Traumatic left ventricular aneurysm

Cardiac ventricular aneurysms are by large ischaemic and tend to develop following a transmural myocardial infarction. In the minority of cases, the cause may be congenital, infective, traumatic or idiopathic. While postinfarction ventricular aneurysms and those which follow cardiac surgery are common, traumatic aneurysms after accidental trauma are rare. We report a case of a true left ventricular aneurysm caused by a bullet injury

Experience with echocardiography: a review of 330 cases

Echocardiography was performed in 330 patients, suspected as having a cardiac lesion. The largest group studied was of Rheumatic Heart Disease [139 patients] followed by Congenital Heart Disease [50], Cardiomyopathy [41] and Pericardial Effusion [19] in that order. Eight one patients did not show any cardiac lesions. In Rheumatic Heart Disease group, mitral stenosis was the commonest lesion. V.S.D. and Fallot's Terology were the common congenital lesions

study of hypertension in hospital

200 cases of Hypertension were studied in hospital to document its clinical features, biochemical profile and complications. 168 [84%] were diagnosed as Primary hypertension and 32 [16%] as secondary hypertension. The male female ratio in the two groups was similar. The ages were 50.2 +/- 7.56 and 48.5 +/- 6.52 for males and females respectively in the Primary hypertension group and 44.3 +/- 5.10 and 39.1 +/- 8.99 respectively in the secondary hypertension patients. The proportion of asymptomatic cases was the same in the two groups. Visual symptoms and Orthropnoea were more common in the secondary hypertension group. The various complications / associated problems encountered were Renal Failure 16.5% Cerebrovascular Accidents 8%, congestive Cardiac Failure 9.5% and Ischaemic Heart Disease 14.5%. The results are compared with reports from else where in Pakistan