Are acute coronary syndrome patients admitted during off-duty hours treated differently? An analysis of the Saudi Project for Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndrome …

HF Al Faleh, L Thalib, KF AlHabib, A Ullah… - Annals of Saudi …, 2012 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : It is often suggested that acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
patients admitted during off-duty hours (OH) have a worse clinical outcome than those …

Diagnostic yield and therapeutic impact of transthoracic echocardiography in patients with potential cardiac sources of cerebral embolism.

HF Al-Faleh, AO Al-Qadi, AS Hersi - Saudi medical journal, 2010 - europepmc.org
Objective To explore the diagnostic yield of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), and
assess the effect of echocardiographic findings on subsequent therapy. Methods In this …

Acute coronary syndrome and khat herbal amphetamine use: an observational report

…, A Al-Motarreb, R Singh, A Hersi, H Al Faleh… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— The khat plant is a stimulant similar to amphetamine and is thought to induce
coronary artery spasm. Khat is widely chewed by individuals originating from the Horn of …

[HTML][HTML] Gender disparities in the presentation, management and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients: data from the 2nd Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary …

A Shehab, B Al-Dabbagh, KF AlHabib, AA Alsheikh-Ali… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Gender-related differences in mortality of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have
been reported. The extent and causes of these differences in the Middle-East are poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Prosthesis–patient mismatch after aortic valve replacement predominantly affects patients with preexisting left ventricular dysfunction: Effect on survival …

M Ruel, H Al-Faleh, A Kulik, KL Chan… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The effect of prosthesis–patient mismatch on clinical outcome and left ventricular
mass regression after aortic valve replacement remains controversial. Data on whether …

In-hospital adverse clinical outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction patients with renal dysfunction. Insights from the Saudi Project for Assessment of Coronary …

HF Al Faleh, AO AlSuwaida, AS Hersi, A Ullah… - Saudi medical …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Objective To explore the prognostic value of baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
in Saudi patients presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and its …

Systolic blood pressure on admission and mortality in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure: Observations from the gulf acute heart failure registry

…, J Al-Suwaidi, W Al-Mahmeed, H Al-Faleh… - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigated the role of systolic blood pressure (SBP) in relation to in-hospital and
postdischarge mortality in patients admitted with acute heart failure (AHF). The SBP of 4848 …

Unraveling the spectrum of left bundle branch block in acute myocardial infarction: insights from the Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic …

H Al-Faleh, Y Fu, G Wagner, S Goodman… - American heart …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Left bundle branch block (LBBB) complicates the diagnosis of acute myocardial
infarction (AMI). The Sgarbossa criteria were developed from GUSTO I to surmount this …

Relation of frailty to outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes

CS Kwok, G Lundberg, H Al-Faleh, A Sirker… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines a national cohort of patients with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) for the prevalence of frailty, temporal changes over time, and its association with …

Acute heart failure presentations and outcomes during the fasting month of Ramadan: an observational report from seven Middle Eastern countries

…, H Amin, A Al-Motarreb, H Al Faleh… - … medical research and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Fasting during the month of Ramadan is practiced by over 1.5 billion Muslims
worldwide. It remains unclear, however, how this change in lifestyle affects heart failure, a …