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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410259

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Patient with Aortic Stenosis and Preexcitation

Vikas Kalra, MD and Krittapoom Akrawinthawong, MD

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 23, 2022

58-year-old male sustained sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) while at work and was resuscitated with shock therapy. He had prior history of coronary artery disease with bypass, preexcitation, pulmonary hypertension, hyperlipidemia, Hodgkin's disease, hypothyroidism and squamous cell carcinoma....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410258

Awareness of Smoking Cessation Aids in Heart Disease Patients at Governmental Hospitals

Hanin Bogari, Raghad Althubaiti, Ghaidaa Garoot and Asmaa Ali

Article Type: Original research article | First Published: June 13, 2022

Over one million people are smoking worldwide and the total numbers is expected to increase each year. Several studies have shown a relation between smoking and heart problems, which highlight special consideration in smoking cessation awareness in heart disease patients with established vascular disease as a secondary prevention....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410257

Recurrent Pericardial Effusion following Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair

Rony Shah, MD, Aakash Patel, MD, James Craig, MD, Hassan Baydoun, MD and Jeffrey Jordan, MD

Article Type: Case report | First Published: June 13, 2022

The pericardial space is defined as the cavity between the visceral and parietal pericardium and it normally contains 10-50 mL of fluid. A pericardial effusion exists when the intrapericardial volume exceeds these limits. Any process that causes inflammation, injury, or decreased lymphatic drainage can cause a pericardial effusion....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410256

The Effects of Intracoronary Nitroglycerine Administration on Lesion Parameters, Intervention Success and 1-Year MACE in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Hakan Duman, MD, Elif Ergül, MD, Hikmet Hamur, MD and Selami Demirelli

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 03, 2022

Nitroglycerine (NTG) was used to relieve ischemic symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease. However, some studies demonstrated the positive effects of NTG on coronary circulation. In addition, NTG has been administrated to evaluate culprit lesion characteristics during coronary angiography....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410255

Acute Management of a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection with a Distal Occlusive Thrombus

Trinava Roy, DO, Jason Naftulin, DO, Keith Brown, DO and Nicholas Roy, DO

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 30, 2022

We describe a unique case of a 57-year-old female who presented with chest pain who was found to have a ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) on electrocardiogram....

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