Background: The most acute manifestation of coronary artery disease is ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is associated with mortality and morbidity. In the majority of cases, complete thrombotic occlusion develops from an atherosclerotic plaque in an epicardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i330196
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an inflammatory process characterized by atherosclerosis in coronary arteries and it is a major cause of death and disability in developed countries. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) has been consistently associated wi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i330195
Background: Accurate quantitative evaluation of MR severity remains challenging because limited scan plane orientation of 2D echocardiography does not provide direct measurement of the regurgitant lesion. Three-dimensional echocardiography, which has become a clinically establish...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230193
Mitral regurgitation in conduction disorders is a rare feature of functional valve regurgitation. In patients with high-grade atrioventricular block, the onset of ventricular ejection may shift with atrial telesystole; in this case, the rise in left ventricular filling pressure a...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230192
Erectile dysfunction (ED), characterized by a man’s constant or recurrent disability to obtain and/or maintain penile erection sufficient to achieve and complete satisfactory sexual intercourse, is a common ailment. Its incidence and prevalence increases with age. ED is caused by...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230191
Background It is not known at which size a congenital Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in children becomes associated with a resultant severe malnutrition in children. Furthermore, the effect of ductal size on anthropometry of children with PDA is yet to be determined. Objectives T...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230190
Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a main reason of morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in developed nations. It’s one of three coronary artery diseases (CAS): ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or unstable angina (UA),...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i230189
Venous thromboembolism is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. It is estimated to be the second most common medical complication, the second most common cause of prolonged hospitalisation, and the third most common cause of excess mortality. Recurrences are comm...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i130188
Adeola O. Ajibare, Adekunle Adeyemo, Akinola O. Dada, Emmanuel Y. Fagbemiro, Suraj A. Ogunyemi, Rasaaq A. Adebayo, Babatope A. Kolawole, Michael O. Balogun, Ayoola S. Odeyemi & Adebowale O. Adekoya·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2022
Background: Goiter is endemic in iodine deficient areas of the world including Nigeria. Cardiovascular disorder is a cause of morbidity in patients with thyroid diseases. These cardiovascular disorders are more likely to be found in patients with hypothyroid or hyperthyroid goite...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i130187
Background: There is insufficient clear epidemiological and clinical knowledge about lymphedema patient’s population in Mexico, this limits its investigation. The objective of this study is to present basic lymphedema epidemiological data and its clinical characteristics based on...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i130186
Background: Patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) exhibit the following characteristics: Predominantly middle-aged males, the majority have mixed pattern angina, persistent chest pain sensations after therapy, and many have had repeated invasive and non-invasive exam...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i130185
Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) including ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and unstable angina - is an umbrella term for life-threatening situations that occur when the blood supply to the heart...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i130184
Background: In an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction, transmural myocardial ischemia causes myocardial damage or necrosis (STEMI). In order to establish myocardial ischemia damage, the current clinical definition of myocardial infarction (MI) in 2018 includes abnormal cardi...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i430183
Background: Acute coronary syndrome encompasses unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). STEMI is mostly caused by coronary artery occlusion which treated either by fibrinolytic therapy or pri...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i430182
Unguarded tricuspid orifice is a very rare anomaly. It is characterised by the absence of one or more of the tricuspid valve leaflets resulting in severe tricuspid regurgitation and right heart failure. It is rarely an isolated anomaly but more often associated with pulmonary atr...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2021/v10i430181