Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe, inherited neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. Cardiac pathology...

Infective endocarditis of the aortic valve is a relatively common disease presentation, with surgical intervention a mainstay of treatment...

Cardiovascular surgery involves reconstruction of tissues that are under cyclical mechanical loading, and in constant contact with pulsatile blood...

Pericardial tamponade (PT) early after cardiac surgery is a challenging clinical entity, not infrequently misrecognized and often only detected...

Due to structural valve deterioration of sutureless aortic prosthesis, there is a need for explantation of the prothesis. We...

Cardiovascular surgery involves reconstruction of tissues that are under cyclical mechanical loading, and in constant contact with pulsatile blood...