Effect of residual myocardial ischemia on recovery of left ventricular function after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: It is unknown whether the existence of severe bystander damage will affect left ventricular (LV) healing following primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). The aim of the present analysis was to follow LV recovery using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2-D STE) in cases with single versus multiple vessel disease with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who underwent PPCI and to assess major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) within 3 months.

Patients And Methods: This work was conducted at Assiut University Heart Hospital.

Clinical course, viral etiology, and the diagnostic workup for patients with suspected myocarditis: a single-center prospective study.

Background: Myocarditis is a highly heterogeneous disorder with a challenging diagnostic work-up. We aimed to focus on the possible diagnostic workup for this condition in settings where endomyocardial biopsy as a gold standard is not always feasible, detect the etiologic cardiotropic viruses in our locality, and follow the clinical course in patients admitted with clinically suspected myocarditis.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study.

Relationship between noninvasive central blood pressure and brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with hypertensive pulmonary edema.

Objective: Hypertensive pulmonary edema is a fatal condition unless early and properly diagnosed and managed. Central blood pressure (cBP) has been proven to be more associated with adverse cardiovascular events. We aimed to study the correlation between cBP and heart damage in patients with Hypertensive pulmonary edema.

Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of mitral regurgitation severity appears better than echocardiographic imaging.

The mitral valve surgery decision is made mainly according to echocardiographic (ECHO) criteria. As the asymptomatic patients are still candidates for surgery in some situations, this makes the accurate assessment of mitral regurgitation (MR) severity and cardiac dimensions even more important. We aimed to compare ECHO and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in the assessment of MR severity and cardiac dimensions.

Validity of tortuosity severity index in chest pain patients with abnormal exercise test and normal coronary angiography.

Background: Coronary tortuosity (CT) had different definitions and scores in literature with unclear pathophysiological impact.

Objectives: To study degree of CT and it's relation to ischemic changes in patients with angina but normal coronary angiography (CA).

Methods: We conducted a prospective study at University hospitals between May 2016 and January 2017.