Khaled Sorour

Global cardiac risk assessment in the Registry of Pregnancy and Cardiac disease: Results of a registry from the European Society of Cardiology

To validate the modified World Health Organization (mWHO) risk classification in advanced and emerging countries, and to identify additional risk factors for cardiac events during pregnancy.

Intentional esophageal intubation to improve visualization during emergent endotracheal intubation in the context of massive vomiting: a case report☆

Impaired visualization during intubation due to vomitus of gastric contents is a potential cause of failed intubation. An 82-year-old woman was intubated emergently for respiratory distress secondary to aspiration of gastric contents. Her intubation was hindered by the presence of a massive amount of ongoing vomitus that impaired visualization and overwhelmed all suction capabilities. Intentional blind intubation of the esophagus with an endotracheal tube was performed with successful diversion of ongoing vomitus away from the airway. Thereafter, after brief suctioning, the larynx was quickly visualized and the patient was successfully intubated.

How a simple medical observation led to increased awareness and propagation of research in Kawasaki disease in Egypt

[first paragraph of article] Kawasaki disease (KD) is a serious vasculitis of children first described by Tomisaku Kawasaki five decades ago. Its etiology is unknown, which led to the miasma (bad air) theory of disease as a possible explanation; this theory of disease was accepted in ancient times pointing to the existence of microorganisms unseen by human eyes as the cause for many disease of unknown etiology. So investigators started to look for airborne pathogens which could be the culprit for causing KD.

Early severe coronary artery disease and aortic coarctation in a child with familial hypercholesterolaemia

An 11-year-old boy presented with easy fatigability, multiple xanthomas, and absent pedal pulsations. Laboratory workup showed severe hypercholesterolaemia and non-invasive imaging revealed ‘normally functioning’ bicuspid aortic valve and tight aortic coarctation. Coronary angiography showed severe right coronary artery (RCA) stenosis. Medical treatment resulted in significant improvement of dyslipidaemia. We successfully performed balloon dilation and stenting of his coarctation, as well as percutaneous coronary intervention for RCA lesion.