This paper highlights information from cardiovascular surgical articles published in 2006 that are likely to have a broad impact on the practice of cardiovascular specialists in years ahead. Preference was given to articles that are innovative in purpose, thoughtful in design, and definitive in conclusions.

BACKGROUND Congenital cardiovascular abnormality is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Both the type of congenital cardiovascular abnormality and cardiopulmonary bypass are responsible for gastrointestinal system problems. AIMS Intra-abdominal problems, such as paralytic ileus, necrotizing enterocolitis, and intestinal perforation, are common in patients who have been...

Cardiovascular disorders are the main complication in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). contributing to both morbidity and mortality. This review considers clinical studies unveiling cardiovascular features patients with ADPKD. Additionally, it focuses on basic science addressing dysfunction of polycystin proteins located system as a factor abnormalities. In particular, effe...

background: the health transition in india reflects the growing burden of cardiovascular diseases. it is well-known that there are significant and meaningful differences in the measured electrocardiogram (ecg) parameters between females and males. specific to ecg diagnosis and ischemia, reports have indicated a higher number of false positive results in female patients than in male patients. th...

introduction: cardiovascular abnormalities have been reported in liver cirrhosis (lc). in these patients, cardiac symptoms and physical signs occur as the liver functions worsen. cirrhosis is associated with hyper dynamic circulation and beta-adrenergic system changes responsible for the cardiovascular abnormalities. the purpose of the present study was to explore the echocardiographic findings...

LEOPARD syndrome (LS) is a rare hereditary disorder in Asian countries. This syndrome consists of multiple systemic abnormalities. In particular, characteristic cardiovascular effects in LS may include variable clinical manifestations from benign to life-threatening courses. The cardiac effects of this syndrome consist of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), pulmonary stenosis (PS), coronary art...

introduction: metabolic syndrome includes obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, glucose intolerance, hypertension and lipid profile abnormalities. the risk of cardiovascular diseases with this syndrome is higher than every components alone. in view of its burden and high mortality rate, this syndrome should be noted. methods: the 25-64 aged individuals in 17th zone of tehran were studied. it was desig...