The management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has evolved considerably since the introduction of transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in 1977. This study analyzes acute coronary syndromes hospitalized in the cardiology department and who benefited from angioplasty as well...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2025/v14i1465
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is among the most common genetic disorders, present from birth. The transmission is mainly autosomal dominant. It is characterized by a exclusive increase in low-density lipoproteins (LDL). It is associated with a high risk of premature cardiova...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i1394
Intracardiac masses have several etiologies: tumor, infectious, thrombotic. They constitute a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. Behçet's disease is a chronic multisystemic vasculitis evolving by relapses. Intracadiac thrombosis in this disease deserves special attention bec...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3333
Background: Cardiac involvement significantly impacts the prognosis of sarcoidosis. While conduction abnormalities represent the classic presentation, inaugural acute heart failure with severe left ventricular dysfunction is a less common and diagnostically challenging phenotype...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i3549
Background: Twenty-four-hour ambulatory electrocardiography (Holter) is a cornerstone of non-invasive arrhythmia investigation. However, its diagnostic yield varies widely due to the sporadic nature of symptoms, creating challenges in clinical decision-making. Objective: This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i1528
Intracardiac thrombosis is a rare complication of Behçet's disease (BD), which can present as an intracardiac tumor. Its discovery precedes the diagnosis of Behçet's disease in half of the cases. We report the observation of a 64-year-old patient with a history of bipolar aphthos...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i2415
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a challenging cardiovascular disease leading to a high rate of mortality. Some cardiomyocytes in AMI were affected by ischemia and necrosis, resulting in a decrease in myocardial contractility, an acute proinflammatory response, and an increas...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3336
Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) comprise a diverse group of congenital malformations with widely varying expressions and pathophysiological mechanisms. The most notable group of CAAs has been termed ‘Anomalous coronary artery originating from the opposite sinus of Valsalva’ (ACA...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430232
Introduction: Sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited heart disease. Its prognosis is primarily determined by the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). This study aimed to describe the rhythm profile of patients with sar...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i3547
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) associated with implantable cardiac devices (ICDs): pacemakers, automatic defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices, is a rare but serious complication with a high mortality rate despite therapeutic advances. The steady...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2544
Background: Vitamin K antagonist (VKA)-induced skin necrosis is a rare but life-threatening complication, typically occurring during the initiation phase of anticoagulation therapy. Its disseminated presentation is exceptional and poses a major diagnostic and therapeutic challeng...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2541
Introduction: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious infection involving the prosthetic heart valve and the endocardium. It carries high morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with mechanical valves. Aim of the Study: To investigate the clinical, biological, ba...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4441
This study evaluates the safety, effectiveness, and feasibility of unguided temporary pacemaker insertion in 348 patients at the Mohamed VI University Hospital of Marrakech. The procedure was performed by cardiology residents and showed a high success rate of 99.71%, with success...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4438
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe complication in patients with congenital heart disease. However, CHD-associated mortality has decreased to 10% because of improvements in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, antibiotic therapy, cardiac surgery, and interventional proce...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4380
Coronary heart disease is one of the world's leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Much is known about left ventricular myocardial infarction. It was not until much later (1974) that right ventricular myocardial infarction was studied as a distinct entity [1]. Isolated VD MI...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4372
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a clinical syndrome consisting of physiologic/ hemodynamic criteria that are a consequence of several etiologies. Confirmation of pulmonary hypertension is based on right heart catheterization. Pulmonary hypertension is a devastating condi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4355
Aorto-right ventricular fistulas are defects of the aortic wall in the area above the right coronary cusp, where it separates aorta and right ventricular outflow tract. This entity is rare and exceptional. Often, these defects are due to trauma or infective endocarditis. We repor...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3322
Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but potentially serious disease. It causes a high mortality and a high level of morbidity and complications. Its epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics have changed in recent years. The Aim of our Work: Is...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3323
Behcet’s disease is a systemic vasculitis of the vessels for all calibers, touching arterial and venous territories. The causes of disease are unknow. BD reaches young age subjects from 10 to 45 years and affects both men and women. BD is ubiquitous but more frequent in patients...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3321
Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a rare myeloproliferative disorder characterized by elevated platelet counts and seldom presents with myocardial infarction (MI), particularly in younger individuals without traditional cardiovascular risk factors. We report the case of a 41-year...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4437
The simultaneous occurrence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) presents notable diagnostic and management challenges. This case report describes a 25-year-old woman with SCD who, after an uncomplicated laparosco...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4434
Introduction: The circadian rhythm of heart rate reflects the balance of activity in the autonomic nervous system. The relationship between sympathetic activity and the presence of hypertension (HTN) or diabetes has been a subject of significant study for many years. Methods and...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i3431
Introduction: Cerebrovascular stroke is a public health problem. They are dominated by ischemic origin, of which cardioembolic etiology is a significant cause. The aim of our study is to determine the in-hospital prevalence of cardiovascular disease in patients with cerebrovascul...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i3429
Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a major health problem with significant morbidity and mortality rates. Despite its serious implications, data on prognostic factors remain scarce. Aim: We aim to determine predictive factors of mortality during infective endocardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i3418
Abdelkarim AIT YAHYA, Ibtissam MESKOUR, Moukhtar Ben Kabbour, Joumana Elmassrioui, Mohamed ZTATI, Mohammed El Jamili, Saloua El Karimi & Mustapha El Hattaoui·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2025
Introduction: Prosthetic heart valves have dramatically improved the prognosis of valvular heart disease, especially in countries with a high prevalence of rheumatic fever. However, prosthetic valve replacement remains associated with significant complications, including valve dy...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2025/v14i4520