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Practical perspectives on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A view from the Middle East and North Africa
Publication date: April 2018Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, Volume 30, Issue 2Author(s): Ahmad S. Hersi, Yahya S. Alhebaishi, Omar Hamoui, Taher Hassan, Adel Khalifa Hamad, Mohamed Magdy, Hani Sabbour, Sameh ShaheenAbstractClinical guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) are available from several international cardiology associations. Patients with NVAF in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region present unique challenges and opportunities related to differences in geography, practice patterns, and patient demographics that are as yet unaddresse...
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - July 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Baseline characteristics, management practices, and long-term outcomes among patients with first presentation acute myocardial infarction in the Second Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2)
Conclusions First presentation AMI patients tend to be older and to have lower rates of risk factors. Adverse clinical outcomes such as congestive heart failure, reinfarction, cardiogenic shock and stroke were higher among patients with first presentation AMI compared to patients with previous history of ACS.
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - March 18, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Value of three-dimensional echocardiography study of left ventricle function correlated to coronary arterial dominance in predicting the outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Conclusion In patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI, left coronary artery dominance confers a higher risk of various adverse clinical events after primary PCI, during hospital stay, and at 3 months follow-up compared to right and balanced coronary artery dominance.
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - February 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The CHA2DS2-VASc score and the risk of ischemic stroke in community-dwelling individuals with and without atrial fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study
Conclusion The risk of ischemic stroke is low across CHA2DS2-VASc score categories in community-dwelling individuals without AF. Individuals with AF are at high risk for ischemic stroke even with low CHA2DS2-VASc score, suggesting the need for stroke prevention in individuals with AF and one CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk factor.
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - July 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Quality of anticoagulation control among patients with atrial fibrillation: An experience of a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia
Conclusion Quality of anticoagulation in patients with AF receiving medical care in a tertiary care hospital was suboptimal, with nearly 40% of the time spent outside the therapeutic range. Methods to improve anticoagulation control among patients with AF should be implemented.
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - March 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Quality of Anticoagulation Control among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: an Experience of Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia
Conclusions Quality of anticoagulation in patients with AF receiving medical care in a tertiary care hospital was suboptimal, with nearly 40% of the time spent outside the therapeutic range. Methods to improve anticoagulation control among patients with AF should be implemented.
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - February 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

9. Prevalence and impact of carotid disease in adult Saudi patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery on early post-operative outcome
Conclusion The Presence of carotid artery disease in Saudi patients undergoing cardiac surgery is associated with increased prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, cerebro-vascular accidents and peripheral vascular disease. It is also a major determinant of adverse outcome after coronary surgery.
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - September 28, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Myocardial function in Saudi adolescents with vitamin D deficiency: Tissue Doppler imaging study
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of 25(OH)D deficiency on the myocardial function and other echocardiographic variables in adolescent, using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and to correlate these parameters with 25(OH)D level. The study included 84 healthy adolescents, consecutively selected from adolescents attending the outpatient clinic of Saad Specialist Hospital, KSA between September 2013 and October 2014. The study population was classified into two groups; vitamin D deficient group with 25(OH)D level less than 20ng/mL and normal vitamin D (control group) with 25(OH)D equal or more than 30ng/mL. Both gro...
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - July 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Myocardial Function in Saudi Adolescents with Vitamin D Deficiency, Tissue Doppler Imaging Study
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of 25 (OH)D deficiency on the myocardial function and other echocardiographic variables in adolescent, using Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) and to correlate these parameters with 25 (OH)D level. The study included 84 healthy adolescents, consecutively selected from adolescents attending the outpatient clinic of Saad Specialist Hospital, KSA between September 2013 and October 2014. The study population was classified into two groups; vitamin D deficient group with 25(OH)D level less than 20 ng/mL and normal vitamin D (control group) with 25(OH)D equal or more than 30 ng/mL. Both...
Source: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association - June 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

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