The interaction of coronary microembolization and ischemic preconditioning: A third window of cardioprotection through TNF-alpha

With an unstable atherosclerotic coronary plaque, episodes of myocardial ischemia associated with release of debris and microembolization and subsequent restoration of more or less sufficient coronary blood flow can prec...

The association of carotid intima media thickness with dysfunctional HDL in South Asians

Left atrial myxoma crossing the mitral valve

In this article, we report a 79-year-old man with a large mobile and pediculated mass in left atrium crossing the mitral valve in diastol and enter the left ventricle. Transthorasic two-dimensional echocardiography sho...

Changes of gastric intramucosal pH in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

Introduction: Gastric intramucosal pH (pHi) reflects splanchnic perfusion, while pneumoperitoneum may cause disturbances in splanchnic perfusion by increasing intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Obesity is associated with in...

Commentary on Randomized double blind prospective trial of active management of the third stage of labor Tessie Tharakan, Jayanti Jha