A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with fever. The vegetation was confirmed by echocardiography on the tricuspid valve and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was isolated by blood culture. The patient died due to heart failure, and tricuspid valve vegetation was confirmed on autopsy and the sample of Gram's staining showed gram-positive microcolonies. Although about 60 cases of E. rhusiop...

Specimens of heart from 30 subjects with persistent truncus arteriosus were studied for the nature and sites of coronary arterial origin. These factors were related to the sinuses of the truncus valve. Bicuspid truncal valve was observed in six cases (20%) and tricuspid in 21 cases (70%). Single coronary artery was observed in four cases (three with tricuspid and one with quadricuspid truncal v...

context groin injuries are among the most common injuries co-existing with sports. the aim of this review was to outline the epidemiology and identify risk factors, as well as examine preventative and interventional measures for reducing the occurrence of this form of injury among athletes. evidence acquisition an electronic, systematic search for relevant keywords, either separately or in comb...

conclusions we recognized this type of fracture and treated it similarly to both column fractures. we recommend that the classification of acetabular fractures be modified to include this type of fracture. introduction acetabular fractures are a common problem among young males. an acetabular fracture with disruption of the joint surface, if untreated, will rapidly lead to post-traumatic osteoa...

conclusions: nearly half of the women presenting with trauma had experienced spousal feud or domestic violence; therefore, it is necessary to recognize spousal abuse and provide adequate support to traumatized pregnant women. background: trauma occurs in 7% of pregnancies and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the mother and fetus. objectives: the present study was conducted in kash...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to report the results of percutaneous valve-in-valve therapy using the Melody valve (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota) for patients with degenerated mitral and tricuspid bioprosthetic valves. BACKGROUND Open surgery for replacement of degenerated bioprosthetic valves is associated with morbidity and mortality. METHODS Nineteen patients (median age 6...

introdouction: the incidence and etiology of maxillofacial fractures are influenced by social, cultural, and environmental factors. understanding the cause, severity, and temporal distribution of maxillofacial trauma provides an insight into the behavioral patterns of people from different countries and can also assist in establishing clinical and research priorities for effective treatment and...

conclusions young men form the target group for possible interventions to decrease the burden of trauma following falls and traffic accidents. materials and methods in a cross-sectional study, 19530 trauma cases admitted to the emergency department and hospital wards of shohada university hospital during 2007-2008 were assessed. results of the 19530 trauma cases, 14960(76.7%) were males. mean (...