… Orhan Kemal Salih, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of
Çukurova, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, 01150, Turkey … SALIH ET AL … SALIH ET AL …

Case Report Étude de cas Page 1 Cardiac echinococcoses were first documented and re-
ported by Williams in 1936.Although an attempt to treat cardiac hydatid disease by operating …

Background The minimal right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy could be a safe and cosmetic
alternative to standard median sternotomy. This study reviews our results and experience …

Objectives We evaluated long-term follow-up results and prognosis of pediatric patients with
isolated ventricular septal defects (VSD). Study design The study included 799 patients (…

Cardiac involvement in hydatid disease is uncommon. We report a case of a surgically
treated ruptured left ventricular hydatid cyst, which presented with acute stroke and was later …

Transthoracic echocardiography showed a polycystic mass in the pericardium over the left
ventricle; however, the heart appeared to be structurally normal (Fig. 1). Contrast-enhanced …

A 48 year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of coughing with dispnoea and chest
pain. On physical examination he showed marked respiratory difficulty, with a respiratory …

A 6-year-old girl was referred with acute chest pain and dyspnea. Transthoracic
echocardiography revealed a single large well-defined intramyocardial cystic mass in the …

Published reports of aorto–left atrial fistula are very rare. We report a 20-year-old man who
had an aorto–left atrial fistula with bicuspid aortic valve and coronary artery origin anomaly. …

Background: Although the present techniques of myocardial preservation for limiting
ischemia/reperfusion injury in open heart operations yield excellent results for most patients, certain …