi...

Introduction: Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction is a common clinical entity but its treatment is still challenging to Otorhinolaryngologists. This study is done to know the effectiveness of transnasal endoscopic balloon dilatation of eustachian tube for treatment of chronic eustachian tube dysfunction.   Materials and Methods: It is a retrospective observational study conducted between May 2...

IN 1953 Gifford, Hines, and Janes' clearly demonstrated the high incidence of serious complications in patients with untreated aneurysms of the popliteal artery. They pointed out that arteriosclerosis was present in almost all the 100 popliteal aneurysms that they studied and that the aneurysms were not infrequently bilateral or multiple. Popliteal aneurysms are seen predominantly in men more t...

background: using bouginage or balloon dilatation is the standard treatment for benign esophageal strictures. aùžbout two-thirds need repeated dilatations. for preventing recurrent strictures, many medications such as mitomycin-c have been used. mitomycin-c is a special antibiotic with anti-neoplastic characteristics, which inhibits fibroblast proliferation, reduces collagen production and decr...

We read with interest the article by Eckardt et al regarding the long term results of pneumatic dilatation in achalasia (Gut 2004;53:629–33). Fifty four patients were followed up for a median of 14 years after a single pneumatic dilatation using the Browne-McHardy dilator. Five and 10 year remission rates were 40% and 36%, respectively, and repeated dilatations only mildly improved the clinical...

OBJECTIVES To characterize the temporal alterations in native T1 and extracellular volume (ECV) of remote myocardium after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and to explore their relation to left ventricular (LV) remodeling. METHODS Forty-two patients with AMI successfully treated with primary PCI underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance after 4-6 days and 3 months. Cine imaging, late gado...

We read with interest the article by Eckardt et al regarding the long term results of pneumatic dilatation in achalasia (Gut 2004;53:629–33). Fifty four patients were followed up for a median of 14 years after a single pneumatic dilatation using the Browne-McHardy dilator. Five and 10 year remission rates were 40% and 36%, respectively, and repeated dilatations only mildly improved the clinical...