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Correlation between Impaired Aortic Distensibility and the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Calcium Scoring Measured by Cardiac CT

Muneer Saif Abdulkhaleq Mohammed Alshameery, Islam Shawky Abd El-Aziz Saif El-Yazal & Ahmed Mahmoud Hasan Mansy · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: Multi-Slice cardiac CT has evolved as a noninvasive imaging technique for evaluation of stenosis in the coronary arteries by what is called Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA), but it is also widely used in quantitative plaque assessments through Coronary...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430223

The Effect of Fasting Ramadan on Diabetic Patients with High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Rania ALsayed Murad, Ashraf ALakkad, Anwar Adwan, Mohamed El Hussein, Noor Ullah Hussaini Mohammed & Nawwar Burhan Jamaluddeen · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

One of the common questions for patients with a history of cardiovascular disease is whether it is safe for them to fast during Ramadan. Yet, studies on the effects of Ramadan fasting on blood lipids, blood pressure, anthropometric parameters and other cardiovascular risk factors...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430222

Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation in Patient with Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease

Medhat Mohammed Ashmawy, Ehab Abdellatif El-Gendy, Amany Mohamed Allaithy & Ahmed E. I. Abu Zarad · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: Rheumatic fever principally influences kids in developing states, particularly where deficiency is common. Atrial fibrosis is a mutual characteristic of clinical atrial fibrillation (AF) and is accompanying with AF in a diversity of experiment sittings, Aim and Object...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430221

Effects of S-Amlodipine in the Management of Hypertension in Mongolian Patients

Manish Maladkar, Javzankhuu Amarsanaa, Orgil Sengeragchaa, Shrikant Patil & Namita Anchan · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of S-Amlodipine in patients suffering from hypertension. Materials and Methods: A multicenter, prospective, open-label, non-comparative, clinical trial was conducted on 364 patients with hypertension in Mongolia. All these patients w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430220

Influence of Short Term Exercise on the Quality of Life of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Case Series from Saudi Arabia

Ayman F. Soliman, Yasser Alkhalifa, Othman Al Mulhem, Muneera Al Taweel, Zienab Al Bahrani, Abdulmalik Alabdulqader, Tarek Nasef & Abdelkareem Al Garni · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a comprehensive disease management program for heart failure patients. Most of the heart failure (HF) guidelines are classifying the cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure patients as class 1A which mean highly recommended. However, Arab countries...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430219

Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Clinical and Epidemiological Features in Mexico

Luis López-Montoya, Yucari L. Cabanillas, Joceline S. Aguirre, K. Gabriela Saenz-Ramirez, Maria T. Zarate-Sánchez & Angel D. Lopez · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Backgroundː There is a lack of clinical and epidemiological knowledge about cancer-related lymphedema in Mexico. The objective of this study is to present a broad and deep report of cancer-related lymphedema’s clinical characteristics and epidemiological features based on the ana...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430218

Effect of Mild Hypothermia on Morbidity and Mortality in Post AMI Cardiogenic Shock

Mohamed Abdelrazek Abdelaal, Amany Mohamed Allaithy, Taimor Mustafa & Medhat Mohamed Ashmawy · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated with cardiogenic shock is still associated with a significant death rate. Other interventions, including intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation and medical therapy, failed to improve prognosis in large-scale randomised stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430217

Epidemiology of Pacemaker Implantation among Patients in Tanta University Hospitals

Mahmoud Mohamed Ayed, Mohamed Bayoumi Nassar, Mohamed Naseem & Seham Fahmy Badr · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: This study describes cardiac pacing activity during 2021: demographic data of patients underwent permanent pacemaker implantation (PPM), risk factors, clinical presentations, indications, mode of pacing, and complications post PPM implantation. Cardiac pacemakers have...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430216

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Diagnosis; Impact of Technology in Developing Highly Sensitive Biomarkers and Assays

Richard Osafo, Saadu Hussein Olatunji & Chinanu Linda Nduka · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a cardiovascular disease have been known to cause high morbidity and mortality rate in several countries. Hence, several serum biomarkers have evolved as a standard and bedrock for its diagnosis one of which is, cardiac troponin. This cardiac bi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430215

Rare Case of Cardiac Hydatitosis and Review of the Literature

Brahim Nassour Aware, Noel Mahoungou, Charfo Mamadou, Bachar Abakar, Harouna Seydou, Fadoul Adam, Salim Arous, Leila Azzouzi, Abdel Nasser Dirghil & Rachida Habbal · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Hydatid disease or hydatid cyst results from the tissue development of the hydatid larva of an echinococcus taenia. It is an endemic disease in certain regions of the world such as the Mediterranean basin. We report here the observation of a 39 year old patient with no particular...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430214

Highly Sensitive C Reactive Protein as a Predictor of in Hospital Outcome in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Amr Hamama Hussen, Ahmed Farok Alaraag, Mohamed Ahmed Abdalaal & Ayman Mohamed Alsaed · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: C-reactive (CRP) protein is a well-studied inflammatory factor whose prognostic value in cardiovascular diseases in recent years has become increasingly important. Assesses of prognostic value of highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with acute coro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430213

Procedural and Clinical Outcomes in Management of Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcational Lesions

Adel Mohamed Morsy, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelaal, Mahmoud Zaky Alamrousy, Mohamed Alsayed Elsetiha & Magdy Mohamed Elmasry · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: Around 20% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are used to treat coronary bifurcation syndromes. Technical success was defined as successfully bridging the occluded portion with a wire and balloon and reopening the artery with a 40% residual stenosis in all...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430212

Risk Factors and In-hospital Outcome of Young Adults Presented with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Treated with Primary PCI

Hossam Diab Eid, Ahmed Farouk Alaarag, Taymor Mostafa Abdullah & Mai Abdulmoneim Salama · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is often characterised pathologically as the death of cardiomyocytes as a consequence of persistent ischaemia result in an acute imbalance among oxygen supply and demand. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death wor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430211

Predictors of Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Percutaneous Primary Coronary Intervention in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Marwa Abd El-Monsef Darwesh, Ibtsam Khairat Ibrahim, Timoor Mustafa Abd Allah & Mai Mohamed Salama · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has revolutionized the outcome and management of acute myocardial infarction. However, the occurrence of left ventricular dysfunction remains relatively common event following acute myocardial infarction and in associat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430210

Hematological Parameters and Short Term Clinical Outcome after ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction

Ahmed Mohamed Nemr, Dina A. Maria, Sameh Samir Khalel & Mohamed Elsayed Elsetiha · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2022

Background: ST-Elevation myocardial infarction is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death both in developed and developing countries. The values of hematological biomarkers were evaluated as predictors of in hospital mortality and complications, in patients wit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430209