Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and has significant negative impacts on quality of life, healthcare costs, and longevity. Registries have been created to record ‘real-life’ clinical features and management of patients wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130160
Petronila N. Tabansi, Sanjukta Bose Barghava, Atul Prabhu, Uchenna Onubogu, Prashant Takhur, Fitoon Yaldo, Nishith Barghava, Ashish Ketawa, Kenedy D. Adiele & Barbara Otaigbe·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2021
Introduction: Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) accounts for 5% to 10% of all congenital heart diseases (CHD) and is the commonest cyanotic heart disease beyond the neonatal period. Surgical repair is directed at relieving the right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) and has e...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130153
Background: Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection could present with varying degrees of cardiac abnormalities, however the effect of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has not been extensively studied in them. Objectives: To compare the ventricular...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i130154
Objective: To evaluate the pattern of Congenital heart disease (CHD) in Al-Mugref Teaching Hospital in the North Eastern part of Libya. Patients and Methods: This is a prospective descriptive study involved pediatric patients aged from day 1 until age of 15 years who were referre...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430152
Background: A quick but thorough assessment of the patient’s history and findings on physical examination, electrocardiography, and cardiac biomarker tests permit accurate diagnosis and aid in early risk stratification. This work aimed to analyze the diagnostic and prognostic too...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430151
Anomalous origin of a coronary artery is uncommon but clinically significant. Manifestations vary from asymptomatic patients to those who present with angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, syncope, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. We herein describe a rare case of an anom...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430150
The ostial left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesion is an important target for coronary revascularization because its location subtends a large territory of myocardium1. Accurate stent placement is, however, mandatory for optimal results, but this is often difficult t...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430149
Background: Oral vitamin K antagonists are highly effective in the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease. Optimal use of these agents in clinical practice is challenged by their narrow therapeutic window. We aimed to Study the international normalized ratio values i...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430148
Objective: Optimal treatment of fetal intrapericardial teratoma is controversial, especially in regard to fetal intervention. Given the rarity of the disease case reports can assist in decision making. Case Report: We report on a neonate with a giant intrapericardial teratoma det...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430147
Background: CIN is an important cause of morbidity and mortality post cardiac procedures. Renal derangement and diabetes being the most important risk factors. Multifactorial causation of the disorder led us to study the risk factors associated with CIN. Methods: All patients who...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2020/v9i430146