Two cases are described in which severe mechanical haemolytic anaemia developed shortly after operation for repair of non-rheumatic mitral regurgitation. One patient had a "floppy" valve and the other cleft mitral leaflets, and both had chordal rupture. In both there was residual regurgitation after repair though in one this was initially only trivial. Clinically manifest haemolysis ceased afte...

Pyoderma gangrenosum, Acne, and Hidradenitis Suppurativa (PASH) is a rare inflammatory syndrome, the exact etiology pathogenesis of which remains unknown. PASH syndrome belongs to spectrum Interleukin-1 driven auto-inflammatory diseases.InPatientsdiagnosed with various ways treatment are available individual differences in efficacy. We reporta new case that highlights features this condition co...

PURPOSE OF STUDY Rheumatic heart disease is still the commonest valvular heart disease in India. There is no population based study regarding the prevalence of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease (RF/RHD) from Himachal and hence the purpose of study. METHODS AND RESULTS A community based survey for prevalence of RF/RHD was done in four villages of different districts of Himachal. The subj...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of rheumatic heart disease in Aden city and surrounding areas by assessing its frequency distribution, severity and complications. METHODS We conducted this research in a sole regional echocardiographic department for Southern Yemen governorates at a referral hospital located in Aden city, from January 1999 to December 2003. It was a retrospective study focu...

Objectives Detection of the echocardiographic predictors of post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease undergoing mitral valve replacement. Methods The study included 50 patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease undergoing mitral valve replacement. Preoperative assessment included standard two-dimensional echocardiography to assess LA diameter, volum...