Current Issue : July - September Volume : 2019 Issue Number : 3 Articles : 6 Articles
Hypertension has important effects on left ventricle and its\nearly detection helps to avoid the cardiac complications. LV Twist in systole\nhelps in storing potential energy during diastole; LV untwist releases this\nenergy. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is angle-independent so it\nallows a more detailed evaluation of myocardial deformation. Objective: This\nwork aimed to assess the left ventricular torsion by speckle tracking in hypertensive\npatients. Patients and Methods: The study was applied on 40 hypertensive\npatients and 20 age and sex matched control groups; all had speckle\ntracking echocardiography of the LV, and the basal and apical rotation were\nmeasured to assess the LV torsion. The 18 segments of LV strain were assessed\nand the net LV global longitudinal strain was calculated and demonstrated\nas bull's eye figure. Results: Hypertensive patients had higher mean\nvalues of both apical rotation and left ventricular twist than control group by\na highly significant value����...
Interatrial block (IAB) is an ECG indicator of atrial fibrosis related to atrial remodeling and thrombus\nformation thus leading to embolic stroke and increasing mortality. We aimed to assess weather IAB predicted allcause\nmortality during 10 years after ischemic stroke.\nMethods: The study sample comprised 235 patients (median age 74 (interquartile range 25-75% 65â??81) years, 95\nfemale) included in the Lund Stroke Register in 2001-2002, who had sinus rhythm ECGs at stroke admission. IAB\nwas defined as a P-wave durationâ?¦â?¦â?¦â?¦.....
The serum ferritin assay is recommended in Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) patients receiving regular\ntransfusions. According to several authors, elevated iron stores indicating iron chelation corresponds to\nhyperferritinemia....................
We aimed to investigate the molecular basis of Beta-Thalassemia intermedia (TI) in the West Bank region\nand its management practices.\nMethods: This was a case series multi-center study and included 51 cases of TI..........
Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are routinely prescribed medications to prevent and treat complications,\nincluding those from common co-occurring comorbidities. However, adherence to such medications may be\nsuboptimal. Therefore, we sought to identify risk factors for general medication non-adherence in a population\nof patients with atrial fibrillation.\nMethods: Data were collected from a large, ethnically-diverse cohort of Kaiser Permanente Northern and Southern\nCalifornia adult members with incident diagnosed AF between January 1, 2006 and June 30, 2009. Self-reported\nquestionnaires were completed between May 1, 2010 and September 30, 2010, assessing patient socio-demographics,\nhealth behaviors, health status, medical history and medication adherence. Medication adherence was assessed using a\npreviously validated 3-item questionnaire. Medication non-adherence was defined as either taking medication(s) as the\ndoctor prescribed 75% of the time or less, or forgetting or choosing to skip one or more medication(s) once per week or\nmore. Electronic health records were used to obtain additional data on medical history. Multivariable logistic regression\nanalyses examined the associations between patient characteristics and self-reported general medication adherence\namong patients with complete questionnaire data.\nResults: Among 12,159 patients with complete questionnaire data, 6.3% (n = 771) reported medication non-adherence.\nMinority race/ethnicity versus non-Hispanic white, not married/with partner versus married/with partner, physical inactivity\nversus physically active, alcohol use versus no alcohol use, any days of self-reported poor physical health, mental health\nand/or sleep quality in the past 30 days versus 0 days, memory decline versus no memory decline, inadequate versus\nadequate health literacy, low-dose aspirin use versus no low-dose aspirin use, and diabetes mellitus were associated with\nhigher adjusted odds of non-adherence, whereas, ages 65-84 years versus < 65 years of age, a Charlson Comorbidity\nIndex score����...
Despite left ventricular (LV) dysfunction increases the risk of incidental acute ischemic\nstroke (AIS), the association between LV function and severity of neurological deficits after AIS\nremains unclear. Between November 2015 and October 1017, a total of 99 AIS patients were\nprospectively enrolled and categorized into two groups based on National Institute of Health Stroke\nScale (NIHSS). The AIS patients with NIHSS <6 were allocated into Group 1 (n = 50) and those with����....
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