Surgical treatment of acquired valvular disease as viewed by the internist.

Surgical Treatment of Acquired Valvular Disease

IT IS an obvious fact that acquired valvular deformities may impose a serious mechanical burden upon the heart. Over the years it has been logical to hope that definitive surgical technics would be developed to alter these defects so as to restore normal cardiac function. However plausible the need, the evolution of surgery for acquired valvular disease was delayed by the fear that the heart co...

The surgical treatment of acquired valvular disease.

Analysis of the Results of Pulmonary Resection by Minimally Invasive Thoracoscopy for the Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer

Introduction: Lung cancer is the disease of modern era, and the rate of lung cancer mortality is three times as high as that for prostate cancer and twice as high as the rate for breast cancer. We aimed to analyze the results of pulmonary resection in patients with NSCLC by minimally invasive thoracoscopy.  Materials and Methods: We studied 10 patients with NSCLC scheduled for surgical resectio...

گزارش 54 مورد بلوک کامل قلبی کودکان در بیمارستان قلب شهید رجایی

 Background: Complete Heart Block (CHB) is one of the most important cardiac event emergencies.The present study was achieved to evaluate the variable types of CHB, associated with congenital heart disease, predominantly clinical manifestation, complication, treatment, outcome and mortality rate.  Materials and methods: In a retrospective overview, 54 children with CHB admitted in Rajaie Heart ...

Selecting effective features from Phonocardiography by Genetic Algorithm based on Pearson`s Coefficients Correlation

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body, which is responsible for pumping blood into the valvular systems. Beside, heart valve disorders are one of the leading causes of death in the world. These disorders are complications in the heart valves that cause the valves to deform or damage, and as a result, the sounds caused by their opening and closing compared to a healthy heart....