Benyass Aatif

Exercise Echocardiography in the Diagnostic Work-up of Unexplained Dyspnoea: A Critical Narrative Review of Physiological Targets, Diagnostic Performance and Unresolved Controversies

Malki Mohamed, Loudiyi Nadia, Lakhal Zouhair & Benyass Aatif · Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026

Background: Chronic exertional dyspnoea frequently remains unexplained after clinical assessment, natriuretic peptide measurement and resting echocardiography. Many underlying cardiovascular abnormalities, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and exercise p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4425

Patent Foramen Ovale Unmasked: A Contemporary Critical Review of Diagnostic Evaluation and Evidence-based Closure Indications

Malki Mohamed, Loudiyi Nadia, Lakhal Zouhair & Benyass Aatif · Asian Journal of Cardiology Research · 2026

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is present in roughly one quarter of adults, yet it becomes clinically consequential in only a small minority. This asymmetry defines the central difficulty of the field: distinguishing a causally implicated interatrial communication from an anatomica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1396

Current Evidence, Challenges and Future Directions Associated with Teaching Electrocardiogram Interpretation to Medical Students

Nabil Laktib, Selma Saidi, Najat Mouine, Zouhair Lakhal & Benyass Aatif · Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases · 2026

The electrocardiogram (ECG) remains one of the most universally applied diagnostic tools in clinical medicine, yet a substantial body of evidence demonstrates that ECG interpretation competency among medical graduates is persistently and widely inadequate. This critical review ex...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1161