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The patient was a 5 years old male who had had the cyanosis and congestive heart failure from his neonatal period. Dopamine, digitalis and diuretics disappeared his symptoms and he had been followed up as the out-patient. Preoperative cardiac catheterization revealed atrial septal defect and

Ten patients of dominant right ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy (RVDCM) seen over a period of three years in this institution are described. There were six males and four females in the age range of 6.50 years. Presenting features were right ventricular failure (7), paroxysmal supraventricular

The parotid glands and skin of the toad contain toxic substances. Ingestion of toad or toad cake may result in intoxication. Clinically, it may be predominantly manifested by a digitalis-like cardioactive effect. During the last six years, the National Poison Center of Taiwan has collected four

A 14-year-old adolescent girl presented with severe congestive heart failure, progressive throughout 3 months. A precordial thrill, machinery-like murmur, and right bundle branch block were noted. Death occurred despite digitalis and diuretic therapy and removal of pleural and ascitic fluid. The

Left ventricular (LV) function was studied, using echocardiography, radionuclide angiography and right catheterization, in 20 patients (mean age 60.9 +/- 1.5 years) with severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and without known heart disease. The diagnosis of LV failure, suspected

BACKGROUND Disappearance of left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT) has been reported only in myocarditis. We report disappearance of LVHT after implantation of a biventricular pacemaker in a 68-year-old female. She suffered from symmetrical polyneuropathy and heart failure New York

Nifedipine and captopril are potent vasodilators and may be expected to help left ventricular failure by reducing afterload. Nifedipine (20 mg three times a day) and captopril (50 mg three times a day) were added to an optimal regimen of digitalis and diuretics in a double blind crossover trial in

Forty-four patients with ventricular tachycardias (VT) refractory to medical treatment underwent 73 sessions of endocavitary electrode catheter ablation. The clinical series included 16 cases of post-infarction VT, 14 cases of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, 6 cases of dilated

Vein Patterning 1 (VEP1)-encoded progesterone 5β-reductases/iridoid synthases (PRISE) belong to the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily of proteins. They are characterized by a set of highly conserved amino acids in the substrate-binding pocket. All PRISEs are capable of reducing the

The functional status of the cardiovascular system in health and cardiomyopathic (CM) hamsters was assessed throughout their lives by measuring heart weight and fluid in the pleural and peritoneal cavities. An index of cardiovascular age was developed from a multiple regression model of changes in

Management of patients with concomitant hypertension and angina pectoris mandates that the physician pay attention to the underlying pathophysiology. The heart, when exposed to years of hypertension, becomes "remodeled." Overall mass is enlarged, the walls are thickened, and initial cavity volume

BACKGROUND Chronotropic incompetence and left ventricular (LV) dilatation have both been shown to be markers of an adverse cardiovascular prognosis. Chronotropic incompetence has been described in patients with symptomatic LV dilatation and dysfunction, but the effect of asymptomatic LV dilatation