Submissions from 2011
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 Sidddiqi 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
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
QRS duration and echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, Hafeez Ahmed, Javed Tai, Sohail Abrar Khan, and Muniza Yousuf
Percutaneous coronary intervention in unprotected left main coronary artery disease., Hafeez Ahmed, JAVED MAJID TAI, and SAJID DHAKAM
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
Surgical interventions for malignant middle cerebral infarction--Saving lives and functionality or increasing disabled survivors?, 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
How should physicians practically approach symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis?, Maria Khan and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
What are the current therapeutic options for haemorrhagic strokes?, 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
A simple method to reduce infection of ventriculoperitoneal shunts Clinical article, Atiq-ur Rehman, Tausif-ur Rehman, Hassaan H. Bashir, and Vikas Gupta
Bilateral airway foreign body aspiration as a cause of recurrent pneumonia., Sameer Ur Rehman, Nadia Sharif, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Variables predictive of outcome in patients with acute hypercapneic respiratory failure treated with noninvasive ventilation., Nawal Salahuddin, Muhammad Irfan, Shereen Khan, Muhammad Naeem, Ahmad Suleman Haque, Shahid Javed Husain, Nisar Rao, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Javaid Khan
Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve., Taimur Saleem, Rabbani Madiha, Fatima Samar, and Bushra Jamil
A report of 12 sporadic cases of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever from Pakistan, Taimur Saleem, Madiha Rabbani, Nida Habib, and Bushra Jamil
Future prospects for the utility of interferon assays in tuberculosis diagnosis, Taimur Saleem, Madiha Syed, and Bushra Jamil
Homozygous frame shift mutation in ECM1 gene in two siblings with lipoid proteinosis., Azam J. Samdani, Abid Azhar, Syed M. Shahid, Syeda N. . Nawab, Rozeena Shaikh, Shah A. Qader, Qaisar Mansoor, Bahram K. Khoso, and Muhammad Ismail
Molecular studies of ichthyosis vulgaris in Pakistani families., Azam J. Samdani, Naghma Naz, and Nuzhat Ahmed
Graphic tobacco health warnings: which genre to choose?, Z. Sobani, Sobia Nizami, Emmon Raza, N. ul Ain Baloch, and Javaid Ahmed Khan
Risk Factors of Stroke in Pakistan: A Dedicated Stroke Clinic Experience., Fawad Taj, Rehan Zahid, Umm-e-Rubab Syeda, Muhammed Murtaza, Shahzad Ahmed, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
The learners' perspective on internal medicine ward rounds: a cross-sectional study, M. Tariq, Afaq Motiwala, Syed Umer Ali, Mehmood Riaz, Safia Awan, and Jaweed Akhter
Growing burden of neurological diseases in Pakistan � need for a national health survey, Mohammad Wasay and Shaukat Ali
Associations between the Plasticity Region Genes of Helicobacter pylori and Gastroduodenal Diseases in a High-Prevalence Area., Javed Yakoob, Zaigham Abbas, Shagufta Naz, Muhammad Islam, Shahab Abid, and Wasim Jafri
Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Helicobacter pylori and triple therapy in a high-prevalence area, Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Z. Abbas, and S. N. W. Jafri
Emerging Parasitic Infection Mimicking Functional Bowel Disease, javed Yakoob; Wasim Jafri; Mohammad Asim Beg; Z Abbas; shagufta Naz,; Muhammad Islam; A. B. Khalid; Rustam Khan; and Zubair Ahmad
Blastocystis hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis in patients fulfilling irritable bowel syndrome criteria., javed Yakoob; Wasim Jafri; Mohammad Asim Beg,; Z Abbas; Shagufta Naz,; Muhammad Islam; and Rustam Khan
Irritable bowel syndrome: is it associated with genotypes of Blastocystis hominis., javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, mohammad asim beg, Z Abbas, Shagufta Naz, Muhammad Islam, and Rustam Khan
Blastocystis hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis in patients fulfilling irritable bowel syndrome criteria, Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Mohammad Asim Beg, Shagufta Naz, Muhammad Islam, and Rustam Khan
Tracheal stenosis mimicking severe acute asthma., Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Babar Dildar, Shahid Javed Husain, and Mohammad Faisal Khan
Osseous spinal sarcoidosis: an unusual but important entity to remember., Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Mughis Sheerani, Ahmed Suleman Haque, Humera Ahsan, and Kulsoom Fatima
Submissions from 2009
Furazolidone, Co-amoxiclav, Colloidal Bismuth Subcitrate, and Esomeprazole for patients who failed to eradicate Helicobacter pylori with triple therapy, Z Abbas, Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Muhammad Islam, Zahid Azam, and Imran Hilal
Is Furazolidone Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Effective and Safe? Reply, Z Abbas, javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Muhammad Islam, Zahid Azam, and Imran Hilal
Adult onset Stills disease in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan., Naushad Abid and A. B. Khalid
Satiety drinking tests: Effects of caloric content, drinking rate, gender, age, and body mass index, Shahab Abid, Muhammad Kashif Anis, Zahid Azam, Wasim Jafri, and Greger Lindberg
Terlipressin vs. Octreotide in Bleeding Esophageal Varices as an Adjuvant Therapy With Endoscopic Band Ligation: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Saeed Hamid, Mohammad Salih, Zahid Azam, Khalid Mumtaz, Hasnain Ali Shah, and Zaigham Abbas
Molecular confirmation of the causes of inherited visual impairment in Northern Pakistan, Mehreen Adhi, Yasmin Rashid, Syed Hussain Jafri, Chris F. Inglehearn, and Martin Mc Kibbin
Experiences from an International Tele-Epilepsy Collaboration, S. Nizam Ahmed, Carly Mann, Fowzia Siddiqui, Mughis Sheerani, Nadir Ali Syed, Thomas Snyder, S. Ather Enam, and Warren Boling
Diffusion weighted image (DWI) findings in methanol intoxication., Humera Ahsan,; Muhammad Akbar; and Aamir Hameed
Optimization of Topical Photodynamic Therapy With 3,7-bis(di-n-butylamino)Phenothiazin-5-ium Bromide for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Oleg E. Akilov, Wajeeha Yousaf, Sebastian X. Lukjan, Sarika Verma, and Tayyaba Hasan
Rapidly progressive cryptogenic organising pneumonia presenting as a lung mass., Saeed Akram, Muhammad Irfan, and Kanwal Aftab
Congenital absence of left circumflex artery with a dominant right coronary artery., Fariha Sadiq Ali, Sohail Abrar Khan, Javed Majid Tai, Saulat Husnain Fatimi, and Sajid Hameed Dhakam
Evaluating Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: Does the Retinal Microvasculature Hold Clues to What Lies Beneath?, Zarmeneh Aly, Fawad Taj, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Political riots in Pakistan and stress-induced cardiomyopathy: a case report., Sadia Arshad and Sajid Hameed Dhakam
Glucose levels compared with diabetes history in the risk assessment of patients with acute myocardial infarction, Abhinav Goyal, Shamir R. Mehta, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Rafael Diaz, Rizwan Alzal, Denis Xavier, Jun Zhu, Prem Pais, Liu Lisheng, K. Kazmi, Mohanunad Zubaid, Leopoldo S. Piegas, Petr Widimsky, andrzej Budaj, Alvaro Avezum, and Salim Yusuf
Early and long term outcome of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention (R-PCI): experience from a tertiary care center in Pakistan, Abdul Hakeem, Sajid H. Dhakam, Javed Tai, Humayun Bakhtawar, Muhammad Haris Nazim, Shehzad Raza, and Sabha Bhatti
Clinical characteristics, management and outcome of major pulmonary embolism: An experience from a tertiary care center in Pakistan, Shahid Javed Husain, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Kulsoom Fatima, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Arif, and Muhammad Ammad Saeed
Clinical characteristics, management and outcome of major pulmonary embolism: An experience from a tertiary care center in Pakistan, Shahid Javed Husain, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Kulsoom Fatima, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Atif, and Muhammad Ammad Saeed
Recurrent episodes of upper airway blockage associated with Ascaris lumbricoides causing cardiopulmonary arrest in a young patient., Shahid Javed Husain, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Nabeel Sultan, Muhammad Asim Beg, and Vikram Mehraj
Global childhood unintentional injury surveillance in four cities in developing countries: a pilot study, Adnan A. Hyder, David E. Sugerman, Prasanthi Puvanachandra, Junaid Razzak, Hesham El-Sayed, andres Isaza, Fazlur Rahman, and Margie Peden
H. pylori Infection in Children: Population-Based Age-Specific Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Developing Country, Wasim Jafri, javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, S Siddiqui, Nasim Jafri, Safia Awan, and Shaikh Qamaruddin Nizami
Early ischemic stroke presentation in Pakistan, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Bhojo A Khealani, Sajjad Ahmed Ansari, Maria Afridi, and Nadir Ali Syed