Publications by authors named "Karam Sadoon AlZuhairi"
Aims: To predict irreversible reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during admission for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in addition to classical clinical parameters. Irreversible reduction in LVEF is an important prognostic factor after STEMI which necessitates medical therapy and implantation of prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
Methods And Results: A post-hoc analysis of DANAMI-3 trial program (Third DANish Study of Optimal Acute Treatment of Patients With ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction) which recruited 649 patients who had CMR performed during index hospitalization and after 3 months.
Introduction: National discharge registers are important and cost-effective data sources for administrative and research purposes, but their value depends much on the validity of the registered data. The objective of this study was to assess the validity of heart failure (HF) diagnoses (ICD10: I50.0-I50.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are often managed differently than those with obstructive CAD, therefore we aimed in this study to examine the long-term prognosis of patients with NSTEMI according to the degree of CAD on coronary angiography (CAG).
Methods: We examined 8.889 consecutive patients admitted for first time NSTEMI during 2000-2011, to whom CAG was performed.
Introduction: The Danish National Patient Register (DNPR)is widely used for research and administrative purposes. However, its usability is highly dependent of the validity of the registered data. We therefore aimed to determine the positive predictive value (PPV) of angina pectoris and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the DNPR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncidence and outcome of first myocardial infarction according to gender and age in Denmark over a 35-year period (1978-2012).
Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes
November 2015
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzes changes in first myocardial infarction (MI) incidence and one-year mortality across age and gender in Denmark from 1978 to 2012, involving over 316,000 patients.
- Overall MI incidence significantly dropped, with the greatest decline noted in men aged 70-79, although increases were seen in younger men and women under 60, as well as those aged 90 and above.
- One-year mortality rates decreased dramatically for both men and women, with age shown to be a factor in mortality rates, but no significant gender differences in mortality over the study period.
Objective: Schizophrenia is associated with a reduction of the lifespan by 20 years, with type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease contributing the most to the increased mortality. Unrecognised or silent myocardial infarction (MI) occurs in ~30% of the population, but the rates of unrecognised MI in patients with schizophrenia have only been sparsely investigated.
Method: Electrocardiograms (ECG) from three psychiatric hospitals in Denmark were manually interpreted for signs of previous MI.