The incidence of ventricular septal rupture (VSR) following ST elevation myocardial infarction has decreased from 1-3% in the pre-reperfusion era to 0.17-0.31% after the advent of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Surgical repair is the definitive treatment strategy, bu...
30-year-male presented with a complaint of palpitation and easy fatigue for 10-days. He has a history of fever 4-weeks back. On examination had a pulse rate of 44/min and occasional canon a wave on jugular-venous-pulse examination. Rest cardiovascular examination was unremarkable...
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Besides imparting enormous human suffering, they inflict huge direct and indirect financial costs on the worldwide society. With the ready availability of affordable therapeutics globally, and the re...
A 55-year-old man came with dyspnea on exertion NYHA class –II, for 4 months with orthopnea, and episodic-palpitations, 2 episodes of presyncope. On examination pulse was 110/minute irregular, blood pressure was 92/68mmHg and cardiovascular examination was remarkable with soft S1...
This study evaluated the antioxidant vitamins, inflammatory markers, and marker molecule of oxidative stress in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A total of 90 patients from Federal Medical Centre and Imo Specialist Hospital were used for this study. Results obtained re...
Aim: To investigate the protective role of purslane (regla) on clozapine-induced toxicity in rats. Methods: Fifty male Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into five groups (10 rats per group) as follows: Group1 (control group): Rats injected daily with buffered saline for 21 days. G...
Bifurcation lesions consists of 15-20% of all percutaneous interventions. Bifurcation stenting is still complex and associated with high risk of stent thrombosis and restenosis. Although provisional approach has been proved to be the standard strategy of treatment. There is still...
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with cardiogenic shock has worst prognosis. Early revascularization has been shown to be beneficial in cases who present early; but many a times, patients present late after ACS and their hemodynamics is compromised by systemic inflammatory response...
Diphtheria has still existed and highland Vietnam, where 49 cases suffered occur in 2020 in Gialai province with 2 cases of deaths. Infection with toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae may result in widespread toxin-mediated damage, particularly in the kidneys, nervous system, an...
Eman Adel Zayed, Afaf A. Ain Shoka, Kamal A. El-Shazly, Aliaa E. M. K. El-Mosallamy, Ahmed A. Zayed & Hekma A. Abd El-Latif·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2021
Background: Frequent consumption of fructose and saturated fatty acids increase risk of metabolic syndrome (MS). Features of MS include insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, visceral obesity, and hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Omega-3and L-carnitin...