This was a comparative cross-sectional study where the left ventricular dimensions and functional parameters of 41 children (aged 1 to 18 years) with sickle cell anaemia were compared with those of 52 age-and-sex matched HbAA controls using transthoracic echocardiography. Majorit...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i230167
Background: Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV) with transposition of the great vessels is rare in children with congenital heart disease. We present two cases seen at a paediatric echocardiography centre. Baby ND is a 28-day old female who presented with respiratory distress and...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i230166
Background: The CHA2Ds2-VASC was was revealed to be a predictor for thromboembolism event in patients who do not have atrial fibrillation or who have supra ventricular arrhythmia. The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of CHA2DS2 – VASC score in prediction of coronary arte...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i230165
Chronic mesenteric ischemia (intestinal angina) is a condition that is caused by stenosis or occlusion of the mesenteric arteries (Superior mesenteric artery, inferior mesenteric artery and celiac artery) and usually manifest as abdominal pain which is usually post - prandial in...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i230164
Coronary trifurcation lesions are a complex group of lesions. Percutaneous intervention of such trifurcation lesions which involve left anterior descending artery, left circumflex artery and RAMUS artery is difficult task. Trifurcating coronary artery disease is a complex atheros...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i230163
Radial access combined with hemodynamic support has the limitation of not allowing adequate angiography or delivery of peripheral balloons for managing the femoral access site after removal of the large femoral sheath. We present a case series with use of a novel long 6 French g...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130162
Background: Left ventricular dysfunction is the single strongest predictor of mortality and one of the most frequent and deadly complication following coronary artery diseases. Aim: This work aims to study and explore the left ventricle ejection fraction improvem...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130161
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and has significant negative impacts on quality of life, healthcare costs, and longevity. Registries have been created to record ‘real-life’ clinical features and management of patients wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130160
Petronila N. Tabansi, Sanjukta Bose Barghava, Atul Prabhu, Uchenna Onubogu, Prashant Takhur, Fitoon Yaldo, Nishith Barghava, Ashish Ketawa, Kenedy D. Adiele & Barbara Otaigbe·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2021
Introduction: Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) accounts for 5% to 10% of all congenital heart diseases (CHD) and is the commonest cyanotic heart disease beyond the neonatal period. Surgical repair is directed at relieving the right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) and has e...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130153
Background: Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection could present with varying degrees of cardiac abnormalities, however the effect of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has not been extensively studied in them. Objectives: To compare the ventricular...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130154