Cardiac Complications in Trisomy 21 Patients in a Secondary Hospital: A Descriptive Study.

This retrospective study addresses the intersection of Down syndrome (DS) and congenital heart defects (CHD), including the prevalence and characteristics of CHD in trisomy 21 patients at a secondary hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The study investigated the electronic medical records retrieved from the Qatif Central Hospital database, specifically targeting individuals diagnosed with DS (identified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code Q90.9) between March 2012 and March 2022.

Progression of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot (ChatGPT) for Pediatric Cardiology Educational Knowledge Assessment.

Artificial intelligence chatbots, like ChatGPT, have become powerful tools that are disrupting how humans interact with technology. The potential uses within medicine are vast. In medical education, these chatbots have shown improvements, in a short time span, in generalized medical examinations.

Left atrial appendage isolation in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: A meta-analysis.

A significant proportion of patients' experience recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) despite pulmonary venous isolation (PVI), especially those with persistent AF. Isolation of the left atrial appendage (LAA) may reduce AF recurrence. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of LAA isolation in addition to PVI compared with PVI alone.