The Egyptian Heart Journal

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| 18 September 2019

Additive value of 3D-echo in prediction of immediate outcome after percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty

Authors: Hazem M. A. Farrag, Amr M. Setouhi, Mustafa O. El-Mokadem, Mustafa A. El-Swasany, Khalid S. Mahmoud, Hesham B. Mahmoud and Alaa M. Ibrahim
Content type: Research
| 18 September 2019

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as independent predictors of outcome in infective endocarditis (IE)

Authors: Marwa Sayed Meshaal, Abdo Nagi, Ahmed Eldamaty, Wae’el Elnaggar, Mervat Gaber and Hussien Rizk
Content type: Research
| 16 September 2019

Clinical outcomes of catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in very young population compared to older population: a prospective study

Authors: Lamyaa Allam, Rania Samir and Ahmed Nabil Ali
Content type: Case Report
| 13 September 2019

Hepatocellular carcinoma with a direct right atrial extension in an HCV patient previously treated with direct-acting antiviral therapy: a case report

Authors: Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Abdallah Almaghraby, Yehia Saleh and Sherif Abd Elsamad
Content type: Case Report
| 11 September 2019

Radial artery perforation: when a friend turns against you

Authors: Mostafa Elwany, Roberto Adriano Latini, Gaetano Di Palma and Bernardo Cortese

Content type: Research
| 5 August 2019

Comorbid CAD and ventricular hypertrophy compromise the perfusion of myocardial tissue at subcritical stenosis of epicardial coronaries

Authors: Eslam Abbas
Content type: Case Report
| 9 September 2019

A rare presentation of Austrian syndrome with septic arthritis in an immunocompetent female

Authors: Ayman Battisha, Bader Madoukh, Ahmed Altibi and Omar Sheikh
Content type: Research
| 5 September 2019

Transradial approach for coronary angiography and percutaneos coronary intervention: personal experience

Authors: Jaafar Sadeq Aldoori and Ali Ibrahem Mohammed
Content type: Research
| 5 August 2019

A comparative study between transthoracic and transesophageal echo modalities in evaluation of left ventricular deformation

Authors: Hala mahfouz Badran, Mahmoud kamel Ahmed, Morad Mena Beshay and Fatma Elzahraa Abdelmonem Zein
Content type: Research
| 5 August 2019

Assessment of left ventricular systolic function after VSD transcatheter device closure using speckle tracking echocardiography

Authors: Yasmin Abdelrazek Ali, Maryam Araby Hassan and Azza Abdallah EL Fiky

About the Society

The Egyptian Heart Journal is the official journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (EgSC). The society was founded in 1951 by Professor Mohamed Ibrahim and is a non-profit organisation. The EgSC comprises 17 working groups; they all work actively to ensure the best updated practice in all subspecialties. The society organizes the prestigious annual international congress [CardioEgypt] where cardiologists from countries across the world come together to share and exchange experiences in the field. It has over 3,000 members and works with different societies all over the world.

Aims and scope

The Egyptian Heart Journal is the official journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology. It is an international journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of cardiovascular disease, including original clinical studies and translational investigations. The journal publishes research, review articles, case reports and commentary articles, as well as editorials interpreting and commenting on the research presented. In addition, it provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including educational issues.

About the Editors

Mahmoud Hassanein, Editor-in-Chief

Professor Mahmoud Hassanein graduated from the School of Medicine, Alexandria University in November 1976. In 1987, he was granted a PhD degree in cardiology and angiology and appointed as a lecturer in Cardiology at Alexandria University. In 1997, he became a full Professor of Cardiology at the university. Professor Hassanein is a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology. His primary field of research is in the domain of heart failure.

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Hala Mahfouz Badran, Editor-in-Chief

Hala Mahfouz Badran is a Professor of Cardiology at Menoufia University and is the Chairman of Egyptian Working Group of Echocardiography (EEWG). She is the Director of Yacoub Research Unit at Menoufia University and is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC). Professor Hala has been a member of the European Society of Cardiology since 2007 and a member of the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) since 2006. In addition, she is also a member of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and has been a reviewer for the Egyptian Universities Promotion Committee (EUPC) Cardiology Division.

Professor Hala has been a member of the Egyptian Universities Promotion Committee Board, Head of the Cardiology Department at Menoufia University and a Fellow of Cardiology at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, USA. She has also acted as a reviewer in over 12 international journals.

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