Design of the Study: Historical Cohort. Objectives: This study aimed to verify which risk factors contribute to increase hs-cTnI in patients with Myocardial Infarcion with ST segment elevation, to ana-lyze which prognostic impacts it may have and to evaluate troponin levels in pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i330104
As adverse effects and health implications of human exposures to petroleum products (crude oil) remains an issue of public concern, interests on the different adverse effects on various body system has grown in recent years. Current study investigated the duration and age depende...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i330103
Shone complex is an extremely rare and severe congenital heart disease characterized by left -heart obstruction at multiple levels namely supravalvular mitral ring, parachute mitral valve, subaortic stenosis and coarctation of the aorta. We in the present case describe a patient...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i330100
Background: It is reported that 20 to 30% of patients are not responders to this treatment (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy). The reasoning in this merely theoretical paper shows the plausible danger that can be brought by measurements apparatus, in the occurrence the CRT espec...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i230099
Mariana Pezzute Lopes, Caio Rebouças Fonseca Cafezeiro, Daniela Calderaro, Luiz Junya Kajita, Luiz Aparecido Bortolotto, Henrique C. Simbo Muela & Thiago Andrade Macedo·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2019
Aim: Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is one of the main causes of secondary hypertension and results in a progressive loss of renal function. This case reports recurrent hypertensive pulmonary edema and worsening renal function successfully treated with multiple percutaneou...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i230098
Coronary artery anomalies occur in 1.3-5.6% of patients undergoing coronary arteriography. An anomalous origin of LCX from right coronary sinus is the most common congenital variant. It is usually considered “benign” since it is not known to predispose individuals to sudden cardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i230096
Arrhythmias can complicate the course of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. These arrhythmias can include both tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias. Tachyarrhythmias range from Ventricular premature complexes to life-threatening ventricular tachycardia/ fibrillati...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i230097
The effects of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system on the human body are so diverse and our knowledge about them is ever growing. Angiotensin 1-7 has been proven to play protective roles in patients with cardiovascular disorders including but not limited to hypertension. As...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i230095
H.S Natraj Setty, Raghavendra Murthy P., Krishnamurthy B.N, Shivanand S Patil, Veeresh Patil, Jayashree Kharge, T.R Raghu, Rahul Patil, Sathwik Raj, Babu Reddy & C.N Manjunath·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2019
Myxomas are the most common type of primary cardiac tumor. They cause a variety of clinical manifestations depending on size and anatomical location. Sometimes, manifestations are atypical challenging differential diagnosis and the therapeutic approach. Left atrial myxomas are co...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i130094
Objective: We aimed to find the prevalence and the reasons for receiving non-guideline-concordant treatment in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (mv-CAD), at a single centre. Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography, due to stable angin...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2019/v8i130093