Global epidemiology of dyslipidaemias

A Pirillo, M Casula, E Olmastroni, GD Norata… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Dyslipidaemias are alterations to the plasma lipid profile that are often associated with
clinical conditions. Dyslipidaemias, particularly elevated plasma LDL-cholesterol levels, are …

Burden of ischemic heart disease and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

S Safiri, N Karamzad, K Singh… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims To report the prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) associated
with ischemic heart disease (IHD) and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and …

Coronary heart disease in the Middle East and North Africa: current status and future goals

MI Traina, W Almahmeed, A Edris… - Current atherosclerosis …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The Middle East and North Africa has witnessed a dramatic
transformation over the last 30 years caused by rapid urbanization and modernization and …

Predicting diagnostic gene biomarkers associated with immune infiltration in patients with acute myocardial infarction

E Zhao, H Xie, Y Zhang - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The present study was designed to identify potential diagnostic markers for acute
myocardial infarction (AMI) and determine the significance of immune cell infiltration in this …

Sex differences in stroke incidence, prevalence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

S Barker-Collo, DA Bennett, RV Krishnamurthi… - …, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Accurate information on stroke burden in men and women are important for
evidence-based healthcare planning and resource allocation. Previously, limited research …

Cardiovascular risk factor burden in Africa and the Middle East: the Africa Middle East cardiovascular epidemiological (ACE) study

AA Alsheikh-Ali, MI Omar, FJ Raal, W Rashed… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Increased urbanization in the developing world parallels a rising burden of
chronic diseases. Developing countries account for∼ 80% of global cardiovascular (CV) …

Risk factors and comorbidities associated to cardiovascular disease in Qatar: a machine learning based case-control study

HRH Al-Absi, MA Refaee, AU Rehman, MT Islam… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is reported to be the leading cause of mortality in the middle
eastern countries, including Qatar. But no comprehensive study has been conducted on the …

Consensus clinical recommendations for the management of plasma lipid disorders in the Middle East: 2021 update

N Alsayed, W Almahmeed, F Alnouri, K Al-Waili… - Atherosclerosis, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims Disorders of plasma lipids remain key risk factors for the development
of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the Middle East and are estimated to …

[HTML][HTML] Dyslipidaemia in the Middle East: Current status and a call for action

K Al Rasadi, W Almahmeed, KF AlHabib, M Abifadel… - Atherosclerosis, 2016 - Elsevier
The increase in the cardiovascular disease (CVD)-associated mortality rate in the Middle
East (ME) is among the highest in the world. The aim of this article is to review the current …

[HTML][HTML] Depressive symptoms and complications early after acute myocardial infarction: gender differences

ME AbuRuz, G Al-Dweik - The open nursing journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cardiovascular disease is the first leading cause of death worldwide. Coronary
heart disease is the most common manifestation of cardiovascular disease. Acute …