Publications by authors named "Amir Hossein Rafighdoost"

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the relationship between symptoms of patients with severe mitral stenosis (MS), evaluated by the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class and Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) score, and echocardiographic parameters. We evaluated patients with severe rheumatic MS diagnosed as mitral valve area (MVA) less than 1.5 cm.

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Background: Acute heart failure (AHF) is defined as the new onset or recurrence of gradual or rapidly worsening signs and symptoms of heart failure, requiring urgent or emergent therapy.

Objectives: This study attempts to assess the association of liver function tests (LFT) and uric acid level with in hospital outcome and echocardiography parameters, in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

Patients And Methods: A total of 100 patients (aged 16 - 90 years, 60% men) admitted with AHF were enrolled.

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