Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Cardiology Department, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Impact of Short Term Vs. Extended Venesection in Symptomatic Patients with Congenital Cyanotic Heart Diseases: A Single Center Comparative Study
  Author(s): Nour A*, Kamel H and Roshdy A
  
  Background: Secondary polycythemia in patients with Congenital Cyanotic Heart Diseases (CCHD) is associated with many complications starting from iron deficiency anemia up to extensive cerebrovascular stroke. It is noteworthy to say that there is a lot of debate about the agreed protocol for the optimal management of this particular group of patients to obtain the best outcome with less incidence of complications. Methods: This is a prospective study comparing two different exchange transfusion protocols used for the management of secondary erythrocytosis in CCHD patients. The study included 20 CCHD patients who came to our congenital heart disease unit for elective exchange transfusion over the past 12 months. A custom-made sheet was made including age, diagnoses, number of times for venesection, all hematological para.. Read More»
  

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