Scientific articles

Efficacy of Vericiguat in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Coronary Artery Fistula with Heart Failure in Early Infancy

HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 Haplotypes in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Objectives: Genetic predisposition is one of the factors that contribute to the etiology of heart failure (HF). This study aimed to compare the prevalence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 haplotypes in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and healthy controls. Methods: This case contr …

A Pattern Recognition Technique Based on Wavelet Decomposition for Identification of Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

… lted from wavelet decomposition of R-R interval (RRI) data for identification of patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is investigated. Both trial and test data used in this work are drawn from MIT databases. Two standard patterns of the base-2 logarithmic values of the reciprocal of the probability measure of t …

Serum Level of Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Objectives: Heart-type fatty acid binding-protein (H-FABP) has been reported to be a potential novel biochemical marker for the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The effect of kidney diseases on the renal handling of H-FABP has not yet been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to compare the e …

Clinical and Therapeutic Profiles of Heart Failure Patients admitted to a Tertiary Hospital, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the clinical and therapeutic profiles of heart failure (HF) cases admitted to Aseer Central Hospital (ACH), Saudi Arabia. Methods: A retrospective cohort of 300 consecutive patients admitted with the diagnosis of HF to ACH from 1 June 2007 to 31 May 2009 were included in the …

New Classification for Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction: Greater clarity or more confusion?

The latest European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure include a new patient group for those with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF). By defining this group of patients as a separate entity, the ESC hope to encourage more research focusing …

Development and Validation of a Cross-Cultural Heart Failure-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire

Objectives: Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical syndrome with an enormous impact on prognosis and lifestyle. Accordingly, rehabilitation measures need to be patient-specific and consider various sociocultural factors so as to improve the patient’s quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to develop and validate a HF …

Prognostic Role of Ultrasound Diagnostic Methods in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic value (total mortality + repeated hospitalization for heart failure (HF)) of ultrasound diagnostic methods in patients with acute decompensated HF (ADHF). Methods: The subjects were patients with chronic HF, who were hospitalized for ADHF. Using ultrasound methods—lung ultrasound, …

Development and Validation of R-hf Risk Score in Acute Heart Failure Patients in the Middle East

Objectives: The Rajan’s heart failure (R-hf) score was proposed to aid risk stratification in heart failure patients. The aim of this study was to validate R-hf risk score in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Methods: R-hf risk score is derived from the product estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/mi …

New Prognostic Risk Calculator for Heart Failure

Across the world, heart failure is one of the leading causes of frequent hospitalizations. The etiology of heart failure may differ in various ethnic groups, and may be due to multiple factors like non-adherence of the patient to medications, end-stage heart failure, or a lack of proper follow-up. We encounter many amb …

Khat Use: History and Heart Failure

… unfavorable cardiovascular effects. The effect on the myocardium could be explained by its effect on the heart rate, blood pressure, its vasomotor effect on the coronary vessels, and its amphetamine–like effects. However, its direct effect on the myocardium needs further elaboration. To date, there are few articles th …