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Role of ECMO in management of LVAD patient with infective endocarditis ECMO在LVAD合并感染性心内膜炎患者治疗中的作用

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.12.004

Amr Farrag, Hatem Hosny, Mohamed Abdallah Alashat

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Post refractory CPR due to STEMI with three vessels disease complicated cardiac arrest, is it possible to recover the heart after revascularization by PCI post extracorporeal cardio pulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)? STEMI合并三支血管疾病并发心脏骤停的难治性CPR后，体外心肺复苏(ECPR)后PCI血运重建术是否可能恢复心脏?

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.12.002

A.A. Rabie, S. Alasmari, A. Asiri, M. Alsherbini, W. Alqassem, M. Rajab, E. Alenazi, J. Thomas

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Right and left ventricular functions during proportional assist ventilation in patients ready for weaning from mechanical ventilation 准备脱离机械通气的患者在比例辅助通气期间的左右心室功能

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.09.001

Mohamed Gamal Lotfy Elansary, Hossam Mowafy, Ahmed Yehia Zakarya, Randa Aly Soliman, Yasser Sadek Nassar

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Short-term effect of percutaneous coronary intervention on ischemic mitral regurgitation 经皮冠状动脉介入治疗缺血性二尖瓣反流的短期疗效

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.02.001

Hazem El-Akabawy , Hamdy Abdul Azeem , EL-Shazly Abdul Khalek

{"title":"Short-term effect of percutaneous coronary intervention on ischemic mitral regurgitation","authors":"Hazem El-Akabawy , Hamdy Abdul Azeem , EL-Shazly Abdul Khalek","doi":"10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The effect of revascularization by PCI for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) on the severity of ischemic mitral regurge (IMR) is still unclear.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To evaluate the effect of successful total revascularization by PCI for ACS on the degree of IMR.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A total of 240 patients presenting with ACS for the first time were studied by this an open-label, multicenter, prospective clinical trial between July 2015 to February 2017. All patients were subjected for clinical assessment, transthoracic echocardiographic assessment and coronary angiography. The patients divided into two groups: <strong>group A</strong>; those who had undergone successful total revascularization of a significant coronary artery disease using PCI, and <strong>group B</strong>; those who had optimal medical treatment with no total revascularization, failed PCI or for CABG. <strong>Group A</strong> patients subdivided into <strong>subgroup I</strong>, patients with improvement of the IMR; and <strong>subgroup II</strong>, patients with no improvement of IMR.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Only 65% of the patients showed IMR and 149 of them underwent successful complete revascularization by PCI; 68% of them showed IMR improvement and 32% showed no improvement. There was a significant improvement of the IMR degree after total revascularization by PCI. Moreover, this improvement was significant in subgroup I (p < 0.001). Percutaneous coronary intervention, EF and SWMI were significant predictors of IMR improvement following successful complete revascularization.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Successful total revascularization by early PCI improve IMR degree.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":31233,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.02.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114732248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Blunt chest trauma induced myocardial infarction with suggested coronary vasospasm 钝性胸外伤诱发心肌梗死伴冠脉血管痉挛

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.05.001

Yasser Mohammed Hassanain Elsayed

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Prognostic value of early hemodynamic improvement in patients with acute kidney injury and hemodynamic instability treated with continuous renal replacement therapy 持续肾替代治疗对急性肾损伤和血流动力学不稳定患者早期血流动力学改善的预后价值

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.06.001

Ali Al Zayyat, Khaled Selim, Rania Rashad, Hossam Mowafy

{"title":"Prognostic value of early hemodynamic improvement in patients with acute kidney injury and hemodynamic instability treated with continuous renal replacement therapy","authors":"Ali Al Zayyat, Khaled Selim, Rania Rashad, Hossam Mowafy","doi":"10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Since description of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), these therapies provided improvement in hemodynamic parameters while reducing need for vasopressors in shock. Our aim is to determine whether hemodynamic improvement after 24 h of CRRT is a strong predictor of short term survival.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In a prospective observational study we enrolled 30 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)with acute kidney injury (AKI)and hemodynamic instability. AKI defined according to KDIGO criteria. All patients were subjected to continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Based on the hemodynamic response 24 h after CRRT, patients were classified into responders (defined as having a 20% reduction in norepinephrine dosage or a 20% rise in MAP with no increase in norepinephrine), compared with nonresponders . All patients were followed up for 15 days after withdrawal of CRRT. Results of the 30 patients studied, 12 (40%) were responders and 18 (60%) were nonresponders. Responders showed higher mean arterial pressure and urine output during CRRT. SOFA score tended to increase significantly in nonresponders on day 3 (SOFA3) and day 4 (SOFA4) compared to nonresponders (P = 0.01, P = 0.001; respectively). During a 15 days follow-up period, the mortality rate among non responders was 100%, compared to 25% among responders (18 versus 3; P = 0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Early hemodynamic improvement after CRRT is strong predictor of short term mortality. Of all scoring systems , post CRRT SOFA score is the most accurate prognostic indicator for mortality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":31233,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.06.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121298594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Feasibility of left ventricular endocardial lead pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy 左心室心内膜导联起搏用于心脏再同步化治疗的可行性

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.05.002

Alaa Solaiman Algazzar, Mohamed Osama Taha, Azza Ali Katta , Asmaa El Abbady, Heba Abdelmoteleb Lotfy

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Screening general population for family history of sudden cardiac death unmasks high risk individuals as potential victims (pilot study) 对普通人群进行心脏性猝死家族史筛查，发现高危人群是潜在的受害者(初步研究)

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.04.002

Lamia Hamid , Alia Abdelfattah , Khaled Hussien , Khaled Farouk , Mohamed Amin , Lina Omar , M. Sherif Mokhtar

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An electrocardiographic anxiety- induced quadrigeminy and re-assurance 心电图焦虑引起的四重诊断和再保证

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.05.003

Yasser Mohammed Hassanain Elsayed

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Evolution of the concept of coronary care and the emergent role of critical care 冠状动脉护理概念的演变和危重病护理的新角色

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Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Pub Date : 2018-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.04.001

Sherif Mokhtar

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