This study aimed to investigate the reliability of ultrasound two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) for the evaluation of myocardial ischemia in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients. We recruited 28 patients clinically diagnosed with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) and subjected them to 2D-STI, gated transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE), and 99Tcm-met...

The goal of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity Myocardial Performance Index (MPI)for assessment acute right ventricular Infraction. This a descriptive type cross-sectional study. carried out in Coronary Care Unit, Department Cardiology, Sir Salimulla Medical College, Mitford Hospital. After exclusion total 72 patients were included study, which 24 had inferior MI with R...

OBJECTIVE In-vitro animal studies suggest that high glucose levels impair fetal cardiac function early in gestation. We aimed to study whether evidence of first-trimester myocardial dysfunction can be detected in fetuses of women with pregestational diabetes mellitus. METHODS Women with diabetes mellitus underwent fetal echocardiography at 11-14 weeks' gestational age. In fetuses with normal ...

background heart failure is a major cause of death in thalassemia. the study aimed to determine the diagnostic value of n terminal pro b type natriuretic peptide (nt-pro bnp), to early diagnose the cardiac involvement in beta- thalassemia major patients. materials and methods  80 thalassemia patients aged 7 to 18 years old (patients group), and 80 healthy age and gender matched controls were en...

BACKGROUND Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has been considered a major determinant of early outcome in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Myocardial performance index (MPI) has been associated to early evolution in AMI in a heterogeneous population, including non ST-elevation or previous AMI. Left atrial volume has been related with late evolution after AMI. We evaluated the independe...

Objective: The Systematic Coronary Risk Estimation (SCORE) system is used to determine 10-year cardiovascular risk. Myocardial performance index (MPI), a well-accepted echocardiographic parameter, provide an information about global function of the ventricle. We aimed investigate relationship between MPI and SCORE. Methods: A total 168 participants with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) presented...

conclusions the prevalence of undiagnosed ihd in the hd patients was considerable. we, therefore, suggest that ihd be assessed in hd patients, especially those at high risk due to positive family history of cad, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, diabetes mellitus, kt/v < 1.2, low ferritin levels, and high levels of intact parathyroid hormone. results sixty-nine hd patients were studie...

conclusions: this study showed acceptable sensitivity and specificity of qtcd and qtd in comparison to lvmi; it seems that standard ecg can be used for early diagnosis of cardiac involvement in asymptomatic patients with thalassemia major. patients and methods: in a case-control study, 60 patients older than ten years of age with thalassemia major who received regular blood transfusion and iron...

background: longer survival after the total repair of the tetralogy of fallot increases the importance of late complications such as right ventricular dysfunction. this is a prospective study of the right ventricular function in totally corrected tetralogy of fallot patients versus healthy children. methods: thirty-two healthy children were prospectively compared with 30 totally corrected tetra...