background:cardiovascular effects of acute organophosphate (op) poisoning are common. this study was aimed to assess the cardiovascular effects of op poisoned patients in nepal. methods:this was a prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study of 115 acute op poisoned patients presenting in emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital of central nepal during november 2008 to octo...

cirrhosis is characterized by marked abnormalities in the cardiovascular system. a hyperdynamic splanchnic and systemic circulation is typical of cirrhotic patients and has been observed in all experimental forms of portal hypertension. the hyperdynamic circulation is most likely initiated by arterial vasodilatation, leading to central hypovolemia, sodium retention, and an increased intravascul...

THE GROUP of diseases characterized by McKusick as generalized "heritable disorders of connective tissue" includes the Marfan syndrome, the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, the Hurler syndrome, and pseudoxanthoma elasticum. With the exception of osteogenesis imperfecta, all of these have been known to involve significant cardiovascular abnormalities.' The Marfan syndrome is freq...

doxorubicin (dox) induces oxidative stress leading to cardiovascular abnormalities. green tea extract (gte) is reported to possess antioxidant activity mainly by means of its polyphenolic constituent, catechins. our study was aimed to find out the effect of gte (100 mg/kg / day p.o. for 28 days) on dox induced (3 mg/kg, ip on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 28) cardiovascular abnormalities in rat heart. dox...

Department of Radiology, Health Sciences University, Elazig Research and Training Hospital, Elazig, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Health Sciences University, Dr. Cengiz Aslan Research and Training Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Private Camlica Medicana Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Health Sciences University, A...