 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
Review
| The Forgotten, Not Studied or Not Valorized Tricuspid Valve: The Transcatheter Revolution Is Coming | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Dinaldo C. Oliveira, Carolina G.C. Oliveira | 199-206 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr874 |
| Lambl’s Excrescences: Current Diagnosis and Management | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Ganesh Kumar K. Ammannaya | 207-210 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr892 |
Original Article
| Importance of Basal Metabolic Index in the Diagnosis of Heart Failure With B-Type Natriuretic Peptide | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Waqas Ullah, Asrar Ahmad, Yasar Sattar, Usman Sarwar, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Muhammad Arslan Cheema, Vincent M. Figueredo | 211-215 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr898 |
| A Simplified Risk Scoring System to Predict Mortality in Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Hendry Purnasidha Bagaswoto, Nahar Taufiq, Budi Yuli Setianto | 216-222 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr884 |
| Secondary Prevention of Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Cohort Study | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Renato De Vecchis, Andrea Paccone, Marco Di Maio | 223-229 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr909 |
Case Report
| Trastuzumab-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Intermittent Left Bundle Branch Block | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Hassan Tahir, Nikky Bardia, Kulwant ` Bath, Yasir Ahmed, Muhammad Rafique, Bassam Omar, Christopher Malozzi | 230-235 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr888 |
| A Case of Isolated Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy in a HIV Patient Presenting With Acute Heart Failure | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Bibi Ayesha, Rafeeq Ahmed, Umut Gomceli, Carlos Manrique, Marin Nicu, Sridhar Chilimuri | 236-240 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr889 |
| Coarctation of Aorta Presenting as Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Young Female: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Huliyurdurga Srinivasa Setty Natraj Setty, Patil Shivanand, Pandurangan Narendhiran, Patil Veeresh, Kharge Jayashree, Tagatagere Ramegowda Raghu, Patil Rahul, Bachahalli Krishnanayak Geetha, Raj Sathwik, Cholanahalli Nanjappa Manjunath | 241-244 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr787 |
| Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis in a Patient With Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome due to Lactobacillus paracasei | Abstract HTML PDF Video 1 |
| Mustafa Ajam, Omeralfaroug Adam, Ahmed Yeddi, Mowyad Kahlid, Mohamed Shokr, Luis Afonso | 245-248 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr901 |
| Spontaneous Hemorrhagic Pericardial and Pleural Effusion in a Patient Receiving Apixaban | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Michael Cinelli, Asif Uddin, Ilirjana Duka, Armaghan Soomro, Frank Tamburrino, Foad Ghavami, James Lafferty | 249-252 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr902 |
Letter to the Editor
| Addressing the Challenge of Atrial Fibrillation Management: How to Differentiate the Approach Depending on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Renato De Vecchis, Andrea Paccone, Marco Di Maio | 253-254 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr896 |