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Feb 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-24-4910
Oumar Mahamat-AzakiCorresponding author
Ebstein’s anomaly is a rare congenital heart disease. It is usually associated with other congenital defects, particularly atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale (PFO). We report here the case of Ebstein's disease revealed in a 23-year-old adult admitted for palpitations and exertional dyspnoea.…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-19-2692
Sergiu VijialaCorresponding author
Percutaneous device closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) has proven to be safe and it is nowadays the standard treatment for ASDs. Immediate or late device embolization is a rare but potential complication of every attempted ASD device closure. We report a case of asymptomatic Amplatzer Septal Occ…
Nov 2016
Mukhamad Sami ValidCorresponding author
Right atrial thrombi are a remarkable phenomenon especially when witnessed live on the monitor during echocardiographic study. They represent a clot en passant caught in the middle of travel to final destination in the pulmonary vasculature. In this paper we present two cases that show us the ambiva…
Jun 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-16-931
Charles F. BabbsCorresponding author
Background: This brief report presents a potential new technique for locating the sites of origin of focal atrial tachycardias from standard 12-lead electrocardiograms. Methods: Estimated P wave vector coordinates are derived from leads I, aVF, V1 and V2, and mapped to a three dimensional coordinate…
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-13-210
A.V MattioliCorresponding author
Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, (Italy)
Background. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MedD) is associated with a reduction of overall mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and cancer. In a previous study we found a relationship between intake of antioxidant vitamins with diet and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). The pre…
Mar 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-12-edt1
Sanjiv SharmaCorresponding author
A concise review of chronic atrial fibrillation covers mechanisms, stroke risk, and rate versus rhythm control. It highlights anticoagulation strategies and shared decision‑making to individualize therapy.
Oct 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-26-6071
Eujin Min Houng ChoyCorresponding author
Background: Shift work is unavoidable in continuous healthcare delivery, but whether shift-working healthcare staff carry greater cardiovascular risk than their non-shift colleagues has not been synthesised endpoint by endpoint. Objective: To examine, for each cardiovascular risk factor and each cli…
Sep 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2768-0207.jbr-25-5706
Yusuke NakamuraCorresponding author
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force across many sectors, with healthcare representing both one of the most promising and most challenging areas of application. This review summarizes current and future applications of AI in healthcare, focusing on its potential to impr…
Dec 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-23-4848
Dangwe Temoua NaibeCorresponding author
Introduction Rheumatic heart disease is mostly common in low-income or developing parts of the world, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, with a high morbidity and mortality rate. There are few data that are available in Chad on rheumatic heart disease. Our objective was to study the clinical, echocardiogra…
Feb 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-22-4067
O AmaewhuleCorresponding author
Department of Paediatrics, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Nigeria.
Introduction Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are structural abnormalities of the heart and intra-thoracic great vessels that are present at birth and may be of functional significance. They are the most frequently occurring congenital anomalies and babies born with severe forms of these defects are…
Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-20-3636
Wael El GuindiCorresponding author
Objective To highlight the value of 3D ultrasound and Doppler angiography imagingin the prenatal assessment of left fetal isomerism. Methods A retrospective offline analysis of volume datasets of 3 fetuses with left atrial isomerism by 3D ultrasound was conducted. Conclusion We believe that parasagi…
Feb 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-18-1932
Paul ErneCorresponding author
The aim of this study was to assess the use of ambulatory acoustic cardiography during the initial data collection of the longitudinal study of a rural population in Switzerland (n=297, mean age 48.9 ±16.5 years, 57% female). Ambulatory acoustic cardiography non-invasively can assess sleep disordere…
Sep 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9359.jot-17-1594
Osamu SeguchiCorresponding author
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) represents a rare complication after heart transplantation (HTx), resulting from various postoperative events such as mediastinitis, pericardial effusion, or allograft rejection. We describe our recent experience with managing an HTx recipient who developed atypical pa…
Jan 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-381
Kolitha H SellahewaCorresponding author
Haemorrhage is common to both dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF). Thrombocytopaenia is exceedingly common, while prolonged partial thromboplastin time and reduced fibrinogen concentration are the other abnormal haemostatic indices evident from early in the disease course. These ha…
Aug 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-13-313
Drayton A. HammondCorresponding author
Objective: Ablation of foci within the atria has been shown to resolve symptoms of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. However, no standard has been established for anticoagulation after the procedure. Enoxaparin has been well described in the literature as a means to provide anticoagulation aft…