Predictors of short-term mortality in cardiogenic shock: insights from an Egyptian multicenter registry.

Background: Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries where there are limited resources and a lack of data on CS outcomes. This study aimed to investigate 30-day all-cause mortality in Egyptian patients with CS at tertiary referral centers.

Results: This prospective, observational multicenter registry analyzed 16,681 patients from six cardiac centers, to evaluate the incidence, causes and predictors of CS-related mortality.

Relation of the left ventricular geometric patten to coronary artery disease in hypertensive patients using a 320-detector-row CT scanner.

Background: It was estimated that about 1.3 billion people were diagnosed to be hypertensive in 2015. All countries consistently show this high prevalence.

Total versus staged versus functional revascularization in NSTEACS patients with multivessel disease.

Background: The optimal strategy for revascularization in patients with NSTEACS who had multivessel coronary artery disease. A lack of evidence exists about the role of complete coronary revascularization by PCI in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). Till now, ACC/AHA and ESC guidelines are not clear regarding the optimal strategy for revascularization in NSTEACS patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.

Value of three-dimensional echocardiography study of left ventricle function correlated to coronary arterial dominance in predicting the outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: Limited information is available regarding the relationship between coronary vessel dominance and outcome after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Objectives: The study was designed to evaluate the prognostic value of coronary arterial dominance after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during hospital stay and at 3 months follow-up regarding cardiac mortality, heart failure, nonfatal myocardial infarction, revascularization, and stroke.

Patients And Methods: The study population consisted of 300 consecutive patients (mean age, 57.