Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410230
Prevalence, Types and Clinical Presentation of Heart Failure among Hypertensive Patients Seen at a Tertiary Hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Gervas George Nyaisonga, MD, MMED and Pilly Chillo, MD, MMED, PhD
Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: May 31, 2021
Heart failure (HF) is a common complication in patients with hypertension who may present as HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). These categories have different clinical presentations and may require special attention to diagnose, especially when the presentation is HFpEF. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, types and clinical presentation of HF among hypertensive patients being followed-up at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410229
CVA to BPA: Using Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty to Treat Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Post Stroke
Adinan Kanda, MD and Kurt Prins, MD, PhD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 31, 2021
In patients with CTEPH who are not eligible for PTE, BPA may be a treatment option. It is important to diagnose and treat patients early since delays are associated with worse clinical outcomes. We present a case of CTEPH where early diagnosis and treatment resulted in normalization of PA pressures. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterized by chronic thromboembolism in the proximal pulmonary arteries and small-vessel disease in the pulmonary capillary system. This r...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410228
Congenital Heart Disease - A Review of the Treatment Methods
Cynthia Wong
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 31, 2021
This paper seeks to provide a review of the existing treatment methods for Congenital Heart Disease. The paper will focus on the existing treatment methods for CHD, such as cardiac catheterization, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), balloon valvulop, percutaneous mitral valve repair, hybrid intraoperative pulmonary artery stenting, catheter ablation, atrial septal defect (ASD), and transcatheter pulmonary valve therapy. It will also analyze coarctation of the aorta, balloon atrial septostomy, tricu...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410227
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Intervention for a Threatened Acute Myocardial Infarction - It is not over till it is over!
Anver Sethwala, MBBS (Hons), Jonathan Habersberger, FRACP, Joshua Sher, Michael Pearson, B.App.Sc (Med Rad) and Nathan Better, FRACP
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 31, 2021
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is commonly associated with a sudden psychological, emotional or physical stress such as a death of a family member. Here we present a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurring after revascularization of an acute coronary syndrome providing evidence that these two discrete, separate, but inherently inter-related events can coexist. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress cardiomyopathy was first described in 1990 by Sato, et al. and is characterized as a transient cardiac sy...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410226
Evolution of Pediatric Cardiology over the Last 50 Years - Part II
P Syamasundar Rao, MD
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 29, 2021
The author has just written a book on the evolution of the specialty of Pediatric Cardiology over the last 50 years. The intent of this review is to present a summary of this book. Because of large amount of this material, the review is separated into four parts. In the first part, transcatheter interventions (balloon angioplasty/ valvuloplasty procedures) were appraised. In this paper, transcatheter occlusions and other transcatheter interventional procedures will be discussed. Initially, the p...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410225
Evolution of Pediatric Cardiology over the Last 50 Years - Part III
P Syamasundar Rao, MD
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 14, 2021
The author has just written a book on the evolution of the specialty of Pediatric Cardiology over the last 50 years. The intent of this review is to present a summary of this book. Because of large amount of this material, the review is separated into four parts. In these first and second parts, transcatheter interventions (balloon angioplasty/valvuloplasty procedures and percutaneous occlusions) were appraised. In this paper, electrocardiography, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization wi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410224
Interatrial Block and Intermittent Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patient Treated with Flecainide
Athanassios Antonopoulos, MD, PhD, FESC and Giulia Ricci Lucchi, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 05, 2021
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting both upper and lower motor neurons. Cardiovascular consequences related to ALS are relatively under appreciated. Autonomic dysfunction in ALS is common. In fact, patients with ALS often exhibit bulbar dysfunction impacting centrally mediated vagal and sympathetic nerves with resultant greater autonomic dysfunction. The consequences of disruptions in the autonomic reflex loop on the cardiovascular system include chronot...
