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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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Past IssuesVol. 11, No. 1, Feb 2020
Table of Contents
Review
| Indications of Cardiac Resynchronization in Non-Left Bundle Branch Block: Clinical Review of Available Evidence | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Maged Henin, Hany Ragy, James Mannion, Santhosh David, Beshoy Refila, Usama Boles | 1-8 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr989 |
| Kawasaki Disease: Global Burden and Genetic Background | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Karim Elakabawi, Jing Lin, Fuyong Jiao, Ning Guo, Zuyi Yuan | 9-14 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr993 |
Original Article
| Polypharmacy Is Associated With Accelerated Deterioration of Renal Function in Cardiovascular Outpatients | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Jun-ichi Sakamoto, Toshiyuki Shikata, Satoyasu Ito, Takeshi Kimura, Kojiro Takamoto, Eri Manabe, Masanori Asakura, Masaharu Ishihara, Takeshi Tsujino | 15-21 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr991 |
| Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Insight Into the Intimate Mechanisms of Coagulation | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Mariya Negreva, Ana Zarkova, Krasimira Prodanova, Petar Petrov | 22-32 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr972 |
| Preliminary Observations on the Antihypertension Action of Dabigatran Etexilate in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Multicenter Single-Arm Interventional Study | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Tomohiko Yamamoto, Hidenori Urata | 33-39 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1007 |
| Effect of Ivabradine on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function, Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Theresa Ruba Koroma, Sallieu Kabay Samura, Yuguo Cheng, Mengxiong Tang | 40-49 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr958 |
| Is Lipoprotein (a) a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Ectasia? | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Hanna K. Al-Makhamreh, Ala’ E. Shaban, Sofia S. AlHaddadin, Abedallatif A. AlSharif, Ruba A. Ghalayni, Lana F. Daoud, Baha M. Alshraideh | 50-55 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr992 |
Short Communication
| Incidence of Atrioventricular Block After Valve Replacement in Carcinoid Heart Disease | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Igor Sunjic, Doosup Shin, Katlynd M. Sunjic, Jesal V. Popat, Thanh Tran, Sanders H. Chae, Christiano C. Caldeira, Jonathan R. Strosberg, Dany Sayad | 56-60 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr986 |
Case Report
| Ventricular Tachycardia in an Infant Without Congenital Anomaly: A Case Report | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Nouhad El Joueid, Marianne Touma Boulos, Simon Abou Jaoude, Linda Daou | 61-65 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1005 |