Eosinophilic pancarditis (EP) is a rare, often unrecognized condition caused by endomyocardial infiltration of eosinophil granulocytes (referred as eosinophilic myocarditis, EM) associated with pericardial involvement. EM has variable clinical presentation, ranging from asymptomatic cases to acute cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support (MCS) or chronic restrictive cardiomyop...

background: dilated cardiomyopathy (dcmp) is a myocardial disease characterized by dilated left ventricle or both ventricles and reduced contractility of the myocardium. in patients suffering from dcmp, the serum level of uric acid may increase. this research was designed to evaluate the effect of the serum level of uric acid on systolic and diastolic functions in patients with dcmp. methods: t...

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introduction antiphospholipid syndrome (aps) associated with intra-cardiac thrombus and pulmonary embolism is infrequent. however, the presence of pleural effusion is extremely rare. case presentation a 42-year-old woman, admitted with palpitation, dyspnea and history of stroke and thrombocytopenia is described. doppler sonography revealed deep vein thrombosis. moreover, subsequent investigatio...

results there were 13 (59, 1%) male and 9 (40.9%) female patients in group 1. in group 2, there were 15 (60%) male and 10 (40%) female cases (p = 0.949). patients in both groups were matched well regarding age, body weight, height and the duration of streptokinase infusion (p < 0.05). the incidence of hematoma was higher in group 1 than group 2 (p = 0.032). the patients of group 1 required more...

Background: Because deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is one of the most common problems in the intensive care unit, it may lead to complecating the patient's general condition. This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors of DVT in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Amin hospital in Isfahan. Methods: In this retrospective study, all the records of patients admitted to th...

This is a report of a case with unilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis due to ipsilateral ethmoid sinusitis. A 10 year old female was admitted in our hospital with severe headache, purulent postnasal discharge, right eye proptosis and third cranial nerve palsy in the same eye. She had history of viral upper respiratory tract infection and then acute otitis media which did not improve with rou...

toxic effects of monensin, a polyether antibiotic mainly used as a coccidiostat, have been described in a wide range of animals. the present study was performed to investigate the toxic effects of monensin in goats. seven adult goats were administered sodium monensin, 13.5 mg kg-1, daily for five consecutive days via gastric gavage. monensin toxicity was evaluated by clinical signs, serum bioch...