Our 10-Year Experience with Atrial Myxomas: Is Concurrent Valve Intervention Really Warranted?

Introduction: Primary cardiac myxomas are rare tumors. Concurrent valvular lesion is a common finding on evaluation which is thought to be due to annular dilatation secondary to tumor movement across the valve, functional obstruction across the valve, and severe pulmonary hypertension secondary to chronic obstruction. A common belief among surgeons is that excision of myxoma leads to abatement of symptoms, and further valve intervention may not be warranted.

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Hemodialysis Patients- The First Study from India.

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a rare complication of heparin therapy, presents with thrombocytopenia. It leads to paradoxical thromboembolism and has high mortality if untreated. It is less recognized, especially in hemodialysis (HD) patients who are frequently exposed to heparin during dialysis because patients with renal failure may have many other causes of thrombocytopenia.

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: A midterm experience of a rare entity at a tertiary care center.

ALCAPA is a rare congenital heart disease. Presentation varies from asymptomatic to progressive heart failure and death. Surgical repair is indicated in all patients with a goal of restoring two coronary systems.