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The authors report the case of a 53-year-old man, with a long-standing history of mild mitral stenosis, admitted for worsening fatigue. Transthoracic echocardiography (limited by poor image quality) showed mitral annular calcification, leaflets that were difficult to visualize and an estimated
OBJECTIVE
The study aim was to examine the effects of balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV) on exercise-induced hyperkalemia, and on changes in the concentration of Na,K-pumps in skeletal muscle, as an exaggerated exercise-induced rise in potassium concentration ([K+]) may contribute to exertional fatigue
Brucellosis is a multisystemic disease. The most common cause of death from the disease is endocarditis. The aortic valve is most commonly affected. The disease rarely involves the mitral valve. A 30 year-old woman presented with complaints of chills and fever up to 38 degrees C at night, fatigue,
OBJECTIVE
To gain insight into the occurrence, the manifestation and the treatment of cardiac myxoma.
METHODS
Retrospective.
METHODS
The departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of Middelheim General Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
RESULTS
Thirteen patients in the period 1985-1995 were subjected to
Atrial fibrillation is the most common supraventricular tachyarrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, affecting over 5% of persons over the age of 65 years. A common pathophysiological mechanism for arrhythmia development is atrial distention and fibrosis induced by hypertension, coronary artery
BACKGROUND
Weakness and fatigue are accepted as normal accompaniments of aging. Usually, older individuals are not investigated with much enthusiasm but a treatable cause is discernible on several occasions.
METHODS
We had a 67 year old hypertensive lady with a mitral stenosis, presenting in
The aim of the study was to assess an airway function in patients with mitral valve disease at different stages. The study group consisted of 105 consecutive patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease (21-20% pts with mitral stenosis and 84-80% with combined mitral valve disease with a stenosis
Excess fatigue is a common symptom of many chronic cardiovascular disorders with low cardiac output. Impairment of skeletal muscle function due to metabolic alterations seems to play a major role. In heart failure fatigue is a predominant symptom. It may be an early symptom on diseases with slow but
BACKGROUND
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to cause gross distortions of the heart and the associated complications of heart failure and thromboembolic phenomena in this age of numerous high-efficacy drugs and therapeutic interventions. Due to the lack of contemporary local data, there is no