10-year cardiovascular disease risk and its predictors: a comparison between healthcare workers and the general public in Qatar by Sami Abdeen (14779537)

“…Lifestyle emerged as the main independent predictor for higher ASCVD risk in both groups. Additionally, living alone and being a nurse were significant independent predictors of higher risk among HCWs. …”

Predictors of diabetes fatalism among Arabs by Bassil, Maya

“…The purpose of this study is to identify predictors of diabetes fatalism in this population. …”
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Evaluation of psychological distress, burnout and structural empowerment status of healthcare workers during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a cross-sectional quest... by Sara Taleb (11264352)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">In light of several recent studies, there is evidence that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused various mental health concerns in the general population, as well as among healthcare workers (HCWs). …”

Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of major congenital anomalies: A population-based register study by Nader Al-Dewik (4166527)

Predictors of long-term survival after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma by Zavaglia, Claudio

“…AIMS: The aim of this study was to identify predictors of both survival and tumor-free survival of a cohort of 155 patients, with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis, who were treated by orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). …”
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Health-related quality of life as a predictor of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Iraq by Dujaili, Juman Abdulelah

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Scope and Predictors of Travel Medicine Practice among Primary Care Physicians in Qatar by Ayman Al-Dahshan (8962568)

“…Overall, pretravel advice content and frequency including vaccine and malaria chemoprophylaxis recommendations were inadequate. Significant predictors of high frequency of pretravel consultations (≥10/month) included male PCPs (AOR 1.78, 95% CI: 1.01, 3.18), PCPs who had postgraduate training or experience in TM (AOR 2.74, 95% CI: 1.59, 4.72), and multilingual (speaking ≥3 languages) physicians (AOR 1.96, 95% CI: 1.12, 3.45). …”

Critical Appraisal of the Clinical and Pathologic Predictors of Survival After Resection of Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Abdalla, Eddie

“…Four clinical factors—α-fetoprotein of 1000 ng/mL or higher, multiple tumor nodules, the presence of major vascular invasion, and the presence of severe fibrosis—were significant predictors of poor survival (all P<.05). …”
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The Utility of Serial Echocardiography Parameters in Management of Newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) and Predictors of Mortality by Roopali Soni (14146686)

“…<p>Ventricular dysfunction may be found in 40% of newborns with CDH, and is not only a predictor of disease severity, but also mortality and need for ECMO. …”

Predictors of inflammatory local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer: matched case-control study by Akoum, Riad

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Predictors of Mortality in Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Regardless of Early Left Ventricular Unloading: A National Experience by Alaa Rahhal (14150403)

“…The significant positive predictors of mortality with VA-ECMO regardless of IABP in CS were CPR > 20 minutes (aOR 14.74, 95% CI 2.02-107.41; p-value= 0.008), older age (i.e., greater than 55 years) and LM disease of more than 50% stenosis were associated with a fourfold increase in the odds of mortality while on VA-ECMO. …”

Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: A retrospective observational study by Husain S. Ali (11659423)

Epigenetic DNA Methylation Signatures Associated With the Severity of Paget’s Disease of Bone by Ilhame Diboun (3522413)

“…A multivariate predictor model featuring the top severity-associated CpG sites revealed a significant correlation (R = 0.71, p = 6.9 × 10−16) between observed and predicted PDB severity scores. …”

Evidence and gaps in clinical outcomes of novel pharmacologic therapies for sickle cell disease: A systematic literature review highlighting insights from clinical trials and real-... by Mohamed Yassin (4166515)

“…The high discontinuation rate and results of the STAND trial led to a significant decrease in the use of crizanlizumab. The HOPE trial demonstrated a 51 % improvement in hemoglobin response and a reduction in hemolytic markers in patients treated with voxelotor. …”

Can the Salivary Microbiome Predict Cardiovascular Diseases? Lessons Learned From the Qatari Population by Selvasankar Murugesan (4376506)

“…ML based prediction models revealed that Desulfobulbus, Prevotella, and Tissierellaceae were the common predictors of increased risk to CVD.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">This study identified significant differences in the SM composition in HR and LR CVD subjects. …”

Clinical Phenotyping and Multimodal Treatment of Men With Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome From the Middle East and North Africa: Determining Treatment Outcomes and... by Ahmad Majzoub (14058045)

“…NIH-CPSI scores were computed initially and after 3 months of treatment, and predictors of clinical improvement were assessed.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The total NIH-CPSI improved significantly with a mean reduction of 8.21 after 3 months of treatment (P < .001). 66.2% of patients had a clinical improvement demonstrated as a total NIH-CPSI score reduction by at least 6 points after 3 months of treatment. …”

Clinical relevance of aortic stiffness in end-stage renal disease and diabetes : implication for hypertension management by Bahous, Sola Aoun

“…In patients with diabetes or ESRD, aortic stiffness is a significant predictor of CVR, independently of BP control. …”
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ALOX5AP gene variants show differential association with coronary artery disease in different populations by Alwan, Ahmad

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a complex disease with various components, genetic as well as environmental. …”
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Absence of cardiac siderosis by MRI T2* despite transfusion burden, hepatic and serum iron overload in Lebanese patients with sickle cell disease by Inati, Adlette

“…Conclusion:  Our study demonstrates that TR is a stronger predictor of iron overload than TLT. It also confirms cardiac sparing in patients with SCD, even in subjects with significant transfusion burden, systemic and hepatic iron overload.…”
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Enhanced event-based surveillance: Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) during FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar by Mohamed, Sallam

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