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Open AccessLarge left atrial cavernous hemangioma, a case report
Cardiac cavernous hemangiomas are extremely rare and usually difficult to be diagnosed for being asymptomatic.
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Open AccessA large left atrial lipoma combined with coronary artery disease
Primary benign tumors of the heart are extremely rare and usually difficult to diagnose for their asymptomatic signs.
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Open AccessGemella morbillorum endocarditis of pulmonary valve:a case report
Pulmonary valve infective endocarditis is a rare finding for endocarditis. Infective endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum remains a scanty occurrence.
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Open AccessUndifferentiated sarcoma originating from the mitral valve: a case report
Primary cardiac sarcomas are quite uncommon. Among them, sarcomas originating from the mitral valve are exceedingly rare. They are often misdiagnosed due to non-specific symptoms. The prognosis of cardiac sarc...
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Open AccessGiant aneurysm of the left main coronary artery with fistulous communication to the right atrium
The giant coronary artery aneurysm combined with coronary artery fistula is extremely uncommon. In our case, there was a giant aneurysm of the left main coronary artery with fistulous communication to the righ...
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Attenuation of Streptozotocin-Induced Lipid Profile Anomalies in the Heart, Brain, and mRNA Expression of HMG-CoA Reductase by Diosgenin in Rats
Diabetes mellitus is associated with significant morbidity and mortality that contributes to pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Diosgenin, a naturally occurring aglycone, is present abundantly in fenugr...
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Open AccessCardiac lipoma in the interventricular septum: a case report
Primary cardiac tumors are rare. The cardiac lipoma cases have been sparsely reported. We report a case of interventricular septal lipoma complicated with mild tricuspid regurgitation in a 65-year-old Chinese ...
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Open AccessCombination use of platelets and recombinant activated factor VII for increased hemostasis during acute type a dissection operations
Refractory blood loss is a common problem in surgeries for acute type A aortic dissections. Significant evidence has supported the benefit of using recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) to control of intra...
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Open AccessSurgical approach for the treatment of aortoesophageal fistula combined with dual aortic aneurysms: a case report
Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. The disease is with high mortality due to aneurysm rupture, and thus successfully managed cases are rarely reported. Here, we report a case...
