Cardio-Cutaneous Syndromes, an update

1Professor Tarek Ali 1 Introduction: Review of basics and update of concomitant cardiac and cutaneous disease in clinical practice Material(s) and Method(s): Review of literature and clinical experience Result(s): Coexistence of cardiac and dermatologic Pathology is rare but important to remember in daily clinical praxis Conclusion(s): High index of Clinical suspension is needed to diagnose…

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Comparison of CHA 2 DS 2-VASc and AHEAD Scores for the Prediction of Incident Dementia in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: a Nationwide Cohort Study

1Wei Syun Hu Hu 1China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan Background: This study explores the use of the CHA2DS2-VASc and the AHEAD scores to predict incident dementia in patients with heart failure (HF) who need hospitalization. Material(s) and Method(s): We used a large national database to study 387,595 adult patients hospitalized for HF from Taiwan.…

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Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation among Heart, Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: Insights from a National Cohort Study

1Wei Syun Hu Hu 1China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan Background: The objective of the study was to explore the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in various populations of patients with organ transplantation (OT). Material(s) and Method(s): We used a large national data set from Taiwan to investigate the incidence of AF after OT. Frequency…

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Management of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Real Clinical Practice during The COVID-19 Pandemic

1Inga Skopets, 1Natalia Vezikova, 1Olga Barysheva 1Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia Introduction: To evaluate the clinical features and treatment of patients with Аcute coronary syndrome (ACS) in real clinical practice in the Republic of Karelia (Russia) during the coronavirus pandemic Material(s) and Method(s): The study included 860 patients consecutively hospitalized at the Regional Cardiovascular Center…

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Swiss Cheese Ventricles

1Ramachandran Muthiah 1Morning Star Hospital, Marthandam, India Introduction: Myocardial rupture is a laceration or tearing of the ventricular wall and most commonly occurs in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. Ischemic myocardial rupture occurs between the time of collagen degradation and the laying down of new fibrous tissue (2-14 days) and typically seen between 3…

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Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance on Stenting for Unprotected Left Main and Proximal Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Disease

1Noha Hassanin Mohamed  Ali, 1Yasser Baghdady, 1Mostafa Mokhtar, 2Yasser  Sadeq, 1Assem Abdelaziz 1Cardiovascular Department Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 2National Heart Institute Egypt Background: To evaluate impacts of IVUS on clinical outcomes   during revascularization by stenting for patients with unprotected left main or proximal left anterior descending coronary artery disease. Material(s) and Method(s): Sixty patients with stable…

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Direct Results of use of Non-Glycosic Cardiotonic agent at Ischemic Heart Disease Patients with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction during Coronary Bypass Operations

1Abrol Mansurov, 1Khusan Khalikulov, 1Ulugbek Akhmedov, 1Denis Chernov, 1Saidorifkhnon Murtazaev, 1Khondamir Mirzaev 1Republican Specialized Scientific Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after acad.V.Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Background: To summarize our own experience of using the drug of a new class of calcium ion sensitizer levosimendan at various stages of the perioperative period of direct myocardial revascularization…

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Clinical Characteristics, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Features and Outcomes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy at a Tertiary Care Center of Pakistan

1Pirbhat Shams, 1Fateh Ali Tipoo 1The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Background: There is scarcity of CMR data for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) from South-Asian population. Large data on prognosis and outcomes is also lacking. This brought us to need of evaluating CMR features and outcomes of dilated cardiomyopathy patients from this part of the…

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A Study of Opinion of Emergency Medical Services Providers on Priorities of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Factors Influencing the Resuscitation Effectiveness

1Alexei Birkun, 2Lesya Frolova, 3Leonid Dezhurny 1Medical Academy named after S. I. Georgievsky of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia; 2Crimean Republican Center of Disaster Medicine and Emergency Medical Services, Simferopol, Russia; 3Federal Research Institute for Health Organization and Informatics of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia Objective(s): To assess…

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Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Legislation in the Russian Federation: Peculiarities of Protection from Liability and Duty to Rescue

1Alexei Birkun, 2Leonid Dezhurny 1Medical Academy named after S. I. Georgievsky of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia; 2Federal Research Institute for Health Organization and Informatics of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia Objective(s): This study aimed to analyze the legislative and regulatory framework of the Russian Federation pertaining to…

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