hydatid disease is a rare parasitic disease, which mainly involves liver then lung tissues. cardiac involvement is very rare, especially when there is not hepatic involvement. we describe a 47-year-old woman with a history of a lung hydatid cyst who was referred to rajaei heart center, tehran, iran in 2012. her chest computed tomographic scan showed a cardiac mass. echocardiographic examination...

background and aims: ankylosing spondylitis (as) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease mainly involves sacroiliac and axial joints; but it may also have extra-articular involvement. accordingly, this study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac involvement among patients with ankylosing spondylitis. methods: this study was performed as a descriptive-analytical cross-section...

background heart failure is a major cause of death in thalassemia. the study aimed to determine the diagnostic value of n terminal pro b type natriuretic peptide (nt-pro bnp), to early diagnose the cardiac involvement in beta- thalassemia major patients. materials and methods  80 thalassemia patients aged 7 to 18 years old (patients group), and 80 healthy age and gender matched controls were en...

mitochondrial disorders (mids) require biochemical or genetic investigations for being diagnosed. in some cases, however, the diagnosis can be suspected upon the syndromic phenotype or upon clinical presentation and family history, as in the following case. the patient was a 74-year-old male admitted for worsening of pre-existing left-sided ptosis and ophthalmoparesis after a birthday party. th...

conclusions: this study showed acceptable sensitivity and specificity of qtcd and qtd in comparison to lvmi; it seems that standard ecg can be used for early diagnosis of cardiac involvement in asymptomatic patients with thalassemia major. patients and methods: in a case-control study, 60 patients older than ten years of age with thalassemia major who received regular blood transfusion and iron...

Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the most prevalent vasculitis diseases in children and can bring about serious cardiovascular complications. Early detection of cardiac involvement in KD can play an essential role in managing and preventing the cardiac sequels. We aimed to evaluate the applicability and diagnostic accuracy of cardiac biomarkers including car...

background: cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (ssc) is more prevalent than previously thought. in this study, the frequency and severity of cardiovascular involvement were assessed in ssc patients referred to firouzgar hospital. methods: fifty-eight patients with ssc, selected from the data bank of ssc patients, were reviewed for the frequency and severity of 8 organ involvements in thi...

how to cite this article: alaei f. cardiac involvement in lysosomal diseases. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1): 19. pls see pdf.

Background and aims: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease mainly involves sacroiliac and axial joints; but it may also have extra-articular involvement. Accordingly, this study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac involvement among patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Methods: This study was performed as a descriptive-analytical cross-se...