Perception of Heart Attack Risk Factors and Their Complications Among the Adult Population in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia.

Background Among the young population, many have risk factors that are nonmodifiable, modifiable, or both, increasing their chances of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and/or experiencing a heart attack later in life. Knowledge of both risk factors has a major role in preventing CVD by encouraging screening and applying the necessary lifestyle modifications. This study aims to assess the knowledge of risk factors and complications associated with heart attacks among individuals in the early adulthood age group.

A Rare Case of Tumoral Scleromyxedema.

Scleromyxedema is an uncommon disease, affecting the skin mainly and other internal organs sometimes, characterized by fibroblasts proliferation, fibrosis, and mucous deposition in the absence of thyroid disorder. It is associated with monoclonal gammopathy in most cases. We are reporting a case with a rare presentation of tumoral scleromyxedema in the neck, with a mass mimicking other tumoral lesions, highlighting the importance of diagnosis and histopathologic correlation.

How does preoperative radiotherapy affect the rate of sphincter-sparing surgery in rectal cancer?

The use of preoperative radiotherapy has resulted in significant downstaging and downsizing of tumor, this in turn facilitated resections permitting sphincter preservation and coloanal anastomosis for patients who would otherwise have not been candidates for this type of surgery as concluded by some small studies. On the other hand, other clinical trials have shown that the effect of radiotherapy on the rate of sphincter preservation is still not clear. Moreover, different modes of radiotherapy have been tested on the rate of sphincter preservation such as pelvic irradiation with or without combination of chemotherapy, short or conventional course radiotherapy, and preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy with different timing intervals of surgery.