The aim of the study is to report the prevalence of the association of obesity and arterial hypertension as well as the epidemiological and clinical aspects in obese hypertensives in Moroccan hospitals. This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years...
The aim of the study is to report the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of arterial hypertension in the elderly in Moroccan hospitals. This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years in the cardiology department of the CHU Ibn Rochd....
Amine Kherraf, Safia Ouarrak, Maha bouziane, Meryem Haboub, Ghali Bennouna, Leila Azzouzi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Aortic dissections (AD) are uncommon, having a high mortality level. It is an extreme vascular emergency that can result in death, when not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. Diagnosis of Aortic dissection (Type A) can easily be delayed or missed, due to atypical symptoms....
A 23 years-old male patient with a recent history of flu symptoms presented to the emergency department for acute chest pain. The electrocardiogram (ECG) found diffuse ST elevation in anterior territory. Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) showed left ventricular systolic dysfun...
Amine Kherraf, Maha bouziane, Safia Ouarrak, Meryem Haboub, Ghali Bennouna, Leila Azzouzi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
The diastolic function is defined as the filling of the heart during diastole. Diastolic dysfunction in patients with normal fraction ejection (FE) or HFpFE is defined by echocardiographic criteria according to the European Society of Cardiology guidelines. Elderly patients, with...
The unicuspid aortic valve is a very rare congenital disease that usually presents in the 3rd to 5th decade of life-and usually with severe aortic stenosis or regurgitation. Diagnosis can be made with 2- or 3-dimensional transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography. It is mo...
Calcium plays a crucial role in heart muscle contraction and relaxation. Hypocalcemic heart failure has been rarely reported. We present the case of a 23-year-old woman who developed acute heart failure during the period following total thyroidectomy. The patient presented with...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors. Formed tumor thrombus (TT) may extend to the inferior vena cava (IVC) and even may extend up to the right atrium. Such a scenario is rare and posses a real surgical challenge. The prognosis for this cond...