The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients who showed increased FDG uptake in the wall of the right atrium. We have encountered 10 patients with increased activity in the wall of the right atrium among a total of 2,367 examinees who participated in our cancer screening program with whole-body PET. The mean age of these examinees was 62.9 yr, higher than that of th...

atrial septal defect (asd) is a common congenital anomaly that has low surgical mortality and morbidity. we report a very rare case of a low-lying asd, combined with the drainage of the inferior vena cava and the left superior vena cava into the left atrium. this combination was associated with an unroofed coronary sinus. we also describe an iatrogenic surgical diversion of the inferior vena ca...

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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...