Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in a patient with cor triatriatum sinister and atrial septal defect.

Cor triatriatum sinister is a rare congenital heart disease and rarely found in adults. The authors describe an asymptomatic 20-year old man presenting with heart murmur by check up. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrate atrial septal defect (ASD) secundum 26 mm and cor triatriatum sinister with 20 mm of fenestration.

Serum levels of sICAM-1 and sE-selectin in patients with dengue virus infection.

The purpose of this study was to measure the serum level of sICAM-1 and sE-selectin as markers for endothelial damage in patients with dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Twenty-nine patients with serologically-proven dengue virus infection (age 10.6 +/- 2.

Hepatosplanchnic circulatory dysfunction in acute hepatic infection: the case of dengue hemorrhagic fever.

The mechanism of shock in patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) has not yet been fully understood. In this study, we investigated the possibility of splanchnic venous pooling as a contributor for circulatory dysfunction in these patients. Ultrasonographic studies of portal vein and inferior vena cava were done in 45 patients with serologically or PCR-confirmed diagnosis of dengue virus infection.