Introduction: Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare cardiac malformation of congenital, traumatic or iatrogenic origin, and is an abnormal connection between the coronary arteries and the cardiac chambers or the great vessels. The incidence in the general population is estimate...
Background and Aims: Arterial stiffness index (ASI) is significantly reduced after physical exercise or after Yoga activities. However, the effect of integrated yoga therapy (IAYT) for longer duration, using PC based cardiovascular analyzer & PPG analysis system on non-invas...
Background: Valproic acid (VPA) is an antiepileptic drug with a well-documented hepatotoxic effect among other several side effects. However, the effect of valproic acid administration on lipid profile and cardiovascular risk factors remains inconclusive and highly controversial....
Background: The electrocardiogram provides more information on the exact location of the lesion, prediction of the final infarct size, and estimation of the prognosis. Nevertheless, coronary angiography remains the gold standard for identifying the culprit artery. The aim of our...
Background: According to current Globe Health Organization predictions, the number of diabetes patients globally will reach 370 million by 2030. It is expected to become one of the most frequent human degenerative diseases, necessitating immediate attention. Plants have long been...
Introduction: Self-measurement of blood pressure is a recent technique, already studied and validated, but it is still underused in the management of hypertension. Therapeutic education of the patient aims at helping patients acquire or maintain the skills they need to best manag...
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal disorder characterized by increased levels of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol. The FH clinical phenotype has been shown to be associated with increased coronary heart disease and premature death. We report tw...
Background: Evaluation during heart failure (HF) rehabilitation helps identify the risk factors for poor adherence to physical exercise. Nevertheless, contradictions exist and few studies focused on the motivation in the pursuit of sports activity. Materials and Methods: This was...
We report the case of a 18 years old male, who presented to the emergency department for prolonged fever, weight loss, with a systolic murmur, echocardiography showed a tetralogy of fallot with multiple vegetations on the pulmonary ejection pathway and pericardial effusion. The d...
Hanane Mechal, Meryem Haboub, Kawtar Mouamine, Meriem Elmoussaid, Karim Mounaouir, Salim Arous, Mohamed El Ghali Benouna, Abdenacer Drighil, Leila Azzouzi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2022
Introduction: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with aging-related diseases. CHF in African elderly is a severe and frequent condition, responsible for a high mortality and hospitalization rate. However very few studies report particularities of CHF in this population....
Objective: To analyze 135 cases of complete kawasaki disease (cKD) and incomplete Kawasaki disease (iKD) in terms of clinical characteristics, laboratory examination, diagnosis and treatment, coronary artery injury and other risk factors, and to provide reference for clinical dia...
Hydatidosis is a frequent pathology which is still endemic in the kingdom of Morocco. Cardiac localization of hydatid cysts is rare representing 0.5 to 2% of all clinical forms of this condition. Hydatid cysts are usually observed in the left ventricle whilst interventricular sep...
Hanane Mechal, Kawtar Mouammine, Meryem Haboub, Salim Arous, Mohamed El Ghali Benouna, Abdenacer Drighil, Leila Azzouzi, Selma ElYazidi, Youssef Toumi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2022
We report the case of a 28 years old female patient operated for mitral valve replacement. The baseline postoperative transthoracic echocardiography at 8 weeks after surgery revealed an anechoic addition image of the basal segment of LV posterior wall with a discontinuity between...
Hanane Mechal, Meryem Haboub, Kawtar Mouamine, Ahmed El Adaoui, Salim Arous, Mohamed El Ghali Benouna, Abdenacer Drighil, Leila Azzouzi, Selma ElYazidi, Youssef Toumi & Rachida Habbal·Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases·2022
We report the case of a 47 years-old female who presented to the emergency department with acute pain and coldness in the left lower limb 5 months after surgical closure of atrial septal defects. Initial examination was consistent with a clinical presentation of acute limb ischem...
Aim: To study the management outcomes of heart failure therapy with SGLT2-inhibitors added to conventional therapy and to compare its effect in diabetic and non- diabetic heart f ailure patients. Methods: This is a prospective observational study done at the Department of Cardiol...