 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 Impact of Antithrombotic Regimens on Clinical Outcomes After Endovascular Intervention and Bypass Surgery for Infrapopliteal Artery Disease | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Amol Gupta, Michael S. Lee, Kush Gupta, Vinod Kumar, Sarath Reddy | 255-267 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr937 |
Original Article
| Excessive Atrial Ectopic Activity Worsens Prognosis and Predicts the Type of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients With Frequent Premature Ventricular Contractions | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Leonor Parreira, Rita Marinheiro, Dinis Mesquita, Jose Farinha, Marta Fonseca, Pedro Amador, Duarte Chambel, Artur Lopes, Rui Caria | 268-277 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr935 |
| Bivalirudin Versus Heparin During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 |
| Hiten Patel, Rana Garris, Suchit Bhutani, Priyank Shah, Upamanyu Rampal, Rahul Vasudev, Gabriel Melki, Bader Abu Ghalyoun, Hartaj Virk, Mahesh Bikkina, Fayez Shamoon | 278-284 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr921 |
| Characteristics and Prevalence of Premature Ventricular Complex: A Telemedicine Study | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Muzakkir Amir, Idar Mappangara, Robertus Setiadji, Sitti Multa Zam | 285-292 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr887 |
| Sacubitril/Valsartan Therapy for 14 Months Induces a Marked Improvement of Global Longitudinal Strain in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Renato De Vecchis, Andrea Paccone, Marco Di Maio | 293-302 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr910 |
| Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Fellow’s Stitch Using “Fisherman’s Knot” Technique to Achieve Large Caliber (> 10 French) Venous Hemostasis | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Prakash Kumar, Puneet Aggarwaal, Santosh Kumar Sinha, Umeshwar Pandey, Mahmodula Razi, Awdesh Kumar Sharma, Ramesh Thakur, Chandra Mohan Varma, Vinay Krishna | 303-308 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr931 |
Case Report
| Purulent Pericarditis Caused by Bacteroides fragilis: A Rare Complication of Cholangitis | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Samer Saouma, Peter C. Olson, Asif Uddin, Jonathan Spagnola, Neville Mobarakai, James C. Lafferty | 309-311 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr904 |
| Very Early Coronary Artery Aneurysm After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patient With HIV and Thrombophilia | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Dinaldo C. Oliveira, Carolina G.C. Oliveira, Vitor N. Miranda, Maria Isabel Gadelha, Jose Breno S. Filho | 312-317 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr907 |
| Escherichia coli Endocarditis Presenting With Septic Shock in an Immunocompetent Female Patient | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Christos Davoulos, Maria Lagadinou, Athanasios Moulias, Christos Triantos, Nikolaos Koutsogiannis, Markos Marangos, Stelios F. Assimakopoulos | 318-322 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cr940 |