Background: The toxicity of dichlorvos on the heart is based on its ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase enzyme leading to the accumulation of acetylcholine in the presynaptic space. This can be associated with various health issues such as muscle incoordination, tremors, myos...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1253
Adult-onset Still's Disease (AOSD) is a rare form of systemic inflammatory polyarthritis characterized by various symptoms such as prolonged fever, rash, and arthralgia. However, it can also present with pericardial effusion, often misdiagnosed as being of infectious origin, sinc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1252
Cardiac myopathy, encompassing hypertrophic, dilated, restrictive, and arrhythmogenic forms, represents a significant challenge due to its complex genetic underpinnings and limited curative treatments. Advances in CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats)...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1250
Aim: To evaluate the cardioprotective effect of green tea and honey on the blood levels of creatinine kinase and troponin of albino Wistar rats exposed to atrazine. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Clinical Chemistry and Department of A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1251
Introduction: Pathologies of the ascending aorta, such as aneurysms and dissections, present a challenge in cardiovascular surgery. The Bentall procedure, which replaces the aorta and aortic valve while reimplanting the coronary arteries, reduces mortality and morbidity. However,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1249
Introduction: Cardiogenic shock (CC) is a critical condition characterized by acute cardiac failure and tissue hypoxia, affecting around a third of intensive care patients. With mortality exceeding 50%, its early diagnosis and prompt management are essential to improve clinical o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1247
Pericardial effusion, characterized by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity, can result from various etiologies, including malignancies. Neoplastic pericardial effusion is particularly concerning, often serving as an early marker of cancer recurrence and complicating clin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1248
Background: Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but serious complication of congenital heart defects, particularly ventricular septal defects (VSDs). Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) can develop as a secondary consequence of recurrent right-sided IE, leading to signific...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1246
Introduction: Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle. Its clinical presentation can vary from asymptomatic cases to acute heart failure that may mimic acute coronary events. Due to similarities in symptoms such as chest pain, elevated cardiac enzymes and electrocardio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1245
Introduction: According to the World health organization, obesity is an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation which impairs health, and is caused by imbalance between calories intake and calories expended. In the 21st century, overweight and obesity were only problems of develop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1242