Pediatrics & Therapeutics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
Bodour S. Rajab
Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pediatr Ther
Background: A systematic review was performed to deliver a critical view of clinical and research practice on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Saudi Arabia. Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases were searched for original articles reporting clinical and/or imaging findings among HCM patients in Saudi Arabia. Of 559 records identified, 3 studies and 1 abstract were included, involving 169 patients. Methods: The mean age ranged between 40and 56 years, up to 93.3% were males. A family history of HCM was reported in one study (5%), and sudden cardiac death was investigated in two studies (9% and 13%). Dyspnea was the most frequent symptom (60-68.7%) reported, followed by chest pain (12.5%-73.3%). Result: Regarding complications, atrial fibrillation was reported among 0-25% of the patients, mi- tral regurgitations among 13.3-50%, and ventricular tachycardia among 5-12.5%. Imaging parame- ters were inadequately documented and suggested a high prevalence of left atrial enlargement, SVI + RV5 > 35 mm, blocks, and asymmetric septal hypertrophy Conclusion: The ejection fraction was reported by two studies with a means of 68±13% and 77.2±8.07%. The researchers stress the paucity, low quality, and disparity in time of original stud- ies about HCM in Saudi Arabia and recommend conducting national multicenter studies, with ap- propriate design, notably using screeningbased recruitment methods.
Bodour Rajab her expertise in cardiovascular biochemistry. She graduated from Manchester University in Cardiovascular biochemistry PhD(2020) after that work as assistant professor at umm al qura university (https://uqu.edu.sa/Profile/bsrajab ). She has got an experience in research, evaluation, teaching and administration both in hospital and education institutions. The research gate link (https://www.researchgate. net/profile/Bodour-Rajab). She works as Clinical Scientist in Medical and Medical Science Research Centre at Umm Al-Qura University.she is Teaching and Supervising BSc and masterStudents in Clinical and Basic Biochemistry at Umm Al-Qura University.