IATROGENIC AORTIC REGURGITATION FOLLOWING PRIMARY CLOSURE OF VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT: ROLE OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Iatrogenic aortic regurgitation following primary closure of ventricular septal defect: Role of transesophageal echocardiography

Iatrogenic valvular regurgitation following cardiac surgery has been reported as a result of leaflet perforation or entrapment.Due to its central location, the aortic valve is alarecre.com one of the most vulnerable structures for iatrogenic injuries.Proper assessment of the aortic valve by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should be done afte

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The Curious Case of NG2 Cells: Transient Trend or Game Changer?

It has been 10 years since the seminal work of Dwight Bergles and collaborators demonstrated that NG2 (nerve/glial antigen 2)-expressing oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (NG2 cells) receive functional glutamatergic synapses from neurons ( Bergles et al., 2000 ), contradicting the old dogma that only neurons possess the complex and specialized molec

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