The authors report a case of Large Anterior mediastinal mass in which Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) revealed large that was compressing the right atrium, SVC, henceforth, TEE helped guiding aspiration and surgical resection cystic mass. Therefore, through this report, emphasize the importance performing intraoperative real-time TEE mediastinal mass. This imaging technique helps ...

Purpose: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of 8 weeks resistance training with and without vascular occlusion on physical fitness indexes, growth hormone, and Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in male judokas.  Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 20 male judokas were divided into two groups: 1. Traditional resistance training along with judo training with...

The SAPALDIA (Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults) cohort involving eight geographical areas of Switzerland was initiated in 1991 for studying the effects of air pollution on the respiratory and cardiovascular health in adults. The study was initiated with a cross-sectional interview of 9651 subjects aged 18 to 60 years and more than 90% of them underwent lung function and a...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Although great advances have recently been made in the pathophysiology and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, CKD remains a major global health problem. Moreover, the occurrence rates of cardiovascular events among CKD patients increase even in cases in which patients undergo hemodialysis, and t...

People with mental illnesses have higher prevalence and mortality rates regard to common somatic diseases causes of death, such as cardio-vascular conditions or cancer. One factor contributing this excess morbidity is the sub-standard level physical healthcare offered mentally ill. In particular, they are often subject diagnostic overshadowing: a tendency attribute symptoms pre-existing diagnos...

The advent of stents has profoundly changed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), peripheral transluminal artery angioplasty (PTA), and treatment strategies of numerous other problems. Similar developments can be observed for stent applications in peripheral vascular lesions, cerebro-vascular disease, and many other fields. With the advent of covered stent-grafts, aneurysm surg...