Clinical Significance of Elevated High-sensitivity Troponin T in Low Likelihood Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients.

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is widely used in Oman and other Gulf countries. The availability of newer generation hs-cTnT has increased the sensitivity of diagnosing non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS). They utilize same antibodies as fourth-generation assay but can measure 10-fold lower levels of cTnT.

Williams Syndrome and Right Ventricular Noncompaction: A Rare Association.

Ventricular noncompaction and Williams syndrome are genetic disorders with typical clinical and echocardiographic cardiovascular manifestations. Here, we describe a young patient with rare association of clinical phenotype suggestive of Williams syndrome and right ventricular noncompaction.

Uncommon Cardiac Manifestations of Left-sided Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser with an Undiagnosed Atrial Septal Defect.

A 56-year-old male, who is an active intravenous drug abuser (IVDA) (heroin) with a history of diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis, presented with generalized anasarca, bilateral pneumonic infiltrations, and heart failure. His blood cultures were positive for and were treated with antibiotics. Echocardiogram showed multiple uncommon manifestations of left-sided endocarditis.

Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Acute Heart Failure Patients: Observations from the Oman Acute Heart Failure Registry.

Objectives: We sought to describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of patients in Oman with acute heart failure (AHF) as part of the Gulf aCute heArt failuRe rEgistry (CARE) project.

Methods: Data were analyzed from 988 consecutive patients admitted with AHF to 12 hospitals in Oman between 14 February and 14 November 2012.

Results: The mean age of our patients was 63±12 years.