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Akram H. Al-Khadra

Prof. IM, Cardiology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, College of Medicine, CAMS
Verified email at iau.edu.sa
Cited by 3306

Obesity in Saudi Arabia.

…, K Al-Marzouki, MA Abdullah, AH Al-Khadra… - Saudi medical …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objective Obesity and overweight are well known risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD),
and are expected to be increasing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) particularly …

Clinical profile of young patients with acute myocardial infarction in Saudi Arabia

AH Al-Khadra - International journal of cardiology, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: To define the risk factors and clinical presentations of young patients (≤45 years)
who present to King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU) with an acute myocardial …

Women's knowledge of and attitude toward breast cancer in a developing country: Implications for program interventions—results based on interviewing 500 women …

EM Ibrahim, HY Al‐Idrissi, AH AlKhadra… - Journal of Cancer …, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
We interviewed 500 adult females without personal history of any type of cancer to assess
their awareness and attitude toward various aspects of breast cancer. The mean age (SD) of …

Public knowledge, misperceptions, and attitudes about cancer in Saudi Arabia

…, FM Al-Jishi, HY Al-Idrissi, AH Al-Khadra… - Annals of Saudi …, 1991 - annsaudimed.net
We interviewed six hundred adults to assess their awareness, attitude and misperceptions
about cancer. The mean age (± SD) was 31.2 (± 8.7) years. Fifty-six percent of the participants …

[PDF][PDF] Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, MD, FRCP, Nazeer B. Khan, BSc, PhD, Mohamed Z. Khalil, MD, MRCP (UK), Akram H. Al-Khadra, MD, FRCP, Khalid Al-Marzouki …

MM Al-Nozha, MR Arafah, YY Al-Mazrou - Saudi med J, 2004 - kau.edu.sa
Objectives: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major public health problem worldwide. To
our knowledge, there is no national data available from community based studies on …

Prevalence of physical activity and inactivity among Saudis aged 30-70 years. A population-based cross-sectional study.

…, HM Al-Hazzaa, MR Arafah, A Al-Khadra… - Saudi medical …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Objective To assess physical activity levels among Saudi adults, and to examine the relationships
of physical activity with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and obesity …

[PDF][PDF] Hypertension in saudi arabia

…, MA Al-Maatouq, K Al-Marzouki, A Al-Khadra… - Saudi medical …, 2007 - academia.edu
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of hypertension among Saudis of both gender,
between the ages of 30-70 years in rural as well as urban communities. his work is part of a …

[HTML][HTML] Nigella sativa improves glycemic control and ameliorates oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: placebo controlled participant blinded …

…, A Al-Elq, B Abou-Hozaifa, F Lebda, A Al-Khadra… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background and Objective Oxidative stress plays an important role in pathogenesis of
diabetes mellitus and its complications. Our previous study has shown glucose lowering effect …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of physical activity and inactivity among Saudis aged 30-70 years

MM Al-Nozha, HM Al-Hazzaa, MR Arafah, A Al-Khadra… - Saudi Med J, 2007 - academia.edu
Objectives: To assess physical activity levels among Saudi adults, and to examine the
relationships of physical activity with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and …

[HTML][HTML] Nigella sativa: A potential natural protective agent against cardiac dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

…, H Kaatabi, A Badar, A Al-Khadra… - Journal of Family and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To study the effect of Nigella sativa supplementation on cardiac functions in Type
2 diabetic patients treated with oral hypoglycemic agents. Background: Diabetes mellitus is …