Background Primary prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) conventionally rely on 10-year risk estimates of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). However, communicating ...

Introduction Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects diagnosed in adulthood. Diagnosis is made by echocardiogram; however, this procedure is not widely available, ...

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Introduction Diagnosing connective tissue-related pulmonary hypertension (PH) poses challenges for clinicians due to overlapping PH phenotypes, which complicate treatment. We present a case of mixed ...

Introduction Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) for acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is increasingly concerned about in situ thrombosis. Endothelial dysfunction is the ...

Introduction Lupus carditis is a serious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affecting the heart. It is a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in SLE patients caused by ...

Introduction Cardiac tumours are rare and can present themselves as primary or metastatic tumours. Up to 90% of cardiac tumours are benign in nature, and they may present either as an embolic ...

Introduction Typical angina pain characterised by central chest pain, which is associated with autonomic symptoms, is commonly associated with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, a detailed ...

3 Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lampung, Dr. H. Abdoel Moeloek General Hospital, Lampung, Indonesia Introduction Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a cardiovascular ...

Introduction Thrombolytic therapy using streptokinase has been widely used for acute myocardial infarction to achieve recanalization in infarct related artery. Bleeding into critical organ and space ...

4 Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia 5 Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia 6 ...

Introduction Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most common regular Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia. Although generally considered a benign arrhythmia in majority of ...