BACKGROUND: Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum is a rare benign cardiac condition characterized by fatty tissue infiltration septum. CASE PRESENTATION: We presented some interesting images and possible pitfalls during cannulation in this circumstance. CONCLUSION: Surgical therapy appears to be reserved patients with SVC obstruction or any rhythm disturbances.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize recent advances in pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest prevention, resuscitation and postresuscitation management. RECENT FINDINGS Pediatric cardiac arrest has traditionally been considered a futile medical condition with dismal outcomes. Data in the 21st century indicate that more than 25% of children treated for in-hospital cardiac arrests survive to hospital dis...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main source(s): Novo Nordisk Foundation Background Patients with pulmonary disease may have altered hemodynamic compared to patients without disease. We hypothesize that these pre-existing significantly elevated arterial pressure during the first 48 hours ICU-stay. Methods The BOX-trial was an investigator-initiated, randomi...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is leading cardiac arrhythmia with important clinical implications. Its diagnosis is usually made on the basis on 12-lead ECG or 24-hour Holter monitoring. More and more clinical evidence supports diagnostic use of cardiac event recorders and cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED). Treatment options in patients with atrial fibrillation are extensive and ar...

BACKGROUND Development of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia after an initial rhythm of pulseless electrical activity or asystole is associated with significantly increased cardiac arrest mortality. OBJECTIVE To examine differences in epinephrine administration during cardiac arrest between patients who had a secondary ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachyca...

We investigated cardio-respiratory coupling in patients with heart failure by quantification of bidirectional interactions between cardiac (RR intervals) and respiratory signals with complementary measures of time series analysis. Heart failure patients were divided into three groups of twenty, age and gender matched, subjects: with sinus rhythm (HF-Sin), with sinus rhythm and ventricular extra...

MOG1 was initially identified as a protein that interacts with the small GTPase Ran involved in transport of macromolecules into and out of the nucleus. In addition, we have established that MOG1 interacts with the cardiac sodium channel Nav1.5 and regulates cell surface trafficking of Nav1.5. Here we used zebrafish as a model system to study the in vivo physiological role of MOG1. Knockdown of...

Atrial fibrillation is a major cardiac cause of stroke, and a pathogenesis involving thrombus formation in patients with atrial fibrillation is well established. A strategy for rhythm control that involves catheter ablation and anticoagulation therapy is evolving. A strategy for rhythm control that restores and maintains sinus rhythm should reduce the risk of ischemic stroke that is associated ...

Background: Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the second most important cause of heart failure in Tanzania, and associated with high mortality. Arrhythmias and/or conduction abnormalities contribute to sudden cardiac death, which occurs up 50% DCM patients. Data on burden factors rhythm patients may help prepare local treatment protocols.

Sensory neurons enable neural circuits to generate behaviors appropriate for the current environmental situation. Here, we characterize the actions of a population (about 60) of bilaterally symmetric bipolar neurons identified within the inner wall of the cardiac gutter, a foregut structure in the crab Cancer borealis. These neurons, called the ventral cardiac neurons (VCNs), project their axon...