Introduction: Evolocumab's short-term efficacy and safety were proven in phase-3 clinical trial, but its long-term safety and effectiveness in the Saudi population are yet to be studied. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of evolocumab in Saudi patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia.
Method: A retrospective cohort study evaluated adult patients who had newly been prescribed evolocumab for hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia.
Background: There is increasing evidence suggesting that ABO blood type may play a role in the immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 infection. In addition to ABO blood type, the Rhesus (Rh) factor has also been implicated in various disease processes. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the association between both ABO and Rh blood types in critically ill patients with COVID-19 and their clinical outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Respiratory infections are one of the most common comorbidities identified in hospitalized patients. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic greatly impacted healthcare systems, including acute cardiac services.
Aim: This study aimed to describe the echocardiographic findings of patients with COVID-19 infections and their correlations with inflammatory biomarkers, disease severity, and clinical outcomes.
BACKGROUND Hyperthyroidism is an overproduction of thyroid hormones. Carbimazole is an anti-thyroid medication used to treat hyperthyroidism in adults and children. It is a thionamide associated with rare adverse effects such as neutropenia, leukopenia, agranulocytosis, and hepatotoxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Introduction and importance Ewing's sarcoma is an aggressive malignancy primarily affecting skeletal system in children and young adults.
Case Presentation: We report an unusual case of Ewing sarcoma in a 14-year-old boy with clinical and radiological features of rapid onset metachronous skeletal metastasis (within 4 weeks of diagnosis).
Clinical Discussion: Although the deterioration of symptoms was very rapid, it is unusual to note that in the presence of such widespread metastatic disease the lungs per se remained uninvolved.