Predictors of intravenous amiodarone induced liver injury
Conclusions Compromised cardiac, hepatic, and hemodynamic conditions, with increasing dose of IV amiodarone were associated with AILI. Severity of liver injury had linear relationship with baseline aminotransferase levels and left ventricular systolic function. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - May 18, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
A new score for detection of early cardioversion using intravenous amiodarone in recent onset atrial fibrillation
Conclusion The current study suggested a weighted scoring system, to predict the time to cardioversion in patients with recent onset first presentation with atrial fibrillation. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - May 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Assessment of left ventricular electromechanical activation during right ventricular apical and outflow tract pacing
Conclusion High RVOT septum is the ideal site for PM lead implantation. Compared with RV apical pacing, it is associated with improvement in functional and hemodynamic parameters over medium-term follow-up. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - May 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Assessment of left ventricular function in young type 1 diabetes mellitus patients by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: Relation to duration and control of diabetes
Conclusion STE is useful to detect subclinical LV dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with T1DM. Control of DM but not duration of disease was an independent predictor of LV systolic dysfunction. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - March 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (A1166C) gene polymorphism and essential hypertension in Egyptian population
Publication date: Available online 25 March 2016 Source:The Egyptian Heart Journal Author(s): Marium M. Shamaa, Hosny Fouad, Medhat Haroun, Lobna Abu Shamaa The pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) is affected by genetic and environmental factors. Mutations in hypertension-related genes can affect blood pressure (BP) via alteration of salt and water reabsorption by the nephron. The genes of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) have been extensively studied because of the well documented role of this system in the control of BP. It has been previously shown that Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (ATR1) gene po...
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - March 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
A case of multivessel PTCA in achondroplasia patient
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2016 Source:The Egyptian Heart Journal Author(s): Viveka Kumar, Vivek Kumar (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - March 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Inflammatory status in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis: Guilty before and after balloon mitral valvuloplasty
Conclusion Inflammatory pathogenesis of rheumatic fever, suggested by hsCRP, seems fixed both before, and after BMV. A basal increase in hsCRP before BMV is related to BMV success and an acute increase immediately after BMV seems related to trauma of balloon dilatations. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - March 8, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Correlation of fragmented QRS complexes with the severity of CAD (using Syntax score) in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes
Conclusions The frequency of f-QRS complexes was found to be higher in elderly, diabetic, dyslipidemic, and male patients with NSTE-ACS. The higher frequency of (f-QRS) was correlated with the extent and severity of coronary lesions in patients with NSTE-ACS. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - March 8, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Progressive breathlessness post mitral valve replacement
Publication date: Available online 8 March 2016 Source:The Egyptian Heart Journal Author(s): Conor McQuillan, Judith Tweedie Paravalvular leak occurs in 1–5% patients following surgical valve replacement and is associated with complications including haemolysis, heart failure and endocarditis. Re-do surgery is difficult with mortality rates approaching 16%. Percutaneous closure of mitral valve leaks with occluder devices is a viable alternative to repeat sternotomy; however, clinicians should be aware of contra-indications which include active endocarditis. Management of paravalvular leak is complex and success r...
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - March 8, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Value of resting myocardial deformation assessment by two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography to predict the presence, extent and localization of coronary artery affection in patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease
Conclusion Myocardial deformation analysis by STE is not only useful to diagnose CAD, but also predicts the extent of CAD affection in patients with suspected SCAD. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - February 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Prognostic utility of negative stress/rest myocardial SPECT studies among patients with different clinical categories of chronic kidney disease: Data from an Egyptian cohort
Conclusion Despite negative MPI study, patients on hemodialysis showed higher event (including CD, STEMI/NSTEMI and revascularization) rate at one and 2years of follow-up compared to other clinical categories of CKD. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - February 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Aspiration versus no aspiration during primary PCI for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Conclusion Thrombus aspiration had no additional benefit over conventional PCI regarding mortality, left ventricular function, length of hospital stay, rehospitalization due to cardiac cause and complications of PCI. Routine thrombus aspiration is not recommended especially in patients with low thrombus grade. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - February 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Isolated anterior mitral valve leaflet cleft: The usefulness of 3D transthoracic echocardiography
Publication date: Available online 3 February 2016 Source:The Egyptian Heart Journal Author(s): Basma Hammad, Mohamed Ayman Abdel Hay (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - February 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Normal reference values of echocardiographic measurements in young Egyptian adults
Conclusions Estimation of local reference values is important to define normalcy. The main difference from international values was a higher upper reference limit for LV mass especially in females and relatively smaller LA dimensions in young Egyptians. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - January 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Influence of the age on the correlation of obesity measures with coronary atherosclerotic markers
Conclusion Weight and BMI showed no significant correlation with coronary atherosclerotic markers while PFV as a new imaging marker for obesity showed a significant correlation with coronary atherosclerotic markers particularly stenosis severity. (Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal)
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - January 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
