Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a multifactorial disease with a preventable characteristic. The knowledge of its predictive risk factors will help in preventing it. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the predictive risk factors of VTE in the Lebanese popula...
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “The Metabolic Clinic: Challenges in a Developing Country”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
Saheed Opeyemi Usman, Samuel Chukwuemeka Meludu, Chudi Emmanuel Dioka, Ubuo Kalu Amah, John E. Okwara, Obiageli Bridget Onyema-Iloh, Rosemary Adamma Analike & Blessing Myke-Mbata·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2017
Background: Cardiovascular disease is a major public health problem & a leading cause of mortality in Nigeria, which has been largely attributed to the decline in physical exercise predisposing people to various forms of chronic ailments in general. The objective of this stud...
Aim: To compare cardiovascular risk in microalbuminuric and normoalbuminuric type 2 diabetic patients. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methodology: Blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), electrolytes, fasting plasma glucose, lipid profile and renal profile were determined in...
The presented case is the first to report on a child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) with invasive aspergillosis (IA) progressing to cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis after Norwood stage I procedure.
Olivier Pancha Mbouemboue, Alvine Motche Touko, Habibah Salamath Haman, Pelagie Djenabou Amanissa, Fadimatou Bello Damdam, Jacques Olivier Ngoufack & Marcel Tangyi Tamanji·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2017
Background: Diabetes constitutes an important faction of the health and economic burden worldwide and its occurrence continues to rise especially in developing countries. Aim: To study the distribution in dyslipidemia occurrence over a period of 1 year in a diabetic and non-diabe...
Aim: To measure creatine kinase – myocardial band (CK-MB) concentration in stable patients with chronic kidney disease who had not commenced hemodialysis and determine its relationship with cardiac Troponin I and cardiovascular risk factors. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. P...
Background: In many developed countries, acute rheumatic fever is eradicated through strong health promotion and prevention efforts; yet, it continues to cause serious health problems in many developing countries including Ethiopia. The main aim of the study was to assess the pre...
Aim: Atherosclerosis is the most common etiology of obstruction of the arteries leading to limb ischemia. Critical limb ischemia (CLI) in a young adult we need to consider non-atherosclerotic diseases. Case Presentation: We present a rare of cause CLI in a 35-year-old man who pre...
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are a leading cause of peripartum morbidity and mortality. Preeclampsia is a heterogeneous maternal syndrome. Large studies have pointed out the association of impaired spiral artery remodeling at the fetomaternal interphase in preeclampsia, bu...