Giant Right Atrial Myxoma with Symptoms of Right Heart Failure.

Background: Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign tumor of the heart. It presents with a variety of clinical signs and symptomatology making diagnosis frequently quite a challenge.

Objective: The aim of this article is to present a case report of giant right atrial myxoma with symptoms of right heart failure in adult patient.

Evaluation of Congenital Heart Defects Treatment Options-Establishment of Pediatric Cardiology/Cardiosurgery in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Introduction: Modern pediatric cardiology mainly deals with congenital heart defects (CHD), as the most common congenital anomalies. In most cases CHD requires surgical or interventional treatment.

Goal: The goal of the research was to evaluate CHD treatment at Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center (UCC) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H).

Prognostic value of anatomical dominance of coronary circulation in patients with surgical myocardial revascularization.

Introduction: This study evaluated the frequency of domination of the coronary arteries types in patients treated by surgical myocardial revascularization. The aim of the study was to determine whether the left coronary circulation dominance is a prognostic factor for poorer outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

Material And Methods: A total sample consisted of 100 patients with coronary artery disease that were treated with coronary artery bypass grafting at the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo.

[Role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in repair of mitral valve (our experience)].

Introduction: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a useful tool during valvular, great vessels and CABG surgery. In several large studies TEE has been shown to have higer sensitivity than TTE for native valve (94-100% vs. 44-63%) and prosthetic valves (75% vs 25%) both have high specificity (91-98%).