Elderly patients pose a big challenge for coronary revascularization due to complex lesions, multiple comorbidities. We report a case PCI in a78-year-old female with prior open-heart surgery and coronary angiogram showing severe calcific diseased vessels using new plaque modifica...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i330199
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a new minimally invasive procedure for symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and surgical high-risk. Numerous technical improvements have been developed to simplify the procedure and reduce the incidence of complication...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i330197
Background: The most acute manifestation of coronary artery disease is ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is associated with mortality and morbidity. In the majority of cases, complete thrombotic occlusion develops from an atherosclerotic plaque in an epicardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i330196
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an inflammatory process characterized by atherosclerosis in coronary arteries and it is a major cause of death and disability in developed countries. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) has been consistently associated wi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i330195
Background: Accurate quantitative evaluation of MR severity remains challenging because limited scan plane orientation of 2D echocardiography does not provide direct measurement of the regurgitant lesion. Three-dimensional echocardiography, which has become a clinically establish...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230193
Mitral regurgitation in conduction disorders is a rare feature of functional valve regurgitation. In patients with high-grade atrioventricular block, the onset of ventricular ejection may shift with atrial telesystole; in this case, the rise in left ventricular filling pressure a...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230192
Erectile dysfunction (ED), characterized by a man’s constant or recurrent disability to obtain and/or maintain penile erection sufficient to achieve and complete satisfactory sexual intercourse, is a common ailment. Its incidence and prevalence increases with age. ED is caused by...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230191
Background It is not known at which size a congenital Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in children becomes associated with a resultant severe malnutrition in children. Furthermore, the effect of ductal size on anthropometry of children with PDA is yet to be determined. Objectives T...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230190
Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a main reason of morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in developed nations. It’s one of three coronary artery diseases (CAS): ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or unstable angina (UA),...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230189
Venous thromboembolism is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. It is estimated to be the second most common medical complication, the second most common cause of prolonged hospitalisation, and the third most common cause of excess mortality. Recurrences are comm...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i130188