Qatar Medical Journal - Volume 2007, Issue 2

Brugada Syndrome is a distinct form of an arrhythmic disease characterized by right bundle branch block an ST segment elevation in the right pericardial leads (VI - V3) of the electrocardiogram (ECG). This syndrome is clinically important because of the high incidence of sudden death by ventricular fibrillation (VF) without any structural heart disease, and is seen especially in the Asian population including Japanese people. Rece Read More

Lipid-lowering agents such as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (also known as statin drugs) are generally well tolerated. But a recognized side effect still can happen, We report a case of 47-year-old Iraqi male patient previously known hypothyroid, was not on replacement therapy, as he did not appear after his thyroid functions was checked came in with severe body pain for 10 months got worse in the last three months, started on lipostat (t Read More

We report a case of a tightly circumcised woman who bled irregularly throughout her first year of marriage but failed to conceive. The detection and management of a large but hidden cervical polyp solved her problems. We suggest that such cases, especially in immigrant women, require deeper investigation than might at first appear to be needed.

Xanthomas are localized infiltrates oftipid-containing cells found within the dermis. Cutaneous xanthomas are mostly cosmetic disorders but xanthomas can indicate the presence of an underlying generalized disturbance in lipid metabolism possibly associated with coronary artery disease. Because hyperlipidemia may present as xanthomatosis, a dermatologist might be the first to diagnose these associated lipid abnormalities, We report Read More

A 62-year-old Pakistani man presented with fever and chest pain of five-day duration. He was non-smoker and he had no history of hemoptysis, wheezing, loss of weight or exposure to tuberculosis. Other history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a heart rate of 116 beats/min, BP of 121/ 58 mm Hg, temperature of 38.5°C, and a room air oxygen saturation of 92 %. There was no cervical, axillary, or inguinal lymphadeno Read More

A sixty years old patient, known case of chronic renal failure on regular hemodialysis through long term intravascular catheter was admitted with fever. Blood culture revealed staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (MSSA).

Objective: To investigate cross-sectional associations among blood pressures (BPs), arterial stiffness, and open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Methods: Study participants came from the population-based Rotterdam Study. The baseline examination phase took place after an extensive home interview from March 20, 1990, to June 17,1993, and the third phase between March 19,1997, and December 16,1999. Cases were classified into high-tensio Read More

Heart failure (HF) is a major killer. Many die due to uncontrolled HF, but many die even when HF is well controlled, principally due to major ventricular arrhythmia. In Framingham study, one third of patients with HF died suddenly (SCD). While diuretics have made a major impact on the main symptoms of HF, edema and breathless, they did no change mortality. It was only with introduction of vasodilators and ACE Inhibitors that the total mort Read More