The Relationship between Hyperuricemia and Echocardiographic Parameters in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation.

Uric acid serves as a marker for cardiovascular risk and is often linked to inflammation and oxidative stress. There is evidence suggesting an association between uric acid and atrial fibrillation (AF), including its severity and occurrence of crises, as well as its involvement in cardiovascular mechanisms. The objective of this study was to assess the correlation between hyperuricemia and echocardiographic features in patients with chronic AF lasting for more than 5 years.

Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes.

The coexistence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and heart failure (HF) has obvious consequences during cardiovascular diagnosis. This study evaluated the relationship between T2D and clinical and echocardiographic features of patients with HF. 121 patients with HF were clinically evaluated by echocardiography in this case-control study.

The potential effect of cardiac function on pulmonary hypertension, other risk factors, and its impact on survival in dialysis patients.

Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a recently recognized as a complication of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. The pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension in this group of patients is not fully understood, probably due to the interaction of multiple aspects of the altered cardiovascular physiology and also hormonal and metabolic disorders. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of PH, correlation with cardiac function and other risk factors and its impact of survival in chronic hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.

Inflammation, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Mortality in End-stage Renal Disease.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate ventricular geometry, its relationship with the inflammatory markers, and mortality of patients with end-stage renal disease on peritoneal and hemodialysis treatment.

Materials And Methods: We enrolled adult patients on long-term dialysis (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) for more than 3 months. Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed by an experienced cardiologist who was blinded to all clinical details of patients.