Atrial fibrillation screening in Syrian patients reporting to the emergency department during the ongoing conflict: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide. Data regarding AF screening in conflict countries' emergency departments (ED) is lacking.

Methods: We included consecutive patients >40 years old who reported to the ED of a Syrian tertiary centre between July 2024 and September 2024.

Selenium nanoparticles as catalysts for nitric oxide generation.

The critical role of nitric oxide (NO), a potent signalling molecule, in various physiological processes has driven the development of NO delivery strategies for numerous therapeutic applications. However, NO's short half-life poses a significant challenge for its effective delivery. Glutathione peroxidase, a selenium-containing antioxidant enzyme, can catalyse the decomposition of S-nitrosothiols (endogenous NO prodrugs) to produce NO in situ.

Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation: Bridging the Gap Between Mechanisms, Risk, and Therapy.

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent sustained arrhythmia, poses a significant public health challenge due to its links with stroke, heart failure, and mortality. Hypertension, a primary modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, is a well-established risk factor for AF that facilitates structural and electrical changes in the atria, including dilation, fibrosis, and pressure overload. we conducted a literature search regarding the shared mechanisms, risks and treatments of hypertension and atrial fibrillation.

Gender Disparity in Oral Anticoagulation Therapy in Hospitalised Patients with Atrial Fibrillation During the Ongoing Syrian Conflict: Unbalanced Treatment in Turbulent Times.

Disparities in the therapy and outcomes of males and females with atrial fibrillation (AF) are known in the developed world. Still, data regarding these disparities in the developing world are scarce. This study explores gender trends and outcomes in oral anticoagulation prescription during the Syrian conflict.

A sex-disaggregated analysis of the prognostic value of lean type 2 diabetes mellitus in the adult population with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Emerging evidence has demonstrated the unfavourable cardiovascular risk of individuals with lean type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Our study aims to investigate the prognostic value of lean T2DM in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stratified by sex.

Methods: The study cohort examines the clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of individuals with AMI, stratified by four phenotypes based on T2DM and lean body category-lean T2DM, non-lean T2DM, lean non-T2DM and non-lean non-T2DM.