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
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...
Aim of the Study: Heart failure is a major problem of public health in Morroco , pulmonary congestion is a key sign which can be easly detected by pulmonary sonography via interlobular septal thickening. The aim of this study was to establish a link Between kerley B lines in the...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4305
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: Carcinoid syndrome, a rare neuroendocrine disorder, can lead to progressive valvular fibrosis due to the excessive secretion of serotonin and other vasoactive substances. This typically affects the right-sided cardiac valves and rarely the left side. The resulting car...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2025/v14i2483
Harouna Idrissa Seydou, Mahoungou-Mackonia Noel Maschell, Fadoul Adam Fadoul Taher, Nassour Brahim, Haboub Meryem, Salim Arous, El Ghali Bennouna, Drighil Abdessamad, Azzouzi Leila & Habbal Rachida·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2023
Pacemaker infective endocarditis is a more real diagnostic problem than a therapeutic one. The precise impact is not well known. Its incidence is poorly known, and it is a serious infection with an estimated mortality of around 25%. It is with this in mind that we report 2 clinic...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4348
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
Zeineb Hamdani, Hajar Hatim, Mehdi Rochd, Taha Ettachfini, BOUZIANE Maha, Haboub Meryem, Selim Arous, Abdenasser Drighil & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2025
Aims: To assess the prognostic value of the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) for predicting all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HRrEF) in a north African context. Study Design: Prospective, single-center observational study. Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1284
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
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