Publications by authors named "Yonael Ayinalem"
Background: In patients with chronic liver disease, the common endpoint of its course is liver cirrhosis which is a cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. These abnormalities in the cardiovascular system, especially the heart, can be detected by echocardiography. Identifying and acting on these abnormalities can have an impact on their management thereby reducing morbidity and mortality of patients with liver cirrhosis.
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- Liver cirrhosis is increasingly common and associated with serious cardiovascular issues, making it crucial to identify related abnormalities through echocardiography for better patient outcomes.
- This study at Jos University Teaching Hospital focused on determining how widespread pulmonary hypertension is among liver cirrhosis patients and involved 210 adult participants over one year.
- The findings revealed that 30.5% of participants had pulmonary hypertension, predominantly mild cases, with certain symptoms like coughs and swelling increasing the risk of developing this condition.
Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly that can pose significant diagnostic challenges during cardiac evaluation. We present a case of a 54-year-old male patient with chest pain and a syncopal episode and subsequently diagnosed with non-ST-elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Coronary angiography revealed an anomalous origin of the RCA, making it difficult to precisely locate the artery's point of origin with selective contrast injection.
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