In recent years, stem cell therapy has been considered a novel therapy for human subjects with coronary artery disease and heart failure. While stem cells of different types have been successfully isolated in laboratory settings and transplanted into animal models, doubts still e...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4294
Background: Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is the single most accurate predictor of death and one of the most common and lethal consequences after ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) that has been substantially decreased by primary percutaneous coronary interven...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4293
Background: Atrial septal defect is a common congenital heart anomaly results in hemodynamically significant right ventriclular volume overload and an increase in the pulmonary venous flow. Aim: Evaluate changes of pulmonary venous flow parameters after transcatheter closure of s...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4292
Introduction: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains a major healthcare issue worldwide with gloomy outcomes due to poor perfusion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), deemed unsuitable for hemostatic conditions, cardiotorsal anatomy, electrophysiology, and thoracic biomechanics....
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4291
Glucogen storage diseases such as Andersen's disease are inherited disorders of carbohydrate metabolism. Cardiac involvement in Andersen's disease is extremely unusual and difficult to diagnose, especially in elderly individuals with atypical presentations. The following is a cas...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4289
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) early diagnosis remains a clinical problem in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), especially in the regional wall motion abnormalities’ absence on presentation by Echo. This study assessed the relationship b...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4290
D. Balaraju, Vijay Kumar, Chethan Kumar, Hulliurudurga Srinivasa Setty Natraj Setty, Lakshman Shastry Sridhar, Jayashree Kharge, Rahul Patil & Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2022
Background: Dyspnoeic in the emergency department with multiple co-morbidities is a diagnostic challenge. Approximately 15-20% of acute dyspneic in the Emergency Department due to ADHF (acute decompensated heart failure) are misdiagnosed. B-type peptide (BNP) and its amino-termin...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4288
Background: Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography has become one of the hot spots in cardiovascular imaging technology. Many of the sex-based research have shown that women have different pathogenesis, clinical presentation and complication related to corona...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4287
Background: Young women have low risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) during their reproductive period, mainly due to the physiologically protective effect of estrogen hormone on the coronary endothelium. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk factors of ACS in the Egy...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4285
Background: Atrial septal defects lead to left to right shunt, the volume of the shunt is determined by RV/LV compliance, defect size, and LA/RA pressure. RV volume overload and pulmonary over circulation are caused by a simple ASD because the RV is more compliant than the LV. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4286
Background: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is defined as cessation of cardiac activity, confirmed by the absence of signs of circulation, in a hospitalized patient who had a pulse at the time of admission. The purpose of the present study was to record the definitive predictor...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4284
Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) comprise a diverse group of congenital malformations with widely varying expressions and pathophysiological mechanisms. The most notable group of CAAs has been termed ‘Anomalous coronary artery originating from the opposite sinus of Valsalva’ (ACA...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430232
Background: Syncope is a Total Loss of Consciousness (TLOC) due to cerebral hypo-perfusion, characterized by a rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous complete recovery. It shares many clinical features with other disorders; it therefore presents in many differential diagnos...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430230
Objective: In patients with acute coronary artery disease, the TIMI risk index (TRI), the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) risk score, and the global registry of acute coronary events (GRACE) risk score (GRS) have all been documented. The aim of this study was to det...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430231
Background: The left ventricular (LV) chamber size and its systolic function is the most common and quickest assessment made by echocardiography, either in the intra operative or intensive care setting, being the pressure generator for the blood supply to the body .Congenital car...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i430229