Volume 2, Issue 1

2015, March

original research

Interpretation of Heart Sound Signal through Automated Artifact-Free Segmentation

A. Kishore Kumar and Goutam Saha*
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-2-105

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2015, March

A Case Report of the Management of Residual Cardiovascular Risk in a Dyslipidaemic Patient with Metabolic Syndrome

Danish Mahmood* and Abubakar Siddique
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-2-106

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2015, March

review

E-Care Project: A Promising E-Platform for Optimizing Management of Chronic Heart Failure and Other Chronic Diseases

Emmanuel Andrès*, Samy Talha, Mohamed Hajjam, Jawad Hajjam, Sylvie Ervé and Amir Hajjam
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-2-107

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2015, April

original research

The Related Factors and Clinical Predictive Value of Left Atrial Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patient with Nonvalvular Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

Yanmin Xu*, Bing Tian, Deepak Sharma, Xingmei Guo, Xindong Wang and Huaying Fu
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-2-108

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2015, April

illustration

Saddle Thrombus seen on Transthoracic Echo: A Rare Feature in Pulmonary Embolism

Vineet Bhatia*, Parneesh Arora and Anil Minocha
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-2-109

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2020, February

Case Illustration

Dynamic Shape Change of an Aortic Valve Cusp Perforation on 3D Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Maedeh Ganji, Jose Ruiz, Robert Percy, Emil Missov and Srinivasan Sattiraju
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-7-152

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2020, March

case report

Advanced Heart Failure Exacerbated by Discreet Left Ventricular Lead Non-Capture

Jon Krathen*, John Costello, Mark Moshiyakhov, Raphael Corbisiero and Kulpreet Barn
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-7-153

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This case report illustrates a challenging case of worsening heart failure in a previously well-compensated patient with unclear etiology. Further workup revealed the patient’s cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) left ventricle (LV) lead was losing capture during positional changes. This case demonstrates the importance of device optimization, as well as electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring to elucidate possible causes of acute systolic heart failure.

Keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT); Systolic heart failure; Lead positioning;
Advanced heart failure.

2020, June

case report

A Rare Case of Giant Cell Myocarditis

Althea C. G. Neblett*
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17140/HROJ-7-154

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Giant cell myocarditis is a rare condition first described in 1905. It has a reported incidence range from 0.007% to 0.051%. It affects female and male individuals, equally, and usually occurs in young and middle-aged persons. The underlying aetiology of giant cell myocarditis is unknown but it is thought to be mediated by T-lymphocytes. Diagnosis is made via histological examination of myocardial tissue and is characterized by a mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate with multinucleated giant cells and cardiomyocyte necrosis, predominantly affecting the ventricles. The following report describes a rare case of giant cell myocarditis in a 71-year-old man with a history of hypertension and heart failure, who died while waiting to be seen in the emergency department. Autopsy findings revealed an enlarged, dilated heart with histologic features in keeping with giant cell myocarditis, along with features of heart failure. Diagnosis of giant cell myocarditis is less common in the elderly age group, possibly due to a less severe disease process in this age group and it may be misdiagnosed because older individuals may have other cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Keywords

Myocarditis; Giant cell myocarditis; Autopsy; Elderly, Cardiovascular.

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Current Issue

2019, February

letter to the editor

“The Moustache Sign”: A Common Morphological Characteristic in Cardiovascular Disease Treatment

Vineet Bhatia*, Parneesh Arora, Anunay Gupta, Suman Bhandari and Upendra Kaul
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2019, June

original research

Changes on Electrocardiographic Patterns and Associated Factors among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Wondu Reta Demissie*, Samuel Tadessa, Elsah Tegene and Tewodros G. Mariam
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2019, August

case series

Malignant Restenosis and Progression of Disease in Psoriatic Patients Undergoing Coronary Interventions: Is it the Koebner’s Phenomena to Blame?

Vineet Bhatia*, Parneesh Arora, Vineet Relhan and Upendra Kaul
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Severe psoriasis is associated with an enhanced risk of cardiovascular (CV) diseases. The potential impact of psoriasis on the prognosis following coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or surgical) is not well studied and sparse data available in literature points towards a grim long-term prognosis. The following two cases highlight this phenomenon. We also discuss the plausible reasons responsible for the poor prognosis and propose some possible mechanisms for the same.

2019, October

review

Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Children Living with Sickle Cell Anaemia

Barakat A. Animasahun* and Moriam O. Lamina
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Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) ultimately leads to straining of the right ventricle and increases the risk of heart failure in affected patients. Its clinical presentation is similar to that of many other diseases thus delaying the diagnosis until the disease is far advanced. It remains one of the leading causes of death in adults with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) worldwide. It confers a high risk of death with two-year mortality rates as high as 40-50% even at modest elevation of pulmonary artery pressure. Median survival age after detection of the disease is said to be 25.6-months. Early detection of elevated pulmonary artery pressure in childhood and appropriate intervention by optimization of anti-haemolytic therapy may prevent the progression of this complication. The current writes up is a review of literatures on pulmonary artery hypertension among children with sickle cell anaemia. This will give information which will aid early diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension among children with sickle cell anaemia. This will ultimately improve the quality of life of children with sickle cell anaemia and reduce morbidity and mortality from the disease in adults and children living with sickle cell anaemia.

Keywords

Sickle cell anaemia; Pulmonary artery hypertension; Children.

Associate Editors

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy Nova Southeastern University 3200 S. University Dr Health Professions Division (Terry) Bldg/Room 1338 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328, USA

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Department of Cardiology Danderyd University Hospital and Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Director and Assistant Professor Structural Heart Research & Innovation Lab Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Emory University 380B, Northyards Blvd Atlanta, GA 30313, USA

Associate Professor | Medical Imaging Discipline Department of Imaging and Applied Physics Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845 Australia

Volume 2, Issue 1

Interpretation of Heart Sound Signal through Automated Artifact-Free Segmentation

PDF 2.33 MB

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A Case Report of the Management of Residual Cardiovascular Risk in a Dyslipidaemic Patient with Metabolic Syndrome

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E-Care Project: A Promising E-Platform for Optimizing Management of Chronic Heart Failure and Other Chronic Diseases

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The Related Factors and Clinical Predictive Value of Left Atrial Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patient with Nonvalvular Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

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Saddle Thrombus seen on Transthoracic Echo: A Rare Feature in Pulmonary Embolism

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Dynamic Shape Change of an Aortic Valve Cusp Perforation on 3D Transesophageal Echocardiogram

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Advanced Heart Failure Exacerbated by Discreet Left Ventricular Lead Non-Capture

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A Rare Case of Giant Cell Myocarditis

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Editor-in-Chief

Giuseppe De Luca, MD, PhD

Associate Editors

Anastasios (Tassos) Lymperopoulos, BPharm, MSc, PhD, FAHA

Majid Kalani, MD, PhD

Muralidhar Padala, PhD

Zhonghua Sun, PhD

Our editorial team

Volume 2, Issue 1

Interpretation of Heart Sound Signal through Automated Artifact-Free Segmentation

PDF 2.33 MB

A Case Report of the Management of Residual Cardiovascular Risk in a Dyslipidaemic Patient with Metabolic Syndrome

PDF 359.80 KB

E-Care Project: A Promising E-Platform for Optimizing Management of Chronic Heart Failure and Other Chronic Diseases

PDF 1.27 MB

The Related Factors and Clinical Predictive Value of Left Atrial Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patient with Nonvalvular Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

PDF 371.74 KB

Saddle Thrombus seen on Transthoracic Echo: A Rare Feature in Pulmonary Embolism

PDF 799.25 KB

Article in press

Dynamic Shape Change of an Aortic Valve Cusp Perforation on 3D Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Provisional PDF 301.72 KB

Advanced Heart Failure Exacerbated by Discreet Left Ventricular Lead Non-Capture

Provisional PDF 698.54 KB

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A Rare Case of Giant Cell Myocarditis

Provisional PDF 662.00 KB

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“The Moustache Sign”: A Common Morphological Characteristic in Cardiovascular Disease Treatment

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Changes on Electrocardiographic Patterns and Associated Factors among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

PDF 449.30 KB

Malignant Restenosis and Progression of Disease in Psoriatic Patients Undergoing Coronary Interventions: Is it the Koebner’s Phenomena to Blame?

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Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Children Living with Sickle Cell Anaemia

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Editor-in-Chief

Giuseppe De Luca, MD, PhD

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Anastasios (Tassos) Lymperopoulos, BPharm, MSc, PhD, FAHA

Majid Kalani, MD, PhD

Muralidhar Padala, PhD

Zhonghua Sun, PhD

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