Fazila-Tun-Nesa Malik, Md. Kalimuddin, Nazir Ahmed, Mohammad Badiuzzaman, Abdul Kayum Khan, Ashok Dutta, Tawfiq Shahriar Huq, Dhiman Banik, Mir Nesaruddin Ahmed, Md. Habibur Rahman & Md. Abu Tareq Iqbal·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2021
Background: Left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes, especially in patients with coexisting chronic kidney disease (CKD). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using rotational atherectomy (RA) and newer generation drug-eluting...
We report an extremely rare case of congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (CCTGA) (Pic. 1) associated with interrupted aortic arch (IAA) type A (Pic. 2) and a ventricular septal defect (VSD), in a preterm infant born at 36 weeks of gestation with a birth weight...
Aims: To provide reference ranges for the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) diameter by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in children, and compare the measurements with two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Place and duration of study: Lausanne Uni...
This study was designed to examine the cardioprotective effects of a combination of melatonin (10 mg / Kg BW) + alpha lipoic acid (25 mg / Kg BW) [M + A] against cardiac oxyradical alterations due to chromium toxicity in rats. Apart from monitoring electrocardiograph parameters,...
Background: Life quality of patients with advanced heart failure was strongly impacted by symptom distress. Illness trajectory of end-stage heart faliure varies significantly, and the unpredictable compensation imbalance may be life threatening and lead to death. At the end stage...
Libman-Sacks endocarditis is a rare cardiac manifestation systemic lupus erythematosus, in which there is a sterile vegetation in the heart valves. There is a significant risk of infective endocarditis. Our patient was a 63 year old woman with persistent fever with and generalize...
Ude Tochukwu, Meludu Samuel Chukwuemeka, Dioka Chudi Emmanuel, Ibekailo Sylvester Nnaemeka, Chikezie Onyebuchi Desmond, Chukwu John Aja O’Brien & Ezugwu Modestus Uchenna·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2021
Background: Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has surged rapidly in recent times. Exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been linked with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is considered as one of the leading environmental risk factors of several dise...
Aim: This study is aimed at assessing the effect of Xylopia aethiopica fruit on the lipid profile of Wistar rats. Methodology: The fruits of Xylopia aethiopica were obtained from new market in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria and were authenticated. They were air-dried and extracted usin...
N. Mahoungou- Mackonia, M. El Mousaid, A. El Amraoui, A. Fadoul, Harouna Seydou, Brahim Nassour, Ovaga Esther, I. Nouamou, S. AROUS, G. Bennouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2021
Infectious endocarditis is an infrequent but serious disease with multiple complications, as reported by the European society of cardiology in 2015. Rheumatic manifestations are some of the frequently encountered but rarely described complications. Even less described is the poly...
N. Mahoungou- Mackonia, Harouna Seydou, Brahim Nassour, Njei Malick, Fadoul Adam, Ovaga Esther, I. Nouamou, S. AROUS, G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2020
It has been reported that hyperthyroidism could be the cause of arrhythmias at the ventricular and supraventricular levels, while conduction disorders are very rarely described. We report through our observation the case of a 45-year-old patient diagnosed with atrioventricular bl...