Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum is a benign cardiac mass that should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis for any atrial cardiac tumour. In the reported case, this lesion was initially suspected to be malignant and the patient was thus referred directly to cardiac surgeons for surgical removal. Unnecessary surgical intervention was swiftly averted because the car...

Perioperative cardiac complications are among the most feared outcomes after surgery. Using evidence-based guidelines and expert opinion, physicians can perform a risk assessment and decide whether further cardiac testing, medical therapy, or coronary intervention is necessary to optimize the patient's medical condition prior to surgery. This article reviews the major concepts and recommendatio...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate risk factor reduction and health-related quality of life following a 10-week cardiac rehabilitation programme in non-acute ischaemic stroke subjects. DESIGN Single-blinded randomized control trial. SETTING Outpatient rehabilitation. SUBJECTS Forty-eight community-dwelling ischaemic stroke patients (38 independently mobile, 9 requiring assistance, 1 non-ambulatory) we...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a smoking cessation intervention that can be routinely delivered to smokers admitted with cardiac problems. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial of usual care compared with intervention delivered on hospital wards by cardiac rehabilitation nurses. SETTING Inpatient wards in 17 hospitals in England. PARTICIPANTS 540 smokers admitted to hospital after myocardial infarcti...

Objective: Mesenteric ischaemia is an uncommon (,1%) but serious complication of cardiac surgery associated with a mortality .50%. Predictors of this complication are not well defined, and diagnosis can be difficult and prompt surgical intervention can be lifesaving. Methods and results: In a retrospective case-note analysis from May 1994 through to May 2000, we identified mesenteric ischaemia ...

BACKGROUND Depression following myocardial infarction is associated with poor cardiac prognosis. It is unclear whether antidepressant treatment improves long-term depression status and cardiac prognosis. AIMS To evaluate the effects of antidepressant treatment compared with usual care in an effectiveness study. METHOD In a multicentre randomised controlled trial, 2177 myocardial infarction ...

Myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury is a negative pathophysiological event that may result in cardiac cell apoptosis and is a result of coronary revascularization and cardiac intervention procedures. The resulting loss of cardiomyocyte cells and the formation of scar tissue, leads to impaired heart function, a major prognostic determinant of long-term cardiac outcomes. Photobiomodulation is ...

BACKGROUND Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multi-systemic disease of unknown cause. Intra-cardiac thrombus (ICT) complicating BD is extremely rare. In general, cardiac manifestations in BD are associated with poor prognosis. Chest computed tomography (CT) scan and echocardiogram are excellent modalities for diagnosis and patient assessment. Cardiac surgical intervention can be done safely us...

Background: Postoperative hypoxia (POH) is a complication that often occurs in patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). Breathing exercises are considered effective overcoming POH CABG. However, this intervention has not been implemented using the dynamic nurse-patient relationship model from Ida Jean Orlando. The expected to improve quality of nursing care cardiac surgery.Purpose...