Predictive factors for type A aortic dissection mortality based on electrocardiogram parameters and clinical presentations.

Background: Aortic dissection is a rare but potentially lethal disorder and may be associated with electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. In this study, we aim to investigate ECG-related parameters alongside clinical presentations of type A aortic dissection to come up with the predictive factors for the severity of the disease and its mortality rate.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 201 patients with type A aortic dissection were studied between March 2015 and March 2020.

Relationship between dietary variety, adequacy, moderation, and balanced diet and cardiovascular risk factors.

Background: The relationship between dietary variety, adequacy, moderation, and balanced diet as diet quality indices and cardiovascular risk factors has not been yet evaluated amongst patients with Mmyocardial Iinfarction (MI).

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 225 males and 93 females with MI who were admitted in two heart hospitals, Shiraz, Iran from November 2019 to April 2020. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire and the Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I).

Fatal eosinophilic coronary periarteritis leads to dissection in a young patient: A case report.

Eosinophilic coronary periarteritis (ECPA) is a poorly studied type of coronary arteritis. It causes myocardial ischemia and most cases are diagnosed at autopsy. We report the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with sudden unexpected cardiac arrest and was brought to the emergency ward.

Baseline and postoperative levels of C-reactive protein and interleukins as inflammatory predictors of atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a leading arrhythmia with high incidence and serious clinical implications after cardiac surgery. Cardiac surgery is associated with systemic inflammatory response including increase in cytokines and activation of endothelial and leukocyte responses.

Aim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the strength of evidence for evaluating the association of inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukins (IL), with POAF following isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), isolated valvular surgery, or a combination of these procedures.