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مستوى الكالبروتيكتين بروتين (S - 100) في مصل الدم للمرضى المصابين بالتهاب الفقار المقسط في العراق وعلاقته بالعلاج, نشاط المرض وتنميط.HLA == The Serum Level of Calprotectin (S - 100 protein) in Iraqi Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and its Relation with Treatment, Disease Activity and HLA Typing

Author name: خالد محمد عبد الواحد
Supervisor name: جاسم محمد كرحوت | محمد هادي العصامي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Microbiology - Immunology
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: لقد اجريت هذه الدراسة في الفترة ما بين تشرين الاول عام 2016 وتشرين الاول عام 2017 على 90 شخصا تم تشخيص 60 منهم على انهم مصابين بالتهاب الفقار المقسط (مجموعة المرضى) وكان 30 منهم يتناولون العلاج التقليدي (الستيرويد و/او العقاقير السامة للخلايا) الذين كانوا يحضرون للعيادة الخارجية للمفاصل بمستشفى بغداد التعليمي في حين كان هناك 30 مريضا اخرين يتلقون العلاج البيولوجي Inliximab infusion)) وهم يحضرون ردهة العلاج البيولوجي وكان هناك ايضا 30 اخرون من مجموعة الاصحاء. تم جمع عينات الدم من المرضى والاصحاء لتقييم الكالبروتيكتين(Calprotectin) (Matrix(metalloproteinase - 3) في مصل الدم وتم الكشف عنها بواسطة مقايسة الممتز المناعي المرتبط بالانزيم ELISA)). تم قياس hs - CRP بواسطة nephlometer كما تم فحص HLA B - 27 بواسطة التفاعل المتسلسل للبوليميريز في الوقت الحقيقي RT - PCR)). كان مجموع مرضى الدراسة الحالية 60 مريضا، كان متوسط اعمارهم 40.05 ± 8.02 سنة ، وكانت نسبة الذكور سائدة اكثر من الاناث في نسبة (M : F 11 : 1). لقد اوضحت الدراسة الحالية ان مستويات الكالبروتيكتين في المصل كانت اعلى في مجموعة المرضى (89.23 ± 73.97) من مجموعة الاصحاء (54.94 ± 20.51) وكان هذا الفرق ذو دلالة احصائية (P= 0.0148) ، وكان اعلى ايضا في المرضى الذين عولجوا بالعلاج التقليدي مقارنة بالمرضى الذين عولجوا بالعلاج البيولوجي (infliximab infusion) وكان الفرق ذو دلالة احصائية (P = 0.0013) بينما لم يكن هناك فرقا احصائيا بين المرضى الذين كان BASDAI وBASFI < 4.0 وغيرهم من المرضى الذين كان BASDAI و4.0 ≤ BASFI ولا بين المرضى الذين HLA B - 27 ايجابية وغيرها سلبية. لقد كان متوسط مستوى المصل من مركب Metalloproteinase - 3 من المرضى اعلى من مجموعة الاصحاء وكان ذو دلالة احصائية عالية (P= 0.0093)وكان اعلى ايضا في المرضى الذين عولجوا بالعلاج التقليدي ، مقارنة بالمرضى في العلاج البيولوجي (infliximab infusion) والفرق كان ذو دلالة احصائية (P value = 0.0235). وفيما يتعلق باختبار hs - CRP الذي كشف ان متوسط مستوى hs - CRP في المصل للمرضى كان اعلى من مجموعة الاصحاء وكان ذو دلالة احصائية عالية (P= 0.0001) وكان اعلى ايضا في المرضى الذين عولجوا بالعلاج التقليدي ، مقارنة بالمرضى الذين كانوا يتلقون العلاج البيولوجي (infliximab infusion) وكان هذا الفرق ذو دلالة احصائية(P = 0.0235). لقد اظهرت الدراسة الحالية ان HLA B - 27 كان ايجابيا في 34 مريضا (56.7 ٪) ، ولم يكن موجبا في اي شخص من مجموعة الاصحاء وكان هذا الفرق ذو دلالة احصائية عالية (P < 0.0001) وكان هناك فرق كبير من hs - CRP بين مجموعات HLA B - 27 الايجابية والسلبية (P= 0.0437) ولم يتم الكشف عن اختلافات اخرى (ESR ، Calprotectin ، MMP - 3 ، BASDAI ، BASFI) بين مجموعة المرضى HLA B - 27 الايجابية والسلبية. فيما يتعلق بالعلاقة بين ESR وCalprotectin وMMP - 3 وhs - CRP في كلا المجموعتين من المرضى. كان هناك ارتباط مباشر كبير بين hs - CRP وESR (P value = 0.005) ولم يلاحظ اي ارتباط بين المعلمات الاخرى في كلتا المجموعتين من المرضى.لقد اوضحت الدراسة ان الكالبروتيكتين في المصل كان اعلى في مجموعة المرضى من مجموعة الاصحاء وكان اعلى في المرضى الذين يتلقون العلاج التقليدي مقارنة بالمرضى المعالجين بالعلاج البيولوجي ولم تكن هناك علاقة بين مستوى الكالبروتيكتين في المصل ونشاط المرض ولا بوجود HLA B - 27 . | patients were diagnosed as established ankylosing spondylitis patients, thirty (30) patients of them were on conventional treatment (steroid and/or cytotoxic drugs) who were attending the Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic of Baghdad Teaching Hospital, while the other thirty (30) patients were on biological treatment (infliximab infusion) attending biological therapy room and other thirty (30) were apparently healthy control group. Blood samples were collected from patients and controls to assess Serum calprotectin and matrix metalloproteinase - 3 which were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, the high sensitivity C - Reactive Protein was measured by nephelometer,, wherease Human Leucocyte Antigen B - 27 has been done by real time polymerase chain reaction. Out of 60 patients study group included in the current study, their mean age was 40.05 ± 8.02 years, the males were predominant than females in a ratio (M : F 11 : 1). The current study revealed that serum level of calprotectin is higher in patient group (89.23±73.97) than control group (54.94±20.51) and this difference is statistically significant (P - value =0.0148), and also is higher in patients treated with conventional treatment, than in patients treated with biological treatment (infliximab infusion) and the difference is statistically significant (P - value =0.0013) while the difference is not statistically significant between patients whose Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index < 4.0 and other patients whose Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index ≥ 4.0 nor between patients whose Human Leucocyte Antigen B - 27 positive and others negative. Mean serum level of matrix metalloproteinase - 3 of patients is higher than control group and is highly statistically significant (P - Value 0.0093) and also higher in patients treated with conventional treatment, than in patients on biological treatment (infliximab infusion) and the difference is statistically significant (P - value =0.0235). Regarding high sensitivity C - Reactive Protein test which revealed that mean serum level of high sensitivity C - Reactive Protein of patient higher than control group and is highly statistically significant (P - Value =0.0001) and also higher in patients treated with conventional treatment, than in patients on biological treatment (infliximab infusion) and this difference is statistically significant (P - value = 0.0235). The current study showed that Human Leucocyte Antigen B - 27 was positive in 34 (56.7 %) patients, and in no subject ( 0 %) from control group and this difference is highly statistically significant (P - Value < 0.0001) and there is a significant difference of high sensitivity C - Reactive Protein between positive and negative Human Leucocyte Antigen B - 27 groups (P - value =0.0437) and no other differences detected of (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Calprotectin, matrix metalloproteinase - 3, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index) between positive and negative Human Leucocyte Antigen B - 27 patients group. Regarding the correlation between Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Calprotectin, matrix metalloproteinase - 3 and high sensitivity C - Reactive Protein in both patients groups; there is a significant direct correlation between high sensitivity C - Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (P - value=0.005) and no correlation is observed between the other parameters in both patients groups. The study had showed that serum Calprotectin is higher in patients group than control group and also higher in patients on conventional treatment than in patients on biological treatment, and there is no relation between serum calprotectin level and disease activity nor Human Leucocyte Antigen B - 27 typing

تقييم وظائف البطين الايمن لمرضى العيب الاذيني للقلب قبل وبعد القسطرة العلاجية بواسطة تتبع ضربات القلب == Evaluation of RV functions in ASD patients pre & post transcatheter occlusion by speckle tracking

Author name: فينوس عبد الواحد علوان
Supervisor name: علاء عبد الحسين الانباري
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Heart
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
Key words:
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Speckle tracking defect
  • Right ventricular function
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Abstract: Background : The atrial septal defect is a common congenital heart disease. Speckle tracking echocardiography is non - invasive diagnostic technique used in assessment of myocardial function. Aim of study : To evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of right ventricular 2D Strain assessed by speckle tracking in patients undergoing atrial septal defect transcatheter occlusion compared with conventional markers before and after transcatheter occlusion.Patients and methods : A prospective follow up study conducted in Ibn AL - Bitar Specialized Center for Cardiac Surgery in Baghdad during the period from 1st of July, 2017 to 30th of June, 2018 on sample of 30 patients with atrial septal defect and sample of 30 healthy controls. All patients were investigated with echocardiography and speckle tracking one month before transcatheter occlusion and one month after the transcatheter occlusion.Results : Post transcatheter occlusion, there was a significant decrease in mean right ventricular end diastolic dimension (p<0.001) and a significant decrease in mean of tricuspid annular plain systolic excursion (p<0.001). There was a significant increase in global strain speckle tracking echocardiography mean post transcatheter occlusion (p<0.001). The global strain speckle tracking echocardiography mean was significantly higher among controls and atrial septal defect patients in post occlusion while lower among patients in pre - occlusion (p<0.001) with no significant difference in global strain mean between controls and patients in post occlusion (p=0.1). Conclusions : The speckle tracking echocardiography is a valuable diagnostic technique for evaluation of right ventricular function before and after transcatheter occlusion of atrial septal defect in adults

قياس الفعالية الانزيمية وتحديد الطفرات الجينية لانزيم الثايوبيورين الناقل لمجموع المثيل في عينة من الاطفال العراقيين المصابين بسرطان الدم اللمفاوي الحاد == Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase Phenotype and Genotype in a Sample of Iraqi Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Author name: نوار سمير محمد
Supervisor name: منال كمال رشيد | حسنين حبيب غالي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Clinical Biochemistry
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : The most common childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukemia which is only treated with chemotherapy alone.All modern protocols of acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment used thiopurine drugs as an essential anti - cancer drug which used for a long period of time. The 6 - Mercaptopurine is an anti - cancer drug widely used for treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. The patients with low Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase enzyme activity is with an increased risk of developing drug toxicity and consequently unsuccessful acute lymphoblastic leukemia outcome and even death.Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase is one of the main enzymes involved in 6 - mercaptopurine metabolism, and the low activity of this enzyme is strongly correlated to the Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase genetic polymorphism.Aim : Find out the three most common Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase enzyme polymorphism TPMT*3A, TPMT*3B and TPMT*3C in Iraqi pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and its frequencies. Analyses of Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase activity in the serum of those patients, and compare the results with other population. Methods : This is a cross - sectional study included eighty - one (81) Iraqi pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during the maintenance phase of their UKALL protocol treatment, receiving 6 - Mercaptopurine drug with age range from 1.83 (1year and 10 months) to 16.25 (16 years and 3 months). Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase activity was measured in the patients’ serum by Enzyme - Linked Immunosorbent Assay technique and three of Thiopurine SMethyltransferase genetic polymorphisms were detected by allelespecific multiplex - PCR analysis after DNA extraction from the whole blood. Liver Function Tests were measured by calorimetric method; Alanine Aminotransferase, Aspartate Aminotransferase, Alkaline Phosphatase and Total Serum Bilirubin in addition to Complete BloodCount measured by automated hematology system. Results : There was significant difference in the mean of Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase activity between pediatric patients carrying the wild - type allele TPMT*1 (n=49), with allele frequencies of 60.4% and pediatric patients (n=32) carrying the mutant alleles (TPMT*3A or TPMT*3C) with allele frequencies of 81.2% and 18.7% respectively. The TPMT*3B allele was not detected in this group. The P - value was highly significant (P<0.000**).Conclusion : This study is the first to analyze Thiopurine SMethyltransferase mutant gene frequency in a sample of the Iraqi population, and it revealed the presence of TPMT*3A and TPMT*3C genetic polymorphism but not a TPMT*3B mutant allele. Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase activity was low in the patients with mutant gene as compared with the wild - type allele patients. Finally, genotype and phenotype of Thiopurine S - Methyltransferase enzyme is an essential predictor to reduce the cytotoxic effects of the anticancer drug and successful acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment.

تركيزات البلازما والاداة المساعدة للتشخيص لعامل النمو البطاني الوعائي (VEGF) ، مصفوفة ميتالوبروتيناز - 2 (MMP - 2) ، مثبطات الانسجة لمركب الميتالوبروتيناز - 2 (TIMP - 2) والمستعمرة الضخمة (M - CSF) في النساء اللواتي يعانين من ورم الثدي : دراسة مقارنة مع م == Plasma Concentrations and Diagnostic Utility of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Matrix Metalloproteinase - 2 (MMP - 2), Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase - 2 (TIMP - 2), and Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (M - CSF) in Women with Brea

Author name: اسيل نبيل كامل
Supervisor name: باسل عويد محمد صالح | كفاح حمدان
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Clinical Biochemistry
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: سرطان الثدي هو الورم الخبيث الاكثر شيوعا في النساءويعتبرالسبب الرئيسي الثاني لوفاة مرضى السرطان في العالم. تعتبر الوقاية والكشف المبكر هوالطريقة الاكثر فعالية لمكافحة السرطان. خلال العقد الماضي ، جذبت الكثير من علامات البيوكيميائية لسرطان الثدي انتباه العديد من الباحثين. هذه العلامات يمكن استخدامها في مراقبة العلاج ، والتنبؤ بدرجة اصابة الانسجة ، وسلوك الورم ، ومدى انتشاره ، واحتمالية اصابةالعقد الليمفاوية. من بين هذه الواصمات الحيوية ، عامل نمو بطانة الاوعية الدموية (VEGF) ، خلايا البلعوم المحفزة للحفظ (M - CSF)، ومصفوفة الميتالوبروتنيز MMP - 2))، ومثبطات الانسجة لمركب الميتالوبروتينيز(TIMP - 2). تشير الدلائل المتزايدة الى ان قياس VEGF هو افضل مرشح لتشخيص سرطان الثدي (افضل من مستضد السرطانCA 15 - 3 ) خاصة في المرحلتين الاولى والثانية وكذلك في التمايز بين الورم الخبيث وورم الثدي الحميد. اظهرت الدراسات ان قياس VEGF لا سيما مع CA 15 - 3 ، اعلى فائدة وقوة تشخيصية في الكشف عن سرطان الثدي.وفي الاونة الاخيرة ، تم التوصل في البحوث الحديثة الى ان TIMP - 2 قد يكون ذو فائدة في التشخيص المبكر لسرطان الثدي في مراحله الاولى زتهدف هذه الدراسة الى : 1) قياس تركيزات البلازما لبعض المرقمات الحيوية الجديدة بما في ذلك : عامل نمو بطانة الاوعية الدموية (VEGF) ، ومصفوفة الميتالوبروتينيز ((MMP - 2 ، ومثبط الانسجة لمركب الميتالوبروتينيز ((TIMP - 2 ، وعامل تحفيز مستعمرة البلعم (M - CSF) بالاضافة الى مثبط السرطان 15 - 3 ( CA15 - 3) في النساء المرضى الذين يعانون من ورم الثدي بالمقارنة مع النساء الاصحاء.2) التحقيق في الاداة التشخيصية لكل من المرقم الحيوي المقاس (وبالاقتران مع بعضها البعض) في الكشف عن ورم الثدي و(3) مقارنة النتائج مع معلمات الهستوباثولوجي ( العمر, الجنس , الحالة الزوجية , سن الياس حجم الورم , مرحلة الورم السرطاني , مستقبل الاستروجين , مستقبل الروجيستيرون ومستقبلات 2 Her)المواد وطرق العمل : اشتملت الدراسة على 88 امراة عراقية تم تقسيمهم الى ثلاثة مجاميع : 38 امراة مصابة بسرطان الثدي (Group I, BC) ، 25 امراة مصابات بورم الثدي الحميد الغدي الليفي Fibroadenoma (FA) (Group II, FA benign ) اللواتي تم تشخيصهن من قبل مجموعة اخصائي الاورام و25 امراة سليمة (كمجموعة ضابطة). تم تشخيص ورم الثدي من قبل مجموعة من الاخصائيين في الاورام. حيث تم التشخيص بناء فحوصات تجرى على عينة تؤخذ من خزعة نسيجية من ورم الثدي او بعد استئصال الثدي. تم تنفيذ اجراءات التدريج العلاجي على اساس فحوصات الجسم والدم ، والتصوير الشعاعي للثدي ، وفحص الثدي بالموجات فوق الصوتية ، والاشعة السينية للصدر حسب توفرها وضرورتها. تم اجراء تصنيف الاورام وتدريجها اعتمادا على معايير الاتحاد الدولي لمكافحة سرطان الاورام - (UICC - TNM) واللجنة الامريكية المشتركة لمرحلة مكافحة السرطان. تم تقسيم النساء المصابات بسرطان الثدي الى مجموعات فرعية على اساس مراحل السرطان ؛ المجموعة (ا) : تشمل 12 امراة في المرحلة الاولى (T1N0M0) ، حيث حجم الورم <2 سم ، المجموعة ب : 14 امراة في المرحلة الثانية (T2N0M0 ، T2N1M0 ، T3N0M0) ، حجم الورم (2 - 5) سم ومجموعة C : تشمل 12 امراة في المرحلة الثالثة (T2N2M0 ، T3N1M0 ، T3N2M0 وT4N2M0) ، كما كان لديهم حجم الورم > 5 سم. في هذه الدراسة تم استبعاد النساء المصابات بسرطان الثدي في المرحلة المتقدمة (المرحلة الرابعة) ، والنساء اللواتي يعانين من المرض سابقا او اللواتي يعانين من انواع اخرى من السرطانات؛ السرطانات التناسلية الانثوية (سرطان المبيض ، سرطان عنق الرحم ، سرطان الرحم) ، اورام الكلى ، القولون والمستقيم ، البنكرياس ، الرئة والراس والعنق. ايضا ، تم استبعاد المدخنين والنساء اللواتي يتناولن المشروبات الكحولية من هذه الدراسة. تم سحب عينة الدم من كل امراة لقياس VEGF ، M - CSF ،TIMP - 2,MMP - 2 و3 CA15 - . ايضا تم قياس مصل 25 هيدروكسي فيتامين D (25OHD) ومعلمات الدهون بما في ذلك الكولسترول الكلي (TC) ، والدهون الثلاثية (TG) ، والكوليسترول الدهني عالي الكثافة (HDL - C) ، والكولسترول الدهني منخفض الكثافة (LDL - C) فقط في المجموعة الاولى والمجموعة الثانية | Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women and the second leading cause of their death from cancer in the world. The most effective way to combat cancer is its prevention and early detection. During the last decade, biochemical markers of breast cancer have attracted the attention of many researchers. Among these biomarkers, the interest points to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (M - CSF), Matrix Metalloproteinase - 2 (MMP - 2), Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinase - 2 (TIMP - 2). Growing evidence indicates that measurement of VEGF maybe the best candidate for BC diagnosis (better than CA 15 - 3) especially in stages I and II as well as in the differentiation between BC and benign breast tumor. More recently it has been reported that TIMP - 2 maybe useful in early diagnosis of BC and differentiation of breast cancer stages. The aim of this study are to : (1) Measure the plasma concentrations of some of new biomarkers including : Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Matrix Metalloproteinase - 2 (MMP - 2), Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase - 2 (TIMP - 2) and Macrophage - Colony Stimulating Factor (M - CSF) in addition to CA 15 - 3 in women patients with breast tumor in compare son with healthy control women, (2) Investigate the diagnostic utility of each of the measured biomarker (and in combination with each other) in detection of breast tumor and (3) Correlate the findings with the clinicopathological parameters (age, menopause, marital status, stages, tumor size, Estrogen Receptor (ER), Progesterone Receptor (PR) and Her - 2/neu receptor) in those patients.Subjects and Methods : Eighty - eight Iraqi women were enrolled in the study; 38 women with primary breast cancer (BC, Group I), 25 women with Fibroadenoma (FA) benign breast tumor (FA, Group II) and 25 apparently healthy women (served as control group). The diagnosis of breast tumor was achieved by the Oncology group. Histopathology investigations were performed by Consultant Histopathologic based on tissue biopsy of mammary tumor or after mastectomy. Tumor classification and staging were performed depending on criteria of International Union against Cancer Tumor - Node - Metastasis (UICC - TNM) classification and the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging. Accordingly, women with breast cancer were classified into subgroups based on the stage of their BC; Group A : 12 women with stage I, Group B : 14 women with stage II, and Group C : 12 women with stage III. Exclusion criterion includes those women with breast cancer of advanced stage (stage IV), a previous history of multiple type of cancers; female reproductive tract cancers (ovarian, cervical and endometrial cancers), renal, colorectal, pancreatic, lung, head and neck tumors. Blood sample was aspirated from each woman for the measurement of plasma VEGF, M - CSF, MMP - 2, TIMP - 2 and serum CA15 - 3 by using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Also, serum vitamin D3 was measured in group I only using ELISA and serum lipid profile parameters were measured in group I and group II. Results : The mean (±SD) values of plasma levels of VEGF (p<0.001), MMP - 2 (p< 0.001), TIMP - 2 (p < 0.001), M - CSF (p < 0.05), and CA 15 - 3 (p<0.001) of group I was significantly higher compared to that of group II and controls. However, the mean value of plasma MMP - 2 was the only measured biochemical marker which was significantly increased in group II compared to controls (p<0.001). Regarding the BC stages, the mean values of all the measured biochemical markers were significantly higher in stage III than in stage I and stage II (p<0.001). Interestingly, the mean (± SD) value of plasma TIMP - 2 levels was the only biochemical marker of the measured ones which was significantly increased in stage II than in stage I (p=0.001). The cut - point value of plasma VEGF (>55.73 pg/ml) or TIMP - 2 (>102 ng/ml) (for both, AUC=1.0) was the excellent test in differentiating women with stage I of BC from healthy women. While that of VEGF (>55.73 pg/ml), TIMP - 2 (>102 pg/ml) or CA15 - 3 (>10.82 u/ml) (for all, AUC=1.0) was considered as the best test in discriminating the BC stage II from healthy women. While, the cut - point value of plasma TIMP - 2 (>142 ng/ml) which has the highest (AUC=1.0) considered as the excellent test in differentiating BC stage I from women with fibroadenoma benign tumor (FA). While that of VEGF (>88.67 pg/ml) or TIMP - 2 (>254 ng/ml) which has the highest (for each, AUC=0.991) was considered as the best test in discriminating the BC stage II from FA. In addition, the plasma measurement of VEGF has the superior diagnostic utility in differentiation of FA women and healthy control women (p<0.001, AUC=0.998).Conclusion : Measurement of plasma VEGF (cutoff >55.22pg/ml) or TIMP - 2 (cutoff >102 ng/ml) is the best biochemical marker in diagnosis of stage I or stage II BC and differentiates them from healthy women; they have more diagnostic utility than CA 15 - 3. Also, measurement of TIMP (cutoff > 142 ng/ml) has the excellent diagnostic utility in diagnosis and differentiation of stage I BC from benign tumor fibroadenoma (FA). Moreover, TIMP - 2 (cutoff > 254 ng/ml) or VEGF (cutoff > 88.67 pg/ml) has the superior diagnostic utility over that of CA 15 - 3 in diagnosis and differentiation of stage II BC from FA. Plasma measurement of TIMP - 2 was the best biochemical marker in studying early progression of BC; it can differentiate stage II from stage I BC. Furthermore, plasma measurement of VEGF was found to be the excellent parameter in differentiation between women with FA from healthy ones.

دراسة الوظائف الانقباضية والارتخائية للبطينين الايون والايسر لدى مرض ارتفاع ضغط الدم بواسطة التصوير بالدوبلر النسيجي لصدى القلب == Right Ventricular versus Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Parameters using Tissue Doppler Echocardiography in Hypertensive patients

Author name: مصطفى عبد الامير حسين زاهد
Supervisor name: حسن علي الفرحان
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Echocardiography
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : Hypertension is a heterogeneous disorder with a number of well defined as well as putative etiologies. It is a major risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular diseases, and is thus associated with significant morbidity and mortality.Arterial systemic hypertension may determine impairment of both left ventricular diastolic and systolic function, due to increased afterload but also to changes of left ventricular geometry and structure producing left ventricular remodelling and hypertrophy.Also the right ventricle might be involved in this process by structural and functional abnormalities. Right ventricular chamber diastolic dysfunction has been shown in uncomplicated arterial hypertension [30, 41, 42, 43]. To date, little information is available about functional changes of right ventricular walls in arterial systemic hypertension. This issue is crucial to better understanding of the mechanisms underlying right ventricular involvement in the hypertensive heart. Pulsed tissue Doppler has been used to analyze myocardial left ventricular wall motion abnormalities in several cardiac pathologies [45 - 50] and also appears suitable for assessing changes of right ventricular longitudinal function due to arterial hypertension.Aims : This study evaluates Right & Left ventricular functional and morphological changes in treated hypertensive patients using selected conventional and Tissue Doppler Echocardiographic methods, and Studies the relationship between changes in both Right & Left Ventricles of heart. Finally to determine the relationship between onset of disease and echocardiographic changes.Methods and Results : We selected one hundred and two treated hypertensive patients and 100 healthy age - and gender - matched controls, both study groups underwent echocardiographic examination using 2D, M Mode, Pulsed Doppler and Tissue Doppler imaging.Examination involved left ventricular septal and posterior wall thicknesses, internal dimensions, left atrial area, ejection fraction and LV mass, also Tissue Doppler derived waves' velocities S' , e', a' and e'\a' ratio. Right ventricular internal basal diastolic dimension, free wall thickness in diastole, right atrial area, TAPSE, PASP, fractional area change(FAC), PW tricuspid inflow waves' velocities e, a, and e\a ratio, Tissue Doppler derived myocardial performance index (MPI), S', e', a', and e'\a' ratio.Hypertensive patients had Higher than controls in : Left Ventricular walls' thicknesses, end diastolic dimension, LV mass, left atrial area, peak velocity S', a', Right Ventricular free wall thickness, Tricuspid inflow TV a wave velocity, right atrial area, PASP, TDI S' and a' waves velocities.Lower Values than controls in Left Ventricular TDI peak velocity of e' wave and e'\a' ratio, Right ventricular Tricuspid inflow PW e wave velocity, e\a ratio, internal diastolic dimension, TDI e' and e'\a' ratio.The systolic function of both ventricles was not reduced.The diastolic function of both left and right ventricles were impaired, the Tissue Doppler derived e'\a' ratios were strongly correlated in both ventricles.There was a strong correlation between LVH and both Tissue Doppler derived RV & LV diastolic dysfunction.By studying correlation of echocardiographic finding with disease duration there was a strong relationship with both LVH and RV tissue Doppler diastolic dysfunction.Conclusion : Systemic arterial hypertension causes morphological and functional changes in both ventricles, initially systolic function of LV and RV are not affected; diastolic dysfunction in LV is considered as one of the earliest functional changes, studying RV revealed diastolic dysfunction which was strongly correlated with LV diastolic dysfunction by using Tissue Doppler imaging, also with LVH were highly correlated with disease duration.

تفاعل انزيم البلمرة المتسلسل النسخي العكسي ذي الوقت الواقعي كاداة تشخيصية جزيئية في التحري عن الجينات المدمجة الشائعة في عينة من الاطفال العراقيين المصابين بابيضاض الدم اللمفاوي الحاد == Real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction as diagnostic molecular tool in screening of common fusion genes in sample of Iraqi children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Author name: اريج عماد كاظم
Supervisor name: بان عباس عبد المجيد | سلمى عباس الحداد
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Blood
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: ابيضاض الدم الليمفاوي الحاد عند الاطفال هو مرض متنوع له اصناف وراثية متعددة تستجيب بصورة مختلفة للعلاج الكيميائي. توجد الكثير من التغايرات الكروموسومية المؤدية الى انتاج جينات مدمجة مصاحبة لحدوث هذا المرض.اهداف الدراسة : لدراسة تعبير الجينات المدمجة الشائعة في ابيضاض الدم اللمفاوي الحاد عند الاطفال باستخدام تقنية تفاعل البلمرة المتسلسل ذي الزمن الواقعي وربط نتائج هذه الدراسة مع مختلف المؤشرات السريرية والمختبرية ثم تقييم هذا التعبير بعد العلاج الاولي.المرضى, المواد وطرق العمل : اجريت هذه الدراسة المستقبلية للحالات والشواهد باستخدام تقنية تفاعل البلمرة المتسلسل ذي الزمن الواقعي لدراسة تعبير الجينات المدمجة MLL - AF4 ,BCR - ABL1 ,E2A - PBX1 ,TEL - AML1 وSIL - TAL1 في ناضح نقي العظم ل 48 مريض بابيضاض الدم اللمفاوي الحاد قبل العلاج مع 46 شخوص ضابطة, تم جمعها من مستشفى حماية الطفل التعليمي / دائرة مدينة الطب للفترة من 1 تموز 2013 الى 31 حزيران 2014. استعمل جين GAPDH كجين مراقب داخلي لدراسة تعبير الجينات المذكورة بعد العلاج.النتائج : من اصل 48 مريض بابيضاض الدم اللمفاوي الحاد, كان هناك 21 ذكرا" و27 انثى مع نسبة ذكور الى الاناث 0.78 : 1 . تراوحت اعمارهم بين 2 شهر الى 13 عام مع متوسط عمر 5 اعوام . تراوحت اعمار 26 مريضا" بين 1 - 5 سنوات. اظهر الفحص الجزيئي الكشف عن نسخ الجينات المدمجة TEL - AML1، E2A - PBX1 وp190 1BCR - ABL في 20.8%, 16.7% و2.1% من المرضى، على التوالي، بينما لم يتم الكشف عن نسخ p210 1BCR - ABL ، MLL - AF4 وSIL - TAL1. بالاضافة الى ذلك، اظهر احد المرضى تعبير نسخي لكل من TEL - AML1 وE2A - PBX1 في الوقت نفسه. وجدت التعابير الجينية بعد بدء العلاج في 2 مرضى من اصل 12 مريض.الاستنتاجات : ان تقنية تفاعل البلمرة المتسلسل ذي الزمن الواقعي طريقة جزيئية دقيقة وقابلة للتطبيق في تصنيف ابيضاض الدم اللمفاوي الحاد في الاطفال. ان نتائج التصنيف الجزيئي للاطفال العراقيين المصابين بابيضاض الدم اللمفاوي الحاد مشابهة نوعا" ما للتقارير العالمية جاعلة TEL - AML1 الجين المدمج الاكثر انتشارا". | Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a heterogeneous disease with various genetic subtypes that respond differently to treatment. Many chromosomal aberrations with resultant fusion genes are known to be associated with the disease.Objectives : To study the expression of common fusion genes in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia using a quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction technique, correlate results with different clinical and laboratory findings and evaluate these expressions after initial treatment.Subjects, materials and methods : A case - control prospective study was conducted using qPCR technique to study the expression of TEL - AML1, E2A - PBX1, BCR - ABL1, MLL - AF4 and SIL - TAL1 fusion genes in bone marrow aspirates of 48 untreated acute lymphoblastic leukemia pediatric patients and 46 control subjects, were recruited at the Children Welfare teaching hospital / Medical City directorate for the period from 1st of July 2013 to 31st of June 2014. Post - induction transcripts’ evaluation for 12 ALL patients was done by comparative quantification method using GAPDH as a reference gene.Results : Out of 48 acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients, 21 were males and 27 were females with a male to female ratio of 0.78 : 1. Age ranged from (2 months to 13 years) with 26 patients aged between 1 - 5 years whereas the median age was 5 years. The mean age was 5.9 years + standard error of 0.51 years. Molecular screening demonstrated detection of TEL - AML1, E2A - PBX1 and BCR - ABL1 p190 transcripts in 20.8%, 16.7% and 2.1% of patients, respectively. BCR - ABL1 p210, MLL - AF4 and SIL - TAL1 transcripts were not expressed. One patient expressed both TEL - AML1 and E2A - PBX1 transcripts. Post induction transcripts were detected in 2 out of 12 patients.Conclusions : Real time PCR technique is an applicable molecular method in classifying and predicting prognosis in pediatric ALL. The molecular classification of Iraqi children with ALL is mostly similar to reports worldwide making TEL - AML1 fusion gene the most prevalent type

الاهمية السريرية لدراسة كهروفسلجـة القلب لدى مرضى التسارع الاذيني الانتيابي حول العقدة الاذينية البطينية == CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY IN PATEINTS WITH ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA

Author name: امـين عبد الحسن مانع العـلواني
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Heart
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: تعتبردراسة كهروفسلجة القلب من الفحوصات القسطارية الضرورية لدى المرضى المصابيين بالتسارع الاذيني الانتيابي والذي يحدث بسسب ظاهرة عودة الدخول الكهربائي حول العقده الاذينية البطينية. تهدف هذه الدراسة الى معرفة الاهمية السريرية لكهروفسلجة القلب في تقييم مرضى التسارع الاذيني الانتيابي حول العقده الاذينيه . لقد خضعوا جميع المرضى الى اجراء قسطرة كهربائية القلب وخلال هذه العملية تتم دراسة كهروفسلجة القلب حيث تم مراقبة التوصيل الكهربائي بين حزمة هز والبطينين وتثبيت سرعة التيار الكهربائي بين الاذين والبطين اثناء التسارع الانتيابي. وشملت هذه الدراسةتسعة وثلاثون مريض من كلا الجنسين وباعمار مختلفة. ومن خلال دراسة كهروفسلجة القلب لديهم تم تقسيمهم الى مجموعتيين المجموعه النموذجية الاكثر انتشارا حسب قياسات المسافة بين البطين والاذين اثناء التسارع الاذيني الانتيابي والتي تكون اقل من 60 مل/ثانيه. وكان عددهم ثلاثة وثلاثون مريض. والمجوعة الثانية وهي اللانموذجية والاقل شيوعا وكان عددهم ستة مرضى. والمسافة بين البطين والاذين اثناء التسارع الانتيابي اكثر من 60 مل/الثانيه. اظهرت النتائج الى ان اكثر من نصف المرضى تكون العقده الاذينيه الحبيبه ذات فيزيولجية ثنائية الذراع (البطيئ والسريع) 62% وهو الغالب في العادة، ولكن من خلال هذه الدراسة وجدت نسبة تكاد تكون عالية 38% نسبيا بين هولاء المرضى حيث كانت العقدة الاذينية البطينية ثلاثية او رباعية الذراع حيث يشترك اكثر من ذراع بطيئ في التسارع الانتيابي. بعد الاعتماد على نتائج الدراسة وتحديد نوع التسارع الاذيني الانتيابي يتم كوي الحزمه الكهربائية في الذراع البطيئ بعد تحديد مكان الذراع بالاعتماد على التشريح والموقع اثناء الدراسة. مع الاخذ بنظر الاعتبار ان جميع المرضى تم كوي الذراع لهم وبشكل ناجح ولكن القسم الاكبر 59% تم قطع الذراع بشكل تام حيث لاثوجد اي اشارات لكهروفسلجة القلب بعد الكوي والقسم الاخر تم كوي الذراع بشكل غير كامل او تغير في التركيب التشريحي للذراع وكانوا 41% من المرضى بالاعتماد على وجود بعض المواصفات من البداية من دون رجوع التسارع الاذيني الانتيابي بعد الكوي خلال تحفيز القلب بعد الكوي. وتم الاستنتاج من خلال الدراسة ان النساء يعانون بنسبة اكبر من تسارع فوق الاذيني المنتظم مقارنة بالرجال. مع وجود نسبة ليست بالقليلة والتي تصل الى ثمانية وثلاثون بالمئة من المرضى تكون فيها فزيولوجية العقده الاذينيه ثلاثية او رباعية الذراع مقارنة بالفيزيولوجية ثنائية الذراع وهو الشائع بالعادة. | AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) considered as the most common regular supraventricular arrhythmia in humans. It originates from a location within the heart above the bundle of His. It is more common in women than men. It represents an important cause of palpitations and to lesser extent, dizzy spells and syncope. An invasive electrophysiological study is a helpful procedure in the classification of AVNRT into common (typical) and uncommon (atypical) types. This study aims to : (1) Assess the role of electrophysiological study in the classification of AVNRT. (2) Explore the presence of multiple pathways in respect to the usual dual AV nodal pathways. And (3) Used EP study as predictor for successful ablation of the slow pathway. This study was conducted on Thirty nine (39) patients of either sex with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia corresponding to an AVNRT referred for catheter ablation. Each subject was submitted for history taking, examination, ECG, Echo study and basic invasive cardiac electrophysiological procedure that include right - sided cardiac catheterization through the femoral veins and programmed pacing was performed after localization of the catheters in the heart using the standard stimulation protocol to induce the tachycardia. In addition, His bundle study which involve measurement of atrial - His (AH) interval, Ventricular - atrial time (VA) as a baseline and after tachycardia induction, demonstration of the AH jump and/or echo beat (ectopic) pre and post ablation of the slow pathway using radiofrequency energy. However this study was conducted in Leipzig Heart Center/Germany from January 2013 to February 2014. The result of this study reveals that 33 (84.6%) of the patients developed typical AVNRT and 6 (15.4%) with atypical AVNRT. 25 patients (64.1%) were females (23 (92%) typical type and 2 (8%) atypical type) and 14 patients (35.9%) were males (10 (71.4%) typical type and 4 (28.6%) atypical type). Among the patients group with typical AVNRT the 91.7% discovered to have two AV nodal pathways and 84.6% with three pathways in respect to 8.3% with two AV nodal pathway and 15.4% with three pathways within the patients group with atypical AVNRT. Accordingly, 38.5% of all patients in this study discovered to have multiple pathways. Concerning ablation and modification of the slow pathway, complete ablation is achieved in 59% while modification of the pathways was noticed in 41%. In conclusion, this study concludes that an invasive electrophysiological study is a safe and reliable method for identification of patients with high risk of tachyarrhythmias. Moreover, most of the female patients discovered to have typical AVNRT. Unusually, higher percent of patients developed multiple pathways (more than two pathways) with respect to the usual dual pathways. The disappearance of post ablation EP data (AH jump and/or echo beat) reflect successful complete slow pathways ablation whereas the appearance of these data considered being a modification of the slow pathway

الدور الحتمل لكشف المستضد كالتومانان في مجال التشخيص المختبري من الرشاشيات الهوائية في مرضى نقص المانعة == The possible role of galactomannan antigen detection in laboratory diagnosis of invasive Aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients

Author name: رواء علي محمد
Supervisor name: وفاق محمود الوتار | علي محمد جواد
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Microbiology
Degree: Master
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: This study was conducted to detect the invasive aspergillosis inimmunocompromised patients with rapid diagnostic method (ELISA).This study was conducted on 50 immunocompromised patients, theywere the attendants of Hematology / Oncology Department of BaghdadTeaching Hospital, pediatric oncology wards. The patients presented withfever which is not responding to antibiotics along with cough and sputumand abnormality on chest x - ray . And 11 healthy Iraqi individuals wereincluded in this study. from March 2013 till October 2013.Sputum and serum. initially direct microscopical examination donefor each sample and stained with gram stain. Sputum was immediatelycultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar (SAB) and Brain heart infusion agar(BHI) labeled with same code number of that sputum. Wet preparationwas down from colonies on Sabouraud dextrose agar plate or Brain heartinfution agar for isolation and identification of species of growingmould.This study showed that female to male ratio among patients studygroup was (1.2 : 1) .The age of the patients ranged from from 2 to 70 years with a meanage (31.8 ± 0.8) years. For the control the age ranged from 11 to 60 yearswith a mean age (31.1 ± 0.1) years. The peak mean age group (10 - 20)years with (5.1 ± 0.1).This study showed that 33( 66%) of patients were havingneutropenia which it is highly significant = 11.58 when the P value(P<0.01) , 10 ( 20% ) of patients were having neutrophilia and 7 (14%)of patients were having normal blood film results.IIThis study showed that sputum culture for Aspergillus positive in 18cases and it was negative in 17 patients, it was not done in 15 casesbecause some are from patients were sputum sampling was difficult to beobtained (pediatric), or have no sputum . And the Aspergillus speciesisolated from this culture showed that Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common species isolated from sputum culture 11 (61.1%) of positive culture results.The results showed high significant of AML diseases which composed 18 of 50 (36%) of patients , and most of the patients 24 of 50 (48%) of patients were on amphotericin B treatment.The results of the detection of galactomannan antigen detected by ELISA showed that the difference between the mean cutoff value of the patients and the control group was statistically significant (T = 0.135 and P value <0.05). In patient study group the ELISA test was positive in 39 of 50 (78% ) which it is highly significant when compared with noncancerous control group who were all negative 11 of 11 (100%) at p - value <0.001.Finally this study showed that (28 of 50) 56% of patients were dead because they are have invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) which is serious and potentially fatal disease that might kill the patients if any delay occurs in lab. diagnosis. So early diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis may give higher cure rates.

دراسة التعبير الوراثي للجينات P53, KRAS, c - MYC & Her - 2/neu وانواع الرنا المايكريوية miR - 21, 34a, 92 & 98 على عينات ماخوذة من الغسول القصبي والانصباب الجنبي لمرضى مصابين بسرطان الرئة ومرضى مصابين بامراض رئوية مزمنة غير سرطانية == Expression of P53, KRAS, c - MYC, Her - 2/neu genes and microRNAs 21, 34a, 92 & 98 in cancerous and non - cancerous bronchial wash and pleural aspirate

Author name: حسين عبادي الجبوري
Supervisor name: بان عباس عبد المجيد | عدنان الجبوري
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in men all over the world. Most of newly diagnosed cases were in advanced stage and beyond radical treatment due to late appearance of worrying symptoms and absence of effective screening method for high risk groups. Nowadays, depending on recent advances in molecular studies researches are directed toward finding molecular markers for diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic purposes. Aim of study : To investigate the possibility of using expression of P53, KRAS, Her - 2/neu, c - MYC and microRNAs 21, 34a, 92, and 98 as a molecular biomarkers for detection of lung cancer in samples of bronchial wash and pleural fluid. Material and Methods : A prospective case control study on a total of 120 samples, sixty bronchial washes and sixty pleural effusions. The samples were taken from patients recruited at the Thoracic Surgical Unit in the Specialized Surgery Hospital/ Medical City during the period from March 2012 to April 2014. The work was performed in the Department of pathology and forensic Medicine, Baghdad college of Medicine. The specimens were thirty bronchial wash and thirty pleural fluid samples positive for lung cancer cells by cytopathology, and similar number of negative samples. Studied genes were amplified using qRT - Realtime PCR. Housekeeping genes for normalization of mRNAs was GAPDH and RNU - 48 for microRNAs. Expression was calculated using equation; Expression = (2 - ΔΔCt). Results : Results of Ct values for each marker were obtained from Max Pro 5000 Agilent Technology PCR software and raw and standardized Ct values were analysed using SPSS - 22 software. The mean, standard deviation, t - test, ANOVA test and LSD (least significant difference) were obtained before and after normalization. A statistically significant differences in the expressions of p53, KRAS, c - MYC, Her - 2/neu and microRNAs, 21, 34a, 92, & 98 genes were found between positive and negative (control) samples with a significant p - values of <0.05. Conclusion : According to this study a conclusion could be reached; the study of expression profiles of mRNAs of P53, KRAS, c - MYC, Her - 2/neu and microRNAs 21, 34a, 92 and 98 genes can be used as a biomarker in the detection of lung cancer, differentiating subtypes, and screening of high risk groups

استخدام الصبغة المناعية p16INK4a والتهجين الموقعي وتاثيرها على فحوصات عنق الرحم الصحيحة والملتبسة == The Use of p16INK4a and In Situ Hybridization and Their Impact on the Healthy and Equivocal Pap Smears of the Cervix

Author name: ثناء جميل الخشالي
Supervisor name: ندى صالح امين | هدى مهدي الخطيب
General topic: Medicine
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Throughout the past thirty years, the perception of cervicalcarcinoma has shifted from that of a mysteriously fatal disease, to one ofthe sexually transmitted, human papillomavirus (HPV) related infection.HPV DNA has been found in almost all cervical invasive and preinvasivecervical neoplasms.Conventional Pap smear, which was established in the early sixtiesreduced effectively the morbidity and mortality related to cervical cancer.Given the lower sensitivity of the Pap cytology test, new diagnosticparameters have been established. The histological features ofpreinvasive cervical neoplasia (CIN1, CIN2, and CIN3) are wellunderstood. However, misinterpretation of the morphological criteriacould lead to significant variability.The aim of this study is to identify women with equivocal and normalPap smear who are at risk for developing cervical cancer through the useof p16INK4a immunostaining and human papillomavirus (HPV) DNAtesting using in situ hybridization (ISH).Materials and MethodsIn order to identify human papillomavirus infection in minorcytological and histological abnormalities, biopsies collected from 60women 25 - 66 years of age with normal cervices and Pap smears (groupI), abnormal cervices and Pap smears (group II) and with cervicalcarcinoma (groupIII) referred to the Colposcopy Clinic in BaghdadTeaching Hospital - Medical City Complex, during the period from June2013 through July 2014. Cytology samples collected with ThinPrep forIVliquid base cytology (LBC), punch biopsy for histopathology formalinfixed and paraffin embedded. In situ hybridization (ISH) and p16INK4aimmunohistochemistry in addition to routine hematoxylin and eosin(H&E) stain were used to evaluate the histological specimens.ResultsThe age, age of marriage and parity of the three groups werestudied in relation to each of ISH and p16INK4a reactions. Agedistribution was highly significant among all age groups; in both ISH andp16 test results GI &GII (p=0.00), GI & GIII (p=0.00), GII &GIII(p=0.00) in both ISH and p16 test results. The age of marriage was notsignificant among the groups in both ISH and p16; GI & GII p (0.93), GI&GIII (0.12), GII &GIII (0.30). The effect of parity was insignificantamong all groups; GI & GII = (p = 0.66), GI & GIII (p = 0.82), GII &GIII (p = 0.79) in both ISH and p16 test resultsp16INK4a immunoreaction : Among group I there was a negativereaction in all the specimens collected. In specimens from group II, therewas a very mild or focal p16INK4a immunoreaction in one specimen(5%), a moderate immunoreactivity in 9 specimens (45%), and a highpositive reactivity in 10 specimens (50%) (p=0.000). Group III showedvery high immunoreaction in all the specimens collected.In situ hybridization (ISH) in group I was mild positive in 4specimens (20%) which showed diffuse signal pattern. A mild positivereaction with diffuse nuclear staining was noticed in 4 (20%) of thecervical specimens. Moderate positive reaction with diffuse staining ofthe nucleus was observed in 8 (40%) of the specimens. The remaining 8(40%) of the specimens showed both diffuse and punctate staining of theVnuclei. Among group III specimens, the nuclei in the epithelial cellsshowed both punctate and diffuse signal patterns.Chi square was done to compare results concerning ISH & variousgroups was highly significant (p= 0.00) ConclusionHPV infection is prevalent and can be missed by the conventional Pap smear. The severity of the disease was directly proportional with the age of women in this study. p16 overexpression was correlated with the positivity of ISH. This may support the use of either, or both, tests to improve the accuracy of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) diagnosis, and help in the triage of women with equivocal lesions.

التقييم السريري ورصد قياس التاكسج خلال الليل للمرضى المعرضين لخطر توقف التنفس الانسدادي اثناء النوم == Clinical Evaluation and Overnight Oximetry Monitoring of High Risk Patients for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Author name: محمد شاكر حسن
Supervisor name: قاسم محمد سلطان
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Thoracic
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea OSA is a condition of sleep related pharyngeal collapse, in which recurrent episodes of upper airway occlusion occur during sleep causing diminution (hypopnea) or cessation of airflow (apnea) in the pharynx provoking arousals and sleep fragmentation , resulting in daytime sleepiness. Aim of study : To evaluate patients at high risk of OSA, by clinical parameters and overnight oximetry monitoring.Patients and Method : Cross sectional study of 20 patients, 12 male and 8 female with high probability of OSA, attended to respiratory clinic in Baghdad teaching hospital suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness, they were clinically evaluated plus using overnight oximetry as an objective testing method.Results : 20 patients only complete the study, 12 male (60%), 8 female (40%), 4 patients >60 years old (20%), 9 patients 40 - 59 (45%), and 7 patients 20 - 40 (35%), smokers were 11 (55%), patients with hypertension were 8 (40%) all of them with regular anti - hypertensive drugs , 2 (10%) patients were hypothyroidism according to thyroid function test .DI show significant correlation with AHI, BMI, Baseline SPO2 and gender, while no significant correlation with age.AHI show significant correlation with baseline SPO 2 and gender, and no correlation with BMI and age.Conclusion : Desaturation index assessed by nocturnal pulse oximetry maintain its utility as a screening method in the recognition of obstructive sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients with high clinical pretest suspicion, DI > 4% when combined with appropriate clinical evaluation, could be used as an initial diagnostic test for OSA.Obesity is a major risk factor and almost all suspected patients with OSA are obese.

الاعراض السميه في الجهاز الهضمي نتيجة للعلاج الشعاعي الجذري في منطقة الحوض, الانواع, الشده والتواتر == Acute Gastrointestinal radiation toxicities in pelvic radiation therapy; types, grade and frequency

Author name: هديل ماجد علي رشيد
Supervisor name: خضير جاسم صبيح الرواق
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Therapeutic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
Key words:
  • acute toxicities
  • radiation therapy
  • pelvic organ cancer.
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Abstract: نوعية الحياة للناجين من السرطان قد تتضرربصورة مباشرة بسمية الامعاء؛ نتيجة للعلاج بالاشعاع في منطقة الحوض. 12000 مريض في المملكة المتحدة يعالج سنويا بالعلاج الاشعاعي الجذري لانواع الامراض السرطانية في منطقة الحوض؛ وهذا ينطوي على مخاطر كبيرة للاثار الجانبية للانسجة المحيطة العادي. الغرض من الدراسة الهدف من هذه الدراسة هو تحديد تواتر وانواع السمية المعدية المعوية الحادة في العلاج الاشعاعي الجذري لمنطقة الحوض في بلدنا وذلك ليمكننا من اجراء مقارنة مع الغرب في هذا الصدد, بطريقة تساعدنا في تطوير الاستراتيجيات الملائمة للوقاية والعلاج. المنهجية البحث عباره عن دراسه تحليليه مستقبليه, تم اجراءها في مركز العلاج النووي والعلاج الشعاعي/ مستشفى الاورام التعليمي في مجمع مدينة الطب في بغداد, من الاول من شهر كانون الثاني ولغاية الثلاثين من شهر نيسان لسنة 2016. الدراسه شملت 53 مريضا مؤكد بالزرع النسيجي مصابين بسرطان المثانة, الرحم، وسرطان عنق الرحم، والمستقيم، وسرطان البروستاتا، يتم علاجهم بالعلاج الاشعاعي الجذرية، التحقوا جميعا بالدراسة بعد موافقة عن علم وفقا لمعايير اشتمال واستبعاد. تم تقييم المرضى للتردد، وانواع ودرجة السمية المعدية المعوية الحادة وفقا لتصنيف معايير اثار الجانبية على اساس المنظمة الاوربية للبحوث والعلاج ولجنة معايير السمية مشتركة، في بداية، خلال وفي نهاية العلاج الشعاعي. وقد تم تحليل البيانات بواسطة برنامج البرمجيات "الحزمة الاحصائية" للعلوم الاجتماعية, اصدار 20).النتيجة من اصل 53 مريضا، 60.37% (n = 32) كانت انثى و39.62% (n = 21) من الذكور. سرطان بطانة الرحم تمثل 30.18% (n = 16) من الحالات، كانت سرطانات عنق الرحم 24.52% (ن = 13)، سرطان المستقيم 11.32% (n = 6)، سرطان المثانة 24.52% (ن = 13) وسرطان البروستاتا 9.43% (ن = 5) من مجموع الحالات. الاسهال لوحظ في 27 من اصل 53 مريضا(50.9%), 15 مريض كان يعاني من الالم (28.3%) بينما الامساك والغثيان والقي مثلوا (22.6%). كان معظم السميه متمثل بالمرحله الاولى ووجد فقط مريضان بوضع المرحله الثالثه (الاسهال 4.7%). الاستنتاج تواتر وشدة السمية الحادة في الجهاز الهضمي كانت ترتبط بزيادة جرعة الاشعاع، جنبا الى جنب مع استخدام العلاج الكيميائي, والتداخل الجراحي | Background : quality of life of cancer survivors is adversely impacted by bowel toxicity; result from pelvic radiation therapy. In the UK, 12000 patients are treated with radical radiation therapy for pelvic cancer, mostly with curative intent; this carries a considerable risk for normal surrounding tissues side effects.Objective : the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and types of acute gastrointestinal toxicity in radical pelvic radiation therapy in our patients so that a comparison could be made with the West in this aspect which would help us in developing appropriate strategies for its prevention and better management. Patients and Methods : a prospective analytic study was carried out in Radiotherapy department / Oncology teaching hospital / Medical city complex, from the 2nd of January to the 30th of April 2016.A total of 53 patients with histologically confirmed uterine, cervical, rectal, urinary bladder or prostatic cancer, treated by radical radiation therapy, were enrolled in the study after informed consent according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were assessed for the frequency, types and grade of acute gastrointestinal toxicities according to grading criteria of side effect based on RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) /EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment) and CTC (Common Toxicities Criteria), at the start, during and at the end of the treatment. The data was analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 20) software.Result : Diarrhea occur in 27 out of 53 patients (50.9%), 15 patients had pain (28.3%) while constipation and nausea and vomiting were 22.6% (n=12/53) each. The majority had grade 1 toxicities and only 2 patients developed grade 3 diarrhea (4.7%).Conclusion : The frequency and severity of acute gastrointestinal radiation toxicities were associated with increase dose of radiation therapy, combined with the used of chemotherapy therapy and the presence of surgery.Background : quality of life of cancer survivors is adversely impacted by bowel toxicity; result from pelvic radiation therapy. In the UK, 12000 patients are treated with radical radiation therapy for pelvic cancer, mostly with curative intent; this carries a considerable risk for normal surrounding tissues side effects.Objective : the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and types of acute gastrointestinal toxicity in radical pelvic radiation therapy in our patients so that a comparison could be made with the West in this aspect which would help us in developing appropriate strategies for its prevention and better management. Patients and Methods : a prospective analytic study was carried out in Radiotherapy department / Oncology teaching hospital / Medical city complex, from the 2nd of January to the 30th of April 2016.A total of 53 patients with histologically confirmed uterine, cervical, rectal, urinary bladder or prostatic cancer, treated by radical radiation therapy, were enrolled in the study after informed consent according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were assessed for the frequency, types and grade of acute gastrointestinal toxicities according to grading criteria of side effect based on RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) /EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment) and CTC (Common Toxicities Criteria), at the start, during and at the end of the treatment. The data was analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 20) software.Result : Diarrhea occur in 27 out of 53 patients (50.9%), 15 patients had pain (28.3%) while constipation and nausea and vomiting were 22.6% (n=12/53) each. The majority had grade 1 toxicities and only 2 patients developed grade 3 diarrhea (4.7%).Conclusion : The frequency and severity of acute gastrointestinal radiation toxicities were associated with increase dose of radiation therapy, combined with the used of chemotherapy therapy and the presence of surgery.

معرفة , اتجاه وسلوك النساء الحوامل عن فقر الدم خلال الحمل في مستشفي بغداد التعليمي 2016 == Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Pregnant Women about Anemia during Pregnancy in Baghdad Teaching Hospital - 2016

Author name: رؤى صفاء سعيد
Supervisor name: علياء مكي حسن الصافي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Family Medicine
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Back ground : Anemia constitutes a public health problem worldwide, in both developed and developing countries.Aims : 1) assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of pregnant women about anemia 2) assess the association between knowledge of pregnant women and their socio - demographic variances 3) assess the association between the practice of pregnant women and their socio - demographic variances. Methods : The study was cross - sectional, carried out in among pregnant Baghdad Teaching Hospital, from 25th February to 28th April, 2016. A total of 300 pregnant women participated in the study. The tool of study was questionnaire. Chi - square test was used to test the statistical significance (p - value< 0.05).Results : The study revealed 63.3% of pregnant women had good knowledge, positive attitude found in 65.3% and health practice in 59.3% among pregnant women regarding anemia, the study show association between the knowledge of the pregnant woman and educational level of her and her husband, also there is association between the practice of pregnant woman and her occupation.Conclusion : A noticeable general good level of knowledge , attitude and practice among pregnant women regarding anemia during pregnancy ,level of knowledge in pregnant woman associated with the educational level of her and her husband and healthy practice increase in employed pregnant woman.Recommendations : Raise the level of knowledge and practice for prevention, learn pregnant women healthy dietary habit and encourage pregnant women to early registration in primary health care center.

تقييم مرضى توسع القصبات من الناحية السريرية والاشعاعية == Bronchiectasis Clinical and Radiological Assessment

Author name: لمى جواد كاظم
Supervisor name: مصطفى نعمة عبد علي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Thoracic
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: BACKGROUND : Bronchiectasis is relatively common disease in developing countries, HRCT is the method of choice for the morphologic evaluation of patients with bronchiectasis.OBJECTIVE : To assess the clinical profile of patients with bronchiectasis and evaluate the clinical relevance of high - resolution CT findings in patients with bronchiectasis by using a quantitative high - resolution CT to assess extent of bronchiectasis, severity of disease, bronchial wall thickening, and presence of smallairway abnormalities and mosaic pattern. METHODS : A cross sectional study of 50 consecutive patients with bronchiectasis in respiratory department of Baghdad teaching hospital between 1st of September 2015 and end of April 2016, clinical features of bronchiectasis and results of HRCT were assessed and correlated. RESULTS : Mean age of participants (70% males, 30% females) was 53.44 ± 9.6 years and 52% of them were lifetime non - smokers. Most common identified causes of bronchiectasis were tuberculosis (48%), pneumonia (18.4%) and cystic fibrosis (4%).The predominant symptoms were productive cough (82%), dyspnea (94%), fever (74%) and chest pain (72%). The most common findings on chest examination were crackles (86%) and wheeze (74%). Types of bronchiectasis in HRCT were cystic in 62%, varicose in 32%, tubular 6%, Involvement was multilober in 46%, diffuse in 18%and right upper lobe in 18%. Of 50 patients, 92% have bronchial wall thickening, whereas 62% show small air way abnormalities, 56%have mosaic pattern. Patients with cystic disease have significant association with productive cough with large amount of sputum, hemoptysis, Crackle and Clubbing (p < 0.05), patients with small air way abnormalities in HRCT have significant correlation with chest pain, dyspnea and amount of sputum (p < 0.05). Patient with diffuse lobe distribution on HRCT have daily significant quantities of sputum production (P < 0.05), while multilober distribution have a significant association with dyspnea and wheeze (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION : Clinical finding in patients with bronchiectasis have significant correlation with HRCT chest finding which be used for monitoring activity of disease.Key words : bronchiectasis, HRCT, amount of sputum , bronchial wall thickening, mosaic pattern. Lobes distribution

المضاعفات الرئوية بعد عمليات البطن الجراحية في الردهات الجراحية لمستشفى بغداد التعليمي == Post - abdominal surgery respiratory complications at surgical wards of Baghdad teaching hospital

Author name: رغيد حازم فاضل
Supervisor name: مصطفى نعمة عبد علي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Thoracic
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) followingabdominal surgery are frequent and associated with increased morbidity andmortality, and hospital length of stay.Study objective : The aim of the study was to identify pulmonarycomplications following abdominal surgical procedures and to identifyperioperative risk factors associated with the development of thesecomplications.Patients and Methods : this is a hospitalized - based cross - sectional study. Arandomly selected sample of 52 patients who developed pulmonarysymptom(s) following abdominal surgical procedures at surgical wards ofBaghdad teaching hospital from November 2015 to June 2016. Perioperativedata were collected through interview and char review, and their associationwith the occurrence of PPCs were analyzed. Cross tabulation and Chi - squaretest were used to analyze the discrete variables and their relationship to the PPCs while one way ANOVA was used to analyze the continuous variables and their relationship to the PPCs.Results : The following PPCs were identified : 33 pneumonia, 5 acute respiratory failure, 4 basal atelectasis, 3 pleural effusion, 3 pulmonary embolism, 3 exacerbation of COPD or asthma and 1 pulmonary edema.Perioperative risk factors associated with development of PPCs were identified : current smoking history (p value = 0.042), preexisting comorbid disease (p value = 0.001), emergency surgery (p value = 0.045), upper abdominal (p value = 0.012) or both upper/lower abdominal incisions (p value = 0.026), duration of surgery ≥ 3 hours (p value = 0.049) and NG tube placement postoperatively (p value = 0.043). Conclusions : The most common PPC following abdominal surgery is pneumonia. There is no significant difference between laparoscopy and laparotomy in term of PPCs following abdominal surgery. Six perioperative risk factors associated with the occurrence of PPCs following abdominal surgery were identified which are current smoking history, preexisting comorbid diseases, emergency surgery, upper abdominal or both upper/lower abdominal incisions, duration of surgery more than or equal to three hours and NG tube placement postoperatively.

تقييم استخدام مضادات التخثر الوقائي لمنع الجلطات الدموية الوريدية في المرضى البالغين الراقدين في مستشفى بغداد التعليمي == Assessment of Prophylactic anticoagulant use for prevention of venous thromboembolism in adult inpatients at Baghdad teaching hospital

Author name: عمار محمد عبد الرضا
Supervisor name: عبد الله جنجر الفرطوسي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Thoracic
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Deep venous thrombosis is one of the most problems that faces hospitalized patients and if does not treated or prevented well may lead to pulmonary embolism and it ’s complications and as a consequence increase cost effectiveness, the duration of admission and mortality.Aim of study : Evaluate the use of prophylactic anticoagulants for prevention of DVT and PE in various medical, surgical, and gynecological wards.Patients and methods : Cross sectional study of 374 patients who are indicated for VTE prophylaxis admitted to medical, surgical and gynecological wards in Baghdad teaching hospital and were assessed wither they took VTE prophylaxis or not , had any contraindications and if they developed DVT and PE during admission.Results : 374 patients involved in the study, 152 males (41%) and 222 females (59%).195 patients (52%) received VTE prophylaxis and the rest 179 patients (48%) did not received it and from the latter only 25 patients (14%) had contraindications that prevent the use of VTE prophylactic.Only 4 patients developed DVT and 1 patient developed PE in those who received VTE prophylaxis compared to 13 patients developed DVT and 7 patients developed PE in those who did not received VTE prophylaxis.There was inverse relationship between receiving VTE prophylaxis and development of DVT and PE.Conclusion : The study reveals that there was an underuse of prophylactic anticoagulants for patients who are indicated for VTE prophylaxis in medical, surgical and gynecological wards

انتشار ومتنبات الاكتئاب لدى عينة من المرضى المصابين بداء الذاب الحمامي المجموعي == Prevalence and Predictors of Depression in a Sample of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Author name: زهراء عدنان
Supervisor name: فائق ايشو كوريال | مشتاق طالب هاشم
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Joints
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: المرضى والطرائق : شملت الدراسة المقطعية (60) مريضا مصابا بداء الذاب الحمامي المجموعي تم تشخيصهم حسب المعاييرالمطورة التشخيصية بواسطة الكلية الامريكية لامراض الرثية.تم جمع بيانات المرضى الديموغرافية والسريرية بما في ذلك العمر والجنس ومعيار كتلة الجسم وحالة التدخين والحالة الزوجية والحالة الوضيفية واعراض سابقة لشمول الجهاز العصبي المركزي ومدة المرض وفاعلية المرض بواسطة مقياس فاعلية المرض لداء الذاب الحمامي ,الادوية المستخدمة وتحاليل الدم وشاكلة الاضداد. تم تحري جميع المرضى بواسطة المعايير التشخيصية لنوبة الاكتئاب الرئيسية د س م 5 . النتائج : نسبة انتشار الاكتئاب كانت (31.7%),نسبة الاكتاب الحاد لوحظت في (13.3%) من الحالات بينما كانت نسبة الاكتئاب المتوسط الشدة (8.3%).علاوة على ذالك الحالات الفعالة حسب مقياس فاعلية المرض لداء الذاب الحمامي12< مثلت اعلى نسب الاكتئاب(40%).مقارنتا ب(20%) لحالات المرض الخفيفة الى متوسطة الشدة.لا توجد هناك اهمية اواحصائية معتد بها للفرق في معدل فاعلية المرض لداء الذاب الحمامي بين الفئات شديدة الاكتئاب) .(p>0.05المستوى التعليمي كانت له علاقة عكسية مع الاكتئاب معتد بها احصائيا,مرضى داء الذاب الحمامي من غير تعليم رسمي كانت لهم اعلى نسب الاكتئاب (85.7%)مقارنتا لمعدل مابين (21.7%و29.4%)لمن مستوى تعليمهم اعلى.خطورة الاصابة بالاكتئاب لم تكن مختلفة في حالة وجود اوغياب اعراض تخص شمولية الجهاز العصبي المركزي بالمرض(33.3%و3.35)على التوالي.العمر والجنس والحالة الزوجية والحالة الوظيفية لايوجد لهراابط ملحوظ او معتد احصائيا مع الاكتئاب.الادوية التي سبق للمريض تعاطيها والتي تشمل اي من البريدنيزولون ,هايدروكسي كلوروكوين,سايكلوفوسفامايد ,ازاثيوبرين ,مايكوفينوليت موفتيل ,ميثوتريكسيت ,كلوروكوين ,لا توجد لها اهمية او رابط احصائي معتد مع الاكتئاب.لا توجد اهمية ملحوضة او معتدة احصائيا لتاثير وجود نتيجة ايجابية لاضداد النوى ,اضداد دي ان اي ذو الطاقين وعوز المتممة (ج3و /او ج 4)على نسبة الاصابة بالاكتاب. الاستنتاجات : نسبة الاكتئاب لدى المرضى المصابين بداء الذاب الحمامي المجموعي شائعة نسبيا.وتزداد مع زيادة فعالية المرض. المستوى التعليمي كانت له علاقة عكسية مع الاكتئاب معتد بها احصائيا. | Background : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi - systemic auto immune inflammatory disease in which genetic and environmental factors implicated in its pathogenesis. Depression is a potentially life - threatening disorder that affects hundreds of millions of people all over the world. The World Health Organization has ranked depression the 4th leading cause of disability worldwide.Objectives : The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of depression in a sample of Iraqi patients with SLE if present. Patients and methods : This cross - sectional study involved 60 patients with SLE diagnosed according to revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria. Demographics and clinical data were collected including age, sex, BMI, smoking status, marital status, unemployment, educational status, crowding index, history of CNS involvement and disease duration. Disease activity for SLE was assessed with the SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Medications used, blood investigations and autoantibody profile were collected, all subjects were screened for depression by using the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders - 5 ( DSM5) diagnostic criteria of depression.Results : The prevalence of depression was (31.7%). A severe form of depression was observed in 13.3% of SLE cases, while a mild degree of depression was elicited in 8.3% of the cases. Furthermore, cases with a severe form of disease evaluated by SLEDAI score >12 had an obviously higher rate of depression (40%) compared to 20% among those with mild or moderate disease. There was no important or statistically significant difference in median SLEDAI score between depression severity categories (p more than 0.05). Educational level had a statistically significant negative association with depression, SLE cases with no formal education had the highest rate of depression (85.7%) compared to a rate between 21.7% and 29.4% for higher level of educational attainment. The risk of having depression was not different in the presence or absence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement (33.3% and 31.3% respectively), age, gender, marital status and employment status had no obvious or statistically significant association with depression. The history of using each of prednisolone, hydroxychloroquine, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, mycophenylate, methotrexate and chloroquine had no important or statistically significant association with depression. Also the presence of antinuclear antibodies and anti - double stranded Deoxyribo nucleic acid (DNA) antibodies and the decrease in complement (C3 and/or C4) had no important or statistically significant effect on the presence of depression.Conclusions : The prevalence of depression in SLE patients was relatively high. SLE disease severity increase depression rate. Educational level had statistically negative association with depression

التحليل الجزيئي للجين CYP21A2 في المرضى العراقيين المصابين بتضخم الغدة الكظرية الولادي == Molecular Analysis of CYP21A2 Gene in Iraqi Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Author name: رقية غياث ياسين العبيدي
Supervisor name: بسام موسى صادق الموسوي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Genetics
Degree: Master
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal - recessive disorders that result from a genetic defect in the pathway of steroidogenesis. The most common type is 21 - hydroxylase enzyme deficiency (21 - OHD), which accounts for 90 - 95% of cases and is categorized into two clinical forms : severe classic early onset (salt wasting and simple virilizing) and milder non - classic late onset forms. The molecular analysis of mutations affecting CYP21A2 gene coding for 21 - OH enzyme was not tried earlier in Iraqi patients.Aim of Study : To analyze the commonly expected mutations affecting CYP21A2 gene causing 21 - hydroxylase and thus congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Iraqi children and to determine the frequency of each type and their clinical impact.Patients, Materials & Methods : Fifty - four children with a clinical diagnosis of CAH were recruited from the Pediatric Endocrine Consultation Clinic / Children Welfare Hospital - Baghdad and the Genetic Consultation Clinic - Teaching Laboratories / Medical City - Baghdad during the period between September 14th, 2014 and March 14th, 2015. The clinical diagnosis of 21 - hydroxylase deficiency was made when the patients presented with ambiguous genitalia in females with or without dehydration, or vomiting and dehydration with normal male phenotype early in life, or pseudo - precocious puberty later in life.Peripheral blood samples were collected from all patients. Two samples were taken from those with ambiguous genitalia; one for chromosomal analysis and sex determination and the other for DNA analysis. For the other cases, a single sample was taken for DNA analysis.The other tests, namely electrolytes and hormonal assessment were sent for to be performed by another laboratory (governmental or private).Two cases with ambiguous genitalia showing male karyotypes were excluded from this study as they do not fit in the criteria of 21OHD.Molecular analysis of CYP21A2 gene was performed by PCR amplification using biotinylated primers and hybridization of amplification products to a test strip containing allele - specific oligonucleotide probes immobilized as an array of parallel lines. The bound biotinylated sequences are detected using streptavidin - alkaline phosphatase and color substrates according to the manufacturers’ instructions.Results : CYP21A2 gene was analyzed by CAH StripAssay® for detection of 11 common point mutations, and 50% of deletions and conversions in all 52 cases. Mutations (point mutations and deletions/conversions) were detected in 36 (69.2%) cases while 16 (30.8%) cases had undetected mutations. The most frequent mutations were : large deletions / conversions in 11 (21.15%), Q318X in 7 (13.46%), I2 Splice in 6 (11.54%), I172N in 5 (9.6%), Del 8bp in 1 (1.9%), V281L in 2 (3.85%), P453S in 1 (1.9%), R483P in 1 (1.9%) and multiple mutations in 2 cases (3.85%). Among those with large deletions/conversions, deletion/conversion (P30L, I2Splice, Del8bp) found in 3 (5.8%) cases, Deletion/conversion (P30L, I2 Splice, Del8bp, I172N) in 2 (3.85%) cases, Deletion/conversion (Cluster E6, V281L, L307 frameshift, Q318X, R356W) in 4 (7.7%) cases, complete gene deletion in 2 (3.85%) cases.Four mutations (namely P30L, R356W, Cluster E6, L307 frameshift) were not detected in any of our cases.Most cases demonstrated good correlations between genotypes and phenotypes. In the salt wasting group, the correlation was found in all cases with homozygous genotype, while among the simple virilizing group, the concordance of genotype/phenotype was found in all cases of group B (5 cases with homozygous I172N) and the single case in group A (homozygous I2 Splice), while it was absent in group null (one case withhomozygous deletion/conversion) and in group C (one case with homozygous V281L).Conclusions : 1. The majority of 21 - hydroxylase deficiency cases were females presented early in life with ambiguous genitalia with/without salt losing crisis, while a smaller number of patients were males with normal genitalia and salt wasting with/without precocious puberty; the patients have a high rate of parental consanguinity.2. There is a diversity of mutations affecting CYP21A2 gene in Iraqi 21 - hydroxylase deficiency patients, with a good percentage of undetected mutations.3. The diagnosis of 21 - OHD in CAH patients will be made more accurate when based on results of molecular testing.4. The data of molecular studies are useful in genetic counseling, in prenatal diagnosis and offering accurate treatment plan during pregnancy and in detection of carriers in families having previously affected child, diminishing the complications for these families

تاثير قطر دوالي الخصيه على نوعية السائل المنوي للمرضى المصابين بدوالي الخصية غير السريري == The Impact of the diameter of spermatic veins on Seminal fluid Analysis of patients with Subclinical Varicocele

Author name: ابراهيم جاسم حمادي
Supervisor name: غسان ثابت سعيد | رعد حفظي توفيق
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Physiology
Degree: Doctorate
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: ان الصحة الانجابية هي انعكاس للحالة الصحية العامة والتي تشمل الصحة العقلية والفيزيائية والاجتماعية وليس مجرد مجموعه الامراض المتعلقة بالجهاز التناسلي ووظائفه وعليه يعد العقم مرضا يستحق التشخيص والعلاج . يعرف العقم على انه عدم القدرة على الانجاب بعد سنة من الزواج بدون وجود اي مانع للعلاقة بين الزوجين . يشمل العامل الذكري حوالي 25 - 30 % من كل حالات العقم وايضا 30% اخرى بالاشتراك مع العامل الانثوي . ان 60% من عقم الرجال ناتج عن عوامل جينية اما الاسباب الاخرى فقد تكون نتيجة لدوالي الخصيتين ، عوامل بيئية ، عقاقير طبية ، تعاطي الكحول او التعرض المستمر للحرارة العالية او المواد الكيميائية....الخ. يعد مرض دوالي الخصيتين من الامراض الشائعة بين الرجال الذين يعانون من العقم وهو عبارة عن توسع وتعرج الاورده الناقلة للدم الراجع من الخصيتين نتيجة لتلف الصمامات الوريدية وينعكس ذلك سلبا على الوظيفة الطبيعية للخصية نتيجة لارتفاع درجه حرارة الخصية بسبب تراكم الفضلات الكيميائية من الغدد فوق الكلوية وكذلك الكليتين اضافة الى اسباب اخرى. يشكل دوالي الخصية السريري حوالي 15% بين الرجال ويشخص سريريا بفحص الخصيتين . اما في حالات اخرى لايمكن تشخيص دوالي الخصيه عن طريق الفحص السريري فقط وعليه تستخدم وسائل اخرى للتشخيص حيث يتم استخدام اجهزه الفحص بالموجات فوق الصوتية (السونار) لغرض تشخيص حالات كهذه ويسمى الدوالي غير السريريه وهو موضوع البحث . اجريت الدراسة على 122مريضا في عيادة علاج العقم في مستشفى اليرموك التعليمي بغداد/العراق. وقد استثني من الدراسة اي مريض مصاب باي مرض ممكن ان يتعارض مع الخصوبة وقد اخذت معلومات عامة من المرضى كذلك تم قياس الطول والوزن وقد اجريت لهم بعض التحاليل المختبرية كتحليل السائل المنوي وقياس مستوى بعض الهرمونات في الدم والتي شملت الهرمون المحفز للحويصلات((FSH,هرمون الجسم الاصفر (LH) وهرمون الشحمون الذكري(Testosterone) .كذلك تم فحص السائل المنوي للتاكد من وجود جينFasL)) لمجموعه تتكون من 60 مريضا والذين يعانون من الدوالي غير السريريه في مختبرات جامعة مانشستر مترو بوليتان في المملكة المتحدة. قسم المرضى الى مجموعتين الاولى تشمل المرضى المصابين بالدوالي السرير ي والمجموعة الثانية وتشمل المرضى المصابين بالدوالي غير السريري وقد تم مقارنه النتائج مع 50 مريضا سليما وقادرا على الانجاب . لقد اجريت عمليات جراحيه لعلاج الدوالي غير السريريه ل 60 مريضا وملاحظه التغيرات التي قد تطرا على متغيرات السائل المنوي والهرمونات وكذلك حجم الخصية . اوضحت الدراسة تاثيرا سلبيا بين المرضى الذين يعانون من الدوالي السريريه ومتغيرات السائل المنوي حيث كان التاثير واضحا في قله اعداد الحيوانات المنوية وكذلك سرعتها وشكلها الطبيعي كما اثر سلبا على حجم الخصيه المصابة وكذلك اظهر الفحص زيادة معنويه في هرمون (FSH) ونقص واضح في الهرمون الذكري (T).دون التاثير على هرمون LH)). اظهرت الدراسة تاثير دوالي الخصية غير السريري على متغيرات ا لسائل المنوي حيث كان التاثير على عدد الحيوانات المنوية وكذلك على سرعه الحيوانات المنوية وعلى شكلها الطبيعي دون التاثير على حجم الخصية او على هرمونات FSH),) او LH)).مع تاثير معنوي واضح على هرمون التستوستيرون(T) وكانت نتائج فحص ال FasL))مرتفعه لدى مرضى المجموعه. يستنتج من هذه الدراسة ان دوالي الخصية غير السريريه له تاثير واضح على بعض متغيرات السائل المنوي والهرمون الذكري وان اجراء العملية الجراحية لبعض المرضى يساعد في تحسن مستوى الخصوبة لديهم | Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well - being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes. Infertility should, therefore considered to be a disease process worthy of investigation and treatment. Infertility defined as the inability of a couple to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse. Male factors alone constitute about 25% - 30% of all cases of infertility, and they contribute to another 30% in combination with female factors and about 60% of male factor infertility may be due to genetic causes, others could be due to varicocele, genitourinary infections, environmental agents drugs, alcohol, life style factors like age and obesity. Varicocele is a state of dilated, elongated and tortuous veins of the pampiniform plexus of the spermatic cord typically developed during adolescent and have been found in about 15٪ of the general populations This condition is pathophysiologically characterized by retrograde flow in testicular veins found clinically as the presence of a palpable, soft scrotal mass, could be associated with mild to moderate pain, and they can also be associated with infertility. The size of varicocele is variable according to the severity of the disease. It ranges from large palpable mass of veins easily felt by the patient to varicocele that is only discovered by ultrasound study called subclinical varicoele. The treatment of the large sized varicocele is recommended and known to cause relief of the symptoms and might cause improvement to the seminal fluid quality and the state of fertility while the subclinical varicoele treatment is still controversial as there are results of some studies that showed a significant improvement of fertility after surgical treatment otherwise the treatment in many centers is still not indicated. The study objectives were to determine the relationship between subclinical varicocel and male fertility parameters in addition to follow up treated subclinical patients to determine the effects of surgical treatment on the seminal fluid and fertility. Data analyzed for 122 patients included in this study , full comprehensive history was taken ,physical examination ,testicular color Doppler ultrasound examination , pre and post operative assessments of seminal fluid analysis also evaluation serum levels of some reproductive hormonal profile includes, Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), Luteinizing hormone (LH) and Testosterone (T) in addition to the expression of FasL mRNA gene in seminal sperms of the patients with subclinical varicocele . The Doppler ultrasound was done to all included patients to measure the testicular volume and the accurate size of the dilated testicular veins to diagnose the subclinical cases , the veins diameter 2.5 mm was used as a cutoff point. Follow up was done for 60 patients of subclinical group pre and post varicocelectomy .Fifty healthy fertile male of similar age were included in this study as a control group.The study was done in male infertility clinic of Al - Yarmouk Teaching Hospital Baghdad, Iraq from the 1st of October 2013 to the end of December 2014 while the FasL expression of 60 samples of subclinical varicocele patients were studied in Manchester Metropolitan University . Health and science laboratories - UK. Results showed that the subclinical varicocele affects male fertility with a significant negative correlation between subclinical group and some of semen parameters including : sperm morphology, percentage of progressive motile sperms and also a significant positive correlation between sperm count and FasL gene. The results also supported the hypothesis of clinical varicocele effects on male fertility as there was a significant negative correlation with the total sperm count, percentage of progressive motile sperms and also there was a significant increase in FSH with decreased testosterone (T) and mild decrease in the testicular volume. From this study we can conclude that subclinical varicocele cause decrease in sperm count, motility and sperm morphology and to some extend hormonal serum levels but no significant changes for testicular volume. Samples of subclinical patients showed a significant expression of FasL RNA and the surgical treatment of such cases gave an improvement to the state of fertility.

علاقه بعض الحالات المرضيه بالاختلافات التشريحيه للقنوات الصفراويه في العراقيين باستخدام الرنين المغناطيسي الراسم للقنوات الصفراء والبنكرياس == Association of Some Pathological Conditions with the Anatomical Variations of the Biliary System in Iraqi People Using Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography(MRCP)

Author name: احمد سعد محسن
Supervisor name: نوفل خضير ياس الحديثي
General topic: Medicine
Degree: Master
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Anatomic variations of the bile ducts are important to identify beforehepatobiliary surgical procedures as inaccurate determination of existing biliaryanatomic variations may potentiate ligature or section of aberrant ducts, leadingto major complications such as leakage or atrophy of the residual liver.Moreover, abnormal anatomical pattern of the biliary tree may predispose toincreased incidence of certain pathologies like gallstones. Therefore, it isapparent that thorough preoperative knowledge and successful detection andrecognition of such anatomic variations can lead to decreased morbidity andmortality rates during hepatobiliary surgery. Although several methods, like CTor MR Cholangiopancreatograms, have become the modality of choice fornoninvasive evaluation of abnormalities of the biliary tract, they are notroutinely used in preoperative imaging evaluation of patients.Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a safe, non - invasivediagnostic imaging technique, with added value of imaging post processing,allows accurate identification of biliary anatomy.For this study, ―Yoshida classification‖ was used to classify the anatomicalvariations of the biliary tree by using MRCP, Yoshida divide these variationinto 7 types, Type 1 where the right posterior segmental duct (RPSD) unit withthe right anterior segmental duct (RASD) to form the right hepatic duct (RHD)which unite with the left hepatic duct (LHD) to form the common hepatic duct(CHD) which unite with the cystic duct to form the common bile duct. Type 2in which the RPSD,RASD and the LHD unite together in triple confluence toform the CHD. Type 3 in which the RPSD cross to the left side to unite with theLHD, in Type 4 the RPSD have a lower insertion into the CHD, in Type 5; thereis triple confluence of the RPSD, Left inferior segmental duct (LISD) and Leftsuperior segmental duct (LSSD), while the RASD join the formed RHD to formviiCHD, while in Type 6; the triple confluence is between RASD,RPSD,LSSD andthe LISD drain into the CHD, Finally; Type 7 resemble type 1 except that theLISD an inferior insertion into CHD.Aim of the study : 1. To determine the most common anatomical patterns of the biliary tree inpatients and define the incidence of each pattern and to relate thesedifferent anatomical patterns to the incidence of biliary pathology.2. To measure the length of different branches of the biliary tree and findthe range of length in each branch and to relate the length of differentbranches of the biliary tree to the incidence of biliary tree pathology.Patient and Method : This study was conducted in the X - ray Institute in Baghdad Medical City usingmagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) to scan patients withrelated biliary pathology.108 patients were taken for the study and the datacollected over 8 months periods from 10th of September 2014 to 28th of April2015. Full history and examination were done to the patients with basicinvestigation. Patients prepared before the scan by fasting and simple sedation.The images were taken both in coronal and transverse section; the resulting scanwas printed on disk and interprets by microDICOM software which hasmultiple functions and facilities, the cases then categorized according to theanatomical pattern and according to the pathological finding, Finally; the resultwere analyzed statistically.Results : Typical biliary tree (Type I) anatomical pattern was found in 64.8%.Anatomicalvariation was found in 35.2% and the most common anatomical variation isviiiwhen the right anterior hepatic duct crosses to the other side to drains into theleft hepatic duct and it is called Type 3 and found in 20.4% of cases while eachof type 2 and 4 was found in 7.4% of cases. The length of different branches ofthe biliary tree was variable and each branch had a wide range of length whichwere being recorded and compared. Pathological changes were found in 90.7%of cases which were mainly Gallstones, strictures and tumors. Gallstones werethe most common pathological finding with incidence of 79.6% while strictures were found in 3.7% and tumors in 7.4%. Relation between the variant anatomical pattern and pathological finding was significant. Also relationbetween the change in the length of the left hepatic duct and incidence of three mentioned pathological finding was significant, and relation between the change of the cystic duct and incidence of tumors in the biliary regions was also significant.Conclusion : MRCP scan of patients with liver related symptoms is of high importance on both surgical and medical methods. It will show us the complete anatomical pattern of the biliary tree and if there are any pathological conditions, additionally; we can take measurement of the branches of the biliary tree. Define the anatomical pattern of the biliary tree can give us a clue about the risk of this patient to develop certain pathological conditions even if the scan was normal. So it is advisable to take MRCP to any patient with liver related problems who underwent other liver specific investigation like US for evaluation and further accurate identification of the biliary tree anatomical pattern and of any existing pathological conditions and also for estimation of developing other pathological conditions in the future.

اثار حبوب منع الحمل الفومية احادية الطور على فعالية عامل التخثر السابع ومستوى ثنائي ال دي - دايمر في النساء الاصحاء والبدينات == The Effect of Regular Monophasic Oral Contraceptive Pills on Factor VII Activity and D - dimer Level in Healthy and Obese Women

Author name: اسراء سعدي عباس
Supervisor name: هيثم احمد الربيعي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Blood
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: The combined oral contraceptive pill includes a combination of estrogen and progestin. Clinical and epidemiological studies indicate that the use of these pills is associated with an increased risk of thrombotic disorder including both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.The pathogenesis of increased thrombotic risk with pills use is that the estrogen content in the pills has many effects on coagulation system that results in shifting of the hemostatic balance toward a prothrombotic state.Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Body mass index is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity. It is an independent risk factor for venous thromboembolism and increases the risk of thrombosis 2 - fold, since obese individuals have higher levels of several procoagulant factors. There may be an additional risk of thrombosis caused by venous stasis that also occurs with obesity. Oral contraceptive use in conjunction with obesity increases the risk of thrombosis about 10 - fold.Aim of the studyTo assess the level of FVII activity, D - dimer level, and other hemostatic changes in healthy non - obese and obese women on contraceptive pills and compare them to that found in normal healthy non - user women.Patient, materials and methodsThis case - control study included 50 females attending the family planning clinic at Baghdad Teaching Hospital of Medical City. TheyIIIwere regularly using monophasic regular dose estrogen containing combined oral contraceptive pills (Microgynon® ED Fe) for at least 3 months. Their ages were between 18 and 45 years. Females on pills were divided into 2 groups :  Non - obese group : enrolled 25 females with BMI of < 30 kg/m2 (15/25 females were overweight, and 10/25 were of normal weight) Obese group : composed of 25 females with BMI of ≥ 30 kg/m2Twenty five healthy, non - obese (16/25 were overweight and 9/25 had normal weight), age - matched non - pregnant females neither on pills, nor taking any hormonal therapy and having no history of malignancy or previous thrombosis, were assigned as a control group.Relevant clinical data were collected from all participants. Weight and height were measured (in kilograms and centimeters, respectively), and then the BMI was calculated accordingly for each participant.Platelet counts were measured by a hematology auto - analyzer (Cell - DYN, RUBY ABBOTT Diagnostic, USA). Prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and factor VII activity were measured using semi - automated coagulometer (STart4®, DIAGNOSTICA STAGO/France). D - dimer levels were measured by turbidimetric immunoassay using an automated analyzer (ARCHITECT c4000, Abbott Diagnostics, USA).ResultsThere was significant reduction in prothrombin time in the non - obese, obese, and pills users groups compared to that in the control group (P= 0.014, 0.020, and 0.006 respectively), while the activated partial thromboplastin time was insignificantly reduced in all of these groups.Moreover 22% of pills user cases had shortened prothrombin time compared to the lower limit of prothrombin time in the control group (11.8 sec), and 8% of them were found to have shortened activated partial thromboplastin time compared to the lower limit of activated partial thromboplastin time in the control group (24.6 sec).The correlations between the duration of pills use (< 1 year and > 1 year) and prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time showed statistically insignificant differences in both study groups.The factor VII activity in the non - obese, obese, and pills users groups were significantly higher than that of the control group (P= 0.041, 0.001, and 0.004 respectively). It had been observed that 22% of pills user cases had FVII activity above the highest value of activity that was found in the control group (95%). Also there was a significant inverse correlation between the prothrombin time and factor VII activity with P - value of 0.008.The D - dimer levels were found to be significantly higher in the non - obese and obese group compared to that of the control group (P= 0.029 and 0.038, respectively). The mean D - dimer of the pills users group was insignificantly higher than that of the control group, P value = 0.053.The platelet count was insignificantly increased in the non - obese group when compared with that in the control group (P= 0.106), while it was significantly increased in the obese and pills users groups compared with that in the control (P = 0.027, and 0.034, respectively). There were no statistically significant differences in the means of prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, factor VII activity, D - dimer level, and platelet count between the non - obese and obese groups (P > 0.05).

تهدل الصمام الاكليلي تشخيصه ومدى حدوثه == Mitral Valve Prolapse Diagnosis and Incidence

Author name: نوري عودة مدحي
Supervisor name: حامد الجنابي
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Diseases - Heart
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: التمهيد والغرض : الصمام الاكليلي للقلب وهو الصمام التاجي الذي يسمح وينظم مرورالدم من الاذين الايسر الى البطين الايسر ولا يسمح بعكس ذلك.. وتهدل هذا الصمام حالة مرضية معروفة عند الناس حيث تصاب وريقات الصمام بارتخاء مع استطالة وفي بعض الاحيان تثخن وهذا يؤدي الى استرجاع الصمام عند انسداده (الى الاذين الايسر) عند انقباض البطين الايسر لمسافة 2ملم او اكثر عن مستوى الرابط الحلقي الليفي للصمام الاكليلي.والمصابون بمثل هذه الحالة قد لا يشكون من اي شيء اي يمضون حياتهم طبيعيا اي لا تاثير لتهدل الصمام على حياتهم. وهناك عدد من المصابين بتهدل الصمام الاكليلي يشكون من الم في الصدر او تعب وخفقان القلب او ضيق النفس وخاصة عند بذلهم لجهد معين... وقد تتطور هذه الحالة عند حصول مضاعفات في الصمام مثلا (التهاب الصمام وبطانة القلب) حيث يحصل عدم كفاءة الصمام الاكليلي، قد تتطور الى حالة عجز القلب...هذا البحث يتركز على طريقة تشخيص حالة تهدل الصمام الاكليلي وذلك باستعمال جهاز الايكو للقلب (فحص صدى القلب : اي استعمال الامواج فوق الصوتية لتشخيص الحالة)، واستبيان مدى حدوثه اي نسبة حدوثه عند الناس (المراجعين) الذين يراجعون عدد من مستشفيات بغداد..المرضى وطرق البحث : تم شمول 117 شخص (من الذين يراجعون المستشفيات المذكورة) والذين يشكون من الم الصدر او خفقان او خمول ....الخ. تم اختيار هؤلاء المراجعين في ثلاث مستشفيات في بغدادهي (م. ابن النفيس التعليمي للقلب، المركز العراقي التخصصي لامراض القلب، م. بغداد التعليمي (مدينة الطب)). تم فحص هؤلاء المراجعين بواسطة جهاز ايكو القلب حيث تم تشخيص حالة تهدل الصمام الاكليلي للقلب عند قسم منهم وذلك اعتماد على وجود استرجاع وريقات الصمام الاكليكلي (كليا او جزئيا) الى داخل الاذين اليسر عند انقباض البطين الايسر وانسداد الصمام مع وجود تثخن في تلك الوريقات (سمك ≥ 5 ملم) وخاصة في النوع النموذجي منه. النتائج : تم تشخيص 27 مريض (من اصل 117 شخص مفحوص) مصاب بتهدل الصمام وكانت نسبة حدوثه في المراجعين للمستشفيات المذكورة 23.1%، 63% منهم نساء، و37% منهم ذكور. التهدل النموذجي 33.3% والغير نموذجي 66.7% الاستنتاج : ان نسبة حدوث تهدل الصمام الاكليلي للقلب وجدت في هذا البحث هي 23.1% وان نسبة التهدل عند النساء اكثر منه عند الرجال، والتهدل النموذجي اقل من الغير نموذجي. | The mitral valve prolapse is a common condition which may be overestimated in general population.Aim of the studyDetermine the incidence of mitral valve prolapse.Materials and methods117 symptomatic patients aged (17 - 42) years were examined in the outpatient clinic of (Baghdad Teaching Hospital ,Iraqi Cardiac Center and Ibn Alnafis Hospital) by the use of 2 D echocardiography to assess the incidence of mitral valve prolapse .Results 27 patients out of 117 patients(23.1%) had mitral valve prolapse,(63%) of them were females and (37%) was males,the classical type (33.3%) and the non classical was (66.7%). Conclusion Incidence of mitral valve prolapse was 23.1%, the percentage of females was more than males, and the classical type was less than non classical.

العدوى المكتسبة في وحدات العناية المركزة في مستشفيات محافظة البصرة ،العراق 2013 == Nosocomial Infection in Intensive Care Units at Basra Hospitals, Iraq, 2013

Author name: زكي عبد السادة صغیر
Supervisor name: ايمان عدنان القصير
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Applied Epidemiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Nosocomial infection is defined as infection not present and withoutevidence of incubation at the time of admission to health care setting. It isconsidered as a major public health problem worldwide, which is affectedboth developed and developing countries. It was contributed to highmorbidity and mortality, and will become even more important as a publichealth problem with increase economic and human impact. The patients inICUs are 5 - 10 time more likely to have NCI than other hospital patients. Thefrequency of NCI at different anatomical sites and the risk of infection varyby the type of ICU, while the frequency of specific pathogens varies byinfection sites.In Iraq, there was no accurate proportion and enforced surveillance of the NCIin the MOH, and few academic studies that dealt with this topic.The objectiveof this study, to determine the burden of NCI and distribution by anatomicalsites in the ICUs. We conveniently select (110) patients admitted to the ICUsof three major hospitals in Basra city from 15th May to 1st of August, 2013.A total number of 32( 29.1%) patients developed at least one nosocomialinfection. The urinary tract infection was the most frequent ICUs nosocomialinfection 39.6%, followed by Bloodstream infection 25%, Lower respireterytract infection 22.9% and lastly surgical site infection 12.5%. There are acertain specific risk factors play important role in occurrence of NCI in ICUssuch as use of the invasive devices, including endotracheal, tracheostomy,nasogastric intubation and urinary catheterization, which is consideredstatically significant association with NCI in the ICUs ( P< 0.05) also antherpositive correlation( r = 0.7) between rates of NCI and length of ICU stay hasbeen reported and high coverage of antibiotic as prophylaxis raise ofantibiotic - resistance NCI in the ICUs which considered as a risk factor, nosignificant association with NCI (P> 0.05). In spite of heavy use of antibioticVIIin the ICUs, we found heavy growth microorganisms in Urine, Blood, andsputum and swap cultures. Gram negative bacteria cause (83.3%) of infection,which is the most common cause of NCI in the ICUs, followed by Grampositive bacteria (9.8%) and fungus (5.9%). These pathogens are ubiquitousin health care sitting. The Kliebsiella ssp was the most common, followed byE.coli organism. It was concluded at intensive care units of the majorhospitals in Basra city had higher rate of the NCI, more than that in developedcountries and most of developing countries. The nosocomial urinary tractinfection was the most common NCI sites in ICUs, followed by blood streaminfection. Enhance surveillance system and Enforced implementation of ICCguidelines in ICUs should be emphasize.

دراسة مقارنة للجرعة الاشعاعية القلبية بانواع مختلفة من العمليات الجراحية لمرضى سرطان الثدي في مركز بغداد للعلاج الشعاعي == Comparative study of cardiac radiation dose with different types of surgery in breast cancer patients in Baghdad radiotherapy center

Author name: سجاد عباس خير الله
Supervisor name: خضير جاسم صبيح الرواق
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Therapeutic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Radiotherapy has been shown to decreases breast cancer recurrence as well as reduce in breast cancer mortality. The dose of radiation is important to be calculated accurately for both the site to be treated and for the organs to be protected such as the heart as it has major impact on morbidity and mortality on patients if received high dose of radiotherapy.Aim of study : To compare the mean heart dose of radiation in breast cancer patients between breast conserving surgery VS mastectomy, between different radiotherapy doses and fractionation schedules and between right and left breast cancer irradiation.Patients & Methods : This is a cross - sectional descriptive retrospective comparative study that was conducted in Baghdad Radiotherapy Center from January 2018 to June 2018 , carried on 174 breast cancer patients of different age groups selected randomly and their mean heart dose data collected from their files and database in Baghdad Radiotherapy Center. Patients are divided into two groups : Breast conserving surgery and modified radical mastectomy .each group is further subdivided according to dose of radiotherapy and side of breast cancer.VResults : The overall average of the mean dose was 372 cGy (range from 76.4 to 716.2).The greatest difference in the mean heart dose was between (BCS) patients who received 5000 cGy with regional nodal irradiation and (BCS) patients who received 4005 cGy also with regional nodal irradiation ( difference in the mean is 639.8 , the P - value <0.001 ) .In regard to the side of breast cancer , the greatest difference in mean heart dose seen between left and right breast cancer patients who did the same type of surgery (MRM) and received the same dose of radiotherapy (4256 cGy) (difference in the mean is 565cGy and the P - value <0.001 ) .No statistically significant difference in the mean dose between breast conserving surgery and mastectomy was recorded.Conclusion : The mean heart dose of radiotherapy is significantly increased in left sided breast cancer irradiation as compared to the right side. A dose of 5000 cGy has the greatest effect on the dose received by the heart especially in left breast cancer. The type of surgery whether breast conserving surgery or mastectomy did not affect the mean dose received by the heart

مقارنة الجرعة التي تستلمها الرئة من الاشعاع المستخدم في علاج سرطان الثدي حسب اختلاف نوع العملية الجراحية المستخدمة في مرضى مركز بغداد للعلاج الشعاعي : دراسة وصفية == Comparative study of lung radiation dose with different types of surgery in breast cancer patients in Baghdad radiotherapy center descriptive study)

Author name: يحيى علي دشر
Supervisor name: خضير جاسم صبيح الرواق
General topic: Medicine
Specific topic: Therapeutic Radiology
Degree: Higher Diploma
Language: English
University location: Baghdad
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Abstract: Background : Breast cancer is a complex , multifactorial disease that have different treatment approaches. Adjuvant radiation therapy is an important locoregional management , however it has many drawbacks and side effects on the adjacent organs including lung , heart and others .Objective : To compare the mean lung dose between breast conserving surgery and mastectomy, and their different radiation doses .Patients & Methods : This is a cross - sectional descriptive comparative study that was conducted in Baghdad Radiotherapy Center , carried on 174 patients, their ages range from 18 to 77 year old, all of them treated by mastectomy or breast conserving surgery, and radiotherapy offered for them with or without axillary irradiation.Results : The highest Mean Lung Dose seen in patients with Breast Conserving Surgery received 5000 cGy to chest and lymphatics (1483 cGy ± SD 133 ) followed by those with Modified Radical Mastectomy received 4005 cGy to chest wall and lymphatics (1285 cGy ± SD 138 ); there is a statistically significant difference (P = <0.001).Conclusions : The highest Mean Lung Dose seen in patients receiving higher radiotherapy dose regardless of type of surgery. There is Significant correlation between the mean lung dose and the lymphatic irradiation P - value > 0.001
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