Short-term competency of aortic valve repair in Egyptian patients.

Objectives: In recent years, repair techniques for diseased aortic valves have received increasing attention. This study reports the short-term outcome of aortic valve repair (AVr) for three pathologic categories: rheumatic heart disease, aortic regurgitations (ARs) from subarterial ventricular septal defect (VSD), and infective endocarditis in order achieve the valve competency.

Methods: From January 2017 to March 2019, 30 patients underwent AVr with significant AR in the National Heart Institute (NHI) and Banha university.

Impact of elevated glycosylated hemoglobin on hospital outcome and 1 year survival of primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting patients.

Objective: It is unknown whether adequacy of diabetic control, measured by hemoglobin A1c, is a predictor of adverse outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: From December 2013 to November 2015, 80 consecutive patients underwent primary isolated CABG surgery at national heart institute, their data were prospectively collected and they were classified according to their HbA1c level into two groups, Group (A): Forty patients with fair glycemic control (HbA1c below or equal to 7%), Group (B): Forty patients with poor glycemic control (HbA1c above 7%). Hospital morbidity, mortality and one year survival were examined in both groups.