Publications by authors named "Ishak Ahmed Abdi"

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare form of coronary artery disease characterized by abnormal dilation of a coronary artery segment. While CAAs can present with various symptoms, syncope is notably uncommon, with limited documented cases. We present the case of a 24-year-old woman with a 2-month history of recurrent syncope, occurring in the absence of other symptoms.

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Atrioventricular valve parachute deformity is rare and is generally seen in the mitral position, called the parachute mitral valve. It is rare to see it in the tricuspid valve and up to now, there have been approximately 14 cases of parachute abnormalities in tricuspid valves in a literature review. We present here a 21-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with progressive shortness of breath over several months.

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  • * Risk factors contributing to UH include lack of comorbidities, poor dietary habits, and non-adherence to recommended physical activity levels, with specific predictors identified through binary logistic regression analysis.
  • * The findings underscore the need for better management strategies for hypertension, focusing on lifestyle modifications and enhancing treatment adherence to reduce the high prevalence of UH in the population.
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  • Pericardial effusion (PE) is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space, with diverse incidence rates influenced by various factors, as highlighted in a study of 93 patients from Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital.
  • The study aimed to analyze the clinical features, causes, echocardiographic characteristics, and outcomes of patients suffering from PE, noting that 86% of them had at least one comorbidity.
  • Key findings revealed that cardiac disease was the most frequent cause of PE, symptoms included shortness of breath and chest pain, and the majority of patients were treated with medications like furosemide and anti-inflammatories.
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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the leading cause of valvular heart disease in underdeveloped nations. It remains a significant public health issue in Sub-Saharan African countries. This study aimed to determine the pattern, severity, and complications of RHD in Somalia.

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  • New oral anticoagulants (NOACs), particularly apixaban, are popular for treating blood clots, being safer than warfarin but still carrying a risk of spontaneous bleeding.
  • An 81-year-old man with heart failure developed cognitive issues and right side weakness after using apixaban, leading to the discovery of a large subdural hematoma on brain imaging.
  • Despite discussions about surgery, the patient’s age and health factors led to a conservative approach, and he is now recovering with physiotherapy, highlighting the potential risks associated with apixaban.*
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  • The study investigates the relationship between pericardiac conditions and acute ischemic strokes in a cohort of 315 patients from Mogadishu, Somalia, focusing on the importance of transthoracic echocardiography for identifying potential cardiac sources of strokes.
  • Over 80% of patients had comorbidities, primarily hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, with 54% exhibiting some form of cardiac pathology; specifically, a notable percentage showed left ventricular dysfunction or hypertrophy.
  • The findings suggest that patients with both hypertension and diabetes had significantly more echocardiographic abnormalities and that these abnormalities were associated with higher mortality rates during hospitalization.
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A spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a tear that forms in a blood vessel in the heart without any obvious underlying etiology It could be a single vessel or multiple vessels. We present a 48-year-old male known to be a heavy smoker without any chronic diseases or family history of heart disease who presents to the cardiology outpatient clinic with shortness of breath and chest pain on exertion. Electrocardiography demonstrated ST depression with T wave inversion of anterior leads, while echocardiography of the patient showed left ventricular systolic dysfunction with severe mitral regurgitation and mildly dilated left chambers.

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Introduction: Neurologic disorders are common reasons for emergency consultations. Most neurologic disorders seen in the emergency department (ED) are life-threatening and require urgent treatment. The goal of this study is to investigate the pattern of neurological disorders among patients evaluated in the ED.

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Introduction And Importance: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is mostly associated with head trauma. Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage is mostly due to vascular abnormalities: either hemorrhage from ruptured aneurysm or bleeding from arteriovenous malformation. Aneurysmal hemorrhage is the biggest cause in non-traumatic cases.

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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is described as the intramural bleeding that separates the layers of an epicardial coronary artery wall, either with or without an intimal tear. Atherosclerosis, iatrogenic damage, or trauma are not linked to this syndrome. Here we present a 28-year-old male with 1 month history stroke but no any chronic disease as well family history of heart disease who presented with 2 days' duration of typical cardiac chest pain.

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Introduction: Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) is a common complication in patients with systolic heart failure and can cause thromboembolic consequences including stroke. In order to determine the characteristics of LV thrombus among heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the present study was undertaken.

Methods And Materials: This was retrospective cross-sectional study conducted from referral tertiary hospital in a year period.

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Introduction And Importance: Bilateral subdural hematoma (SDH) is a very rare condition which can occur without any apparent etiology. It's characterized by a lower frequency of focal neurological impairments, which could delay the diagnosis and postpone treatment. The reported incidence of an acute spontaneous subdural hematoma (SSH) varies between 2% and 6.

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Introduction And Importance: The co-occurrence of acute ischemic stroke and acute myocardial ischemia; cardio-cerebral infarction (CCI) has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality. The incidence of these conditions to occur simultaneously has been reported to be less than 1% according to the published data. Left Ventricular Non-Compaction (LVNC), on the other hand, is characterized by large left ventricular (LV) trabeculae, a thin compacted layer, and deep intertrabecular recesses.

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Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon complication of acute pericarditis, mainly caused by non-idiopathic sources. Pneumopericardium is the presence of air in the pericardial sac resulting from various procedures and circumstances, including trauma, iatrogenic, non-iatrogenic and natural causes. Here, we report a 16-year-old girl who came to the cardiology outpatient complaining of weakness, abdominal distention and shortness of breath while lying down and exertion.

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Native valve endocarditis caused by coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) were a seldom condition, nevertheless there is an increasing CoNS native valve involvement. Here we present a 43 year old patient who underwent Splenectomy due to abdominal trauma he suffered a month before who encountered mitral valve endocarditis caused by coagulase negative staphylococci.

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