Submissions from 2012
Can telemedicine improve stroke outcomes?, Quratulain Shaikh and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
HDL cholesterol--how do I raise my patients good cholesterol?, Quratulain Shaikh and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
My patient has a lot of variability in his blood pressure measurements? Should I be worried? What can I do which may be better?, Quratulain Shaikh and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Triple valve endocarditis by mycobacterium tuberculosis: a case report., Quratulain Shaikh and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Fulminant invasive aspergillosis of the mediastinum in an immunocompetent host: a case report., Muhammad Tariq Shakoor, Samia Ayub, Zunaira Ayub, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Association with Primary Varicella Zoster Virus Infection, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Sadia Nishat, Durreshahwar Kanwar, Farheen Ali, Muhammad Azeemuddin, and Mohammad Wasay Wasay
Prevalence of body-focused repetitive behaviors in three large medical colleges of Karachi: a cross-sectional study., Efaza Umar Siddiqui, Syed Saad Naeem, Haider Naqv, and Bilal Ahmed
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 36 countries, for 2004-2009., Rosenthal vd, Bijie H, Maki DG, Mehta Y, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Extending the window for thrombolysis in acute stroke., Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Are robots any better in stroke rehabilitation?, Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Long-term effect of carotid surgery in asymptomatic stenosis., Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What is better antiplatelet agent to prevent recurrent stroke?, Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What is the role of free radical scavengers in acute stroke?, Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala, Ambreen Sonawalla, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Virulence markers of Helicobacter pylori in patients with diarrhoea-dominant irritable bowel syndrome., Javed Yakoob, Zaigham Abbas, S. Naz, M. Islam, and Waseem Jafri
Prevalence of non Helicobacter pylori species in patients presenting with dyspepsia., javed Yakoob, Z Abbas, Rustam Khan, Chagufta Naz, Zubair Ahmad, Muhammad Islam, Safia Awan, Fatima jafri, and Wasim Jafri
Atypical pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia in adults., Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Afia Zafar, Nawal Salahuddin, Ahmed Suleman Haque, Shahan Waheed, and Javaid Khan
Submissions from 2011
Interferon alpha for chronic Hepatitis D, Zaigham Abbas, Muhammad Arsalan Khan, Mohammad Salih, and Wasim Jafri
Discriminant value of Rome III questionnaire in dyspeptic patients., Shahab Abid, Shaheryar Siddiqui, and Wasim Jafri
Population attributable risk of unintentional childhood poisoning in Karachi Pakistan, Bilal Ahmed, Zafar Fatmi, and Amna R Siddiqui
Cohort analysis of directly observed treatment outcomes for tuberculosis patients in urban Pakistan, S. Akhtar, Shafquat Rozi, F. White, and R. Hasan
Adiposity and Blood Pressure in South Asian Children and Adolescents in Karachi, Aysha Almas and Tazeen Jafar
Spectrum of antihypertensive therapy in South Asians at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan., Aysha Almas, Salik Ur Rehman Iqbal, Anabia Ehtamam, and Aamir Hameed Khan
Four year experience of sarcoma of soft tissues and bones in a tertiary care hospital and review of literature, Tayyaba Z. Ansari, Nehal Masood, Asra Parekh, Rabab Z. Jafri, Syed N. Niamatullah, Adnan A. Zaidi, and Masood Umer
Superficial temporal artery calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease: Association with vascular risk factors and ischemic cerebrovascular disease, Zeeshan Anwar, Elcin Zan, Marco Carone, Arzu Ozturk, Stephen M Sozio, and David M Yousem
Mediastinal mass diagnosed as a benign schwannoma, S. Ayub, M. T. Shakoor, S. Hasan, and J. A. Khan
Myocardial Infarction in a Youngster Due to Giant Coronary Aneurysm, Sajid H. Dhakam and Nasir Rahman
The Impact of a Palliative Care Unit on Location of Death for Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients (719), Glen Digwood, Dana Lustbader, Michael l Frankenthaler, Frederick Smith, Erfan Hussain, Elizabeth Gorowski, Rajni Walia, and Renee Pekmezaris
The impact of a palliative care unit on mortality rate and length of stay for medical intensive care unit patients., Glen Digwood; Dana Lustbader,; Renee Pekmezaris; Martin L. Lesser; Rajni Walia; Michael Frankenthaler,; and Erfan Hussain
White coat hypertension is not a benign entity: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan., Saniya Siraj Godil, Halima Tabani, Aamir Hameed, and Aysha Almas
Risk factor profiles of South Asians with cerebrovascular disease., Ahmad Itrat, Bilal Ahmed, Maria Khan, Murtaza Muhammad, Danyal Thaver, Zubair Khowaja, Shehzad Ali, Zeeshan Bawa, Muhammad Rahat, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in a Low-Income Developing Country Findings From a Cluster-Randomized, Factorial-Controlled Trial, Tazeen H. Jafar, Muhammad Islam, Rasool Bux, Neil Poulter, Juanita Hatcher, Nish Chaturvedi, Shah Ebrahim, and Peter Cosgrove
Factors Predicting the Recurrence of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis, Sajjad Jamil, Shahid Ahmed, Adil Memon, Sara Masood, Syed H Shah, Saeed Sadiq Hamid, and Wasim Jafri
45 25 gram versus 50 gram of 25% albumin in preventing renal impairment after large volume paracentesis in cirrhosis.khali, A. B. Khalid, Mumtaz J Khan, A Ghufran, Syed H Shah, Saeed Hamid, and Wasim Jafri
Is full colonoscopic examination necessary in young patients with fresh bleeding per rectum?, A. B. Khalid, S. Majid, M. Salih, F. Hashmat, and W. Jafri
Investigating an outbreak of acute Viral Hepatitis caused by Hepatitis E virus variants in Karachi, South Pakistan, Anis Khan, Yasuhito Tanaka, Fuat Kurbanov, Abeer Elkady, Z Abbas, Zahid Azam, Amna Subhan, Sajjad Razza, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, James Shih, Ningshao Xia, Kazuaki Takahashi, Shunji Mishiro, and Masashi Mizokami
Atrial fibrillation, is warfarin the only option for stroke prevention?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
My patient just had a transient ischaemic attack. Can I predict his risk for stroke? Is stroke inevitable or preventable?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What are the therapeutic options for strokes secondary to intracranial large artery stenosis?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What modifiable risk factors lead to strokes in our part of the world?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Intracranial atherosclerotic disease, Maria Khan, Imama Naqvi, Asha Bansari, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What are the emerging therapeutic alternatives to warfarin in stroke patients? How would the results of RE-LY benefit Pakistanis?, Maria Khan, Emmon Raza, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What is the role of B-vitamins in stroke prevention in Pakistan?, Maria Khan, Emmon Raza, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Undetected common variable immune deficiency in a young adult of Pakistani descent., M Owais Khan, Adil Iqba Memon, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Asifali Imam
Can We Stop the Stroke Epidemic in Pakistan?, Ismail A. Khatri and Mohammad Wasay
Proliferating tricholemmal tumour: clinicopathological aspects of a case., Adeel Khoja, Yan B, Lee SJ, Cheong E. C, and Tan K B
Preventable lifestyle risk factors for non-communicable diseases in the Pakistan Adolescents Schools Study 1 (PASS-1)., Ali Khan Khuwaja, Saleem Khawaja, Komal Motwani, Adeel Khoja, Iqbal Azam Syed, Zafar Fatmi, Badar Sabir Ali, and Muhammad Masood Kadir
World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines Constipation-A Global Perspective., Greger Lindberg, Saeed Hamid, Peter Malfertheiner, Ole Ostergaard Thomsen, Luis Bustos Fernandez, James Garisch, Alan Thomson, Khean-Lee Goh, Rakesh Tandon, Suliman Fedail, Benjamin C. Y. Wong, Aamir Ghafoor Khan, Justus H. Krabshuis, and Anton LeMair
Palliative medicine consultation impacts DNR designation and length of stay for terminal medical MICU patients., Dana Lustbader, Renee Pekmezaris, Michael Frankenthaler, Rajni Walia, Frederick Smith, Erfan Hussain, Barbara Napolitano, and Martin Lesser
Can selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) improve motor recovery after stroke? What is the role of neuroplasticity?, Farzin Majeed and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Thyroid tuberculosis: a case series and a review of the literature, Uzma Majid and Najmul Islam
Patients with Congenital Atrial Septal Defects: Effect of Age at Repair and Defect Size on Pulmonary Artery Pressures Prior to Repair, A. Motiwala, Saulat H. Fatimi, N. Akhtar, S. Perveen, M. Z. Khan, and M. Atiq
Detection of filaggrin gene mutation (2282del4) in Pakistani Ichthyosis vulgaris families., Naghma Naz and Azam J. Samdani
A quasi-experimental study of the relationship between lung disease knowledge and brief lung health educational sessions, Alphonso Quinones, Rachael Ali-Permell, Laura Gazarra, and Erfan Hussain
Etiology of noninvasive ventilation in a tertiary teaching facility, Alphonso Quinones,; Jennifer Shelley; Rachael Ali Permell; and Erfan Hussain
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of a native polycystic kidney following renal transplantation, M. A. Rabbani, Bilal Ahmed, and M. A. Khan
Pulmonary talcosis 10 years after brief teenage exposure to cosmetic talcum powder., Amarah Shakoor, Arsalan Rahatullah, Adil Aijaz Shah, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri, Karachi, Pakistan., Sadia Shakoor; Mohammad Asim Beg,; Syed Faisal Mahmood; Rebecca Bandea; Rama Sriram; Fatima Noman; Farheen Ali,; Govinda S. Visvesvara; and Afia Zafar
Plant root hair in tap water: a potential cause for diagnostic confusion, Sadia Shakoor, Mohammad Wasay, Afia Zafar, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis with mitral valve prolapse: case report and brief review, S. Shakoor, N. Fasih, K. Jabeen, and B. Jamil
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in stroke survivors: what do we add to the care of our patients?, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy vs acute myocardial infarction: diagnostic utility of subtle ECG differences, Asma Saba Syed and Umair Khalid
Content audit of drug advertisements in Pakistan., Farhan Vakani, Kashif Naqv, and Almas Amin
Differentiating Asthma from its mimics, Zeeshan Waheed, Muhammad Irfan, Mohammad Salih, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Incidental MRI lesions suggestive of multiple sclerosis in asymptomatic patients in Karachi, Pakistan, Mohammad Wasay, F. Rizvi, Muhammad Azeemuddin, A. Yousuf, and S Fredrikson
Neurological involvement in patients with falciparum malaria: frequency and prognostic value, Mohammad Wasay, Asif Taqi, Huma Aziz, Iqbal Azam, and Mohammad Asim Beg
In vitro sensitivity of Blastocystis hominis to garlic, ginger, white cumin, and black pepper used in diet, Javed Yakoob, Zaigham Abbas, Muhammad Asim Beg, Shagufta Naz, Safia Awan, Saeed Hamid, and Wasim Jafri
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and lactose intolerance contribute to irritable bowel syndrome symptomatology in Pakistan, Javed Yakoob, Zaigham Abbas, Rustam Khan, Saeed Hamid, Safia Awan, and Wasim Jafri
MEASURES OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS FOR CHILD, javed Yakoob and Safia Awan
Risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection treatment failure in a high prevalence area, Javed Yakoob, W. Jafri, Z. Abbas, Shahab Abid, S. Naz, R. Khan, and A. Khalid
Risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection treatment failure in a high prevalence area., javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Z Abbas, Shahab Abid, S Naz, Khan R, and A. B. Khalid
Helicobacter pylori: association with gall bladder disorders in Pakistan, Javed Yakoob, M. R. Khan, Z. Abbas, W. Jafri, R. Azmi, Z. Ahmad, S. Naeem, and L. Lubbad
Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey, Salim Yusuf, Shofiqul Islam, Clara K. Chow, Sumathy Rangarajan, Gilles Dagenais, Rafael Diaz, Rajeev Gupta, Roya Kelishadi, Romaina Iqbal, Alvaro Avezum, Annamarie Kruger, Raman Kutty, Fernando Lanas, Liu Lisheng, Li Wei, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Aytekin Oguz, Omar Rahman, Hany Swidan, Khalid Yusoff, Witold Zatonski, Annika Rosengren, and Koon K. Teo
Perceptions of anti-smoking messages amongst high school students in Pakistan, Syed M. A. Zaidi, Abdul L. Bikak, Ayesha Shaheryar, Syed H. Imam, and Javaid A. Khan
Submissions from 2010
Hepatitis D: Scenario in the Asia-Pacific region, Z Abbas, Wasim Jafri, and Sajjad Raza
Antidepressants and anxiolytics for functional dyspepsia, Shahab Abid, Khalid Mumtaz, Greger Lindberg, Wasim Jafri, javed Yakoob, Per Hellstrom, and Syed Z. Quadr
Percutaneous coronary intervention in unprotected left main coronary artery disease., Hafeez Ahmed, JAVED MAJID TAI, and SAJID DHAKAM
QRS duration and echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction., Hafeez Ahmed, Javed Majid Tai, Sohail Abrar Khan, and Muniza Yousuf
Barriers in initiating insulin therapy in a South Asian Muslim community, U. S. Ahmed, B. Junaidi, A. W. Ali, O. Akhter, M. Salahuddin, and J. Akhter
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in a dengue-endemic region: lessons for the future., Farheen Ali, Taimur Saleem, Umair Khalid, Syed Faisal Mahmood, and Bushra Jamil
Clinical factors associated with mortality in dengue infection at a tertiary care center, Aysha Almas, Om Parkash, and Jaweed Akhter
Emergency evaluation of acute chest pain., Aysha Almas, Om Parkash, Aamir Hameed, and Muhammad Islam
Contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, Sajid H. Dhakam, Saqib A Gowani, Asif Jafferani, and Sajid H Dhakam
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) A Global Perspective, Peter Ferenci, Michael Fried, Douglas Labrecque, Jordi Bruix, Morris Sherman, Masao Omata, Jenny Heathcote, Teehra Piratsivuth, Mike Kew, Jesse A. Otegbayo, S. S. Zheng, S. Sarin, Saeed Hamid, Salma Barakat Modawi, Wolfgang Fleig, Suliman Fedail, Alan Thomson, Aamir Khan, Peter Malfertheiner, George Lau, Flair J. Carillo, Justus Krabshuis, and Anton Le Mair
Chronic Diseases: Chronic Diseases and Development 1 Raising the priority of preventing chronic diseases: a political process, Robert Geneau, David Stuckler, Sylie Stachenko, Martin McKee, Shah Ebrahim, Sanjay Basu, Arun Chockalingham, Modi Mwatsama, Rozmin Jamal, Ala Alwan, and Robert Beaglehole
The old, the new and the exotic: zoonotic diseases of Pakistan, Bushra Jamil
H1N1 2009 in Karachi: a situational analysis, Bushra Jamil and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Ischemic stroke care - official guidelines from the Pakistan society of Neurology, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Ahmed Itrat, Imama Naqvi, Maria Khan, Roomasa Channa, Ismail Khatri, and Mohammad Wasay
Stroke registry: a developing country's perspective., farrukh s. khan, maimoona siddiqui, hazim brohi, and khurram a. siddiqui
Multiple Subcutaneous Mycetomas caused by Pseudallescheria boydii: Response to therapy with oral potassium iodide solution, Fida A. Khan, Shahrukh Hashmi, and Arif R. Sarwari
Acute administration of rt-PA for acute stroke in Pakistani patients--what does the available evidence teach us?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Effects of a perindopril-based blood-pressure-lowering regimen in patients with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack (progress). How do the results affect practice in Pakistan?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
How should physicians practically approach symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Surgical interventions for malignant middle cerebral infarction--saving lives and functionality or increasing disabled survivors?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What are the current therapeutic options for haemorrhagic strokes?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What is the best antiplatelet agent for prevention of recurrent stroke in Pakistani patients? Do combinations offer significant advantages in the South Asian context?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What is the best first agent to give to a patient with acute ischaemic stroke? Aspirin, heparin, clopidogrel, cilostazol or dipyridamole?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Controversies of treatment modalities for cerebral venous thrombosis, Maria Khan, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, and Mohammad Wasay
Severity of acute hepatitis and its outcome in patients with dengue fever in a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan (South Asia), Om Parkash, Aysha Almas, Wasim Jafri, Saeed Hamid, J. Akhter, and Syed H Shah
Comparison of a Critical Care Attending-and Fellow-Run Rapid Response Team With an Internal Medicine Hospitalist-and Resident-Run Rapid Response Team, Nick Patel, Yuval Hiltzik, and Erfan Hussain
Early renal damage assessed by the SLICC/ACR damage index is predictor of severe outcome in lupus patients in Pakistan, M. A. Rabbani, H. B. Habib, M. Islam, Bilal Ahmed, S. M. A. Shah, S. Tahir, D. Merchant, and A. Ahmad