 Editor-in-Chief: Yasunobu Hayabuchi, M.D., Ph.D., The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, JapanFrequency: Bimonthly Journal Access: Open access ISSN-print: 1923-2829 |
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Coronary Artery Disease Screening With Carotid Ultrasound Examination by a Primary Care PhysicianIn this study, we investigated the feasibility of primary care physicians using carotid ultrasound to perform coronary artery disease screening in asymptomatic patients with multiple coronary risk factors.
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ALCAPA in an Octogenarian Woman: An EnigmaALCAPA syndrome (anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery) is an exceedingly rare disease but lethal with clinical expression from myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure to death during early infancy and rare survival to adulthood.
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Unmet Needs in Anticoagulant Therapy: Potential Role of RivaroxabanThe new generation of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have been welcomed as a convenient alternative to warfarin.
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Chest Pain With Apical Diverticulum in the Absence of Coronary DiseaseAneurysmal dilatation of segment of the left ventricle in the absence of coronary disease has been reported and termed diverticulum, which appears to be a congenital anomaly.
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The Triply Twisted Heart: Cyanosis in an Adult With Situs Inversus, Levocardia, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, and Malposition of the Great ArteriesWe present a case of a 19-year-old female presenting with cyanosis since birth. The major anomaly demonstrated was a “triply twisted heart” with a balanced physiology, allowing her to survive into adulthood.
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Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) include aging, gender, smoking, family history and cardiometabolic syndrome. The relative residual risks for CVD after statin treatment for primary and secondary prevention have been reported by several large-scale randomized clinical trials. Statin treatment appears to prevent one-third of the onset and progression of CVD, but not the remaining two-thirds. Full Text | Interventricular Vessel of the Heart Pekka J. Kuusela Full Text | |||
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Clinical Significance of Low Blood Testosterone Concentration in Men as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor From the Perspective of Blood Rheology
Recent clinical studies have indicated the importance of low blood testosterone concentration or whole blood passage time (WBPT) which reflects blood rheology as a cardiovascular risk factor. On the contrary, there are no reports regarding the association of blood testosterone concentrations and WBPT. Full Text
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A Case of Acute Heart Failure due to Immune Checkpoint Blocker Nivolumab
Immune checkpoint inhibitors can be potentially cardiotoxic. It has not been frequently reported in the literature. Cardiomyopathy with these agents can have early onset and may start with non-specific symptoms like fatigue, weakness before presenting with obvious features of acute heart failure. Rapid progression and fulminant course of this disease necessitate high index of clinical suspicion and early diagnosis. Full Text
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Table of Contents
Original Article
| Prevalence and Clinical Implication of Wellens’ Sign in Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Akihiro Kobayashi, Naoki Misumida, Shunsuke Aoi, Yumiko Kanei | 135-141 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr856 |
| Clinical Significance of Arterial Velocity Pulse Index in Patients With Stage B Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Takashi Hitsumoto | 142-149 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr864 |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infaction Alert During the Night Shift, A Misfortune for the Patient or an Overstatement? | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Waqas Ullah, Muhammad Arslan Cheema, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Sohaib Roomi, Rehan Saeed, Asoka Balaratna | 150-156 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr862 |
| Age-Dependent Impact of Pre-Transplant Intensive Care Unit Stay on Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Trent Sims, Dmitry Tumin, Don Hayes, Joseph D. Tobias | 157-164 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr870 |
| Patients With Obesity Exhibit a Plateau Pattern of the Right Ventricular Waveform | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Yoh Arita, Masako Okada, Nobuyuki Ogasawara, Shinji Hasegawa | 165-171 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr865 |
| Relationships Between Skin Autofluorescence and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Japanese Male Patients With Metabolic Syndrome | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Takashi Hitsumoto | 172-180 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr878 |
| Clinical Significance of Skin Autofluorescence in Elderly Patients With Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Takashi Hitsumoto - | 181-187 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr885 |
Case Report
| Small Cell Lung Cancer Invading the Left Atrium With Subsequent Malignant Embolic Stroke: A Case Report and Review of Literature | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Raghav Chandra, Ashraf Abugroun, Alan Goldberg, Elizabeth Cooney, Swati Mehrotra, Annabelle Volgman | 188-192 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr752w |
| Transcatheter Double Valve-in-Valve Replacement of Aortic and Mitral Bioprosthetic Valves | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Javad Savoj, Syed Iftikhar, Steven Burstein, Patrick Hu | 193-198 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr863 |