Bidirectional inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery shunt: can it be an alternative for older patients presenting single ventricle heart disease in the third world countries?

Absence of superficial palmar arch with associated anomaly of ulnar artery and nerve: a case report with clinical implications

Normally the ulnar artery and the ulnar nerve pass superficial to the flexor retinaculum of the wrist. In the present study, we describe an ulnar artery and ulnar nerve which passed deep to the flexor retinaculum and an...

Gestation in patients with high levels of anticardiolipin antibodies, a history of deep venous thrombosis and miscarriages

The aim is to stress the importance of prophylaxis against deep venous thrombosis in gravidas with high levels of anticardiolipin antibodies with or without a history of repetitive miscarriages. The evolutions of two gra...

Upregulated expression of RANKL on bone marrow stromal cells can stimulate osteoclast precursors to mature into functional osteoclasts and promote survival of myeloma cells

Atypical coronary veins anatomy as an obstacle for cardiac resynchronization therapy – case report

Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a standard for end-stage heart failure patients. During CRT procedure, left ventricular lead is positioned through coronary sinus (CS) in a coronary vein. Case repo...