Publications by authors named "Shaista Jalil"
Article Synopsis
- Heart failure often leads to multiple hospital re-admissions, causing significant economic and quality of life challenges for patients, highlighting the need for better understanding of re-admission rates and predictors.
- In a study involving 350 heart failure patients at Ayub Teaching Hospital, the overall re-admission rate was found to be 58.28%, with varying rates based on the number of readmissions within 90 days.
- Key independent predictors for readmission included diabetes mellitus, increased heart rate, nephropathy, and a higher neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, which could help in identifying patients at risk of re-admission after discharge.
Background: Most of the admissions to the coronary care unit are patients who are having Non- ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). Inflammation has an important role in the pathogenesis of the acute coronary syndrome. Inflammatory marker such as Leukocyte counts & most importantly Neutrophils to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) has been found an important predictor of cardiovascular events.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ischemic heart disease is responsible for approximately 1/3 of all global deaths, making it a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. Non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) which is an acute event in spectrum of coronary artery disease is a potentially lifethreatening emergency, makes up for the majority of admissions to a cardiac unit with one-year mortality rate of 23.5%.
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