Correlation between endothelial dysfunction in normal coronary patients with slow flow and aortic ectasia: the first report.

Slow coronary flow (SCF) is slow dye progression in the coronary arteries during selective angiography, but there is no such study about greater visceral vessels. Studies have suggested that flow-mediated dilation (FMD)...

Congenital heart disease, exercise capacity and B-type natriuretic peptide.

Left atrial myxoma with an atrial septal defect.

In a 62-year old woman with arterial hypertension, a left atrial myxoma and a concomitant atrial septal defect, diagnosed intraoperatively, were recognized. The atrial septal defect was not observed pre-operatively by tr...

Congenital left main coronary artery aneurysm.

Left main coronary artery aneurysm (LMCAA) is an uncommon coronary abnormality seen in 0.1% of patients during routine diagnostic coronary angiographies. The most common etiology is atherosclerosis in acquired cases. How...

Naum Lazarevich Gurvich (1905-1981) and his contribution to the history of defibrillation.