Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (ISSN 2639-6807)

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Introduction Pulmonary artery and its branches stenting is an effective and diffused procedure to treat severe stenosis of these arterial vessels. Stenosis suitable for percutaneous stenting is which occurs due to: kinking or tension external compression intimal flaps surgical intervention or developed after a balloon angioplasty [1].  In View more

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IntroductionAtrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting over 2 million patients in United states of America alone [1]. Much of the morbidity associated with AF is attributed to a 5 to 6 fold increase in the risk of stroke [1] .Pooled data from studies of chronic AF in North America, the United Kingdom & Iceland repo View more

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Case presentationA 71-year-old male with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF), Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), with permanent ICD for primary prevention was admitted to the neurological department with a paresthesia and numbness of the face and extremities. On neurological ex View more

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Introduction Hypertension is a prevalent predictor of cardiovascular problems and considers a leading risk factor for mortality worldwide especially in low- and middle-income countries [1]. It is estimated to have caused 9.4 million deaths and 7% of disease burden-as measured in DALYs-in 2010 [2]. According to WHO, the global prevalence of hy View more