Aims: To describe how routine cardiovascular screening in an elite football player revealed subtle echocardiographic findings that prompted evaluation for an underlying cardiomyopathy, ultimately leading to the identification of early cardiac involvement in Fabry disease through...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1335
Background: Arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy (ALVC) is a rare and often underdiagnosed subtype of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), characterized by predominant left ventricular involvement and a high risk of arrhythmias. In contrast to the classic right dominant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1334
Background: Transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is frequently preferred because it has lower complication rates than femoral access. However, unusual vascular complications, such as radial artery pseudoaneurysms, might arise, requiring diagnostic and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1333
Pradeep Mannikatti, Gladys K Siji, Mohammed Numaan Ali, Amrutha Varshini, Mallesh P, Sreenivasa B, Vinay B.C & Prathibha G S·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2025
Background: Cardiovascular diseases persist as a major global health burden, driven by modifiable risk factors notably hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, and poor dietary patterns that promote progressive atherosclerosis, compromise coronary perfusion, and ultimately resul...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1332
Hypertension (HTN) is a leading contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, yet its management is often complicated by coexisting conditions. This narrative review addresses the challenge of HTN in a complex clinical landscape by proposing a new framework of clinically...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1331
Electrocardiography remains a cornerstone in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. Despite its widespread clinical use, manual interpretation of ECGs can be time-consuming and prone to human error, particularly in high-volume or complex settings. Traditional EC...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1330
Background: Prosthetic mitral valve obstruction is an uncommon but serious complication after mechanical valve replacement. It is usually caused by pannus, thrombus, or both together. Distinguishing between these causes is essential because the treatment and prognosis differ, yet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1329
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major global health concern, defined by a complex clinical condition arising from structural and functional cardiac abnormalities. Cardiac amyloidosis is an increasingly recognised, albeit historically underdiagnosed, cause of infiltrative card...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1328
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a life-threatening manifestation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), typically caused by the rupture of an atheromatous plaque leading to thrombus formation and coronary artery occlusion. The case report aims to explore the athe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1327
Background: Fabry disease is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene, resulting in deficient activity of α-galactosidase A and subsequent accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in multiple organs. Cardiac involvement may mimic hypertrop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2025/v8i1326