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Salma Nafidi

Publications (5)

Reversible Severe Heart Failure in Corticosteroid-Refractory Cardiac Sarcoidosis: The Crucial Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in MRI-Negative Disease

Salma Nafidi, Sana Nehame, Abdelkarim AIT YAHYA, Saloua El Karimi & Mustapha El Hattaoui · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2026

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2026/v15i3549

ST-Segment Elevation vs. Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Clinical, Metabolic and Angiographic Divergences in a Real-World Setting

Salma Nafidi, Sana Nehame, Asmaa Elfathi, Abdelkarim AIT YAHYA, Mohammed El Jamili, Saloua El Karimi & Mustapha El Hattaoui · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2026

Background: Recent guidelines emphasize the pathophysiological continuum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). However, the real-world clinical presentation of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared to non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) diff...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2536

Diagnostic Yield and Symptom–Rhythm Correlation of 24-Hour Holter Monitoring: A Cross-sectional Study

Salma Nafidi, Sana Nehame, Abdelkarim AIT YAHYA, Saloua El Karimi & Mustapha El Hattaoui · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2026

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2026/v15i1528

Intracardiac Thrombus in the Right Heart: An Atypical Presentation of Behçet's Disease

Mina Boutgourine, Salma Nafidi, Mohammed El Jamili, Saloua El Karimi & Mustapha El Hattaoui · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2024

Intracardiac thrombosis is a rare complication of Behçet's disease (BD), which can present as an intracardiac tumor. Its discovery precedes the diagnosis of Behçet's disease in half of the cases. We report the observation of a 64-year-old patient with a history of bipolar aphthos...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2024/v13i2415

Extensive Vitamin K Antagonist-induced Skin Necrosis Leading to Fatal Septic Shock: A Case Report

Asmaa Elfathi, Imane Chadbellah, Salma Nafidi, Sana Nehame, Abdelkarim AIT YAHYA & Mustapha El Hattaoui · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2026

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2026/v15i2541