Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (ISSN 2639-6807)

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IntroductionMyxoma is the most common non-malignant primary cardiac tumor with an estimated incidence of 0.5 per million per year [1]. Before the introduction of invasive angiographic examination of the heart, cardiac myxomas were generally diagnosed at autopsy or rarely during cardiac surgery being done for other reasons [2-5]. The first cardi View more

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IntroductionThe individual response to exercise is an important clinical assessment tool because it provides a composite assessment of the respiratory, cardiac, and metabolic systems. The current gold standard for assessing ones aerobic exercise response is the maximum incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test. However, most daily activities ar View more

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Introduction The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is a daily routine diagnostic test specially in the emergency rooms. It is simple, cost efficient and non invasive procedure for suspected cardiac abnormalities like acute tachycardia infarction. It is both specific and sensitive test for patients with cardiac complaints [1]. The human heart co View more

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IntroductionCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally; exceeding other diseases. An estimation of 17.3 million people died from CVDs in 2008, representing 30% of all global death [1].Of these, an estimated 7.3 million were due to coronary artery disease (CAD) [2].Reperfusion of the coronary arteries is the first-l View more

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IntroductionAddisons disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is an endocrinological condition with a deficiency in the production of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids from the adrenal cortex [1]. Its a very life-threatening disease that is often overlooked due to the unspecific range of symptoms patients usually present with View more

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IntroductionCurrent practice in arterial disease is to establish the site of stenosis, to dilate the  stenosis with angioplasty or surgical bypass, and to try to maintain the integrity of the arterial lumen with stents. There are either bare stents or drug eluting stents which are more thrombogenic requiring long term dual antiplatelet therapy View more

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Background Left Ventricular Pseudo Aneurysm (LVPA) results from cardiac rupture contained by organizing thrombus and the pericardium, and are characterized by the nature of their walls, narrow necks, and high risk of rupture [1]. LVPA most frequently forms after trans-mural myocardial infarction but may result from cardiac surgery, trauma, infectio View more