Cardiovascular Topics

Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) contributes adversely to health-related outcomes. Anorexia, early satiety, high metabolic rates, malnutrition, advanced age, and diuretic use characterise ADHF. This necessitated evaluating the correlates of low serum thiamine levels among ADHF patients in our facility.

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative haemoglobin levels on early morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement.

Heart failure (HF) is a progressive, life-limiting condition that often leads to complex physical, emotional, and social needs. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Turkish version of the Needs Assessment Tool: Progressive Disease-Heart Failure (NAT: PD-HF) to facilitate the timely identification of palliative care needs.

The study aimed to evaluate radiation exposure during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) based on the culprit coronary artery in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients.

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in octogenarians remains a challenging but increasingly common procedure due to extended life expectancy and the growing burden of coronary artery disease in the elderly. This study aimed to evaluate sex-specific differences in perioperative characteristics and early outcomes in patients aged > 80 years undergoing isolated CABG.

The aortic valve-sparing procedure is an elective option for patients with aortic aneurysms. The feasibility of the surgical method in treating acute type A aortic dissection is still controversial. We aimed to study the outcomes of the David V aortic valve-sparing root replacement procedure.

The prevalence of in-hospital acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has risen from 4% to 10% in Dakar cardiology departments over the past 15 years, while the management of patients with persistent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has improved thanks to the availability of catheterisation laboratories in multiple hospitals of the Senegalese capital, including our centre at Hôpital...

We aimed to investigate the clinical and demographic characteristics, and mortality differences between male and female patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) admitted to our hospital.

Urinary dopamine is associated with increased sodium excretion in experimental studies, and possibly contributes to blood pressure (BP) regulation and salt- sensitivity. Studies in humans are limited, and the potential association with potassium is unclear. We aimed to compare urinary dopamine/creatinine ratio and investigate the associations of urinary dopamine/creatinine ratio with BP, sodium...

Acute kidney injury is a common complication of cardiac surgery, and factors such as advanced age, diabetes mellitus, and low left ventricular function are reported to be risk factors for the development of acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). There are few studies in the literature reporting the relationship between preoperative low T3 syndrome and cardiac surgery...