Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in females of reproductive age group. It characterised by menstrual irregularities, enlarged ovaries, infertility, high levels male hormones, excess hair on face and body, acne obesity. PCOS can result from abnormal function hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. Women with have an increased risk diabetes, bloo...

We present the case of a 68-year-old female patient with exertional dyspnea, mild pretibial oedema and echocardiographically verified enlarged left atrium, but preserved ventricular systolic function normal filling pressures at rest. NT-proBNP values were within reference values. The diastolic stress echocardiographic test confirms presence heart failure ejection fraction (HFpEF). This report r...

AN INSTANCE of a unique combinationi 1A . of anomnalies was recently encountered in ani inifant with eyanotic congenital heart disease who died at the age of 13 months. The clinical course and pathologic finding,s are described. Case History The patient was a femiiale baby, born at full terim after ani uneventful pregnancy. At birth she weighed 6 lbs. and was eyanotic. Heart disease was first d...

Coronary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires a correctly timed trigger delay derived from a scout cine scan to synchronize k-space acquisition with the quiescent period of the cardiac cycle. However, heart rate changes between breath-held cine and free-breathing coronary imaging may result in inaccurate timing errors. Additionally, the determined trigger delay may not reflect the period o...

Sugar chain abnormalities in glycolipids and glycoproteins are associated with various diseases. Here, we report an adult onset cardiac dilatation in a transgenic mouse line with Galβ1,3GalNAc α2,3-sialyltransferase II (ST3Gal-II) transgenes. The transgenic hearts at the end-stage, at around 7 months old, were enlarged, with enlarged cavities and thin, low-tensile walls, typical of dilated card...

A 5-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with chest pain, fever and dyspnea. Physical examination showed normal heart sounds, diminished pulmonary sounds in the left hemithorax and a normal ECG. On chest X-ray the heart was slightly enlarged with moderate left pleural effusion. CT scan revealed pleural effusion and a hypodense mass at the apex of the heart. A cystic mass was detected...

conclusion the cv value correlated more closely with low lvef and more accurately indicated an enlarged heart than ca or ctr. this may be due to the fact that an anteroposterior measurement of heart size is included in the former but not the latter two measurements. these study results may help quantify left heart enlargement with greater accuracy than may be obtained from standard cxr. backgro...