Abdelkarim AIT YAHYA, Ibtissam MESKOUR, Moukhtar Ben Kabbour, Joumana Elmassrioui, Mohamed ZTATI, Mohammed El Jamili, Saloua El Karimi & Mustapha El Hattaoui·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2025
Introduction: Prosthetic heart valves have dramatically improved the prognosis of valvular heart disease, especially in countries with a high prevalence of rheumatic fever. However, prosthetic valve replacement remains associated with significant complications, including valve dy...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2025/v14i4520
Introduction: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious infection involving the prosthetic heart valve and the endocardium. It carries high morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with mechanical valves. Aim of the Study: To investigate the clinical, biological, ba...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4441
This study evaluates the safety, effectiveness, and feasibility of unguided temporary pacemaker insertion in 348 patients at the Mohamed VI University Hospital of Marrakech. The procedure was performed by cardiology residents and showed a high success rate of 99.71%, with success...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4438
Background: Cardiac involvement significantly impacts the prognosis of sarcoidosis. While conduction abnormalities represent the classic presentation, inaugural acute heart failure with severe left ventricular dysfunction is a less common and diagnostically challenging phenotype...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i3549
Background: Twenty-four-hour ambulatory electrocardiography (Holter) is a cornerstone of non-invasive arrhythmia investigation. However, its diagnostic yield varies widely due to the sporadic nature of symptoms, creating challenges in clinical decision-making. Objective: This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i1528
Introduction: The complexity of the geometry and the unique architecture of the right ventricular (RV) myocardial fibers make the study of its function a significant challenge. However, the advent of new imaging techniques, such as RV strain imaging, has improved our understandin...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4460
Aims: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, clinical and angiographic characteristics of patients aged under 45 years who were hospitalised for myocardial infarction and to highlight the characteristics of MI in young people compared with older people. Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i3551
Introduction: Sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited heart disease. Its prognosis is primarily determined by the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). This study aimed to describe the rhythm profile of patients with sar...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i3547
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) associated with implantable cardiac devices (ICDs): pacemakers, automatic defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices, is a rare but serious complication with a high mortality rate despite therapeutic advances. The steady...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2544
Background: Vitamin K antagonist (VKA)-induced skin necrosis is a rare but life-threatening complication, typically occurring during the initiation phase of anticoagulation therapy. Its disseminated presentation is exceptional and poses a major diagnostic and therapeutic challeng...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2541