Submissions from 2018
Outcome of radioactive iodine therapy in Toxic Nodular Goiter in Pakistan, Tauseef Ahmad, Adeel Khoja, Naveed Rashid, and Muhammad Areeb Ashfaq
Sex differences in symptoms experienced, knowledge about symptoms, symptom attribution, and perceived urgency for treatment seeking among acute coronary syndrome patients in Karachi Pakistan, Saleema Allana, Debra K. Moser, Tazeen S. Ali, and Aamir Hameed
One Pulmonary Lesion, 2 Synchronous Malignancies, Masooma Aqeel, Nevin Uysal Biggs, Timothy S. Fenske, and Nagarjun Rao
Relationship of polycystic ovarian syndrome with cardiovascular risk factors, Muhammad Bilal, Abdul Haseeb, and Abdur Rehman
Large intra-cardiac fibroma identified on cardiac MRI - a case report and review of literature, Khwaja Yousuf Hasan and Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in a young patient with left ventricular spongiform cardiomyopathy: A case report and review of literature, Bilal Hussain and Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan
Treatment options for Primary CNS Lymphoma, Abid Laghari, Syed Ijlal Ahmed, Adnan Jabbar, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Percutaneous Non-Stenting Approach for Distal Simultaneous Multivessel Acute Coronary Occlusions, Nasir Rahman and Bilal Hussain
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Training Opportunities, the Challenges, and Future Directions, Anum Saeed, Kaustubh Dabhadkar, Salim S. Virani, Peter H. Jones, Christie M. Ballantyne, and Vijay Nambi
Treatment of a Rare Vascular Complication of Coronary Stenting in an Octagenarian, Hunaina Shahab, Bilal Hussain, Nasir Rahman, and Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan
The Post Clinic Ambulatory Blood Pressure (PC-ABP) study correlates Post Clinic Blood Pressure (PCBP) with the gold standard Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Hunaina Shahab, Hamza Sohail Khan, Aysha Almas, Mayera Tufail, K. Kazmi, and Aamir Hameed
Meta-Analysis comparing outcomes and need for renal replacement therapy of Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement, Waqas Javed Siddiqui, Chikezie Alvarez, Muhammad Aslam, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Harisullah Khan, Ayesha Aslam, Muhammad Owais Hanif, Syed Farhan Hasni, Karthik Ranganna, Howard Eisen, and Sandeep Aggarwal
Myocarditis mimicking acute coronary syndrome - the role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan and Ghurfan Adnan
Clinical features, management and outcome of patients with constrictive pericarditis - Experience from a third world country, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan and Muhammad Umer Tariq
Variation in Lipid-Lowering Therapy Use in Patients With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol ≥190 mg/dL: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry-Practice Innovation and Clinical Excellence Registry, Salim S. Virani, Kevin F. Kennedy, Julia M. Akeroyd, Pamela B. Morris, Vera A. . Bittner, Frederick A. Masoudi, Neil J. Stone, Laura A. Petersen, and Christie M. Ballantyne
Submissions from 2017
Management of undernutrition and failure to thrive in children with congenital heart disease in low- and middle-income countries, Andrew C. Argent, Rakhi Balachandran, Balu Vaidyanathan, Amina Khan, and R. Krishna Kumar
Albuminuria and kidney function as prognostic marker of left ventricular mass among South Asians with hypertension, Liang Feng, Aamir Hameed, Imtiaz Jehan, John Allen, and Tazeen H. Jafar
Association of Household Wealth Index, Educational Status, and Social Capital with Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in South Asia., Rajeev Gupta, Manmeet Kaur, Shofiqul Islam, Viswanathan Mohan, Prem Mony, Rajesh Kumar, Vellappillil Raman Kutty, Romaina Iqbal, Omar Rahman, Mohan Deepa, Justy Antony, Krishnapillai Vijaykumar, K. Kazmi, Rita Yusuf, Indu Mohan, Raja Babu Panwar, Sumathy Rangarajan, and Salim Yusuf
Twiddlers syndrome presenting as life threatening electrical storm, Shahrukh Hashmani and Aamir Hameed Khan
Caught in the act - Migration of a large right atrial thrombus to pulmonary artery during transthoracic echocardiography - A case report, Bilal Hussain, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Talha Shahzad, and Sumaira Punjani
Very Late Stent Thrombosis: Is There Any Limit, When to Stop Antiplatelet Therapy?, Muhammad Nasir Rahman, Ibrahim Gul, and Amjad Nabi
A Multiparous Woman with Lately Diagnosed Multilevel Left Ventricular Obstruction, Nasir Rahman, Ibrahim Gul, and Amjad Nabi
Paradoxical Thrombus 'Caught in the Act': Case Report and Review of the Literature., Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Sorcha Allen, Mohammad Sharif, and Farouk Mookadam
Ventricular depolarisation vectors in exercise induced myocardial ischaemia, Cameruddin W. Vellani, Mohammad Yusuf, Sadia Mahmud, and Satwat Hashmi
Submissions from 2016
Interrupted aortic arch complicated with takotsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking aortic dissection, Farhala Mari Baloch, javed majid tai, Aamir Hameed, and abdul baqi
Biventricular thrombus in hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting with shortness of breath., abdul baqi, Shahan Waheed, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, and Aamir Hameed
Mahaim Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy, Ibrahim Gul, Qamaruddin Roziman, and Aamir Hameed Khan
Unusual presentation of a young man with disseminated tuberculosis and right ventricular mass, Shahrukh Hashmani, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, and Muhammad Qamar Masood
Epidemiology and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a developing country-a multicenter cohort study., Minaz Mawani; Muhammad Masood Kadir; Iqbal Azam Syed; Amber Mehmood; Bryan McNally; Kent Stevens,; R. Nuruddin; Mohammad Ishaq; and J. Razzak
Submissions from 2015
Aorta-to-left atrial fistula developing after surgical removal of an atrial septal occlusion device eight years after original implantation, Kisha Beg, Larry A. Latson, Gosta Pettersson, Lee Wallace, and Athar M. Qureshi
Dietary Almonds Increase Serum HDL Cholesterol in Coronary Artery Disease Patients in a Randomized Controlled Trial., Humaira Jamshed, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Romaina Iqbal, and Anwar Gilani
Trans-radial approach for coronary angiography in an adult postoperative patient with tetralogy of Fallot with complex anatomy, Nasir Rahman, Ibrahim Gul, and Ashique Ali
Sheathless transradial coronary angioplasty in an achondroplasic patient with ST elevation myocardial infarction, Nasir Rahman, Amjad Nabi, and Ibrahim Gul
Publications from 2014
Hypertensive crisis, burden, management, and outcome at a tertiary care center in Karachi., Aysha Almas, Ayaz Ghouse, Ahmed Raz Raza Iftikhar, and Munawar Khursheed
Ischemic strokes in Pakistan: observations from the national acute ischemic stroke database, Bhojo A. Khealani, Maria Khan, Muhammad Tariq, Abdul Malik, Alam I. Siddiqi, Safia Awan, and Mohammad Wasay
Submissions from 2013
Conceptualization of a research study: an exemplar, Saleema Allana, Khowaja Khurshid, Tazeen S. Ali, Amir Hameed Khan, and Debra Moser
Relationship between exercise induced dyspnea and functional capacity with doppler-derived diastolic function, Sumera Nasim, Najaf Nadeem, Aysha Zahidie, and Tabbasum Sharif
Submissions from 2012
Safety and Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Balloons in the Treatment of Drug-Eluting In-Stent Restenosis: Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Sajid H. Dhakam, Asif Jafferani, Hafeez Ahmed, Nasir Rahman, and Ambreen Gowani
Submissions from 2011
Outcomes in ST elevation Myocardial Infarction; a comparison of a tertiary care center in Pakistan with European centers, Sadia Arshad, Sajid Dhakam, and Safia Awan
Carotid cavernous fistula in a patient with coronary artery disease, Omer Ashraf, Syed Shahabuddin, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Hasanat Sharif
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Left Main Pseudoaneurysm with Customized Covered Stents, Sajid Dhakam, Hafeez Ahmeed, and Asif Jafarani
White coat hypertension is not a benign entity: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Saniya Siraj Godil, Halima Tabani, Aamir Hameed Khan, and Aysha Almas
Effect of percutaneous mitral vavuloplasty on pregnant mother and foetus--a tertiary care hospital experience from a developing country, Syed Haider Imam, Abbas Haider Zaidi, Sana Shoukat, and Sajid H. Dhakam
Mother and child technique combined with super selective pharmacological intervention for large intracoronary thrombus, Nasir Rahman and Sajid H. Dhakam
Cardiac electrophysiology studies and ablations for treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias--an initial experience from Karachi, Azam Shafquat, Aamer Imdad, Salman Khalid, and Syed Zahid Jamal
Aneurysm of sinus of valsalva, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Nageeb Basir, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy vs acute myocardial infarction: diagnostic utility of subtle ECG differences, Asma Saba Syed and Umair Khalid
Submissions from 2010
Pleuro pericardial cyst, Amina Adil, Shahrukh Hashmani, and Ghufran Ullah Khan
Percutaneous coronary intervention in unprotected left main coronary artery disease, Hafeez Ahmed, Javed Majid Tai, and Sajid H. Dhakam
QRS duration and echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, Hafeez Ahmed, Javed Majid Tai, Sohail Abrar Khan, and Muniza Yousuf
Emergency evaluation of acute chest pain, Aysha Almas, Om Parkash, Aamir Hameed, and Muhammad Islam
A simpler approach to seal severe coronary perforation with bare metal stent, Sajid Dhakam and Nasir Rahman
Study of cardiac autonomic function in drug-naive, newly diagnosed epilepsy patients, Peter Mativo, Javad Anjum, Cauchy Pradhan, Talakad N. Sathyaprabha, Trichur R. Raju, and Parthasarathy Satishchandra
Vanishing Platelets Rapid and Extreme Tirofiban-Induced Thrombocytopenia after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Nasir Rahman and Fahim H. Jafary
The utility of modified Butler-Leggett criteria for right ventricular hypertrophy in detection of clinically significant shunt ratio in ostium secundum-type atrial septal defect in adults, Adeel M. Siddiqui, Zainab Samad, Nina Hakacova, James Kinsella, Cary Ward, Michael White, Anna Lisa C. Crowley, Galen S. Wagner, and J. Kevin Harrison
Tuberculous endocarditis: valvular and right atrial involvement, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Saulat H. Fatimi, Bushra Jamil, Sherif E. Moustafa, and Farouk Mookadam
Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease: An Evidence-Based Systematic Overview, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Sherif E. Moustafa, Jamil Talik, Tahlil Warsame, Usha Emani, Mohsen Alharthi, and Farouk Mookadam
Submissions from 2009
Secondary prevention of heart disease - knowledge among cardiologists and Omega-3 (Omega-3) fatty acid prescribing behaviors in Karachi, Pakistan, Saqib A. Gowani, Sana Shoukat, Ather M. Taqui, Hashim M. Hanif, Wasiq F. Rawasia, Zeeshan Qadri, and Sajid H. Dhakam
Admission creatine kinase as a prognostic marker in acute myocardial infarction, Khawar Abbas Kazmi, Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal, Ayla Bakr, and Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
Comparison of non cardiac chest pain (NCCP) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients presenting to a tertiary care center, Om Parkash, Aysha Almas, Aamir Hameed, and Muhammad Islam
Non-invasive prediction of ST elevation myocardial infarction complications by left ventricular Tei index, Nasir Rahman, Khawar Abbas Kazmi, and Muniza Yousaf
Education and risk for acute myocardial infarction in 52 high, middle and low-income countries: INTERHEART case-control study, A. Rosengren, S. V. Subramanian, S. Islam, C. K. Chow, A. Avezum, K. Kazmi, K. Sliwa, M. Zubaid, S. Rangarajan, and S. Yusuf
Submissions from 2008
Clinical outcomes of sirolimus with eluting stent implantation in coronary artery disease, Munsif Ali, Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, Zaman Shah, Islam Hussain, Khezar Shahzada Syed, and Hadi Mohammad Khan
Knowledge of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors and coronary intervention among university students, Aysha Almas, Aamir Hameed, and Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan
Pacemaker patients' perception of unsafe activities: a survey, Masooma Aqeel, Azam Shafquat, and Nawal Salahuddin
Cough-assisted maintenance of perfusion during asystole., Fahim H. Jafary
Survival of patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a developing country - patient characteristics and predictors of mortality, Fahim H. Jafary, Ahmad Zafir Arham, Fahad Waqar, Ali Raza, and Hafeez Ahmed
Prosthetic valve thrombosis despite seemingly-adequate anticoagulation: the dangers of transient lapses in anticoagulation, Fahim H. Jafary and K. Hassan
Disproportionately high risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in Indo-Asian women: A call for more studies, Fahim H. Jafary and Tazeen Jafar
Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia induced by left ventriculography during diagnostic catheterisation: a rare event., Fahim H Jafary and Azam Shafquat
Extrapleural hydatid disease of chest: a case of recurrent hydatid disease, Ameer Ali Khowaja, Saqib Ali Gowani, Asmatullah Khan, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Knowledge and practice of radiation safety among invasive cardiologists, Nasir Rahman, Sajid H. Dhakam, Azam Shafqut, Sadia Qadir, and Fateh Ali Tipoo
Very late sirolimus-eluting stent displaced fracture in the mid-left anterior descending artery., Nasir Rahman, Sajid Dhakam, and Khawar Abbass Kazmi
Intramyocardial hematoma after coronary perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention--anticipated and treated., Nasir Rahman, Hasanat Sharif, and Fahim H Jafary
ST segment resolution post MI--a predictor of better outcomes, Shuja-ur-Rehman, Sidrah Sheikh, and Mohsin Nazeer
Awareness of the risk factors, presenting features and complications of hypertension amongst hypertensives and normotensives, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Saqib A. Gowani, Faria Amber Irani, and Mohammad Ishaq
Submissions from 2007
Transcatheter closure of small-to-large patent ductus arteriosus with different devices: queries and challenges, Mehnaz Atiq, Nadeem Aslam, and Khawar A. Kazmi
The "incidental" episode of ventricular fibrillation: a case report, Fahim H. Jafary
Outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention at a joint commission international accredited hospital in a developing country -- can good results, possibly similar to the west, be achieved?, Fahim H. Jafary, Hafeez Ahmed, and Jawad Kiani
Prognosis of hospitalized new-onset systolic heart failure in Indo-Asians--a lethal problem, FAHIM H. JAFARY, MAHESH KUMAR, and IRFAN E. CHANDNA
Simultaneous kissing stents for the treatment of left main stenosis in cardiogenic shock, Rahman N, Dhakam S, and Nadeem N
Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, Nasir Rahman, Javed Tai, and Adil Soofi
Percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome in dextrocardia and situs inversus, Muhammad Adil Soofi and Asad Pathan
Submissions from 2006
Compliance to antihypertensive therapy, Aysha Almas, Aamir Hameed, Bilal Ahmed, and Muhammad Islam
When one won't do it, use two-double "buddy" wiring to facilitate stent advancement across a highly calcified artery, Fahim H. Jafary
Drug eluting stents: data from a clinical registry, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Nasir Rahman, Khawar Kazmi, Sajid Dhakam, Fahim Jafary, Najaf Nadeem, Sohail Abrar, Aamir Hameed, and Javaid Tai
Cardiac myxomas--clinical spectrum and outcome, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Ali Syed, Khawar Kazmi, and Sajid Dhakam
Submissions from 2005
Preoperative use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in very high-risk patients prior to urgent noncardiac surgery, Fahim H. Jafary
Cardiovascular health knowledge and behavior in patient attendants at four tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan--a cause for concern, Fahim H. Jafary, Fawad Aslam, Hussain Mahmud, Abdul Waheed, Murtaza Shakir, Atif Afzal, Mohammad A. Qayyum, Javed Akram, Iqbal S. Khan, and Irshad U. Haque
Cardiogenic shock after dipyridamole administration for myocardial perfusion imaging, Fahim H. Jafary, Nageeb Basir, Adnan Amin, and Nasiruddin Ahmed
The thrombus laden coronary artery--forget the fancy stuff, just aspirate it!, Fahim H. Jafary and Syed M. Najaf
Non-traumatic aortic emergencies--experience from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan, Nadeemullah Khan, Junaid A. Razzak, Hasanat Sharif, and Saqib Hamid Qazi
Cardiac rupture during stress echocardiography, S N. Nadeem, Khurshid Hassan, Khawar Abbas Kazmi, Hasanat M. Sharif, and Blair O'Neill
Spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection associated with elevated homocysteine levels, Syed Muhammad Najaf, Ata-Ur- Rehman Quraishi, and Khawar Abbas Kazmi
Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients with significant pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis, Ata ur Rehman Quraishi, Arif Anis Khan, Khawar Abbas Kazmi, Syed Muhammad Najaf, M Najib Basir, Azam Shafquat, Fahim Jafary, and Sajid Dhakan
Late in-stent restenosis in a patient with drug-eluting stent, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan, Khawar Kazmi, Sajid Dhakam, and Ata-ur-Rehman Quraishi
Submissions from 2004
Chronic total occlusion of left main coronary artery, Sajid Dhakam and Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan
Acute myocardial infarction in a young patient, Aamir Hameed and Ata-ur-Rehman Quraishi
Clarithromycin induced digoxin toxicity: case report and review, N Kiran, S Azam, and S Dhakam
Myocardial infarction during factor IX infusion in hemophilia B: case report and review of the literature, Syed Muhammad Najaf, Amyn Malik, Ata-Ur-Rehman Quraishi, Khawar Kazmi, and Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto