Publications by authors named "M A Bouraghda"
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- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the number of primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PPCIs) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients by 16% in 2020 compared to 2019.
- Despite this reduction affecting both genders equally, 30-day mortality rates increased notably for female patients during the pandemic, while male patients did not show a significant change.
- The analysis highlights the importance of addressing gender-specific outcomes in cardiac care during public health crises.
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- The "smoking paradox" refers to lower mortality rates in smokers among STEMI patients, particularly in the context of modern primary PCI protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A large retrospective study revealed that among 16,083 STEMI patients, active smokers had better postprocedural blood flow and lower mortality rates compared to both non-smokers and previous smokers.
- The findings suggest that despite initial challenges in treatment, active smoking was linked to improved heart health outcomes in this patient population, indicating the need for further investigation into this unexpected relationship.
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is projected to become the third cause of mortality worldwide. COPD shares several pathophysiological mechanisms with cardiovascular disease, especially atherosclerosis. However, no definite answers are available on the prognostic role of COPD in the setting of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), especially during COVID-19 pandemic, among patients undergoing primary angioplasty, that is therefore the aim of the current study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, concerns have been arisen on the use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASI) due to the potentially increased expression of Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE)2 and patient's susceptibility to SARS-CoV2 infection. Diabetes mellitus have been recognized favoring the coronavirus infection with consequent increase mortality in COVID-19. No data have been so far reported in diabetic patients suffering from ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a very high-risk population deserving of RASI treatment.
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- The study aimed to analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) procedures and patient outcomes for those with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared to the period before the pandemic.
- It involved a retrospective analysis of data from 16,674 patients across various regions, showing a significant decrease in PPCI procedures during the pandemic (16% reduction) along with increases in treatment delays and mortality rates.
- Findings highlight that older adults were particularly affected, and the increased time to treatment likely contributed to both in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates rising during the pandemic.