Publications by authors named "Muritala A Asafa"
Article Synopsis
- - The study explores the use of electrocardiograms (ECGs) for sex verification in a 36-year-old woman with primary amenorrhea, employing the Ogunlade Sex Determination Electrocardiographic Score to reveal a masculine pattern.
- - Despite her feminine physical appearance, further investigations including ultrasonography and karyotyping confirmed the patient’s male sex, revealing the presence of undescended testes and an XY chromosomal makeup.
- - The findings suggest that ECGs can serve as a cost-effective and non-invasive method for determining biological sex in similar medical cases.
Background: Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a nitrogen mustard alkylating drug used for the treatment of chronic and acute malignant lymphomas, myeloma, leukemia, neuroblastoma, adenocarcinoma, retinoblastoma, breast carcinoma, and immunosuppressive therapy. Despite its vast therapeutic uses, it is known to cause severe cardiac toxicity. Kolaviron (KV), a Garcinia kola seed extract containing a mixture of flavonoids, is reputed for its antioxidant and membrane stabilizing properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of electrocardiogram in the diagnosis of dextrocardia with mirror image atrial arrangement and ventricular position in a young adult Nigerian in Ile-Ife: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
September 2015
Introduction: Dextrocardia with situs inversus is a rare congenital disease. In patients with this condition, the heart is presented as a mirror image of itself with its apex pointing to the right. The pulmonary and abdominal anatomies are reversed.
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