Incidental cardiac lymphangioma misdiagnosed as atrial thrombus: A case report.

Cardiac lymphangioma is a characteristically benign primary neoplasm of the heart, previously reported only in a handful of cases. A right atrial lesion was found of a 56-years old healthy male patient. The lesion was surgically excised and identified as cardiac lymphangioma in postoperative pathological analysis.

A survival analysis of bipolar steroid-eluting and unipolar nonsteroid-eluting epicardial leads.

Introduction: Epicardial pacemakers are known as an alternative for endocardial pacemakers in some cases such as heart block, and complex congenital heart diseases. Considering recent advances and improvement of epicardial lead subtypes, it is essential to investigate the long-term function of them. In this study, we aimed to assess the sensing and pacing characteristics, and survival of bipolar steroid-eluting and unipolar nonsteroid-eluting epicardial pacemakers.

A giant aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva presenting with frequent syncopal attacks.

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare congenital or acquired aortic root anomaly. The aneurysm has the potential to compress the adjacent structures or rupture to other cardiac chambers with fatal consequences. Patients might be asymptomatic or present with nonspecific cardiac symptoms.

Pulsatile versus non-pulsatile perfusion in coronary artery bypass operation: The comparison of laboratory and clinical outcomes.

Introduction: The superiority of pulsatile or non-pulsatile perfusion in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) regarding morbidity and mortality is still debated. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of different pulse rates in pulsatile perfusion in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and compared it with non-pulsatile perfusion.

Materials And Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 90 patients who were all candidates for CABG under CPB were enrolled.

Rotational thromboelastometry in prediction of bleeding after cardiac surgery.

Background: Reexploration and its associated complications significantly affect hospital mortality and morbidity. Therefore, to prevent postoperative bleeding and its related complications, using an appropriate modality is essential during cardiac surgery.

Methods: Four hundred patients (296 males and 104 females, mean age 60.

A randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of topical diltiazem on posthaemorrhoidectomy pain.

Aim: Spasm of the internal anal sphincter plays a role in haemorrhoidal disease and may be a source of anal pain after haemorrhoid surgery. In this study, we investigated the effect of topical diltiazem (DTZ) on postoperative pain following Milligan-Morgan haemorrhoidectomy.

Method: After haemorrhoidectomy, 33 patients were randomly assigned to receive DTZ ointment (2%; n = 16) or a placebo ointment (n = 17).