Abstract Situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia is a rare congenital occurrence. Risk of coronary atherosclerosis and acute myocardial infarction in this subset is similar to that in the general population….
Abstract A 49-year-old woman affected by fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) of the carotid artery with recurrent coronary vasospasm, refractory to medical therapy was admitted for anginal pain. Coronary involvement related to…
Abstract A 72-year-old male with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was admitted to hospital with a productive cough and an episode of diarrhea and vomiting. He was initially…
Abstract A 72-year-old male with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was admitted to hospital with a productive cough and an episode of diarrhea and vomiting. He was initially…
CHF is a clinical syndrome in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body to meet its needs, to dispose of systemic or pulmonary venous return…
CHF is a clinical syndrome in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body to meet its needs, to dispose of systemic or pulmonary venous return…
Although chest pain does not indicate serious disease of the heart or other systems in most pediatric patients, in a society with a high prevalence of atherosclerotic heart disease, it…
Atherosclerotic CVD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is responsible for more than 50% of all deaths in the United States. Although most of the clinical burden…
Selected postoperative complications are discussed briefly in this chapter. Problems that occur in the immediate postoperative period, such as low cardiac output state, minor rhythm disorders, blood pressure abnormalities, and…
The current trend is to carry out total repair of CHDs at an early age whenever such repair is technically possible. Early total repair may obviate the need for palliative…
