Background: The imbalance of the adipoinsular axis has been shown recently to predispose to cardio renal syndromes. Epigenetics, which deals with the metabolic influences on genetic signaling, is a new concept. Diabetes during gestation can also cause an inflammatory response in...
Often linked with several complications and comorbidities, studies have shown Diabetes mellitus (DM) as a common, chronic disease across the globe. This study was designed to explore the CVD risk factors among Type 2 DM patients in a tertiary hospital in South-East, Nigeria. Seve...
Aims: Brugada syndrome is characterised by ST segment elevation in right precordial leads and associated sometimes with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation leading to sudden cardiac death. Although ECG recording at higher intercostal space unmasks Brugada syndrome, the vectorcard...
Importance: There has been increasing interest in use of testosterone therapy (TT) beyond patients with hypogonadism to include younger men without documented hormone measurements for the purpose of improving libido, sexual function, bone density, and body mass. However, there is...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2018/v7i421317
Takeshi Arita, Taku Yokoyama, Shohei Moriyama, Kei Irie, Mitsuhiro Fukata, Keita Odashiro, Toru Maruyama, Seira Hazeyama, Shiro Mawatari, Takehiko Fujino & Koichi Akashi·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2018
Aims: Plasmalogens are unique phospholipid of biological membrane and is considered to play a potent role of intrinsic antioxidant. Atherosclerosis is associated with oxidative stress, but the correlation between plasmalogens and atherosclerosis is debatable. Therefore, this stud...
Background: Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) are defined as malformations of the heart and great vessels that develop in utero which may manifest at birth or later in childhood. They can be caused by numerous genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors are nonmodifiable. Ho...
Background: Preeclampsia is defined as new onset hypertension and albuminuria in previously normotensive pregnant women after 20 weeks of pregnancy. There is no cure; management is reliant on a structured antenatal surveillance programme and antihypertensives. Recent advances in...
Background of Study: Previous studies observed insulin resistance in the hypertensive population. However, evidence-based studies of insulin resistance in prehypertension are scant. Aim: Our study aimed at determining the presence of insulin resistance and its correlation with bl...
Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital anomaly with a communication between ascending aorta and main pulmonary artery. It may be associated with other cardiac malformations like aortic arch anomalies, ventricular septal defect, tetralogy of fallot etc. Survival beyond infancy...
Acute limb ischemia secondary to systemic arterial embolism from left ventricular thrombus is a rare life threatening emergency. Peripheral arterial thrombosis superimposed on an atherosclerotic disease or thromboembolism from cardiac or aortic source are the two most common caus...