Current Issue : January - March Volume : 2021 Issue Number : 1 Articles : 5 Articles
Background: Speckle tracking echocardiography using average global strain\nand strain rate (SR) parameters for early detection of high risk patients with\ncoronary artery disease (CAD) has gained a substantial clinical interest. Objective:\nAssessment of the diagnostic accuracy of strain imaging of the left\nventricle in detection of obstructive coronary artery disease. Methods: One\nhundred patients were enrolled...........................
Background. COVID-19 interacts at multiple levels with the cardiovascular system. The prognosis of COVID-19 infection is\nknown to be worse for patients with underlying cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, the virus is responsible for many cardiovascular\ncomplications. Myocardial injury may affect up to 20% of the critically ill patients. However, echocardiographyâ??s\nimpact on the management of patients affected by COVID-19 remains unknown. Objectives. To explore echocardiographyâ??s\nimpact on the management of COVID-19 patients........................
Background. The two major comrbidities (anemia and poor nutrition) are common manifestations of HIV-infected children, which\nthreaten their lives. In Ethiopia, there is limited information on the magnitude and factors associated with anemia among HIVinfected\nchildren. Thus, this study was aimed to determine the magnitude and factors associated with anemia among HIV-infected\nchildren receiving antiretroviral therapy in the Afar region, Ethiopia.........................
The pathogenesis of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (aTAA) is thought to differ between patients with bicuspid aortic valve\n(BAV) and tricuspid aortic valve (TAV), and one of the causes is different hemodynamics. Influenced by hemodynamics, the\ntissue levels of proteins associated with aTAA might differ between aTAAs with BAV and TAV and between different localities\nwithin the aortic wall. We therefore analyzed aTAA tissue levels of MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2) isoforms (Pro-MMP-2,\nactive MMP-2, and total MMP-2) and tissue levels of MMP-14, TIMP-2 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2), MMP-9, and\nTIMP-1 in 19 patients with BAV and 23 patients with TAV via gelatin zymography and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay\n(ELISA), respectively. TAV and BAV groupsâ?? protein levels did not differ significantly...........................
Background. The relationship between fasting blood glucose (FBG) and microvascular obstruction (MVO) after primary percutaneous\ncoronary intervention (PCI) remains unclear in nondiabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction\n(STEMI). This study aimed to determine the predictive value of FBG in MVO in nondiabetic STEMI patients. Methods. A total of\n108 nondiabetic STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI were enrolled in this study. The patients were classified into either the\nMVO group or non-MVO group based on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). Results. FBG in the MVO group was\nhigher than in the non-MVO group. Univariate analysis showed that FBG, peak high-sensitive troponin T (TnT), pre-PCI\nthrombolysis in myocardial infarction (pre-PCI TIMI) flow, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), infarction size, left\nventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), and global longitudinal strain (GLS)\nwere likely predictive factors of MVO. After adjustment for other parameters, FBG, peak TnT, LVEF, and LVEDV remained\nindependent predictors for MVO. Conclusion. FBG was independently associated with MVO in nondiabetic STEMI patients....
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