OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the intrinsic risk factors of valve regurgitation in complete atrioventricular septal defect. BACKGROUND Progression of regurgitation varies in each case, although the structure of the common atrioventricular valve itself is a predisposing factor. METHODS In 90 consecutive patients undergoing surgical repair, we evaluated the preoperative and postoperative ...

introduction: gastroesophageal reflux (ger) is the most common of esophageal disorder in all ages.  ger defined as passage of gastric contents into the esophagus, and ger disease (gerd), (symptoms or complications of ger), are common pediatric problems. clinical manifestations of gerd in infants include regurgitation, irritability, choking, gagging vomiting, poor weight gain and respiratory dis...

previous studies have reported the efficacy of baclofen in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux diseases (gerd). the objective of present study is to evaluate the effect of co-administration of omeprazole 20 mg/d plus sustained release baclofen (sr baclofen) vs omeprazole 20 mg/d plus placebo on alleviation of symptoms in patients with a diagnosis of gerd. a prospective, double blind, place...

OBJECTIVES To study the effect of mitral valve repair with or without concomitant tricuspid valve repair on functional tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular function. METHODS From 2001 to 2007, 1833 patients with degenerative mitral valve disease, a structurally normal tricuspid valve, and no coronary artery disease underwent mitral valve repair, and 67 underwent concomitant tricuspid...

BACKGROUND In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a spectrum of mitral leaflet abnormalities has been related to the mechanism of mitral systolic anterior motion (SAM), which causes both subaortic obstruction and mitral regurgitation. In the individual patient, SAM and regurgitation vary in parallel; clinically, however, great interindividual differences in mitral regurgitation can occur for comparabl...

AIM To determine the prevalence and characteristics of bile reflux in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients with persistent symptoms who are non-responsive to medical therapy. METHODS Sixty-five patients (40 male, 25 female; mean age, 50 +/- 7.8 years) who continued to report symptoms after 8 wk of high-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy, as well as 18 patients with Barrett's ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the use of Aloe vera (A. vera) for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and compare its effects with those of omeprazole and ranitidine. METHODS In this pilot, randomized controlled trial, 79 subjects were allocated to A. vera syrup (standardized to 5.0 mg polysaccharide per mL of syrup) at a dose of 10 mL/d, omeprazole capsule (20 g/d) or ...

ebstein's anomaly is defined as the significant apical displacement of the tricuspid valve causing tricuspid regurgitation. although a variety of concomitant lesions have been previously described, we herein introduce an unusual presentation.  our patient was an 86-year-old man with a primary presentation of typical chest pain in the setting of recently diagnosed coronary artery disease with co...

doppler echocardiography (de) is known to be a valuable tool for detecting subclinical forms of valvular regurgitation (vrj in theacutephase of rheumatic fever (rf). previous studies have mostly dealt with the acute phase problem with only short-term follow-up. in this study, 24 children between 4-15 years of age (mean age ii.x±2.7 years) with rf without clinically diagnosed carditis (most with...