Publications by authors named "Hisham Hakeem"
Article Synopsis
- The PREVENT equations were developed by the American Heart Association to improve the assessment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, aiming to facilitate treatment initiation and enhance communication between patients and clinicians.* -
- The study utilized National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 1999 to 2010, focusing on a diverse US adult population with a 10-year follow-up to evaluate the effectiveness of these equations in predicting CVD-related mortality.* -
- Results showed that the PREVENT equations had a strong ability to predict CVD risk, with a significant association between higher risk estimates and increased mortality, achieving a high discrimination score, although exhibiting some moderate underfitting in the model.*
Background: Cardiovascular and thromboembolic complications have been reported in patients with Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)-related severe respiratory distress syndrome. Although myocarditis associated with COVID-19 pneumonia has been described, evidence of left ventricular (LV) mural thrombi with other multisystem events has not been reported.
Case Summary: We report two cases with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and myocardial injury with large LV thrombi and other multisystem thrombotic events.
Objectives: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the long-term outcomes of PCI compared to CABG in patients with LMCAD.
Background: Recent data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has raised concerns regarding the long-term efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD).
Methods: We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases for published RCTs comparing PCI using stenting with CABG in patients with LMCAD.
Sickle β-thalassemia rarely manifests with acute splenic sequestration crisis in adults. We report a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with fever and left upper quadrant abdominal pain. Laboratory studies revealed hemolytic anemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF• PFEs are benign cardiac tumors with possible catastrophic embolic complications. • Echocardiography is the initial modality of choice in their diagnosis. • Surgical excision is warranted in symptomatic cases or if embolization is likely.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In this study, we aimed to explore the clinical and epidemiological profile of all patients with hepatitis E virus (HEV) who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Mysore, India and to further assess various factors that influence the prognosis of these patients.
Methods: Two hundred ninety patients with HEV infection were included in the study and interviewed. They were subjected to clinical examination and laboratory investigations, including complete hemogram, renal, and liver function tests.