Bettar Mohamed Ghoulame, BE. Ovaga, Charif Hana, Haboub Meryeme, Arous Salim, Ghali Bennouna & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2024
High blood pressure (HBP) and diabetes are frequently associated cardiovascular risk factors. The objective of our study is to estimate the prevalence of diabetes in a hypertensive’s population followed in the cardiology department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca, an...
Karim Mounaouir, Mohammed Nachid, Ali El Jazouli, Meryem Haboub, Arous Salim, Ghali Bennouna, Abdenasser Drighil & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2023
The present case report highlights about Toxic or septic myocarditis in a patient suffering from aplastic anemia. A 21 years old female patient, without any cardiovascular risk factor, suffering from Aplastic Anemia, admitted initially for feverish neutropenia for which she recei...
Bettar Mohamed Ghoulame, Charfo B Mahamdo, Mullendelle Mayanga Patrick, Nji Maleck, Haboub Meryeme, Arous Salim, Ghali Bennouna & Rachida Habbal·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2024
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a congenital heart disease most likely to cause infective endocarditis. Pulmonary embolism constitutes one of its main complications. Treatment is mostly based on effective antibiotic therapy but can sometimes require additional surgical interve...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i1401
B. Mohamed Ghoulame, M. Njie, J. Moyambe, Charfo B Mahamado, Haboub Merieme, Arous Salim, Med Ghali Bennouna & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2024
The association of pericardial effusion with ventricular hypertrophy is one of the signs suggestive of cardiac amyloidosis, according to the literature. We report a case of cardiac and thyroid AA amyloidosis in a 65-year-old patient followed for chronic inflammatory bowel disease...
Mohammed Nachid, Karim Mounaouir, Ali El Jazouli, Meryem Haboub, Bennouna Ghali, Arous Salim, Abdenasser Drighil & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2023
Myocarditis, an inflammatory disease of the myocardium, has been identified as a potential complication of COVID-19. Here we present a case report of a 45-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with myocarditis following a COVID-19 infection. The patient presented with chest pai...
Takotsubo syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a rare and often underdiagnosed condition that presents with symptoms similar to acute coronary syndrome. We present the case of a 58-year-old female with no significant past medical history who presented to the emergenc...
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and blood pressure variability among hypertensive patients aged over 40 years. Methods: The study recruited 120 patients from a cardiology outpatient clinic who had b...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4337
Isolated tricuspid valve dysplasia (ITVD) is a rare congenital abnormality of the tricuspid valve that may remain clinically silent until adulthood and can resemble acquired causes of severe tricuspid regurgitation. This case report describes a 28-year-old man with established Be...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i61396
Cardiac myxomas are the most common histological type, accounting for 30–50% of all primary cardiac neoplasms, with an estimated clinical incidence of 0.5 per million population per year. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with poorly controlled hypertension and type 2 diabe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i51373
Background: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) is a rare phenotypic variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) characterised by hypertrophy confined to the left ventricular apex. Although traditionally considered to carry a more favourable prognosis than obstructive HCM...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i51371
TAMIR El Mehdi, Amri Meriam, AL TIMIMI Alae, En-Nasery Amal, BOUZIANE Maha, Haboub Meryem, Arous Salim, DRIGHIL Abdennasser & Habbal Rachida·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2025
Background: Myopericarditis, an inflammatory syndrome involving both the myocardium and pericardium, is typically idiopathic or viral in origin. Neoplastic causes are rare but should be considered in the presence of atypical features or systemic signs. Case Summary: We report the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1268
Karim Mounaouir, Mohammed Nachid, Ali El Jazouli, Ismail Benhar, Meryem Haboub, Bennouna Ghali, Arous Salim, Abdenasser Drighil & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2023
Background: Pericarditis is an inflammatory condition of the pericardium that can cause significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and mortality in patients with pericarditis. Methods: We c...