Background: APECED or multiple endocrine deficiency autoimmune candidiasis syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the manifestation of autoimmune endocrinopathies in a peculiar sequence during infancy. The clinical diagnosis of APECED requires the presence of at least two of...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2024/v25i7544
Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is an uncommon but well-recognized mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI). Mortality without intervention is 70% in intrahospital at 30 days, and 90% at one year due to cardiogenic shock. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) i...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i1400
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is histologically a benign endocardial neoplasm. Though CPF has long been reported as the second most common primary cardiac neoplasm, it has since been pulled ahead of cardiac myxomas, largely due to evolving cardiac imaging modalities. We present...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4378
Background: Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis (PVE) is a rare condition that accounts for 1.5–2% of all reported cases of endocarditis. Herein, we describe a rare case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis with a fortuitous discover of a congenital heart disease in a young...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4362
AA amyloidosis is a classic and serious complication of many chronic inflammatory processes, whether of infectious, autoimmune, or neoplastic origin. It is frequently complicated by kidney damage, often in the form of a nephrotic syndrome. Giant cell arteritis is a common inflamm...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4353
M. Njie, H. Bendahou, P. M. Mulendele, M. B. Charfo, M. HABOUB, S. AROUS, M. Ghali Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) remains the most common type of valvular heart disease worldwide. While the prevalence of mitral valve rheumatism is decreasing in industrialized countries, it continues to be endemic in most countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Afr...
Acute aortic dissection on bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) type 0 is a rare especially in young masculine. Risk factors like smoking and intensive sport activities can hasten their apparition especially in non-diagnosed population. Trans thoracic echocardiography is very important in...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4297
M. Njie, B. E. Ovaga, S. I. Harouna, H. Hatim, M. HABOUB, A. Salim, Med G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common condition characterized by clinical polymophism making its diagnosis difficult. Syncope as an initial symptom of pulmonary embolism has proven to be a difficult clinical correlation to establish, although described in the literature. It is more...
M. Njie, A. El Jazouli, P. M Mulendele, M Charfo, M. HABOUB, A. Salim, Med G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Bupivacaine (marcaine) is a long-acting local anesthetic used for skin infiltration, peripheral nerve blocks, epidural and spinal anesthesia. Its application can lead to cardiovascular complications such as: hypotension, bradycardia, cardiac arrest and toxic myocardial injury. Fe...
IE is a rare pathology with an annual incidence of approximately 10 cases/100,000 inhabitants and in spite of staphylococci pathogens, streptococci are the most involved pathogens, acute articular rheumatism remains the most frequent etiology in developing countries. It can attac...
B. Mohamed Ghoulame, M. Njie, J. Moyambe, Charfo B Mahamado, Haboub Merieme, Arous Salim, Med Ghali Bennouna & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2024
The association of pericardial effusion with ventricular hypertrophy is one of the signs suggestive of cardiac amyloidosis, according to the literature. We report a case of cardiac and thyroid AA amyloidosis in a 65-year-old patient followed for chronic inflammatory bowel disease...
Direct oral anticoagulants are used in the management and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and other thrombotic diseases including non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The most serious complication of DOAC agents is bleeding, dominated by gastrointestinal hemorrhages, eve...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4382
P. M. Mulendele, M. Njie, M. B. Charfo, G. M. Lukifimpa, M. S. Boutar, B. E. Ovaga, M. HABOUB, S. AROUS, M. G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2023
The emergence of immunotherapy and the gradual expansion of its indications in oncology will require particular vigilance to detect and quickly take care of the potential cardiac toxicities. They have improved prognosis and survival, including patients with kidney, lung or skin c...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4360
H. Bendahou, M. Njie, S. Zahri, A. Abouriche, M. HABOUB, S. AROUS, G. Bennouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2023
The saccular aneurysm at the level of the ascending aorta is an extremely rare clinical entity, considered as an effusion of part of the aortic circumference. This entity is often asymptomatic, and the pathophysiological mechanism is still poorly understood. We describe two unusu...
H. Bendahou, M. Njie, Y. Ettagmouti, M. HABOUB, S. AROUS, G. Bennouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2023
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) is arare inherited cardiac disease that presents with progressive right ventricular (RV) dysfunction due to fibro-fatty replacement of the myocardium and associated with an elevated risk of ventricular arrhythmias...
Drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease as well as those used in the treatment of multiple other conditions can occasionally produce exaggerated prolongation of the QT interval on the surface electrocardiogram and the morphologically distinctive polymorphic ventricular tachyca...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3327
LVNC (left ventricular non-compaction) is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy with a reported incidence of 0.05% in adults. It can occur in isolation or affect both ventricles. It’s characterized by prominent LV trabeculae and deep intertrabecular recesses which are filled with bloo...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3319
F. Karim, M. Njie, P. M. Mulendele, M. Khalil, Pr M. Haboub, Pr S. Arous, Pr M. Ghali Benouna, Pr A. Drighil, Pr L. Azouzi & Pr R. Habbal·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Vagal hyperactivity, which corresponds to excessive activity of the parasympathetic system, is a frequent cause of syncope, fainting and dizziness, hence the interest of exploring the autonomic nervous system (ANS) for confirmation. High-degree atrioventricular (AV) block in pati...
L. Laklalech, M. Njie, A. Abourich, M. Belhakim, M. HABOUB, S. AROUS, Med G. Bennouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Serpentine thrombus or snake like floating thrombus of the right-side cavities of the heart is a rare diagnosis. Its an extreme emergency, and is often fatal due to the migration of small thrombus which can completely obstruct the pulmonary trunk. Advanced cancer disease is one o...
Introduction: The occurrence of venous thrombosis in children is rare, often idiopathic and rarely a known etiology can be found, with sometimes a delay diagnostic in most cases. Method: We report a case illustrating the difficulties of diagnosing phlebitis and a fairly rare eti...
Hydatidosis is a frequent pathology which is still endemic in the kingdom of Morocco. Cardiac localization of hydatid cysts is rare representing 0.5 to 2% of all clinical forms of this condition. Hydatid cysts are usually observed in the left ventricle whilst interventricular sep...
Introduction: Cardiac involvement is a rare unusual localization of Hodgkin lymphoma, as it’s known that primary lymphomas of the heart are rare. They develop primarily in the right atrium, and extend to the pericardium in about one third of the cases. Pulmonary infundibular sten...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i2409
Vasospastic angina (VSA), initially described by Prinzmetal as a form of angina occurring at rest, in the second part of the night and associated with transient changes in repolarization such as ST segment elevation on the electrocardiogram. The phenomenon of coronary spasm can o...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i2403
Vitamin k antagonist anticoagulants (VKAs) and non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are widely used in the treatment of non-valvular atrial fibrillation and other indications, but both classes of medications carry a risk of potentially serious bleeding. Spontaneous hematoma...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4365
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with a prevalence of 1:500 in the general population, based on the recognition of the phenotype. HCM is defined by the presence of increased left ventricular (LV) wall thickness that is not solely ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4342
The aim of this case report is to draw attention at the potential severity of presentation of these associated pathologies. Prevention through early screening of colorectal cancer in patients with coronary artery disease and vice versa is the guarantee of a better management of t...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3335
P. M. Mulendele, M. Charfo, M. Njie, B. E. Ovaga, A. Salim, Med G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Background: Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital coronary anomaly with normal coronary epicardial artery taking an intra myocardial pathway also described as tunneled artery. This benign anatomical abnormality usually can manifest as an acute coronary syndrome or fatal ventri...
Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication is the most frequent etiology of toxicological morbidity and mortality in the world. If the neurological manifestations are in the foreground, then cardiovascular signs of myocardial damage by necrosis are possible, which can result in angina, an...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4370
Introduction: Rare cardiomyopathy left ventricle non-compaction (LVNC) or excess trabeculation is an unclassified heart disease related to the cessation of the normal process of myocardial development during the first trimester of pregnancy. Familial forms account for approximate...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i3420
B. E. Ovaga, B. Mohammed SIDI, P. M. Mulendele, A. Fadoul, M. Njie, SI. Harouna, M. HABOUB, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Lutembacher syndrome (LS) is a rare clinical entity, associated with acquired mitral stenosis (MS), congenital atrial septal defect (ASD). In the literature, other forms have been described including iatrogenic LS and reverse LS. LS is a condition with a female predominance, and,...
B. E. Ovaga, B. Mohammed SIDI, S. I. Harouna, P. M. Mulendele, M. Njie, M. HABOUB, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/ dysplasia (ARVC/D) is a cardiomyopathy of genetic origin, caused by abnormalities of desmosomes, characterized on the physiopathological level by a fibro-adipose infiltration replacing the myocardium of the right ventricle and the...
BE. Ovaga, IS Alfakihi, H Charif, B. Mohammed SIDI, P.M Mulendele, M. Njie, M. Charfo Bacharou, J Moyambi, M. HABOUB, L. Azzouzi, A Drighril & R. HABBAL·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2024
Background: Stress cardiomyopathy or Tako-Tsubo syndrome is a heart disease which is most likely linked to an excessive discharge of catecholamines triggered by physical or emotional stress responsible for myocardial toxicity. Tako-tsubo constitutes the main differential diagnosi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i3419
F. Karim, I. Tlohi, N. Mahoungou-Mackonia, Y. Hamine, H. Seydou, M. Njie, C. B. Mahamadou, M. HABOUB, S. AROUS, G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms are rare. They are usually form from a rupture of the myocardium contained by pericardial adhesions. Unlike true aneurysms, false aneurysms have a narrow neck and lack myocardial elements. They can be constituted spontaneously or acquired. We repo...