Background: This study was aimed to evaluate the structural changes of the ventricular myocardium in a physiological hypertrophic heart model due to long term aerobic and anaerobic physical training and detraining. Methods: In-vivo experimental study on Wistar rats (8 weeks old), weighing 150-250 grams who were divided into 3 large groups: control group, aerobic exercise group and anaerobi…
A case of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) in an 11 years-old girl is reported. This is the first reported in the Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta. In the beginning, the diagnosis was established as scleroderma based on the clinical picture of the skin lesion and the result of the skin biopsy. Laboratory exami…