A longitudinal investigation of depressive symptoms in undergraduate students of pharmacy in Syria.

This prospective longitudinal study investigated depressive symptoms and its association with students' demographic, academic, and health factors in undergraduate students of pharmacy in Syria. Students attending any year (1st to 5th year) were assessed in the first semester (time 1) and in the second semester (time 2). An academic year comprises two semesters of 16 weeks each.

Circulating cardiac troponins levels and cardiac dysfunction in children with acute and fulminant viral myocarditis.

Objectives: To study the correlation between cardiac troponins blood levels and degrees of cardiac dysfunction in children with acute and fulminant viral myocarditis and to study their prognostic role in predicting the outcomes and risk of having dilated cardiomyopathy.

Methodology: Troponin I & T blood levels were measured in 65 children with acute or fulminant viral myocarditis. The cardiac functions of RV & LV were assessed by Doppler echocardiography.