Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) involves a series of metabolic conditions associated with hyperglycaemia which is caused by defects in insulin secretion and./or insulin action. The aim of this work was assessment of the relationship between Aortic Root (AOR) diameter and type...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i2314
Background: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterised as localised or widespread non-obstructive lesions of the epicardial coronary arteries with a luminal dilation more than 1.5 times the neighbouring normal segments or vessel diameter. Isolated CAE is CAE in the absence of...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i2312
Background: Anaemia is prevalent among cases with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and has been linked to poor clinical prognosis. Guidelines for cases with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) recommend timely primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) as the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i2313
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent chronic arrhythmia in the heart. AF accounts for one-third of rhythm disorder hospitalizations. AF increases profoundly the risk of stroke, heart failure, and death. This study used P-wave and transthoracic echocardiograp...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i1311
Aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in dialysis patients as well as in kidney transplant recipients (KTx). Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) starts early during the course of chronic kidney disease and is a strong predictor of CVD. We hypothesised th...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i1310
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-hypertensive efficacy of a fixed-dose combination (FDC) of Efonidipine 40 mg and Telmisartan 40 mg in Stage II hypertensive patients. Study Design: Multicentric, randomized, double-blind, parallel, comparative Phase III clinica...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i1309
Luis López-Montoya, Yucari L. Cabanillas, Joceline S. Aguirre, K. Gabriela Saenz-Ramirez, Maria T. Zarate-Sánchez, Angel D. Lopez, Rafael Ugarte & Brayan Patiño-Palma·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2023
Background: The clinical features and epidemiological data about patients with phebolymphedema or lymphedema related to Chronic Venous Disease in Mexico is limited and has been understudied; at the same time, the relationships between its clinical features, physical activity leve...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i1308
Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been an effective and widely used treatment for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The presence of anaemia in critically ill patients undergoing surgical procedures has been associated with worse clinical outcomes...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i1307
Background: Ischemic heart disease is considered the most common cause of death, worldwide. It accounts for 1.8 million deaths annually in Europe alone. According to the center for disease control (CDC) it’s the most common cause of deaths in Egypt accounting for more than one fi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4306
Aim of the Study: Heart failure is a major problem of public health in Morroco , pulmonary congestion is a key sign which can be easly detected by pulmonary sonography via interlobular septal thickening. The aim of this study was to establish a link Between kerley B lines in the...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4305