complexity of some congenital heart diseases sometimes necessitates a combination of interventional procedures and surgery, amongst which intraoperative stent implantation is one of the most common. we herein report a successful hybrid procedure in a cyanotic adult patient who had undergone no procedure in childhood. the patient was a 24-year-old cyanotic male (oxygen saturation in the room air...

abstract background: gastroenterologists are required to obtain consent before undertaking any endoscopic examination. published data indicate that in practice there are many deficiencies in this process. the aim of this survey was to determine the quality of information given to patients before the endoscopic procedures in iran . methods: a structured questionnaire about patient's informed con...

Interventional cardiology is a minimally-invasive imaging procedure that allows medical doctor to evaluate and treat structural heart diseases. Due its main advantages of avoidance the scars pain, as well long post-operative recovery, interventional procedures have rapidly been growing. However, increasingly complex time-consuming in may increase radiation exposure received by patients. This pa...

For patients undergoing elective surgery, the most common cause of significant morbidity and mortality is occurrence of complications related to cardiac disease. It is estimated that approximately one million patients undergoing surgery each year in the USA suffer a perioperative myocardial infarction. This is particularly true for those with previous coronary disease and those facing higher ri...

The Institute of Medicine identifies patient-centred care as one of the essential elements of high quality care. They define patient-centred care as ‘respecting and responding to patients’ wants, needs and preferences, so that patients can make choices in their care that best fit their individual circumstances’. Studies demonstrate that patient-centred care is associated with improved healthcar...