Acute phase reactants predict mitral regurgitation following mitral valvuloplasty

Harikrishnan, S.; Rajeev, E.; Tharakan, Jaganmohan A.; Titus, Thomas; Kumar, Alok; Sivasubramonian, Sivasankaran; Krishnamoorthy, Kavassery Mahadevan; Dora, Santhosh Kumar; Nair, Krishnakumar; Namboodiri, K K Narayanan

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.031

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“…Documentary data have reported on the production of cytokines and their free receptors by tumour cells, which decides the systematic inflammatory signs occurrence and increase in inflammatory markers [6, 18]. Other sources, in turn, refer to the raised CRP level in the course of cardiac diseases, from heart failure to valvular defects [19–22]. It should be taken into consideration that in this case it was an inflammatory syndrome associated directly with paraneoplastic fibrohistiocytoma [23].…”

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Removal of the left atrium and left ventricle tumour: a

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Kośmider³

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The heart is the rarest site for neoplasms to be localized. Despite modern diagnostic techniques, cardiac tumours continue to among those discovered latest and with the worst prognoses. We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with a heart tumour and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, who was admitted to the Department of Cardiac Surgery. The patient underwent surgical removal of the tumour with extracorporeal circulation. The left atrium, mitral valve and the left ventricle were occupied by the infiltration. A radical resection appeared to be impossible. A valvular prosthesis was not implanted. The perioperative period was uncomplicated. On the 9th day a local recurrence was confirmed in the transthoracic echocardiography. Further oncological diagnostics revealed the spread of the malignant neoplasm to bones of the pelvis and spine. Chemotherapy was initiated. The authors discuss the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment procedures employed in the above case.

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Removal of the left atrium and left ventricle tumour: a

Ostrowski¹,

Marcinkiewicz²,

Kośmider³

et al. 2011

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“…We read the letter by Turhan et al [1] about the paper by Harikrishnan et al [2]. Authors [1] speculate that chronic subclinic inflammatory process is likely to be associated with the progression of the disease in patients with rheumatic valve disease.…”

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Association of chronic subclinical inflammation with severity and progression of rheumatic valve disease

Sarı

Davutoğlu

2008

International Journal of Cardiology

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“…Recently, Harikrishnan et al [1] have evaluated the levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count as markers of chronic subclinic inflammation in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis who underwent percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV). They investigated the role of chronic subclinic inflammation on the development of significant mitral regurgitation as a complication of PBMV.…”

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