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  1. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (PeAF) is a challenging case for rhythm control modalities. Catheter ablation is the mainstay in PeAF management; however, data regarding the comparative safety and efficacy of c...

    Authors: Ahmed Mazen Amin, Ahmad Nawlo, Ahmed A. Ibrahim, Ahmed Hassan, Alhassan Saber, Mohamed Abuelazm and Basel Abdelazeem
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:89
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  7. Physicians face complexity in interpreting the results of echocardiography (ECHO) due to the variability across ECHO laboratories. Many international organizations published reports to reduce the inter-variabi...

    Authors: Hala Mahfouz Badran, Adel El Etriby, Azza Elfeky and Gamela Naser
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:88
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  9. Sarcomas are the most common type of cardiac malignancy, but they are extremely rare. Within this group, angiosarcomas have the highest frequency, followed by undifferentiated sarcomas. This type of tumor has ...

    Authors: Mauricio Guerra-Raygada, Alee Jonhson Saavedra-Sanchez, Diego Hidalgo-Avendaño, Milagros F. Bermudez-Pelaez, David Guevara-Lazo and Natalia Nombera-Aznaran
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:86
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  10. Numerous studies have underscored the essential role of inflammation across all stages of atherosclerosis. While various anti-inflammatory interventions have been implemented to mitigate inflammation-induced i...

    Authors: Mojtaba Yousefzadeh, Ali Khosrobeigi and Ayoub Salehi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:85
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  11. Aortic atresia with ventricular septal defect is a very rare congenital cardiac anomaly, especially in combination with aortic arch interruption. It is always challenging to choose the optimal treatment tactic...

    Authors: Ilya A. Soynov, Alexey N. Arkhipov, Serezha N. Manukian, Yuriy Y. Kulyabin, Evgeniy Kobelev, Oksana Y. Malakhova, Alexey V. Voitov and Olga A. Suzdalova
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:84
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  12. Over recent years, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as a no longer rare cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). On the other hand, coronary artery spasm (CAS) is the main cause of isch...

    Authors: Paolo Desario, David Rutigliano, Vincenzo Palumbo and Pasquale Caldarola
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:83
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  13. Anxiety and depression are potentially harmful outcomes of permanent cardiac pacemakers. Dual-chamber P.P.M. is frequently used to treat life threatening bradycardia. The study aims to estimate the effect of t...

    Authors: Hassan El-Shirbiny, Reda Biomy, Wael Anwar Haseeb and Islam Saboukh
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:82
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  14. Bifurcation lesions are prevalent amongst patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease subjected to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Recent consensus commends a conservative (provisional) approac...

    Authors: Amr Nasser Elsheikh, Ayman Elsaeid, Samia Sharafeldin, Sahar Elshedoudy and Ehab ElGendy
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:81
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  15. It has been known that increased P wave duration and P wave dispersion reflect prolongation of intra-atrial and interatrial conduction time and the inhomogeneous propagation of sinus impulses, which are well-k...

    Authors: Mohammed Magdy Mohammed Gomaa, Eman Elsayed Ali Elsafty, Hend Magdy Mohamed Gomaa, Mona Malek Abdulrahim and Ahmed Hassan Hosny Eladawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:80
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  16. Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Cardiac involvement in SLE can often go undetected. Three-dimensional (3D) speckle tra...

    Authors: Nehzat Akiash, Somayeh Abbaspour, Karim Mowla, Amir Moradi, Shahla Madjidi, Parisa Sharifi and Mahboubeh Pazoki
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:79
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  18. Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is best described with normal left ventricular size and function, structurally normal mitral leaflets and dilated left atrium. Unlike the ventricular functional ph...

    Authors: Hoda Abdelgawad, Bassant Mowafy, Kawkab Khidr and Eman Elsharkawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:77
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  19. In heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), sodium–glucose co-transporter inhibitors (SGLT-2i) have persistently shown cardiovascular benefits through different trials. However, their impact on ve...

    Authors: Ahmed Hassan, Kerollos Samaan, Ahmed Asfour, Yasser Baghdady and Amir Anwar Samaan
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:76
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  21. Myeloproliferative disorders, including monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), are often associated with amyloid light-chain (AL)-type cardiac amyloidosis (CA) but occasionally with wild-ty...

    Authors: Tomoaki Haga, Takahiro Okumura, Yasuhiko Harada, Hiroaki Hiraiwa, Ryota Morimoto, Shinji Kaneko, Nagaaki Kato, Masanori Shinoda and Toyoaki Murohara
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:74
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  22. The reported prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the general population is variable. It ranges between 8.6 and 42% according to the population studied and the imaging technique used. We aim to prospect...

    Authors: Ahmed Shehata, Abdulaziz Nasser, Ahmed Mohsen, Amir Anwar Samaan, Amir Mostafa and Mohamed Hassan
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:73
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  23. Underutilization of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients remains an issue across several geographies. A better underst...

    Authors: Dileep Kumar, Fawaz Bardooli, Wen-Jone Chen, Dejia Huang, Mullasari Ajit Sankardas, Waqar Habib Ahmed, Houng-Bang Liew, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Brian Van Dorn, Thomas Holmes, Amy Thompson and Shu Zhang
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:72
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  25. Beyond its ability to decrease cholesterol, statin medication has been proved to have a variety of pleiotropic effects, such as anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. Statins are an appealing therapeu...

    Authors: Mojtaba Hedayat Yaghoobi, Ehsan Heidari, Arman Shafiee, Niloofar Seighali, Mohammad Reza Maghsoodi and Mahmood Bakhtiyari
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:70
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  27. Acute compartment syndrome following a transradial coronary approach is rare. However, as the incidence of coronary arterial disease increases due to lifestyle factors and multiple comorbidities, transradial c...

    Authors: Nur Ayuni Khirul Ashar, Imma Isniza Ismail, Rahul Lingam, Naadira Faa’iza Mazlan and Nur Syahirah Azmi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:68
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  28. In recent years, there has been an increase in cases of heart failure, ultimately leading to an increase in hospitalization for heart failure (HF) and cardiovascular mortality. The aim of our study was to eval...

    Authors: Ramyaa Desingu, Shilpa Kaore, Gaurav Kandelwal and S. Balakrishnan
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:67
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  29. Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) carries risk of complications and should be attempted when the anticipated benefits exceed the potential risks. The primary indication for...

    Authors: Khaled Adel El Etriby, Nireen Khalifa Okasha, Mohamed El-Sayed Zahran and Tarek Rashid Mohamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:66
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  30. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an atherosclerotic disease of an inflammatory nature. Previous studies examining the relationship between triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol have highlighte...

    Authors: Mahdieh Mirzadeh, Marzieh Nikparvar, Shideh Rafati, Masoumeh Kheirandish, Abnoos Azarbad, MohammadHosein Sheybani-Arani, Fatemeh Khajavi-Mayvan and Reza Morovatshoar
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:65
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  32. Perforation by pacemaker leads, although rare, is a complication reported since the introduction of pacemaker therapy. Although historically reported frequencies were as high as 5%, recent reports have cited f...

    Authors: Tomohiro Nakajima, Yutaka Iba, Tsuyoshi Shibata, Ayumu Osamura, Naoyuki Kamiyama, Ryo Nishikawa, Junji Nakazawa and Nobuyoshi Kawaharada
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:63
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  33. The limited availability of complex coronary intervention facilities and qualified operators, due to the high cost associated with chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous intervention (PCI) equipment and a ...

    Authors: Muhammad Suleman, Nayyar Arif, Muhammad Ishaq Khan, Muhammad Saad Jibran, Muhammad Jamil, Shafi Ullah Khan, Shah Sawar Khan and Ghulam Rasool Maken
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:62
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  34. Cardiac myxomas present a diagnostic challenge due to their ability to mimic various cardiovascular and systemic conditions. Timely identification is crucial for implementing surgical intervention and averting...

    Authors: Samah El-Mhadi, Belghait El Hajjaj, Asmae Benatmane, Mariam El Harrak, Sara Ahchouch, Abderrahim Elktaibi, Fouad Nya, Najat Mouine and Aatif Benyass
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:61
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  35. Children with ventricular septal defect (VSD) and large systemic-to-pulmonary shunts eventually develop pulmonary hypertension (PH). The perioperative management of patients with VSD and PH is quite troublesom...

    Authors: Khaled Ahmed Shams, Dalia Monir Ellahony, Ahmed Fouad Halima and Rania Salah Elzayat
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:60
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  36. The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a measure of systemic inflammation, whereas Heart type fatty acid protein (HFABP) is a cytosolic protein released early after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim ...

    Authors: K. G. Nikhil, K. T. Jayakumar, P. J. Shiny, N. K. Ramya and J. S. Kumar
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:59
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  37. Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile vasculitis of childhood mainly affecting children under 4 years of age. In the acute stage of the disease, heart function decreases and gradually returns to normal after tr...

    Authors: Ehsan Aghaei Moghadam, Maryam Taraz, Aliakbar Zeinaloo, Mohammad Taghi Majnoon, Keyhan Sayadpour Zanjani and Mojtaba Gorgi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:58
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  41. HACEK endocarditis is usually insidious and can often be difficult to diagnose due to the slow-growing nature of the organisms. This report presents our experience in treating a patient with Haemophilus parainflu...

    Authors: Younus Qamar, Ahmed Shazly, Amna Qamar, Heraa Islam, Hannah Yonis and Haytham Sabry
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:54
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  42. Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables blood flow visualization. The absence of left atrial vortex flow (LAVF) has been implicated in the development of thrombus formation and arrhythmi...

    Authors: Keita Ito, Hideharu Oka, Yuki Shibagaki, Yuki Sasaki, Rina Imanishi, Sorachi Shimada, Yuki Akiho, Kazunori Fukao, Sadahiro Nakagawa, Kunihiro Iwata, Kouichi Nakau and Satoru Takahashi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:53
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  43. Heart failure (HF) prevalence increases with age, and sarcopenia is a poor prognostic factor in patients with HF. We aimed to evaluate the characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with HF and sarcope...

    Authors: Yasutaka Imamura, Atsushi Suzuki, Kazuho Kamishima, Kazuhito Suzuki and Junichi Yamaguchi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:52
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    The Correction to this article has been published in The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:87

  44. Premature aortic involvement and comprehensive management strategies in familial hypercholesterolemia familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder, poses significant challenge...

    Authors: Shazia Rasheed, Ghulam Kubra, Lubna Baqai, Muhammad Liaquat Raza, Fariha Hassan and Syed Ghazi Abbas Rizvi
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:51
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  45. Kallmann–Morsier syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the association of congenital gonadotropic deficiency and anosmia or hyposmia. The cardiac manifestations associated with this syndrome are little k...

    Authors: Ghali Bennani, Soukaina Zahri, Mohamed Khaldi, Ghali Benouna, Abdenasser Drighil and Rachida Habbal
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:50
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  46. The impacts of single high-dose statin preloading in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have not been fully examined. This study aims to evaluate post-procedure impacts of single high...

    Authors: Bryan Gervais de Liyis, Gusti Ngurah Prana Jagannatha, Anastasya Maria Kosasih, I. Kadek Susila Surya Darma and I. Made Junior Rina Artha
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:49
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  47. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of cangrelor as compared to ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent percutaneous in...

    Authors: Subhro Chakraborty, Debalina Sarkar, Shambo Samrat Samajdar, Pallab Biswas, Debasish Mohapatra, Saptarshi Halder and Mohammad Yunus
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:48
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  48. Post-hospitalized acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Indonesia National Insurance does not pay for the use of high-intensity statin (HIS) for secondary prevention after ACS hospitalization. Moreover, a ...

    Authors: Pramitha Esha Nirmala Dewi, Montarat Thavorncharoensap and Bangunawati Rahajeng
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:47
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  49. Surgically repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart disease with a cumulative survival rate of 72% in the 4th decade of life in longitudinal single-cohort studies. Debate surrounds conservative...

    Authors: Kyle Varkoly, Akarsh Parekh, Melissa Ianitelli, Mostafa Hamada, Alexandra Lucas and Thomas Forbes
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:46
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  50. Left ventricular ejection fraction falls when the myocardium has already lost a significant portion of its functional capacity. There are conflicting data on whether diastolic dysfunction precedes systolic dys...

    Authors: Haider Rashid, Aamir Rashid, Asif Mattoo, Faisal R. Guru, Syed Mehvish, Shahood Ajaz Kakroo, Ajaz Ahmad Lone, Khursheed Aslam, Imran Hafeez and Hilal Rather
    Citation: The Egyptian Heart Journal 2024 76:45
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