A5008297910- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Digestive system and related health
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Congenital heart defects research
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
American University of Beirut
2012-2024
Tufts University
2024
Lebanese American University
2023-2024
Tufts Medical Center
2024
University Medical Center Rizk Hospital
2023
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
2023
Duke Medical Center
2016-2022
Ophthalmology Associates (United States)
2019
Duke University
2017-2018
University of Toledo
2014
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region suffers a drastic change from traditional diet to an industrialized diet. This has led unparalleled increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases. review discusses role nutritional genomics, or dietary signature, these disease changes MENA. diet-genetics-disease relation is discussed detail. Selected categories MENA are starting with their epidemiology different countries, followed by examination known genetic factors that have been reported...
<h3>Background/aims</h3> To evaluate refractive outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TransPRK) versus alcohol-assisted PRK (EtOH-PRK) for the correction high myopia. <h3>Methods</h3> This was a retrospective non-randomised comparative study conducted at American University Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Eyes with myopia (spherical equivalent (SE) larger than −6.00 D) that had undergone EtOH-PRK treatment combined mitomycin C and TransPRK (SE:...
Purpose: We advance studies of subretinal treatments by developing a microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography (MIOCT) image-based method for measuring the volume therapeutics delivered into space. Methods: A MIOCT measurement was developed and assessed accuracy reproducibility imaging an object known size in model eyes. This then applied to blebs created injection diluted triamcinolone. Bleb volumes obtained from were compared intended surgeon's estimation leakage. Results:...
To describe optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) features, age, gender, and systemic variables that may be used in machine/deep learning studies to identify high-risk patient subpopulations with high risk of progression geographic atrophy (GA) visual acuity (VA) loss the short term.prospective, longitudinal study.We analyzed imaging data from patients iAMD (N= 316) enrolled Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2) Ancillary SD-OCT adequate for repeated measures.Qualitative quantitative...
Introduction Incomplete coronary revascularization is associated with suboptimal outcomes. We investigated the long-term effects of Incomplete, Complete, and Supra-complete whether these differed in setting single-arterial multi-arterial artery bypass graft (CABG). Methods analyzed 15-year mortality 7157 CABG patients (64.1 ± 10.5 years; 30% women). All received a left internal thoracic to anterior descending additional venous grafts only (single-arterial) or at least one arterial...
Introduction: Device-associated healthcare-associated infections (DA-HAIs) are the principal threat to patient safety in intensive care units (ICUs). The primary objective of this study was identify most common DA-HAIs pediatric unit (PICU) at American University Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC). Length stay (LOS) and mortality, antimicrobial resistance patterns, suitability empiric antibiotic choices for according local patterns were also studied. Methodology: This a retrospective that...
Vajzovic, Lejla MD; Sleiman, Karim Viehland, Christian BS; Carrasco-Zevallos, Oscar M. PhD; Klingeborn, Mikael Dandridge, Alexandria; Bowes Rickman, Catherine Izatt, Joseph A. Toth, Cynthia MDEditor(s): Williams, George Author Information
Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the D receptor (VDR) gene. Variable phenotypes have been associated with these mutations, and some of were linked to effects they on interacting partners VDR, mainly retinoic X (RXR).We examined four patients HVDRR from three unrelated Lebanese families. All parents consanguineous normal phenotype. We used Sanger sequencing identify coding exons VDR.Two homozygous (p.R391S p.H397P), both...
Background Neurofibromatosis type-2-related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN, formerly neurofibromatosis type 2) is a rare genetic disorder marked by the development of multiple nervous system tumors.