background and aims. in the presence of certain systemic diseases, oral microflora may aggravate the condition of the disease. microbial population in the oral cavity especially with heart disease can increase the risk of bacterial endocarditis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of oral streptococcus mutans and the rate of caries in children suffering from heart disease. materials ...

conclusions use of inhalational anesthesia has increased in adult cardiac surgery and has proved to reduce duration of elective ventilation, decrease icu and hospital los, and mortality. inhalational anesthetics are less well-studied in cchd. in the current study, desflurane was chosen because of its low solubility, decreased recovery time and lack of metabolism or organ system toxicities. alth...