holt-oram syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, characterised by skeletal abnormalities of the upper limb associated with congenital heart defect, mainly atrial and ventricular septal defects. skeletal defects exclusively affect the upper limbs in the preaxial radial ray distribution and are bilateral and asymmetrical. they range from clinodactyly, absent or digitalised thumb, hypoplastic...

cardiac manifestations of the hydatid cyst are relatively uncommon. cardiac involvement may lead to the compression of vital organs, pulmonary hypertension, pericardial effusion, and even anaphylaxis. a 45-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of tehran heart center with chest pain. cardiac examination revealed relatively muffled heart sounds. echocardiography demonstrated a roun...

 In emergency department, physicians can diagnose pulseless electrical activity, asystole, pericardial effusions, ischemic heart disease, wall motion abnormalities, valvular cardiac disease volume status or global cardiac function evaluating with electrocardiographic findings or using bedside c...

introduction: penetrating cardiac injuries generally occur secondary to gunshot or stab wounds and have a high mortality rate. they are rare and often fatal in children. when a foreign object penetrates the myocardium, it is dangerous to remove it, suddenly, and should be removed gradually to prevent excessive bleeding. case report: we report a case of an unusual penetrating cardiac injury in a...

Certain benefits are clearly associated with the use of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as compared with the on-pump CABG. The superiority is more evident in patients with multiple co morbidities including renal failure.We reviewed the medical records of a 67-year-old male with a past medical history that was significant for multiple cardiovascular diseases and new-onset end-sta...

major complications of heart transplantation include graft rejection, infection, graft arteriosclerosis, malignancy, and drug toxicity. among these complications, infections and thrombophilic disorders are of particular interest owing to their major contribution to morbidity and mortality among heart transplantation patients. thrombophilic disorders are caused by imbalance between hypercoagulat...

Introduction: Penetrating cardiac injuries generally occur secondary to gunshot or stab wounds and have a high mortality rate. They are rare and often fatal in children. When a foreign object penetrates the myocardium, it is dangerous to remove it, suddenly, and should be removed gradually to prevent excessive bleeding. Case report: We report a case of an unusual penetrating cardiac injury in a...

we determined the knowledge of parents of 200 pediatric patients for bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis (bep ), using an eight question survey pertaining to their knowledge of their child's cardiac disease, medications, and bep. the patient's cardiac lesion and current medications were verified at the time of admission for diagnostic or interventional cardiac catheterization. each pat...