Publications by authors named "Shimaa Elnemr"
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in children with acute heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, to assess the predictive and prognostic values of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and to correlate its levels with brain natriuretic peptide and other various data in these patients.
Method: We included 50 children with acute heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy as the patient group. Fifty healthy children of matched age and sex served as the control group.
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Egyptian Children: A Single Center Experience across 10 Years.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl
August 2022
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury (AKI) and is the most common cause of AKI in children. We aimed to demonstrate the clinical patterns, laboratory findings, management, and outcomes of HUS in Egyptian children. This was a retrospective cohort study carried out in the Nephrology Unit of the Pediatric Department at Tanta University Hospitals.
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- The study evaluated mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and platecrit in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD) to see if these markers could predict adverse outcomes.
- It included a group of 60 children with PAH-CHD, 60 with congenital heart disease but no PAH, and 60 healthy controls, measuring their platelet levels and following them for 6 months.
- Results showed that MPV, PDW, and platecrit levels were significantly higher in children with PAH-CHD, correlating with the severity of the condition and serving as effective predictors for poor prognosis.
Background: Sal-like protein 4 transcription factor (SALL4) and B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1 (BMI-1) gene were reported to cause treatment failure and relapse in several malignancies. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of SALL4 and BMI-1 in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Methods: This prospective cohort study was carried out on 60 children with ALL as the patient group and 60 age- and sex-matched children as the control group.
The study aimed to evaluate the plasma copeptin levels in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD), to assess the predictive value of plasma copeptin level for adverse outcomes, and to correlate its levels with various data in these patients. We included 25 children with PAH-CHD as group I and 25 children with CHD and no PAH as group II. Twenty-five healthy children of matched age and sex served as the control group.
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