Asmaa Elamraoui, Adam Fadoul, Yousra Hamine, Ghali Bennouna, Leila Azzouzi, Abdenasser Drighil & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2023
Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE) is a rare cardiovascular manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus and has been described as an aseptic verrucous non-bacterial autonomic disease. Theselesions can cause progressive damage to heart valves and may need surgery. The aortic and mi...
Acute myocardial infarction caused by septic embolism is usually fatal. A 43-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with severe chest pain within 4 hours. An electrocardiogram showed prominent anterolateral ST elevation in precordial leads (V2-V6) and lateral...
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. Despite the rarity of clinical manifestations, cardiac involvement is one of the major causes of mortality. Case Presentation: We report the case of a patient with severe pericardial effusion...
A 23 years-old male patient with a recent history of flu symptoms presented to the emergency department for acute chest pain. The electrocardiogram (ECG) found diffuse ST elevation in anterior territory. Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) showed left ventricular systolic dysfun...
The unicuspid aortic valve is a very rare congenital disease that usually presents in the 3rd to 5th decade of life-and usually with severe aortic stenosis or regurgitation. Diagnosis can be made with 2- or 3-dimensional transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography. It is mo...
Calcium plays a crucial role in heart muscle contraction and relaxation. Hypocalcemic heart failure has been rarely reported. We present the case of a 23-year-old woman who developed acute heart failure during the period following total thyroidectomy. The patient presented with...
The aim of the study is to report the prevalence of the association of obesity and arterial hypertension as well as the epidemiological and clinical aspects in obese hypertensives in Moroccan hospitals. This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years...
The aim of the study is to report the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of arterial hypertension in the elderly in Moroccan hospitals. This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years in the cardiology department of the CHU Ibn Rochd....
Amine Kherraf, Safia Ouarrak, Maha bouziane, Meryem Haboub, Ghali Bennouna, Leila Azzouzi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Aortic dissections (AD) are uncommon, having a high mortality level. It is an extreme vascular emergency that can result in death, when not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. Diagnosis of Aortic dissection (Type A) can easily be delayed or missed, due to atypical symptoms....
Amine Kherraf, Maha bouziane, Safia Ouarrak, Meryem Haboub, Ghali Bennouna, Leila Azzouzi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
The diastolic function is defined as the filling of the heart during diastole. Diastolic dysfunction in patients with normal fraction ejection (FE) or HFpFE is defined by echocardiographic criteria according to the European Society of Cardiology guidelines. Elderly patients, with...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors. Formed tumor thrombus (TT) may extend to the inferior vena cava (IVC) and even may extend up to the right atrium. Such a scenario is rare and posses a real surgical challenge. The prognosis for this cond...
The patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common abnormality that is often associated with cryptogenic stroke in young people. The management of PFO requires endovascular closure which prevents recurrence better than antithrombotic treatment. In the presence of concomitant thrombophili...
Arterial hypertension (HTA) is the most common cardiovascular disease in our context. Physical training considerably reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure, therefore regular physical activity is recommended in cases of high blood pressure (HTA), the level of this activity...
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal disorder characterized by increased levels of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol. The FH clinical phenotype has been shown to be associated with increased coronary heart disease and premature death. We report tw...
We report the case of a 18 years old male, who presented to the emergency department for prolonged fever, weight loss, with a systolic murmur, echocardiography showed a tetralogy of fallot with multiple vegetations on the pulmonary ejection pathway and pericardial effusion. The d...
Hanane Mechal, Kawtar Mouammine, Meryem Haboub, Salim Arous, Mohamed El Ghali Benouna, Abdenacer Drighil, Leila Azzouzi, Selma ElYazidi, Youssef Toumi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2022
We report the case of a 28 years old female patient operated for mitral valve replacement. The baseline postoperative transthoracic echocardiography at 8 weeks after surgery revealed an anechoic addition image of the basal segment of LV posterior wall with a discontinuity between...
Brahim Nassour A., Hissein Hagguir, Noel Mahoungou, Harouna Seydou, Fadoul Adam, Salim Arous, Leila Azzouzi, Abdel Nasser Dirghil & Rachida Habbal·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2021
Spontaneous psoas haematoma in patients on anti-coagulant therapy is a rare phenomenon. It poses a real diagnostic problem and a real therapeutic challenge. We report the case of a 51 year old patient, under anti-vitamin K (acenocoumarone) following a stenosante and tricuspid mit...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i430177
A coronary fistula is defined as a direct connection between a coronary artery and a heart chamber, great vessel, or other vascular structure that "bypasses" the myocardial capillary bed. This is a rare pathology that is usually not discovered until later in life, and exceptional...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4349
Noël Mahoungou-Mackonia, Maria Khalil, Karim Fatiha, Imad Nouamou, Salim Arous, Ghali Benouna, Abdenasser Drighil, Leila Azzouzi & Rachida Habbal·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2023
Introduction: Benign intracardiac tumours are the most common of the 5% of primary tumours and account for 90% of intracardiac tumours. Myxoma, which is the main benign tumour, rarely localizes to the mitral valve, in the order of 1-5%, associated with severe symptoms and enormou...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4340
Brahim Nassour Aware, Noel Mahoungou, Charfo Mamadou, Bachar Abakar, Harouna Seydou, Fadoul Adam, Salim Arous, Leila Azzouzi, Abdel Nasser Dirghil & Rachida Habbal·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2022
Hydatid disease or hydatid cyst results from the tissue development of the hydatid larva of an echinococcus taenia. It is an endemic disease in certain regions of the world such as the Mediterranean basin. We report here the observation of a 39 year old patient with no particular...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430214
Hanane Mechal, Meryem Haboub, Kawtar Mouamine, Ahmed El Adaoui, Salim Arous, Mohamed El Ghali Benouna, Abdenacer Drighil, Leila Azzouzi, Selma ElYazidi, Youssef Toumi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2022
We report the case of a 47 years-old female who presented to the emergency department with acute pain and coldness in the left lower limb 5 months after surgical closure of atrial septal defects. Initial examination was consistent with a clinical presentation of acute limb ischem...
Hanane Mechal, Meryem Haboub, Kawtar Mouamine, Meriem Elmoussaid, Karim Mounaouir, Salim Arous, Mohamed El Ghali Benouna, Abdenacer Drighil, Leila Azzouzi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2022
Introduction: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with aging-related diseases. CHF in African elderly is a severe and frequent condition, responsible for a high mortality and hospitalization rate. However very few studies report particularities of CHF in this population....