abstract oculocardiac reflex (ocr) sometimes occurs as a result of pressure on the eye or traction of the intraorbital surrounding structures during ophthalmic surgery. this can result in bradycardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. a 45-year-old female was undergoing an elective squint correction surgery of one eye under local anaesthesia in a private hospital in december 2013. the patient was ...

Between I 9H I and 1993,30 cases of primary cardiac tumors were diagnosed at the Imam Khomeini Hospital. 20 patients were female and 10 were male, with an average age of 32 years (ranging from 17 days to 65 years of age). The mean duration of symptoms before diagnosis was 6 months, with dyspnea and palpitation being the most common symptoms (60%) and cardiac' murmurs the most usual signs (...

  Introduction: Deep sternal wound infection is a rare but serious complication after cardiac surgery that can increase mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and causative germs of deep sternal wound infection following cardiac surgery.   Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from patients who underwent different cardiac surgeries includ...