Recurrent symptomatic ischemic stroke in a 46-year-old African male revealing Angio-Beh çet with severe cardiovascular involvement
We present a case of Angio-Behçet in a 46-year-old African male with severe cardiovascular involvement including pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH), right ventricular failure and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction diagnosed after 2 episodes of symptomatic ischemic stroke resulting from complete occlusion of the right internal carotid artery (ICA) up to its intracranial portion. Immunosuppressive and anticoagulant therapies have induced improvement in cardiac manifestations. Nevertheless, prompt recognition of the primarily vascular manifestation of BD without mucocutaneous manifestations was responsible for considera...
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - October 13, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
The value of urotensin II in patients with left-sided rheumatic valvular regurgitation
Conclusion Urotensin II was elevated in patients with rheumatic left-sided valvular regurgitation, and positively correlated with increased LVEDD (in both MR and AR), LVESD (only AR) and pulmonary artery pressure (only MR). Therefore, urotensin II level may be used as diagnostic biomarker in patients with rheumatic valvular diseases for assessment of the severity in parallel with echocardiography. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - October 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Demographic features and prevalence of myocarditis in patients undergoing transarterial endomyocardial biopsy for unexplained cardiomyopathy
Conclusion The in-hospital prevalence of myocarditis is high among patients with unexplained cardiomyopathy. EMB via femoral artery is safe and essential in confirming the diagnosis. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - October 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Fibromuscular dysplasia in an adult male as a cause of renal artery stenosis and secondary hypertension treated with renal artery stenting
Conclusion Fibromuscular dysplasia causing stenosis of renal artery is uncommon. High degree of suspicion is required for the timely diagnosis and treatment of this potentially treatable cause of secondary hypertension. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - October 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Novel strategy in endovascular treatment of coronary steal using histoacryl ®
Conclusion N-butyl Cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl®) is a useful interventional embolic agent that could be used to treat coronary steal of diverse etiology. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - September 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Baseline characteristics of patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction at admission with acute heart failure in Saudi Arabia
Conclusions Patients with HFpEF were old with slight female dominance, a high rate of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and much comorbidity. LVEF was preserved despite depressed left ventricular longitudinal and diastolic functions with high filling pressure. At discharge the patients were still symptomatic calling for further research to reach the best strategy for proper management. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - September 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Value of global longitudinal strain by two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in predicting coronary artery disease severity
Conclusion Measurement of global longitudinal strain using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography is sensitive and accurate tool in the prediction of severe CAD. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Familial history of hypertension as a predictor of increased arterial stiffness in normotensive offspring
Conclusion The aortic and carotid stiffness parameters and SIDVP were higher in normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents. This finding could direct the attention towards the increased cardiovascular risk in this group and thus prompt earlier and tighter prevention of cardiovascular risk factors. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - August 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Assessment of mitral valve geometric deformity in patients with ischemic heart disease using three-dimensional echocardiography
Conclusion Among patients with ischemic heart disease, there are significant increases in mitral valve tenting volume and height, and those with mitral regurgitation exhibited a reduced mitral annular height, a shallower saddle shape annulus and losses of ellipsicity of the annulus. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - August 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) for the treatment of native coronary artery stenosis: one year outcome
Conclusion The performance of ABSORB BVS in the treatment of significant de novo native coronary artery stenosis makes it an attractive option with favorable early and late outcome. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - August 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Infarct size assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance and peak troponin I after aspiration thrombectomy and intracoronary abciximab assisted primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a real-world cohort of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A single-center study
Conclusions In a retrospective real world cohort of patients with STEMI, no difference was found in infarct size assessed by CMR or peak TnI between the groups with and without thrombectomy. TnI-24h as well as final TIMI flow predicts infarct size. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - July 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Relation between left atrial measurements and thromboembolic risk markers assessed by echocardiography in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A cross-sectional study
Conclusion LA enlargement is suitable to predict thromboembolic markers in patients with non-valvular AF. The indexed and non-indexed LA AP diameter and indexed LA ellipsoid volume were the most accurate parameters for predicting thromboembolic markers. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - June 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Concordance between myocardial perfusion scan assessed by SPECT and fractional flow reserve findings for detection of significant ischemia
Conclusion FFR and MPI with SPECT techniques showed significant concordance for detection of myocardial ischemia, regardless of the type of diseased coronary arteries. In this context, SPECT has high sensitivity and NPV for detection of ischemia compared with FFR. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - June 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Left atrial myocardial deformation characteristics in patients presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction
Conclusion Our study concluded that the LA reservoir, conduit and booster pump functions studied by TDI strain were reduced in STEMI patients, and the global peak systolic strain was significantly correlated with the LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - June 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Acute myocardial infarction following electroconvulsive therapy in a Schizophrenic patient
Publication date: Available online 25 May 2016 Source:The Egyptian Heart Journal Author(s): Anish Hirachan, Arun Maskey Deaths due to acute coronary insufficiency have been reported during or following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Various mechanisms related to ECT related deaths also include cerebral, and respiratory complications; however, cardiovascular complication remains the most common. Here, we describe a 55year old male with a longstanding psychiatric illness with multiple antipsychotics under regular follow-up and required repeated ECT therapy to have the disease symptoms under remission. This time he ...
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - May 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
