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
Background: Acute myocardial infarction in young adults is an increasingly important cardiovascular condition with substantial clinical, psychosocial and socioeconomic implications. Although traditionally associated with older age, premature coronary artery disease is reported am...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1382
Myopericarditis is an inflammatory disease affecting both the pericardial sac and the myocardium. Its presentation is typically similar to pericarditis syndrome, with myocardial involvement being more subtle or secondary in nature. Distinguishing between myopericarditis and myoca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1279
Aims: Intense and prolonged sports activities lead to cardiovascular adaptations known as "athlete's heart." Our study aimed to explore the echocardiographic characteristics of athlete's heart in North African soccer players. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted by the N...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1259
Aims: This case demonstrates that coronary embolism secondary to prosthetic valve thrombosis, although rare, can occur in patients years after mitro-aortic valve replacement despite adequate anticoagulation. Presentation of Case: We report the case of a 52-year-old man with a mec...
Background: Prosthetic mitral valve obstruction is an uncommon but serious complication after mechanical valve replacement. It is usually caused by pannus, thrombus, or both together. Distinguishing between these causes is essential because the treatment and prognosis differ, yet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1329
Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke fivefold, while other systemic embolisms are less common. The incidence of myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism ranges between 4-5%. Atrial fibrillation related coronary embolism remains an underappreciated cause of acute...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2024/v7i1233
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare coronary disease defined as a dilation of a coronary artery 1.5 times or more its normal size. It is often revealed by an acute myocardial infarction however sometimes it can be completely asymptomatic .Because of the relative rarity of t...
The use of chloroquine for SARS COV2 has been adopted by many countries around the world, including Morocco. The Chloroquine is known for its anti-arrhythmic and bradycardic effects and for its formal contraindication in cardiac conduction disorders, long QT and high-degree heart...
Hanaa El Ghiati, Fatima Ekhya Amoumoune, Hafsa Lokman, Jihane Fagouri, Meryem Bennani, Sara Ahchouch, I.Assfalou, Mahdi Bamous, Younes Moutaqillah & Aatif Benyass·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health·2024
Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is considered the most frequent cyanotic congenital heart abnormality with a low adulthood survival rate if kept untreated. The majority of cases are symptomatic during infancy and mandate early treatment. Few instances of survival to asymptomatic middle...
Nguadi Jaouad, Meryem Bennani, Abdelilah Benelmekki, Hicham Bouzelmat, Ali Chaib, Bouthayna Messmoudi, Achraf Zaimi, Iliyasse Asfalou, Sofia Kaddaf, Zakaria Lahlafi, Zouhair Lakhal, Rim Mesnaoui, Hind Regragui, Najat Mouine & Aatif Benyass·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2021
In this Case Report session it is describes three cases of patients with the syndrome that are rare but very serious : the Wellens syndrome, ST elevation in aVr, and the De Winter syndrome. The equivalent syndromes of coronary syndromes with ST elevation don’t present the convent...