Evaluation of causes of female infertility using ultrasonography in Najran, Saudi Arabia.

Descriptive cross-sectional, hospital-based study carried out at the Maternal and Childbirth Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia, from May 2020 to May 2021 Using Ultrasonography. This study assessed the causes of female infertility by evaluating 100 women with infertility who attended the hospital. The mean age of the women with infertility was 34.8 ± years, with most between 35 -44 years 49%, 31% between 25-34 years old, 11% between 15 - 24 years old and 19% were ≥45were. Of the sample, 65% had primary infertility, while 35% had secondary infertility. A statistical significant association was found between age and the type of infertility (p < 0.05) with polycystic ovary disease being the most common cause of infertility 56%, followed by fibroids 22%, Endometrial polyps 9%, Adenomyosis 5%, Hydrosalpinx 4%, Congenital abnormality 2% and other causes was 1%. Our findings demonstrate the usefulness of ultrasound in diagnosing and evaluating female infertility. The cause of female infertility are polycystic ovary disease, fibroids, Endometrial polyps, Adenomyosis, Hydrosalpinx and congenital anomalies.

Common coronary artery occlusions in patients with myocardial infarction.

Introduction: coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) that affects people worldwide. This study aimed to determine the main occluded coronary arteries in patients with myocardial infarction in Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted between March 2020 and March 2021 and involving 661 myocardial infarction patients recruited from two hospitals (King Khalid Hospital and Prince Sultan Centre for Healthcare in Najran) used sampling for enrolled patients. Patients over the age of 15 years, current residents of KSA, and diagnosed with coronary artery occlusion based on at least one identifiable coronary lesion on a coronary angiography were considered eligible. We created generalized linear mixed models to investigate patients´ clinical and coronary angiographic features and identify statistically relevant components. Results: there were 661 CAD cases in this study: 548 (82.9%) males and 113 (17.1%) females, with a mean and standard deviation (SD) age of 4.03 ± 1.370 years. Ages of the 661 participants ranged from 15 to 85, who had been diagnosed with myocardial infarction were evaluated. It was found that most of the patients were in the 55-64 age range. The majority of cases (366 (55.4%) had ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), 187 (28.3%) had non-ST-segment elevation (NSTEMI), 101 (15.3%) had acute coronary syndrome-non-ST-segment elevation (ACS-NSTEMI), and 7 (1.1%) had acute coronary syndrome-ST-segment elevation (ACS-STEMI). Conclusion: the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is the commonest lesion found in both ST-segment elevation and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients.