Trends in the incidence and in-patient outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in pregnancy: Insights from the national inpatient sample.

Study Objective: Pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality rates in the United States are rising despite advances in knowledge, technology, and healthcare delivery. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes, with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) being a potential contributor to the worse outcomes in pregnancy.

Design/setting: We analyzed data from the national inpatient sample database to examine trends in the incidence and in-hospital outcomes of myocardial infarction in pregnancy from 2016 to 2020.

UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT ENDOSCOPY: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF INDICATIONS AND FINDINGS AT ATBUTH BAUCHI.

Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy is considered a safe procedure performed for diagnosis, monitoring the course of disease, early detection of complications, treatment, and responses to therapeutic intervention. The indications have increased over the years. This study aimed to analyse the indications, findings, and safety of UGI endoscopy in our environment.

Parasites and Parasitic Diseases of Laboratory Animals in Plateau State Nigeria: The zoonotic implications.

Parasitic agents in laboratory animals, are detrimental to the success of researches and can also infect personnel and researchers. This study is aimed at investigating the parasitic infections of laboratory animals maintained in animal houses of The National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria, as well as determining the zoonotic implications of these parasites. Two hundred and six laboratory animals (72 rabbits, 55 guinea pigs, 50 mice and 29 rats) were randomly sampled.