Closure of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva using a native aortic valve leaflet.

abstract：AIM:It has previously been shown that β-blocker therapy reduces QT dynamics in heart failure patients. The aim of this study was to demonstrate this improvement with the third-generation β-blocker, nebivolol. METHODS:A total of 72 heart failure patients with systolic dysfunction were included in the study. Corrected Q...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Aksoy SM,Cay S,Cagirci G,Sen N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This prospective study was planned to investigate the frequency and relationship of acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) with aortic and pulmonary stenosis in patients. METHODS:A total of 84 children, ranging from two to 18 years of age, were enrolled in this study. Of these, 28 had isolated aortic ste...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Binnetoğlu FK,Babaoğlu K,Filiz ŞG,Zengin E,Altun G,Kılıç SÇ,Sarper N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 104-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain. An electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in the anterior leads. He was immediately taken to the catheterisation laboratory for emergency angiography, which showed thrombotic stenosis at the proximal portion of the left anteri...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Aksoy S,Velibey Y,Koroglu B,Cagdas M,Guzelburc O,Cam N,Eren M

更新日期：2014-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We are deeply saddened by the loss of our great teacher Donald Ross, a truly global mentor in cardiac surgery, a friend, a respectful colleague, an admirer, and custodian of our profession, who passed away on July 7, 2014. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Yankah C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare but potentially devastating and life-threatening complication from using heparin. HIT not only causes thrombocytopenia, but it also carries an increased risk for fatal thrombotic complications. In this report, we describe the case of a patient in whom fatal HIT develope...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Nazli Y,Colak N,Demircelik B,Alpay MF,Cakir O,Cagli K

更新日期：2015-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Growing evidence has demonstrated that diastolic heart failure occurs in about half of heart failure (HF) patients. We investigated the effects of perindopril on echocardiographic parameters, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class and serum N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Yuksek U,Cerit L,Eren NK,Ergene O

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether a single elevated myocardial performance index (MPI) value in the third trimester of pregnancy is a marker for later adverse obstetric outcomes in stable placental-mediated disease, defined as well-controlled pre-eclampsia (PE) on a single agent and/or uncompensated intra-uterine growth restric...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Bhorat I,Pillay M,Reddy T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paediatric cardiac services in Nigeria have been perceived to be inadequate but no formal documentation of availability and distribution of facilities and services has been done. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate and document the currently available paediatric cardiac services in Nigeria. METHODS:In this questionnaire...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Ekure EN,Sadoh WE,Bode-Thomas F,Orogade AA,Animasahun AB,Ogunkunle OO,Babaniyi I,Anah MU,Otaigbe BE,Olowu A,Okpokowuruk F,Omokhodion SI,Maduka OC,Onakpoya UU,Adiele DK,Sani UM,Asani M,Yilgwan CS,Daniels Q,Uzodimma C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the influence of diabetes mellitus on early morbidity and mortality following a femoro-popliteal bypass. METHODS:Clinical data on patients subjected to a prosthetic above-the-knee femoro-popliteal bypass for atherothrombotic disease over a four-year period in the Durban Metropolitan Vascular Servi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Mulaudzi TV,Robbs JV,Paruk N,Pillay B,Madiba TE,Govindsamy V

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies have evaluated young adults in their third and fourth decades with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study evaluated the clinical and angiographic profile of young adults ( < 35 years) with CAD. METHODS:A 10-year (2003-2012) retrospective chart review was performed on patients less than 35 yea...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Pillay AK,Naidoo DP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) may increase D-dimer and decrease fibrinogen levels. However, in settings such as intensive care units (ICU) and in long-term hospitalised patients, several factors may influence D-dimer and fibrinogen concentrations and make them unreliable indicators for the diagnosis of P...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Hajsadeghi S,Kerman SR,Khojandi M,Vaferi H,Ramezani R,Jourshari NM,Mousavi SA,Pouraliakbar H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our aim was to evaluate whether there was a relationship between mean platelet volume and myocardial perfusion defect in diabetic patients using myocardial perfusion imaging. METHODS:Forty-four diabetic patients with myocardial perfusion defect (group 1) and 44 diabetic patients without myocardial perfusion defect...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Sarikaya S,Sahin S,Akyol L,Borekci E,Yilmaz YK,Altunkas F,Karaman K,Karacavus S,Erbay AR

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is more prevalent and severe in urban black populations compared to whites, and is associated with a greater degree of target-organ damage for any given blood pressure level. In general, compared to whites, blacks respond well to diuretics and calcium channel blockers and less well to beta-blockers and AC...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Lindhorst J,Alexander N,Blignaut J,Rayner B

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A coronary artery anomaly precludes the use of a trans-annular patch in right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction. Herein we present three patients with coronary artery anomalies who underwent total corrective operations without using a conduit. METHODS:Between 2007 and 2010, 84 patients with ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Saritas B,Ozker E,Vuran E,Yoruker U,Ayabakan C,Turkoz R

更新日期：2012-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The biennial Congress of the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) was held in Dakar from 16 to 19 May 2013 under the patronage of his Excellency, Macky Sall, president of the Republic of Senegal. This meeting was remarkable in the diversity of its 700 participants from English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking A...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Dzudie A,Mayosi B

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Circulatory failure due to acute arterial hypertension in the neonatal period is rare. This study was undertaken to assess the clinical and echocardiographic manifestations of circulatory failure resulting from acute neonatal hypertensive crisis. METHODS:Neonatal and cardiology databases from 2007 to 2010 we...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Louw J,Brown S,Thewissen L,Smits A,Eyskens B,Heying R,Cools B,Levtchenko E,Allegaert K,Gewillig M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tricuspid annular ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a rarely encountered entity. Despite abundant data on idiopathic VTs, the prevalence and clinical characteristics of this infrequent form are not well defined and the efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation treatment remains unknown. We report on a case of a ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Celik T,Bugan B,Kose S,Yuksel UC,Iyisoy A,Kabul HK,Kursaklioglu H,Isik E

更新日期：2012-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute type II aortic dissection and aortic coarctation are rare combined disorders. This report is of a patient with coarctation, a bicuspid aortic valve and type II dissection, who underwent emergency repair for the dissection, with aortic valve preservation. Repair of the coarctation was planned for a future occasio...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Bezgin T,Doğan C,Elveran A,Karagöz A,Yücel C,Esen AM

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although plasma NT-proBNP differentiates hypertension (HT) with or without left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) from hypertensive heart failure (HHF), most of the published data are based on studies in Western populations. Also, most previous studies did not consider left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and right...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Ojji DB,Opie LH,Lecour S,Lacerda L,Adeyemi OM,Sliwa K

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disease, affecting adults worldwide and it accounts for up to 30% of all deaths. The need for better control of arterial hypertension justifies observational studies designed to better understand the real-life management of hypertensive patients. The ASTRAL study was p...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Okpechi IG,Schoeman HS,Longo-Mbenza B,Oke DA,Kingue S,Nkoua JL,Rayner BL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have suggested that failure of the synthesis of nitric oxide is involved in the pathophysiology of myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury. In this study, we investigated the effect of mebudipine, a new dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, on cardiac function and activity of the myocardi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Ghyasi R,Mohammadi M,Badalzadeh R,Rashidi B,Sepehri G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the sphingosine analogue, FTY720 (Fingolimod), on the outcomes of myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODS:Two concentrations of FTY720 (1 or 2.5 µM were administered either prior to (PreFTY), or following (PostFTY) 20 minutes' global (GI) or 35 mi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： van Vuuren D,Marais E,Genade S,Lochner A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of an 85-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock due to left main coronary artery occlusion, with spontaneous dissection of the right coronary artery. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Karabay CY,Kocabay G,Kalayci A,Zehir R,Mert M,Kirma C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify socio-demographic and lifestyle determinants of weight gain in a sample of premenopasual black South African (SA) women. METHODS:Changes in body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computerised tomography), socio-economic status (SES) and behavioural/lifestyle factors were measured in ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Chantler S,Dickie K,Micklesfield LK,Goedecke JH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most intra-coronary stents in use are made of 316 L stainless steel, which contains nickel, chromate and molybdenum. Whether inflammatory and allergic reactions to metals contribute to in-stent restenosis is still a matter of debate. AIM:The aim of this study was to ascertain the relationship between metal ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Slodownik D,Danenberg C,Merkin D,Swaid F,Moshe S,Ingber A,Lotan H,Durst R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines advise early angiography in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) to ensure an optimal outcome. Resource limitations in secondary hospitals in the Western Cape dictate a local guideline to treat NSTEMIs medically with out-patient assessment for angiography, unless mandatory indications f...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Moses J,Doubell AF,Herbst PG,Klusmann KJ,Weich HS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysms of the left atrial appendage are extremely rare. Enlargement of the left atrial appendage can be congenital or acquired. Dysplasia of the left atrial muscles leads to congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm and usually presents as atrial tachyarrhythmia or embolic events in the second or third decade of li...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Tigen KM,Dogan C,Guler A,Hatipoglu S,Yanartas M,Kirma C

更新日期：2012-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The functional significance of coronary artery collateral (CAC) vasculature in humans has been debated for decades and this has been compounded by the lack of a standard, systematic, objective method of grading and documenting CAC flow in man. CACs serve as alternative conduits for blood in obstructive cor...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Ajayi NO,Vanker EA,Satyapal KS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An established relationship exists between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the vascular system, which is characterised by clinical expressions of aneurysmal and occlusive disease that emanate from a common pathological process. The exact pathogenesis is currently unknown; attempts to implicate opportunistic pat...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Pillay B,Ramdial PK,Naidoo DP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a relatively common arrhythmia. When AF represents an electrophysiological phenomenon in structurally normal hearts, it is termed lone AF. This study was a retrospective, case-based analysis of patients attending the Cardiac Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) and describes t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular journal of Africa

authors： Thomas V,Schulein S,Millar RN,Mayosi BM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00