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  1. Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary benign tumors of the heart usually presenting as an oval mass attached to the interatrial septum. Mild heterogenous enhancement is typically seen upon contrast admin...

    Authors: Damandeep Singh, Priya Jagia, Aprateem Mukherjee, Alaina Zameer and Sudheer Kumar Arava
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:139
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  2. Myocardial bridging (MB) is a known congenital anomaly in which a segment of the coronary artery transverses from the epicardium through the myocardium. MB may clinically manifest as recurrent angina, acute co...

    Authors: Lakshmi Rao, Arjun Chadha, Anila Rao, Anurag Khandavalli and Surya Rao
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:138
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  4. Cryptogenic cerebrovascular stroke can be defined as an ischemic stroke that lacks a clear cause, even after a thorough evaluation. It should be distinguished from the embolic stroke of undetermined source (ES...

    Authors: Amr Setouhi, Tarek Mohamed Abdelrahman, Ahmed Mohamed Ali and Mohamed Abdelkadir Abdelwahab
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:136
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  5. Acute coronary syndrome continues to be a significant cardiovascular issue. Statins are commonly acknowledged as medications that reduce LDL-C levels and stabilize plaques. Nevertheless, their efficacy is limi...

    Authors: Dennis Ievan Hakim, Faqrizal Ria Qhabibi, Muhammad Yusuf, Nasim Amar, Indra Prasetya and Ade Meidian Ambari
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:135
    Content type: Review Published on:

  6. Infective endocarditis (IE) poses significant clinical challenges, often necessitating surgical intervention for improved patient outcomes. The choice between mitral valve repair (MVP) and mitral valve replace...

    Authors: Umesh Nuthalapati, Manoj Reddy Bathinapattla, Rayner Peyser Cardoso, Nusrat Jahan Jesi, Kanwarmandeep Singh, Iman Moradi, Karol Gostomczyk, Maham Afzal, Moosa Bin Omer, Zorez Rashid Mian, Soham Patel, Pratyush Sachdeva, Muhammad Nauman Malik, Mohammad Abbas, Jugraj Singh and Muhammad Ashir Shafique
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:134
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  7. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is crucial for addressing cardiovascular diseases globally, with a specific emphasis on gender differences. Despite its demonstrated benefits for women, there's limited acceptance g...

    Authors: Marzieh Najafi, Zahra Teimouri-Jervekani, Marjan Jamalian, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mohammad Hossein Paknahad, Mohammad mahdi Hadavi, Neda Dorostkar and Masoumeh Sadeghi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:133
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  8. It is widely recognized that the right ventricle plays a significant role in the prognosis of numerous diseases. However, the assessment of right ventricular function (RV) has not been given much attention unt...

    Authors: Reham Mohamed Darweesh, Dina Mohamed Yousry Ahmed, Kamal Mahmoud Ahmed, Wafaa Anwar El-Aroussy and Abdalla Amin Elagha
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:132
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  9. The new millennium has witnessed increased understanding of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and improvement in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) management. The role of LDL cholesterol and other ...

    Authors: Hesham Salah El Din Taha, Hossam Kandil, Hala Mahfouz Badran, Nabil Farag, Hazem Khamis, Gamila Nasr, Mina Samy, Moustafa Abdrabou, Mohamed Abuelezz and Mirna Mamdouh Shaker
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:131
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  10. The occurrence of cerebral aneurysm in a case of cardiac myxoma is rare with less than 60 cases reported worldwide. The course of management is still debatable given its rarity. We present a case of multiple i...

    Authors: Sudipta Mondal, Prabhu Selvaraj, Asish Vijayaraghavan, Viswanadh S. V. G. Kalaparti and Deepti Narasimhaiah
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:130
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  11. Excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) has evolved as a pivotal element in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), significantly influencing procedural efficacy and safety. This mini-narrative review expl...

    Authors: Gbolahan Olatunji, Emmanuel Kokori, John Aboje, Saad Mohammed, Olamide Asifat, David Timilehin Isarinade, Ismaila Ajayi Yusuf, David B. Olawade and Nicholas Aderinto
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:129
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  12. Cardiac ochronosis, presenting as a rare manifestation of alkaptonuria, an autosomal recessive disorder, is characterised by black pigmentation of calcified cardiac valves and atherosclerotic plaques. We repor...

    Authors: Zarin S. Rangwala, Bineesh K. Radhakrishnan, Pruthvi S. Patel, Prasanta K. Dash, G. Gayathri and Vivek V. Pillai
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:128
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  14. The beta-blocker (BB) initiation in acute heart failure (AHF) patients is still controversial. Some show the benefit of BB employment in decreasing the mortality outcome. This study aims to assess the safety a...

    Authors: Cyndiana Widia Dewi Sinardja, Gusti Ngurah Prana Jagannatha, Bryan Gervais de Liyis and Anastasya Maria Kosasih
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:126
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  15. The presence of cardiac myxoma in the right atrium (RA) is rare. There is limited knowledge regarding the clinical symptoms and diagnosis of RA myxoma. This systematic review aimed to provide a summary of the ...

    Authors: Mehrdad Rabiee Rad, Ghazal Ghasempour Dabaghi, Bahar Darouei, Reza Amani-Beni, Mohammad Mehdi Zare, Fatemeh Shirin and Marjan Jamalian
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:125
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  16. Globally, Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is considered a leading cause of mortality and morbidity affecting men than women. The more the population ages, the more the prevalence. There was a concern about improp...

    Authors: Taghreed Abdel-Rahman Ahmed, Ahmed Al-Habbaa, Mona Naiem, Naglaa Mokhtar and Fatma Elhady
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:124
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  17. Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs frequently in ST-elevation myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock (CS-STEMI) and is a strong independent prognostic marker for short and intermediate-term outcomes. Owing...

    Authors: Kewal Kanabar, Yash Paul Sharma, Darshan Krishnappa, Krishna Santosh and Miren Dhudasia
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:123
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  18. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a lethal type of venous thromboembolic disease. Right ventricular (RV) failure is not an uncommon complication of PE leading to higher adverse outcomes. The tricuspid annular peak sy...

    Authors: Amir Mostafa, Mahmoud Medhat, Hossam Alhosary and Wassim Amin
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:122
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  19. Calcified coronary arteries encountered during percutaneous intervention increase the probability of unsuccessful procedures. Heavy calcification of coronary arteries may lead to suboptimal stent expansion. In...

    Authors: Chukwuemeka A. Umeh, Harpreet Kaur, Sean Paknoosh, Benjamin Ganjian, Isha Samreen, Khabagnote Rainee, Mindy Cheng, Anisha Rastogi and Rahul Gupta
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:121
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  20. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), a significant global health concern, are responsible for 13% of all deaths particularly in Africa, where they contribute substantially to the global disease burden, taking sever...

    Authors: Patrick Ashinze, Eniola Akande, Chukwu Bethrand, Eniola Obafemi, Olafisoye-Oragbade Oluwatosin David, Suleiman Nasiru Akobe, Ndubuisi Onyinyechukwu Joyce, Obidiegwu Jonathan Izuchukwu and Ngozi Peace Okoro
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:120
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  22. Emergence of coronary giant pseudoaneurysm (PSA) after stent implantation is potentially catastrophic and may end up with life threatening complications if not managed promptly. There is scarcity of data in ex...

    Authors: Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Jamal Yusuf, Ankur Gautam, Sanjeev Kathuria and Vishal Batra
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:118
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  23. Holt–Oram syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the TBX5 gene, combining skeletal and cardiac malformations. Vital prognosis depends essentially on cardiac involvement, while skeletal mal...

    Authors: Ilyas Atlas, Soukaina Zagdan, Mohamed Megzari, Salim Arous and Abdenasser Drighil
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:117
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  25. Superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction leading to SVC syndrome is an uncommon but potential complication of cardiac surgeries that involve dissection and anastomosis around the great vein. We present a case of i...

    Authors: Somrita Laha, Debasree Gangopadhyay, Mahua Roy, Jayitri Mazumdar, Mrinalendu Das and Patralekha Das
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:115
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  26. There is uncertainty regarding the best revascularization approach—whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)—for obese patients suffering from multi-vessel coro...

    Authors: Maira I. Madiyeva, Marat A. Aripov, Alexey Y. Goncharov and Rakhima Y. Zholdasbekova
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:114
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  27. Instantaneous wave-free ratio (iwFR) is a well-validated method for functional evaluation of intermediate coronary lesions. A recently developed Murray law-based QFR (µQFR) allows wire-free FFR estimation usin...

    Authors: Amir Anwar Samaan, Amir Mostafa, Sherif Lotfy Wahba, Matteo Kerlos, Ahmed Adel Elamragy, Khaled Shelbaya, Yasmin Elsobky and Mohamed Hassan
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:113
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  28. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an acute and usually reversible condition that often mimics the course of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), making it particularly challenging to differentiate, especially in the...

    Authors: Tibor Poruban, Martin Studencan, Peter Kirsch and Robert Novotny
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:112
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  29. Final infarct size (IS) after ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a major predictor of mortality. Seeking early predictors for final IS can guide individualized therapeutic strategies for tho...

    Authors: Ahmad Samir, Sherif Nagy, Magdy Abdelhamid and Hossam Kandil
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:111
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  31. One of the downsides of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is stent failure which could be related to stent underexpansion. Hence, PCI based on an accurate coronary artery size obtained from intracoronar...

    Authors: Aninka Saboe, Minsy Titi Sari, Achmad Fauzi Yahya and Muhammad Rizki Akbar
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:109
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  32. Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon, with approximately 70–80% classified as benign. Myxomas constitute roughly half of all benign cardiac tumors, while cardiac hydatid cysts are exceptionally rare. Shortness ...

    Authors: Sefa Tatar, Ahmet Taha Sahin, Mehmet Işık and Niyazi Görmüş
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:108
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  33. Cardiac manifestations are infrequently reported in association with celiac disease, but clear link has not been established. The aim of this study was to explore the connection of dilated cardiomyopathy in ce...

    Authors: Rajesh Yadavalli, Sarosh Nawaz, Abdulaziz Mohammed Althwanay, Esraa M. AlEdani, Harleen Kaur, Malik Kasapoglu and Pousette Farouk Hamid
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:107
    Content type: Review Published on:

  34. Pericardiocentesis offers a definitive diagnostic and a life-saving therapeutic modality through removal of pericardial fluid and relief of high intrapericardial pressure. Percutaneous pericardiocentesis has b...

    Authors: Malek Alaiwah, Ahmed Hassanin, Danish Abbasi, Hamza Rayes, Zahra Hassan, Mu’nes Albadaineh, Munthir Mansour, Subodh Devabhaktuni, Tushar Tarun, Srikanth Vallurupalli, John P. Mounsey and Subhi J. Al’Aref
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:106
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  35. Echocardiographic prognostic indicators of precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) mortality has been inconclusive. This study aims to examine the prognostic values of right ventricular echocardiographic func...

    Authors: Bryan Gervais de Liyis, Luh Oliva Saraswati Suastika, Jane Carissa Sutedja, Gusti Ngurah Prana Jagannatha, Anastasya Maria Kosasih and Alif Hakim Alamsyah
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:105
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  36. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to pose a significant burden on global health, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. We present the case of a 38-year-old woman with severe multiv...

    Authors: Uma Devi Karuru, Sadanand Reddy Tummala, Paladugu Srinivas Gautam, T. Naveen, Kiran Kumar Kanjerla and Sai Kumar Mysore
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:104
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  38. Atrial fibrillation (AF) poses a significant stroke risk in heart disease patients. This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of non-vitamin K oral antagonists (NOACs) versus vitamin K an...

    Authors: Arga Setyo Adji and Bryan Gervais de Liyis
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:102
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  40. Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology characterized by a large vessel vasculitis involving the aorta and its branches. Myocardial involvement is extremely unusual in TA ...

    Authors: Karthik Raghuram, Arun Gopalakrishnan, Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair, Narayanan Namboodiri and Ajitkumar Valaparambil
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:100
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  41. Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains a major cause of in-hospital mortality in the setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, little evidence is available regarding the optimal order of intra-aortic ball...

    Authors: Ahmed Azazy, Walaa Abdaziz Farid, Walid Abdu Ibrahim and Wassam ELDin Hadad El Shafey
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:99
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  42. Heart failure (HF) poses a major health problem, where frequent HF rehospitalizations (HFH) heavily burden national health systems. HFH are predominantly linked to inadequate decongestion before discharge. It ...

    Authors: Ahmad Samir, Doaa Yosry, Ahmed Talaat Elgengehe and Kareem Said
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:98
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  43. Functional health status is increasingly being recognized as a viable endpoint in heart failure (HF) trials. We sought to assess its prognostic impact and relationship with traditional clinical outcomes in pat...

    Authors: Abraish Ali, Asad Ali Siddiqui, Izza Shahid, Harriette G. C. Van Spall, Stephen J. Greene, Marat Fudim and Muhammad Shahzeb Khan
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:97
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  44. Evaluation of the patients with MINOCA and identifying the underlying aetiology remains challenging. However, investigation in most patients remains limited to coronary angiography (CAG). The study aimed to as...

    Authors: Yogesh Chander, Bhanu Duggal and Shishir Soni
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:96
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  45. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by the absence of p-waves on ECG and irregular rhythm. It often presents with palpitations either palpitations may occur acutely over a short period or intermittently ...

    Authors: Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Oshomoh Mark-Anthony Ugiomoh, Mishael Awe, Maham Khan, Julia Mimi Kwape, Deborah Akpo, Barkavi Thiyagarajan and Nnokam Prayer Nnekachi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:95
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  46. Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries where there are limited resources and a lack of data on CS outcomes. This study aimed to investigat...

    Authors: Hesham S. Taha, Ahmed Gohar, Walid Ammar, Hossam Alhossary, Ahmed Adel, Reda Diab, Hala Mahfouz, Mirna M. Shaker and Mina Samy
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:94
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  48. Cardiovascular diseases are one of the prime causes of mortality globally. Therefore, concerted efforts are made to prevent or manage disruptions from normal functioning of the cardiovascular system. Disruptio...

    Authors: Moyinoluwa Comfort Onaolapo, Olubunmi Dupe Alabi, Oyedayo Phillips Akano, Bolade Sylvester Olateju, Lateef Olabisi Okeleji, Wale Johnson Adeyemi and Ayodeji Folorunsho Ajayi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:92
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  49. One million individuals in the USA die from acute myocardial infarction (MI), which currently affects 3 million people globally. The available data about the early and late outcomes of both biodegradable polym...

    Authors: Abdur Rehman, Ifra Eeman Ahmed, Ahmed Nouman, Rabia Irfan, Qareeha Rehman, Abdul Rehman Shah Syed, Syeda Javeria Zakir, Samar Mehdi, Maha Mushtaq Khosa, Satesh Kumar, Mahima Khatri, F. N. U. Samiullah, Tamam Mohamad and Giustino Varrassi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:91
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  50. Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by the extracellular deposition of insoluble misfolded proteins, leading to end-organ damage. Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a subtyp...

    Authors: Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Oshomoh Mark-Anthony Ugiomoh, Kudzaishe Muzofa, Kristen Callender, Johnson David Ayodeji, Nnokam Prayer Nnekachi, Barkavi Thiyagarajan, Emmanuel Obokhai Uduigwome, Abhay Kapoor, Moses Chukwuebuka Odoeke, Reem Gamaleldin Hassan Mohamed and Courage Idahor
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:90
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