Aims: To measure central aortic pressures using Brachial cuff pulse volume plethysmography (PVP) and left ventricular mass index by echocardiography using standard DEVEREUX & REICHEK CUBE and BSA in hypertensive patients. To correlate central aortic and brachial cuff pressure...
. Maryam, Mohammadi Fizza Khan, Farheen Sultana, Ofia Mushtaq, Marwah Sultana, Gurrala Rajashekhar Reddy, Abhishek Golla & Kazi Jawwad·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Introduction: Patients with ACS undergoing PCI with drug-eluting stent (DES), a one-year regimen with Dual Antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is recommended to avoid thrombotic events in which any of the two-combination therapy comprising of a P2Y12 inhibitor (Clopidogrel or Prasugrel)...
Ischemia Reversal Program (IRP) is a Panchakarma (five internal bio-cleansing therapies) and allied therapeutic combo. There is paucity of data regarding effect of IRP in patients of ischemic heart disease in the form of myocardial infarction. Here three cases of IHD with history...
Samir K. Poudel, Arun Maskey, Ram K. Shah, Binayak Gautam, Kunjang Sherpa, Prabha Chapagain Koirala & Lata Gautam·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Backgrounds and Aims: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) serves as an important prognostic tool for managing patients with heart failure. Mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) can be used for the calculation of LVEF as an easy, reproducible, reliable and cost-eff...
Objective: Cardiovascular disorders (CVD) are a leading cause of death in the world. Further, the identification of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients without any symptoms is a very crucial and important task. At present, the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring system has b...
B. E. Ovaga, B. Mohammed SIDI, S. I. Harouna, P. M. Mulendele, M. Njie, M. HABOUB, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/ dysplasia (ARVC/D) is a cardiomyopathy of genetic origin, caused by abnormalities of desmosomes, characterized on the physiopathological level by a fibro-adipose infiltration replacing the myocardium of the right ventricle and the...
M. Njie, B. E. Ovaga, S. I. Harouna, H. Hatim, M. HABOUB, A. Salim, Med G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common condition characterized by clinical polymophism making its diagnosis difficult. Syncope as an initial symptom of pulmonary embolism has proven to be a difficult clinical correlation to establish, although described in the literature. It is more...
Muneera Al-Taweel, Faisal AlAnazi, Sarah Al-Mukhaylid, Abdulwahab Alkhashram, Gousay Alkhazmari & Faisal Abushullaih·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
The use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) score to reclassify risk individuals at either borderline or intermediate risk, for whom the danger of statin therapy is unknown, is another significant addition to the 2018 recommendations. Increased risk of recurrent cardiovascular (CV)...
Arterial hypertension (HTA) is the most common cardiovascular disease in our context. Physical training considerably reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure, therefore regular physical activity is recommended in cases of high blood pressure (HTA), the level of this activity...
M. Njie, A. El Jazouli, P. M Mulendele, M Charfo, M. HABOUB, A. Salim, Med G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Bupivacaine (marcaine) is a long-acting local anesthetic used for skin infiltration, peripheral nerve blocks, epidural and spinal anesthesia. Its application can lead to cardiovascular complications such as: hypotension, bradycardia, cardiac arrest and toxic myocardial injury. Fe...
P. M. Mulendele, M. Charfo, M. Njie, B. E. Ovaga, A. Salim, Med G. Benouna, A. DRIGHIL, L. Azzouzi & R. HABBAL·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2022
Background: Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital coronary anomaly with normal coronary epicardial artery taking an intra myocardial pathway also described as tunneled artery. This benign anatomical abnormality usually can manifest as an acute coronary syndrome or fatal ventri...
The aim of the study is to report the prevalence of the association of obesity and arterial hypertension as well as the epidemiological and clinical aspects in obese hypertensives in Moroccan hospitals. This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years...
The aim of the study is to report the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of arterial hypertension in the elderly in Moroccan hospitals. This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years in the cardiology department of the CHU Ibn Rochd....
IE is a rare pathology with an annual incidence of approximately 10 cases/100,000 inhabitants and in spite of staphylococci pathogens, streptococci are the most involved pathogens, acute articular rheumatism remains the most frequent etiology in developing countries. It can attac...
This manuscript reviews the role of diet in five less common cardiovascular disorders (CVDs) namely, valvular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, congenital heart disease, and transplanted hearts. Valvular aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart...