Peripheral arterial disease and risk of cardiac death in type 2-diabetes

The purpose of this study was to determine the natural history of peripheral arterial disease [PAD] complicating type2-diabetics, in particular the influence of PAD on the risk of cardiac death and the adequacy of PAD risk factor management. The study was a prospective study of diabetic patients. The study was performed at Al-Azhar University Hospitals on 15o patients with type 2-diabetes between March 2004 and May 2005, with follow-up period at least 2-years. All patients had a valid data at baseline and three or more subsequent consecutive annual reviews. Assessment consisted of a range of clinical and biochemical variables including the ankle/brachial index [ABI]. PAD was defined as an ABI

Studies on SLE: Correlation between immunological and electroencephalographic changes

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [SLE] is :m autoimmune disease characterized by n ihisystem involvement. Nervous system ivemen,t in SLE can present with diverse airologic or psychiatric symptomatology. study was done on fifty patients with vi.. They were divided into 2 groups:Group included twenty five patient with active / K Group II included twenty five patients i non active SLE. the following were for each patient: Complete history, full .ail examination , complete blood count ' HH! urea, creatnine, ANA, anti DNA, anti :[1 JSSA], anti LA [SSB] , anti SM, anti All, LAC, and conventional EEG. i EG findingsamongbothgroups :d that the EEG was normal in 12 % of .ills and abnormal in 88 % of patients long group I. The generalized epileptic

Study of the relationship between h. pylori and gastro-esophageal reflux disease in Egypt

Gerd is relatively uncommon in developing countries but H. pylori known to be the most common important cause of gastritis and associated with duodenal and gastric ulcers. The aim of our study was to find the relationship of H . pylori infection and GERD in Egyptian patients. The patients were selected and divided into two groups. Group I included 40 patients suffering from GERD [19 males and 21 females] and their ages ranged from [24 to 70] years; Group II, included 20 non GERD patients, with ulcerative or non ulcerative dyspepsia with H . pylori positive [12 males 8 females] and their ages ranged from [20] to [55] years. All patients were subjected to full history taking; clinical examination, laboratory investigation, endoscopic examination and three biopsies were taken from antrum of stomach to recognize H . pylori by R.U.T. and histopathological examination

Results of the present study showed that no significant positive association between H. pylori and pathogenesis of GERD where H. pylori positive with GERD occur in five patients [12.5%] especially in grade I reflux eosophagitis and H. pylori negative with GERD occur in [28] patients [70%]. There were seven patients [17.5%] with incompetent cardia and hiatus hernia hadpositive H. pylori without reflux eosophagitis. We conclude neither symptoms of GERD nor endoscopic grading of reflux eosophagitis has no relation with H. pylori infection