Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 24, No. 1

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Efficacy of a single dose intravenous heparin in reducing sheath-thrombus formation during diagnostic angiography: A randomized controlled trial
January 2012(Vol. 24 | No. 1 | Pages 3-7)
Hussein S. Alamri, Abdulrahman M. Almoghairi, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Ali S. Almasood, Mohamed A. Alotaiby, Hameedullah M. Kazim, Meshal Almutairi, Aziz Alanazi

Age and its relationship to acute coronary syndromes in the Saudi Project for Assessment of Coronary Events (SPACE) registry: The SPACE age study
January 2012(Vol. 24 | No. 1 | Pages 9-16)
Shukri M. Al-Saif, Khalid F. AlHabib, Anhar Ullah, Ahmed Hersi, Husam AlFaleh, Khalid Alnemer, Amir Tarabin, Ahmed Abuosa, Tarek Kashour, Mushabab Al-Murayeh

Diagnostic importance of platelet parameters in patients with acute coronary syndrome admitted to a tertiary care hospital in southwest region, Saudi Arabia
January 2012(Vol. 24 | No. 1 | Pages 17-21)
Abdullah S. Assiri, Abdul-moneim Jamil, Ahmed A. Mahfouz, Zizi S. Mahmoud, Mohamed Ghallab

The Fate of Thrombi Post Myocardial Infarction
03 February 2012
Abdulhalim Jamal Kinsara, Adel M. Hasanin
Abstract: We are reporting a patient who sustained a large Myocardial infarction with large kissing thrombi in echocardiogram that disappeared in one month without being given thrombolytic, anticoagul...
Outcome of Tracheostomy after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
03 February 2012
Ibrahim J. Alibrahim, Mohamad S. Kabbani, Riyadh Abu-Sulaiman, Ali Al-Akhfash, Kkalid A. Mazrou
Abstract: Objectives: To investigate the incidence, timing, indications and outcome of tracheotomy in children who underwent cardiac surgeries. Methods: All pediatric cardiac patients (under 14 years ...
Diastolic dysfunction and Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction: Relevance in critical illness and anaesthesia
03 February 2012
R. Maharaj
Abstract: Epidemiological and clinical studies suggest that heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction will become the more common form of heart failure clinicians’ encounter. The spectrum of di...
The prognostic role of serum uric acid level in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction
02 February 2012
Bita Omidvar, Fazlolah Ayatollahi, Mohammad Alasti
Abstract: Objectives: The role of uric acid as a prognostic factor in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction is controversial. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the relation...
Ischemic heart disease in pregnancy
24 January 2012
Nabeel S. Bondagji
Abstract: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) in pregnancy, particularly myocardial infarction (MI), is a rare yet potentially fatal condition for the mother and the foetus. With delays in the age of concept...

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The Saudi Heart Association aims at achieving the following objectives:

The progression and development of the scientific thinking in the speciality of the Association.
Giving the opportunity for the workers in the Association to contribute to the scientific development of its fields.
Enhancing exchange of scientific thinking in its field amongst different institutions and disciplines in the Kingdom and abroad.
Offering consultation and performing the appropriate studies to improve the level of performance in the fields of the Association in different institutions/disciplines.

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About Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

The Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is an English language, peer-reviewed scholarly publication in the area of cardiovascular disease. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association publishes original papers, reviews, case studies and letters on:

Coronary heart disease
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Ischaemic heart disease
Heart failure
Hypertensive heart disease
Inflammatory heart disease

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is the official publication of the Saudi Heart Association and is published by King Saud University in collaboration with Elsevier and is edited by an international group of eminent researchers.

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The Journal of the Saudi Heart Association (JSHA) is produced and hosted by Elsevier for the Saudi Heart Association.