COMPLICATIONS OF CARDIAC INVESTIGATION

The effects of magnesium supplementation on the incidence of cardiac complications after pediatric cardiac surgery

Background and Objective: The present study aimed to assess the role of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) sup-plementation after cardiac surgery in pediatric patients, evaluating the incidence of cardiac complications, such as arrhythmia. Methods: In this study, 105 children scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were randomly divided into 3 groups. The first group, as the placebo group, received sali...

Cardiac Complications of Vaccines

study. By randomizing the patients prior to their procedure, the possibility of bias was negated. As noted in our Table 1, no significant differences existed between groups in any patient characteristic (including cardioplegia type, diabetes, and betablocker use) (3). Both groups demonstrated an equal number of diabetics, use of beta-blockers, and cold or warm blood cardioplegia. Therefore, the...

Complications of Cardiac Catheterization

Because all cardiac catheterizations involve the insertion of foreign objects (i.e., cardiac catheters) into the circulatory system, it should not be surprising that a variety of adverse events (complications) can ensue. These complications range from minor problems with no long-term sequelae (e.g., transient bradycardia during coronary contrast injection) to major problems [e.g., cardiac perfo...

Complications of Cardiac Catetherization

Cardiac complications of thoracic irradiation.

Adjuvant radiation therapy in the management of early stage breast cancer, Hodgkin's disease, and to a lesser extent other thoracic malignancies has led to a significant improvement in disease-specific survival. Cardiovascular disease is now the most common nonmalignancy cause of death in radiation-treated cancer survivors, most often occurring decades after treatment. The spectrum of radiation...