Cardiothoracic Surgery

Amiodarone-induced torsades de pointes in a patient with HIV on combination antiretroviral therapy

Fahad Alsindi, Cliona Murphy and David Martin

A case of prolongation of the QT interval and associated life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia is presented. The particular features of this case include HIV positivity, acute coronary ischemia, and treatment with drugs known to increase QT interval. The relationship between these potential causes is analyzed and discussed. This is the first report of such a...

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(Vol 10 p 28-33, Cardiothoracic surgery: 27 June 2010)

Cardiac transplantation: since the first case report

S. M. Benjamin and N. C. Barnes

Heart transplantation was and is still recognised as a medical milestone. Its ability to offer a second chance of life to people with end-stage cardiac disease is its major triumph. Dr Christiaan Barnard’s work was instrumental in realising the actual possibility of conducting a human transplant, and provided the framework for further advances in this field. He deserves...

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(Vol 4 p L1-L3, Landmark Case Report; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Transplantation: March 2004)

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Editor-in-Chief

Frank Cross

Consultant Surgeon

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

Editors

Neil Barnes

Consultant Physician

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

Ali Jawad

Consultant Rheumatologist

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK