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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 | Early Structural Deterioration of a Sutureless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Michael Cinelli et al. 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. 2, Apr 2020
Table of Contents
Editorial
| Let Us Do Not Forget Durability | Abstract HTML PDF |
| John Somberg | 67 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1039 |
Review
| Thyroid and Cardiovascular Disease: A Focused Review on the Impact of Hyperthyroidism in Heart Failure | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Rafay Khan, Saad Sikanderkhel, Junhong Gui, Abdul-Razaq Adeniyi, Kimberly O’Dell, Marc Erickson, Juan Malpartida, Zarmina Mufti, Taiba Khan, Harris Mufti, Saif Aldeen Al-Adwan, Diana Alvarez, Joshua Davis, Joseph Pendley, Dharmendra Patel | 68-75 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1034 |
| An Update on the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Cardiorenal Syndrome | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 Suppl2 Suppl3 Suppl4 Suppl5 |
| Rupesh Raina, Nikhil Nair, Ronith Chakraborty, Lena Nemer, Rahul Dasgupta, Kenneth Varian | 76-88 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr955 |
| Stress Echocardiography: Concept and Criteria, Structure and Steps, Obstacles and Outcomes, Focused Update and Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Antoine Kossaify, Elie Bassil, Mikhael Kossaify | 89-96 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr851 |
Original Article
| Characterization of Sedentary Behavior in Heart Failure Patients With Arthritis | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Qi Zhang, Mark Schwade, Pascha Schafer, Neal Weintraub, Lufei Young | 97-105 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1023 |
| Correlation Between the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Renal Resistive Index in Patients With Essential Hypertension | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Takashi Hitsumoto | 106-112 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1026 |
Case Report
| Early Structural Deterioration of a Sutureless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve | Abstract HTML PDF Video 1 Video 2 |
| Michael Cinelli, Leonard Schwartz, Jonathan Spagnola, Iosif Gulkarov, Frank Rosell, Adam Lackey, Mohammed Imam, Charles Schwartz | 113-117 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1013 |
| Erdheim-Chester Disease With Extensive Pericardial Involvement: A Case Report and Systematic Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Alejandro Sanchez-Nadales, Andrea Anampa-Guzman, Jessica Navarro-Motta | 118-128 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1025 |
| Primary Cardiac Undifferentiated High-Grade Intimal Pleomorphic Sarcoma: A Case Series Report | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Loba Alam, Kavita Agrawal, Vijaya Kankanala, Robert Fishberg, David Powell | 129-133 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1029 |
| Peripheral Embolization of Left Ventricular Thrombus Leading to Acute Bilateral Critical Limb Ischemia: A Rare Phenomenon | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Khushboo K. Agarwal, Steven Douedi, Abbas Alshami, Brook DeJene, Robert G. Kayser | 134-137 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr1030 |