A5089019678- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Renal function and acid-base balance
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Sleep and related disorders
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Vitamin K Research Studies
Lebanese American University
2016-2025
University Medical Center Rizk Hospital
2000-2023
Université Paris Cité
2017
St George's Hospital
2013
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
2009
Hôtel-Dieu de France
2005-2006
Hôpital Broussais
2001
University of Maryland, Baltimore
1999
University of Maryland Medical System
1999
Importance Rapid digitalization of health care and a dearth digital education for medical students junior physicians worldwide means there is an imperative more training in this dynamic evolving field. Objective To develop evidence-informed, consensus-guided, adaptable competencies framework the design development curricula institutions globally. Evidence Review A core group was assembled to oversee Digital Health Competencies Medical Education (DECODE) framework. First, initial list created...
Background: Renal infarction is a rare medical condition, with most studies focusing on prevalence and risk factors. Very few examined long term outcomes, to our knowledge there are no comparing patients renal control group for outcomes such as mortality or kidney replacement therapy (KRT). We used hospital population database examine incidence, factors long-term KRT, the general matched cohort. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of adult from an Australian Local Health (2008- 2017)....
Central (aortic) systolic blood pressure (cSBP) is the seen by heart, brain, and kidneys. If properly measured, cSBP closer associated with hypertension-mediated organ damage prognosis, as compared brachial SBP (bSBP). We investigated 24-hour profiles of bSBP cSBP, measured simultaneously using Mobilograph devices, in 2423 untreated adults (1275 women; age, 18–94 years), free from overt cardiovascular disease, aiming to develop reference values analyze daytime-nighttime variability. was...
In subjects with renal disease, reduced function and increased arterial stiffness are significantly associated in cross-sectional studies. The relationship is independent of age, blood pressure (BP), atherosclerosis. Because both variables predictors cardiovascular risk, time-dependent relationships between them important to determine. Aortic pulse wave velocity was measured noninvasively by comparison healthy volunteers 101 living kidney donors their corresponding recipients. Healthy were...
With the adoption of English language in medical education, a gap clinical communication may develop countries where native is different from education. This study investigates association between education foreign and students' confidence their history-taking skills language. cross-sectional consisted 17-question survey among students clerkships Lebanese schools. The relationship conducting history Arabic (the language) was evaluated (n = 457). majority (88.5%) whose were confident they...
The Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted medical education across the world. Online teaching has grown rapidly under lockdown. Yet online approach for assessment presents a number of challenges, particularly when evaluating clinical competencies. aim this study was to investigate feasibility, acceptability, reliability and validity an Virtual Clinical Encounter Examination (VICEE) assess non-psychomotor competencies (non-procedure or manual skills) students.Sixty-one final...
Background.Cardiovascular (CV) risk remains high in renal transplant patients despite a clear improvement conferred by transplantation. This is attributed mostly to recipient-related factors. Donor vascular characteristics, such as arterial stiffness, have been poorly investigated this regard.
Masked hypertension has been associated with obesity. However, because most studies do not mention the specific cuff size used for home measurements, masked prevalence may have overestimated in obese patients of undersized cuffs. In this prospective, observational study, effect miscuffing on status was evaluated large arms. Fifty-three an upper-arm circumference >33cm, undergoing treatment mild-to-moderate hypertension, took 2 sets blood pressure (BP) measurements (standard vs. cuff) using...
Despite adequate glycemic and blood pressure control, treated type 2 diabetic hypertensive subjects have a significantly elevated overall/cardiovascular risk. We studied 244 816 normotensive 99 720 (including 7480 diabetics) attending medical checkups between 1992 2011. sought to identify significant differences in risk hypertension with without diabetes mellitus. Mean follow-up was 12.7 years; 14 050 all-cause deaths were reported. From populations, progression mortality observed. Mortality...
The association between single measurements of carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity (cf PWV ) and cardiovascular ( CV events is driven by late beyond 12 months follow‐up. This prospective study compares cf vs the 2‐year delta with short‐term development in hemodialysis patients. was performed at t =0 =1 two years later, patients were followed‐up for through (n=66). In Cox regression models adjusted risk factors, history remained associated (hazard ratio prior events=8.9, P =.03; hazard =1.14;...
We report findings of a qualitative evaluation fixed-dose combination therapy for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) attending Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinics in Lebanon. Cardiovascular is leading cause death and disability worldwide, humanitarian actors are increasingly faced the challenge providing care chronic diseases such as ASCVD settings where health systems disrupted. Secondary prevention strategies, involving 3-5 medications, known to be...
Background Retention of faculty constitutes a significant challenge for higher education institutions, especially in times crisis. Lebanon has been experiencing economic recession since the end its civil war 1990 until complete collapse 2019. This resulted massive exodus, escaping daily struggle with sinking economy. Purpose The purpose this study was to empirically investigate factors that precipitate attrition and measures foster long-term commitment institution time unprecedented Methods...
Background . Prior studies have demonstrated that conventional and emerging CV risk factors are associated with worsening arterial stiffness among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis. The present cross-sectional study evaluates the association between etiology of ESRD a cohort hemodialysis patients. Methods Etiology was identified from patients’ medical records classified as either vascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, nondiabetic glomerulopathy, tubular interstitial...
Students evaluations of their learning experiences can provide a useful source information about clerkship effectiveness in undergraduate medical education. However, low response rates evaluation surveys remain an important limitation. This study examined the impact increasing using compulsory approach on validity evidence. Data included 192 responses obtained voluntarily from 49 third-year students 2014–2015, and 171 compulsorily first six months consecutive year at one school Lebanon....