Reports have shown the antioxidant, hypotensive, hypolipidemic and vasodilatory effects of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) seed extract. We have recently shown the relaxatory effect of grape leaf extract on rat uterus and reduction of frog heart rate and contractility. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relaxant effect of Vitis vinifera leaf hydroalcoholic extract (VLHE) on rat thora...

Isolated absence of the ductus arteriosus is extremely rare condition although the ductus arteriosus may be hypoplastic or aplastic in association with other aortic arch anomalies. Authors described a case of isolated agenesis of the ductus arteriosus documented by postmortem examination of a newborn infant who died of pneumonia following operation for a large omphalocele. The heart showed vent...

We describe total arch replacement after ascending aortic replacement for acute type II dissecting aneurysm with associated anomaly of the left vertebral artery. A female patient was recommended at 10 years of age after the initial operation because of an enlargement of the distal ascending aorta. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed an isolated left vertebral artery that arises distal to th...