Background: Few studies are available regarding the prevalence of sleep disturbance in
cirrhotic patients without overt hepatic encephalopathy. This study aimed to assess the …

Objectives: To investigate the seroprevalence of influenza viruses (A and B) among blood
donors in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: The present investigation was conducted …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Despite the worldwide recognition of the importance of
quality of life (QOL) assessment, research data on QOL for renal and liver transplant …

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) represents a serious cardiac sequela of acute rheumatic
fever, occurring in 30–45% of patients. RHD is multifactorial, with a strong familial …

Background and objectives: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a rare cardiac disease
characterised by left ventricular enlargement, reduced left ventricular contractility, and impaired …

Background Patients with major depression respond to antidepressant treatment, but 10%–30%
of them do not improve or show a partial response coupled with functional impairment, …

… Khalid Assaf Al-Harbi and authenticated later by taxonomist; Dr. Gamal Al-Ghazali, at the
Department of Laboratory Sciences, College of Sciences and Arts at Ar-Rass, Qassim …

BACKGROUND: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is commonly encountered in the setting
of end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Past studies have reported conflicting results in terms of …

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an inflammatory disease that develops following
streptococcal infections. IL10 helps to balance immune responses to pathogens. IL10 …

Objectives: To investigate the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Saudi patients. …