TOPIC: Cardiovascular Disease TYPE: Global Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Enlarged LA is a common finding in severe mitral stenosis(MS) and regurgitation(MR). It can enlarge to giant proportions. The unusual thirty-year-old woman presenting with only mild dyspnea despite hugely dilated prompted us report this case CASE PRESENTATION: A presented the outdoor clinic complaint of on exertion NYHA class...

background two-dimensional (2d) strain is a new reproducible technique for assessing regional myocardial function; however, its application for evaluation of left atrium (la) function is less studied. objectives we sought to assess la function in heart failure patients using velocity vector imaging (vvi). patients and methods thirty five patients (mean age: 43.34 ± 18.1 years, 59.3% male) with ...

insulin resistance in middle-aged men. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006;26:2758–2762. 10. Patel S, Flyvbjerg A, Kozàkovà M, Frystyk J, Ibrahim IM, Petrie JR, Avery PJ, Ferrannini E, Walker M, the RISC Investigators. Variation in the ADIPOQ gene promoter is associated with carotid intima media thickness independent of plasma adiponectin levels in healthy subjects. Eur Heart J 2008;29:386–393. ...

Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are the single most important cause of death in the developing world [131]. According to a recent estimate of the World Heath Organization, 16.7 million deaths each year are caused by cardiovascular related illnesses [131]. Their early diagnosis and treatment has become vital for reducing the mortality and improving the quality of life of the patients suffer...