Royal Hospital

Complex cardiac overlap: immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with subsequent NSTEMI

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)–associated myocarditis is a rare but life-threatening complication, particularly challenging to diagnose in patients with coexisting cardiac conditions. A 58-year-old man with advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab presented...

Identifying key prognostic indicators for extended hemodialysis survival: A comprehensive analysis of clinical, laboratory, and demographic factors

Objectives: Although maintenance dialysis prevents death from uremia, mortality among patients with end-stage kidney disease-ESKD remains high. Hence, this study aims to detect the demographic, clinical, and laboratory parameters that contribute to long-term survival on hemodialy...

Targeting Overweight and Obesity Phenotypes for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Call to Action for the Middle East and Beyond

ABSTRACT Although there are conflicting clinical data on the efficacy of weight reduction in reducing secondary events in patients with comorbid overweight and obesity (OAO) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), there is excellent epidemiological and biological evidence of a cause–ef...