Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a cardiomyopathy characterized pathologically by fibrofatty tissue replacement of the myocyte of the right ventricle (RV) and clinically by life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in young people. It is a major cause of sudden...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4384
Direct oral anticoagulants are used in the management and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and other thrombotic diseases including non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The most serious complication of DOAC agents is bleeding, dominated by gastrointestinal hemorrhages, eve...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4382
Pulmonary atresia (PA) with ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare congenital heart disease. Blood flow to pulmonary arteries is provided by patent ductus arteriosus or major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs). Palliative interventions are required to maintain the bl...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4383
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe complication in patients with congenital heart disease. However, CHD-associated mortality has decreased to 10% because of improvements in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, antibiotic therapy, cardiac surgery, and interventional proce...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4380
Background: Cardiac myxomas, the most common primary heart neoplasms, primarily originate in the left atrium and carry the potential for serious complications, including mitral valve obstruction and embolic events. Here, we report a rare case of a left atrial myxoma leading to co...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4381
Pulmonary stenosis (PS) associated with a huge ostium secundum Atrial septal defect (ASD) is relatively uncommon. In such condition, a significant left-to-right shunt across ASD is prevented by significant obstruction at pulmonary valve level and hence it protects the pulmonary b...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4379
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is histologically a benign endocardial neoplasm. Though CPF has long been reported as the second most common primary cardiac neoplasm, it has since been pulled ahead of cardiac myxomas, largely due to evolving cardiac imaging modalities. We present...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4378
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for regulating heart rate and blood pressure and maintaining homeostasis during physiological stresses. Nervous dysautonomias are often observed in patients presenting cardiovascular symptoms. Despite that, other important but les...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4377
Myocarditis can be caused by a variety of infectious and non-infectious illnesses [1]. Although viral infection remains the most commonly identified cause of myocarditis, the role of parvovirus B19 (B19V) from the Erythrovirus genus in the pathogenesis of myocarditis has been ide...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4376
Mechanical heart valves are the preferred choice for younger individuals when the native valves cannot undergo repair, primarily due to their exceptional durability. It is crucial to meticulously manage the international normalized ratio (INR) within the range of 2.5 to 3.5 to en...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4375