The role of endovascular treatment of pelvic fracture bleeding in emergency settings

…, C Floridi, A Bacuzzi, S Cuffari, W Elabbassi… - European …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the role of endovascular treatment for controlling haemorrhage in
haemodynamically unstable patients with pelvic bone fractures and to relate clinical efficacy to …

The epidemic of the metabolic syndrome.

WN Elabbassi, HA Haddad - Saudi medical journal, 2005 - europepmc.org
The incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) is rising worldwide. This is partly due to a significant
increase in the prevalence of obesity. Observational cross-sectional studies as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Severe reversible myocardial injury associated with aluminium phosphide toxicity: a case report and review of literature

W Elabbassi, MA Chowdhury, AAN Fachtartz - Journal of the saudi heart …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aluminium phosphide is commonly used as an insecticide and can be toxic to humans at the
cellular level by interfering with mitochondrial energy metabolism. We report on three cases …

Left ventricular assist devices as bridge to heart transplantation in congestive heart failure with pulmonary hypertension

H Haddad, W Elabbassi, S Moustafa, R Davies… - ASAIO …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been considered a significant contraindication to
cardiac transplantation. Ongoing clinical experience, however, has shown that temporary …

A case of dilated cardiomyopathy and severe mitral regurgitation treated using a combined percutaneous approach of MitraClip followed by CARILLON® mitral …

…, MA Chowdhury, A Al Nooryani, W Elabbassi - Cardiovascular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is common in severe heart failure. Medical therapy is
the standard of care since the role of surgery is less established. Various trans-catheter …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical profile and angiographic findings among patients with atrial fibrillation presenting for selective coronary angiography

W Elabbassi, MA Chowdhury, B Liska, R Hatala - Health, 2014 - scirp.org
Background: Coronary artery disease is the most common form of cardiovascular disease
while Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia. We set out to investigate the …

Acute coronary syndrome. An acute inflammatory syndrome.

W Elabbassi, A Al-Nooryani - Saudi medical journal, 2006 - europepmc.org
Atherosclerosis begins with the accumulation of small lipoprotein particles within arterial
intima. These particles coalesce together and are modified and then they induce localized …

Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Anemia in Congestive Heart Failure Patients Followed at a Specialized

W Elabbassi, M Fraser, K Williams… - Congestive Heart …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of anemia and to investigate its
association with comorbidities and its impact on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure. …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of severity of initial illness, determined by SOFA score, and presence of anemia on outcomes among patients requiring Extra Corporal Membrane …

W Elabbassi, F Al Aila, MA Chowdhury, A Najib… - Indian heart …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction ECMO provides respiratory and circulatory support in critically ill patients. In our
study, we report on a single center experience with ECMO and aim to identify the prognostic …

Long-term outcome of first 300 implanted Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in an all-comers Middle East population

A Al Nooryani, WN Elabbassi… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To evaluate long-term clinical outcomes of the Absorb bioresorbable vascular
scaffold (BVS) system (Abbott Vascular) in an all-comers Middle East population. Methods This …