Publications by authors named "Moustafa I Morsy"
Background: Inflammation might predispose to worse outcomes after an ischemic stroke. This has not been characterized among indigenous Africans.
Purpose: We investigated the association between inflammatory biomarkers, stroke severity, and outcomes in Africans.
Aims: Despite being the most common cardiovascular risk factor, the actual burden of hypertension is poorly characterized in Africa. We meta-analyzed the most extensive pooled data to determine the overall prevalence of hypertension in Africa.
Methods And Results: Following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science databases to retrieve prevalence studies only on hypertension among Africans published between 2002 and 2023.
Background: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may be a useful marker of inflammation, but its associations with clinical characteristics, signs of congestion and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) are unknown.
Methods And Results: We enrolled 4702 ambulatory patients with HF and either left ventricular systolic dysfunction or high N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) (≥125 ng/L). Compared with those in the lowest quartile of NLR (≤2.
Background: Immune responses play a significant role in hypertension, though the importance of key inflammatory mediators remains to be defined. We used a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to study the associations between key cytokines and incident hypertension.
Methods: We performed a systematic search of Pubmed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), for peer-reviewed studies published up to August 2022.