background and objectives: in spite of large number of studies conducted so far, sudden cardiac death remains an enigma and relative importance of acute coronary events as a trigger of sudden death is currently unclear. an autopsy study of heart was therefore planned to observe various histomorphological cardiac changes, and to determine the frequency association of acute coronary events and my...

background : we report experimental myocardial infarction by occluding coronary arteries in ovine models. methods: twelve ewes were included in the study. after the chest was opened by left lateral thoracotomy incision, the second diagonal branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery was ligated at a point approximately 40% distant from its base. prophylactic antiarrhythmics were admi...

leiomyosarcoma is one of the soft tissue sarcomas that could originate from different parts of body and are mostly presented as retropritoneal mass. leiomyosarcomas of vascular origin are particularly rare tumors occurring mainly in inferior vena cava (ivc). here, we report the case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with ascites and jaundice. further evaluation revealed large hepatic ...

objective rubinstein-taybi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with characteristic featuresincluding downward slanting palpebral fissures, broad thumbs and halluces,and mental retardation. systemic features may involve cardiac, auditory,ophthalmic, endocrine, nervous, renal and respiratory systems. this syndromeis sporadic in nature and has been linked to microdeletion at 16p 13.3 encodingcreb-...

it is a great pleasure to receive two valuable comments about our article regarding sudden cardiac death (scd) in young athletes from two well known experts working in the field of preparticipation evaluation and prevention of sports injuries. we, as authors, generally agree with both authors' comments. however, some considerations should be re-emphasized here. .....

background: cardiovascular disease is an important non-obstetric cause of maternal and fetal /neonatal morbidity and mortality during pregnancy. for a pregnant woman with cardiac disease, the potential inability of the maternal cardiovascular system to contend with normal pregnancy-induced physiologic changes may produce deleterious effects on both mother and fetus. to determine the most freque...

background: information regarding serum biochemicalprofile can reflect cardiovascular performance in animals.although studies have evaluated the inter-relationship amongcardiovascular biomarkers in animals and human beings, thereare no reports of such a probable relationship in camelids.objectives: the aim of the present study was to provide dataon the correlations among cardiovascular biomarke...