The main objective of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty (BMV) is to relieve the symptoms of Mitral stenosis (MS) by percutaneous approach and avoiding valve replacement surgery. However, complications like rupture of the Aortic root or heart chamber can lead to hemopericardium and eve...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4446
Background: Although Plasmodium falciparum is classically associated with severe malaria, Plasmodium vivax—once thought to cause only benign disease—is now recognized as capable of producing life-threatening complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), ren...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2025/v14i4517
Holt-Oram syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by upper limb abnormalities in association with congenital heart lesions. We present you a 42 years old female having ostium secundum atrial septal defect (OS-ASD) and congenital upper limb deformity. Her X-ray of...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4461
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosis can be challenging, particularly in young patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a 10-year-old female presenting with suspected sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD) with Eisenmengerisation, later diagnosed with primar...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4439
Alveolar hemorrhage (AH) is a rare yet severe clinical condition marked by significant bleeding into the alveolar spaces, often leading to high mortality. AH can occur following systemic thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a complication that is infrequent but pot...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2025/v14i4504
Situs inversus with dextrocardia is a rare congenital disorder. There is a rare coincidence of rheumatic severe mitral stenosis in a patient with situs inversus and dextrocardia. Most of these patients undergo surgery due to technical difficulty, here we report a case of a 41-yea...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i2412
Background: Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) complicated by heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are at increased risk for malignant ventricular arrhythmias due to ischemia-related electrical instability and impaired repolarization reserve (Al-Khatib et...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i1523
This report presents a case of a 42-year-old patient diagnosed with ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The patient presented with progressive chest pain and dyspnea and was found to have a lesion in the left main coronary...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4440
Background: Severe valvular pulmonary stenosis (PS) in adults and elderly patients is uncommon and technically challenging due to large annuli, dysplastic or calcified valves, and suboptimal performance of standard balloons. The Accura balloon—originally designed for mitral valvo...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2026/v15i1522
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is present in approximately 20–25% of the general population but is implicated in only a small subset of ischemic strokes, particularly in young adults with cryptogenic events. Stroke in individuals under 45 years accounts for only 10–15% of all ischemi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2025/v14i4503