Background & Aims: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is uncommon in young women and may present with features that initially suggest an alternative diagnosis. To report a deferred, optical coherence tomography-guided revascularization strategy for a high-thro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1404
Aim: To highlight the diagnostic utility of deliberate transducer manipulation and acquisition of an alternative oblique apical echocardiographic view when conventional apical imaging is inconclusive for suspected left ventricular (LV) apical thrombus. Background: Left ventricula...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1405
Background: Left ventricular thrombus is a recognised complication of severe ventricular dysfunction, but cystic morphology is rare and can mimic other intracardiac masses, creating diagnostic uncertainty when advanced imaging is unavailable. Case Presentation: A 72-year-old woma...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1403
Background: The echocardiographic assessment of mitral stenosis requires the integration of mitral valve morphology, mitral valve area, transmitral gradients, heart rate, rhythm, and haemodynamic conditions. Although the mean transmitral gradient is an important parameter, it is...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1401
Right-sided infective endocarditis is an uncommon form of infective endocarditis and represents a particular diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in patients receiving haemodialysis. This case report describes a 60-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension who had been receiv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1402
Drug-coated balloons provide local delivery of an antiproliferative agent to the coronary vessel wall without permanent metallic implantation and may offer a stent-free option in selected small-vessel lesions. Their use as stand-alone treatment for chronic total occlusion, howeve...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1400
Background: Concomitant severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) and complex coronary artery disease (CAD) can presents as a major therapeutic challenge in an elderly patient with high prohibitive surgical risk. Case Summary: A 78-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1399
Lamia Tlohi, Nouhaila Wakil, Mehdi Bakri, Athar Khouyi, Maha bouziane, Meryem Haboub, Salim Arous & Abdennasser Drighil·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
Background and Aims: Syncope is an uncommon presentation of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), frequently associated with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and haemodynamic instability, though its independent prognostic significance remains uncertain. We report recurrent syncope pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1398
Background: Cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic disorders are increasingly recognised as interconnected across the life course. In children and adolescents, obesity and insulin resistance may coexist with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, dysglycaemia, kidney abnormalities, and earl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1397
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is present in roughly one quarter of adults, yet it becomes clinically consequential in only a small minority. This asymmetry defines the central difficulty of the field: distinguishing a causally implicated interatrial communication from an anatomica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1396
Aims: To highlight the potential diagnostic value of the Daniel electrocardiographic score in recognising severe pulmonary thromboembolism when its clinical presentation mimics acute coronary syndrome. Presentation of Case: A 67-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea, chest pain...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1395
Background: Mitral stenosis (MS) during pregnancy remains a high-risk valvular condition because gestational increases in blood volume, heart rate and cardiac output can intensify transmitral obstruction and precipitate decompensation. Aims: This case report describes the managem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1394
Chidiadi M. Njoku, Samuel C. Meludu, Nosakhare O. Osakue, Joy I. Onuora, Emeka C Izuchukwu, Mary C Egwu, Chinonso J. Nnamdi & Joy C. Iwuji·Asian Journal of Cardiology Research·2026
Background: Regular aerobic exercise may improve lipid metabolism and cardiovascular risk markers, but information on its effects on calculated atherogenic indices among apparently healthy premenopausal university students is limited. This study assessed the effect of three month...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1393
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a JAK2-mutated myeloproliferative neoplasm characterised by clonal erythrocytosis and a substantially elevated lifetime risk of arterial and venous thrombosis. We present a 66-year-old man with JAK2 V617F-positive PV diagnosed 15 months earlier, who had...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1392
Background: Age-specific echocardiographic data on heart disease among elderly Nigerians remain limited. Aims: This study evaluated the prevalence and pattern of echocardiographic abnormalities, left ventricular (LV) geometry, systolic and diastolic function, and sex-related diff...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2026/v9i1391