Steroids and myocardial infarction: Investigating safety and short-term mortality in critical post-myocardial infarction patients.

Background: Conventionally, in the pre-percutaneous intervention era, free wall rupture is reported to be a major concern for using steroids in myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of the use of steroids in critically ill post-MI patients in terms of hospital course and short-term (up to 180-day) mortality.

Methods: We included patients admitted to CCU diagnosed with MI, undergone revascularization, critically ill, and requiring mechanical ventilator (MV) support.

Assessment of Quality of Life in Bronchial Asthma Patients.

Introduction Asthma, a well-known chronic respiratory disease, is common worldwide. This study aimed to assess the quality of life in bronchial asthma patients and to determine the factors leading to poor quality of life among these patients. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at a public sector hospital.

Almond supplementation reduces serum uric acid in coronary artery disease patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Elevated serum uric acid (UA), a biomarker of renal insufficiency, is also an independent prognostic marker for morbidity in coronary artery disease (CAD) and poses serious health risks. This study reports the effect of almond consumption on UA in CAD patients.

Study Design: A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted with three groups: no-intervention (NI), Pakistani almonds (PA) or American almonds (AA).