Objectives: Hemoglobin (Hb) level and its relation to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is multifactorial. The primary aim of this study was to examine the association between Hb levels and disease activity in patients with RA. Methods: This retrospective study obtained data from adult RA patients with Hb reports from the Kuwa …
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, …
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 …
Objectives: Initial reports indicate a high incidence of abnormal aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in patients with COVID-19 and possible association with acute kidney injury (AKI). We aimed to investigate clinical features of elevated transaminases on admission, its associatio …
We recently published a case report in European Heart Journal Case Reports. We proposed a modified version of Lipton’s classification, a new classification for single coronary artery (SCA), named Rajan’s and Kotevski’s TYPE-IV (R-IV-C) modified Lipton’s classification, which we describe in detail below. In 1699, Fanton …
Objectives: We sought to estimate the mortality and morbidity in diabetic acute heart failure (AHF) patients stratified by left ventricular ejection fraction. Methods: We analyzed the data of patients with AHF from seven Middle Eastern countries (Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia) from February …
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 …