Background: Concomitant severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) and complex coronary artery disease (CAD) can presents as a major therapeutic challenge in an elderly patient with high prohibitive surgical risk. Case Summary: A 78-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1399
Lamia Tlohi, Nouhaila Wakil, Mehdi Bakri, Athar Khouyi, Maha bouziane, Meryem Haboub, Salim Arous & Abdennasser Drighil·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
Background and Aims: Syncope is an uncommon presentation of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), frequently associated with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and haemodynamic instability, though its independent prognostic significance remains uncertain. We report recurrent syncope pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1398
Background: Cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic disorders are increasingly recognised as interconnected across the life course. In children and adolescents, obesity and insulin resistance may coexist with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, dysglycaemia, kidney abnormalities, and earl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1397
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is present in roughly one quarter of adults, yet it becomes clinically consequential in only a small minority. This asymmetry defines the central difficulty of the field: distinguishing a causally implicated interatrial communication from an anatomica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1396
Aims: To highlight the potential diagnostic value of the Daniel electrocardiographic score in recognising severe pulmonary thromboembolism when its clinical presentation mimics acute coronary syndrome. Presentation of Case: A 67-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea, chest pain...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1395
Background: Mitral stenosis (MS) during pregnancy remains a high-risk valvular condition because gestational increases in blood volume, heart rate and cardiac output can intensify transmitral obstruction and precipitate decompensation. Aims: This case report describes the managem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1394
Chidiadi M. Njoku, Samuel C. Meludu, Nosakhare O. Osakue, Joy I. Onuora, Emeka C Izuchukwu, Mary C Egwu, Chinonso J. Nnamdi & Joy C. Iwuji·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
Background: Regular aerobic exercise may improve lipid metabolism and cardiovascular risk markers, but information on its effects on calculated atherogenic indices among apparently healthy premenopausal university students is limited. This study assessed the effect of three month...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1393
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a JAK2-mutated myeloproliferative neoplasm characterised by clonal erythrocytosis and a substantially elevated lifetime risk of arterial and venous thrombosis. We present a 66-year-old man with JAK2 V617F-positive PV diagnosed 15 months earlier, who had...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1392
Background: Age-specific echocardiographic data on heart disease among elderly Nigerians remain limited. Aims: This study evaluated the prevalence and pattern of echocardiographic abnormalities, left ventricular (LV) geometry, systolic and diastolic function, and sex-related diff...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1391
Mercy Ofunami Dic-Ijiewere, Johnbull Mazor Akerele, Omoregie Osazuwa, Ikponmwonsa Gold, Alexander Kanayo Okonkwo, Veronica Adefunke Obasuyi, Ndidi Ngberken Akerele & Peter Odion Okokhere·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
Background: Data on in-hospital mortality, recurrence, and short-term survival after hospitalisation among adults with pericardial effusion are scarce in rural and semi-urban hospital settings. Aims: To describe the short-term outcomes among adults presenting with pericardial eff...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1390