Introduction: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains a major healthcare issue worldwide with gloomy outcomes due to poor perfusion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), deemed unsuitable for hemostatic conditions, cardiotorsal anatomy, electrophysiology, and thoracic biomechanics....
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4291
Glucogen storage diseases such as Andersen's disease are inherited disorders of carbohydrate metabolism. Cardiac involvement in Andersen's disease is extremely unusual and difficult to diagnose, especially in elderly individuals with atypical presentations. The following is a cas...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4289
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) early diagnosis remains a clinical problem in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), especially in the regional wall motion abnormalities’ absence on presentation by Echo. This study assessed the relationship b...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4290
D. Balaraju, Vijay Kumar, Chethan Kumar, Hulliurudurga Srinivasa Setty Natraj Setty, Lakshman Shastry Sridhar, Jayashree Kharge, Rahul Patil & Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2022
Background: Dyspnoeic in the emergency department with multiple co-morbidities is a diagnostic challenge. Approximately 15-20% of acute dyspneic in the Emergency Department due to ADHF (acute decompensated heart failure) are misdiagnosed. B-type peptide (BNP) and its amino-termin...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4288
Background: Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography has become one of the hot spots in cardiovascular imaging technology. Many of the sex-based research have shown that women have different pathogenesis, clinical presentation and complication related to corona...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4287
Background: Young women have low risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) during their reproductive period, mainly due to the physiologically protective effect of estrogen hormone on the coronary endothelium. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk factors of ACS in the Egy...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4285
Background: Atrial septal defects lead to left to right shunt, the volume of the shunt is determined by RV/LV compliance, defect size, and LA/RA pressure. RV volume overload and pulmonary over circulation are caused by a simple ASD because the RV is more compliant than the LV. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4286
Background: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is defined as cessation of cardiac activity, confirmed by the absence of signs of circulation, in a hospitalized patient who had a pulse at the time of admission. The purpose of the present study was to record the definitive predictor...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4284
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
Background: Syncope is a Total Loss of Consciousness (TLOC) due to cerebral hypo-perfusion, characterized by a rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous complete recovery. It shares many clinical features with other disorders; it therefore presents in many differential diagnos...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430230
Objective: In patients with acute coronary artery disease, the TIMI risk index (TRI), the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) risk score, and the global registry of acute coronary events (GRACE) risk score (GRS) have all been documented. The aim of this study was to det...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430231
Background: The left ventricular (LV) chamber size and its systolic function is the most common and quickest assessment made by echocardiography, either in the intra operative or intensive care setting, being the pressure generator for the blood supply to the body .Congenital car...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430229
This is the case of a 38-year-old man with a history of two female relatives with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and personal factors of high cardiovascular risk (gender, stress, smoking, chronic consumption of electronic cigarette). The patient presented tamponade due to pericardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430227
Background: Acute right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is a leading cause of death in the setting of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Therefore, several studies investigated the predisposing factors of RVD. However, at present, little is known about the clinical predictors of RVD in...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430225
Background: An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a persistent interatrial communication. It is distinct from a patent foramen ovale wherein there is a flap with intermittent communication. The aim of this work was to assess prevalence of mitral valve regurge or prolapse and left atri...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430224