Systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. The coronary lesions are extremely rare, particularly aneurysms. We report a case of a coronary aneurysm of a patient diagnosed with Systemic lupus erythematosus who showed up at the emergency...
Background: Parasinusal atrial tachycardia (AT) is an uncommon form of focal supraventricular tachycardia that may closely mimic inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), creating diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Differentiating these entities is crucial, as IST is primarily m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1351
Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a cardiomyopathy due to disturbances in the normal development of the heart muscle leading to the persistence of hypertrabeculation. Its incidence is more common in males. The most common clinical presentations at the time of the first di...
Jonathan Moyambi, Ismael Al Fakihi, Ndukute Fervent, Kasongo Adolphe, Haboub Meryem & Drighil Abdenasser·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is frequently identified in young patients with cryptogenic stroke; however, establishing a causal relationship remains challenging. Contemporary management relies on probabilistic stratification integrating clinical profile and high-risk interatrial an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1349
Jonathan Moyambi, S.Ismail Alfakihi, Fervent Ndukute, Charfo Mahamadou, Haboub Meryem & Drighil Abdenasser·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
Background: Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that classically presents with abrupt chest or back pain and requires immediate surgical management. However, atypical presentations are frequent and may complicate diagnosis. Neurological manifes...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1348
Background: Cardiac metastases are among the rarest in oncology, usually silent and rarely attracting clinical attention, often discovered at autopsy. Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor, and its usual metastatic sites are the lung, bone, brain, soft tissue, and...
EL Mousaid Meriem, Fadoul Adam Fadoul, Elamraoui Asmaa, Mahongou Noel, Essadqi Fadwa, Drighil Abdenasser, Azouzi Leila & Habbal Rachida·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2023
Tertiary syphilis and its cardiovascular complications have become rare in developed countries but still remain a concern in our countries. Cardiovascular damage frequently involves the aortic root and arch. We report here a case of syphilitic aortic insufficiency in a 63-year-ol...
Introduction: Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) accounts for 5-10% of all cases of IE. Compared with left sided IE and the association of right heart endocarditis with ventricular septal defect in adults is rare but may have serious complications such as pulmonary embolism....
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
Infective endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum is one of the rare causative microorganisms of endocarditis and only a few cases have been reported in the literature so far. We describe a case of Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a 37-year-old Moroccan man who had a congen...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2024/v17i2375
This case is reported for the rarity of cardiac tamponade as a first manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease with worldwide prevalence, affecting almost every organ in the body. A 27-year-old woma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2024/v17i2374