diastolic dysfunction [6, 7]. The elegant experiments by SANTAMORE et al. [8] demonstrated that the diastolic properties of the left ventricle can be modified by changes in RV pressure and compliance even without a change in RV volume. Ventricular interdependence is defined as the forces that are transmitted from one ventricle to the other ventricle through the myocardium and pericardium, indep...

Delayed evaluation and management of penetrating cardiac injuries especially mortar fragments were performed in 30 war victims in the Shahid Rajai Heart Hospital, Tehran. All were men with a mean age of 20.7 years. Pleuritic chest pain was the most common symptom (53.3%), while physical examination was negative in the majority of cases (66.8%). 50 percent of the cases had pericardial effus...

Massive fourth ventricle hemorrhage obstructs cerebrospinal fluid pathways and can also cause compression of the brain stem. In this report, a 5-year-old girl with fourth ventricle haemorrhage compressing the brain stem is presented. The fourth ventricle haemorrhage was evacuated surgically and the patient showed significant postoperative improvement. Massive fourth ventricle hemorrhage can dir...

Double outlet right ventricle, a rare congenital heart anomaly of either animals or man, was diagnosed in a three day old Brangus heifer. The clinical course was brief, consisting of terminal recumbency, dyspnea and cyanosis. Upon necropsy, the heart was enlarged as a result of marked dilatation of the right atrium and the right ventricle. The aorta arose from the right ventricle while the left...