Aortic complications in Marfan syndrome can be life-threatening, yet this case uniquely illustrates the catastrophic consequences of delayed diagnosis in a young patient. We report a 21-year-old man with a family history of Marfan syndrome who presented with acute dyspnea and tea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1156
Myocarditis is one of the most varied syndromes seen in cardiovascular medicine, being diagnosed as a self-limited inflammatory injury with rapid resolution of symptoms, to fulminant cardiogenic shock, malignant arrhythmias and chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathy, as well as sign...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2386
Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy due to hypertension (LVH) is one of the most important cardiac manifestations of chronic hypertension and is strongly associated with heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and death. While traditionally thought of as an adaptive resp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2381
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) remains a relevant source of morbidity in women of reproductive age, although it is often unrecognized. Hormonal contraception is a well-established acquired risk factor for PE because of its association with venous thromboembolic events; however, it has v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2379
D. Bennani, A. El Bouazizi, L. Afendi, F. Essadqi, M. HABOUB, A. DRIGHIL, K. Gourram, Y. Sakhy, H. Tabakh, A. Siwane, N. Touil & O. Kacimi·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
We report the case of an acute embolic-appearing ischemic stroke that led to the diagnosis of a complex aortic pathology combining an ascending aortic aneurysm, defined as a permanent pathological dilation of the proximal aorta conferring a major risk of dissection or rupture, an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1361
Background: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cardiovascular emergency associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly when diagnosis is delayed. Because the clinical spectrum varies widely (mild dyspnea to near-cardiac collapse), it is important for clin...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2535
Background: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) constitutes a leading cause of illness and death from cardiovascular disease around the world. Even with better ways to diagnose and treat PE, it is still difficult to manage, especially in places where local data are limited. In Morocco,...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2533
Background: Iron deficiency is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure. This association is often underrecognized in clinical practice, despite its important implications for symptoms and prognosis. Iron deficiency has been associated with worse symptoms, impaired fun...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2531
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, more precisely cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), has moved from a predominantly morphological tool to a comprehensive method for myocardial tissue characterisation, perfusion assessment, and risk stratification. Its strongest contemporar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1358
We report the case of a 44-year-old man, a chronic smoker with a 28 pack-year history, regular consumer of alcohol, cannabis, and hashish, followed for coronary artery disease and having undergone two angioplasties, who was admitted for typical chest pain with ST-segment elevatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1357
Background: Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) is uncommon, accounting for only 5–10% of cases, and is typically associated with intravenous drug use or intracardiac devices. Streptococcus pneumoniae has become a rare cause of IE, especially on the tricuspid valve. Early dia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1147
A. El Bouazizi, D. Bennani, L. Afendi, S. Essadqi, M. HABOUB, M. BOUZIANE, S. AROUS, G. Benouna & A. DRIGHIL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2025
Aims: To emphasize that acute alcohol consumption may provoke transient sinoatrial or atrioventricular conduction disturbances leading to syncope in otherwise healthy young adults, and to advocate for prolonged electrocardiographic monitoring in such settings. Presentation of Cas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1339
We report a rare case of inverted Takotsubo syndrome in a 24-year-old woman. Takotsubo syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome, is a transient condition characterized by acute and reversible dysfunction of the left ventricle. Cardiac auscultation sh...