المنشورات و المؤلفات
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Little is known about Emergency Medical Services (EMS) use and pre-hospital triage of patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in Arabian Gulf countries.
METHODS:
Clinical arrival and acute care within 24 h...
The Gulf Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Registry: Rationale, Methodology, and Implementation
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is effective in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in high-risk patients. Little is known about ICD use in the Arabian Gulf. We designed a study to describe the...
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AIMS:
The aim of this study was to compare the clinical features, predictors, and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with acuteheart failure (AHF), with and without worsening heart failure (WHF).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
We used data...
BACKGROUND:
Little is know about the outcomes of acute heart failure (AHF) with acute coronary syndrome (ACS-AHF), compared to those without ACS (NACS-AHF).
METHODS:
We conducted a prospective registry of AHF patients involving 18 hospitals in Saudi...
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Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) remains a serious international public health threat. With the goal of accelerating the development of countermeasures against MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV), funding agencies, nongovernmental...
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BACKGROUND:
Little is known about the predictors and prognostic impact of recurrent in-hospital ischemia and infarction in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Our objectives were to determine the baseline characteristics, risk...
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OBJECTIVES:
To assess the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors among Saudi university employees and theirfamilies; to estimate the cardiovascular risk (CVR) amongst the study population in the following 10years.
METHODS...
Abstract
AIMS:
A long-detection interval (LDI) (30/40 intervals) has been proved to be superior to a standard-detection interval (SDI) (18/24 intervals) in terms of reducing unnecessary implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapies. To...