2024
Impact of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Middle East and Africa Perspective
Elkeraie A, Al-Ghamdi S, Abu-Alfa A, Alotaibi T, AlSaedi A, AlSuwaida A, Arici M, Ecder T, Ghnaimat M, Hafez M, Hassan M, Sqalli T. Impact of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Middle East and Africa Perspective. International Journal Of Nephrology And Renovascular Disease 2024, 17: 1-16. PMID: 38196830, PMCID: PMC10771977, DOI: 10.2147/ijnrd.s430532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsCotransporter 2 inhibitorsDiabetes mellitusKidney diseaseType 2 diabetes mellitusMajor public health concernAldosterone system inhibitorsBetter clinical outcomesCause of deathPublic health concernNephrology referralCKD managementClinical outcomesSystem inhibitorsCardioprotective propertiesEarly initiationTreatment pathwaysConsensus recommendationsHigh riskPatientsBetter careHealth concernEarly detectionHypertension
2023
Chronic Kidney Disease Management in the Middle East and Africa: Concerns, Challenges, and Novel Approaches
Al-Ghamdi S, Abu-Alfa A, Alotaibi T, AlSaaidi A, AlSuwaida A, Arici M, Ecder T, Koraie A, Ghnaimat M, Hafez M, Hassan M, Sqalli T. Chronic Kidney Disease Management in the Middle East and Africa: Concerns, Challenges, and Novel Approaches. International Journal Of Nephrology And Renovascular Disease 2023, 16: 103-112. PMID: 37051319, PMCID: PMC10084934, DOI: 10.2147/ijnrd.s363133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseManagement of CKDChronic kidney disease managementKidney disease managementManagement of patientsNovel therapeutic optionsTherapeutic optionsKidney diseaseProtective therapyOverall burdenEarly diagnosisAvailable evidenceDisease managementHealthcare specialistsHealthcare systemHealthcare policyPatientsSteering CommitteeBurdenRiskHypertensionComorbiditiesDiabetesReferralTherapy
2021
May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Lebanon
Najem RN, Halawi A, Tanios B, Ambriss R, Bikai RE, Partington G, Beaney T, Poulter NR, Abu Alfa A. May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Lebanon. European Heart Journal Supplements 2021, 23: b92-b94. PMID: 34248434, PMCID: PMC8263084, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suab037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsLebanese populationImportant public health concernPrevalence of hypertensionBlood pressure readingsTreatment of hypertensionSilent killer diseasePublic health concernCross-sectional surveyOne-thirdHypertensive populationHypertension prevalenceDiastolic BPAnnual screeningBetter prognosisLifestyle factorsMean ageHigh prevalenceHypertensionMortality rateKiller diseasePressure readingsRapid interventionHealth concern
2019
May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension
Beaney T, Burrell L, Castillo R, Charchar F, Cro S, Damasceno A, Kruger R, Nilsson P, Prabhakaran D, Ramirez A, Schlaich M, Schutte A, Tomaszewski M, Touyz R, Wang J, Weber M, Poulter N, Burazeri G, Qirjako G, Roshi E, Cunashi R, Fernandes M, Pereira S, Neto M, Oliveira P, Feijão A, Cerniello Y, Marin M, Vasquez F, Espeche W, Stisman D, Fuentes I, Zilberman J, Rodriguez P, Babinyan K, Engibaryan A, Avagyan A, Minasyan A, Gevorkyan A, Carnagarin R, Carrington M, Sharman J, Lee R, Perl S, Niederl E, Malik F, Choudhury S, Al Mamun M, Ishraquzzaman M, Anthony F, Connell K, De Backer T, Krzesinski J, Houenassi M, Houehanou C, Sokolovic S, Bahtijarevic R, Tiro M, Mosepele M, Masupe T, Barroso W, Gomes M, Feitosa A, Brandão A, Miranda R, Azevedo V, Dias L, Garcia G, Martins I, Dzudie A, Kingue S, Djomou F, Njume E, Khan N, Lanas F, Garcia M, Paccot M, Torres P, Li Y, Liu M, Xu L, Li L, Chen X, Deng J, Zhao W, Fu L, Zhou Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Otero J, Camacho P, Accini J, Sanchez G, Arcos E, M’Buyamba-Kabangu J, Katamba F, Ngoyi G, Buila N, Bayauli P, Mbolla B, Bakekolo P, Landa C, Kaky G, Kramoh E, Ngoran Y, Olsen M, Valoy L, Santillan M, Rafael G, Peñaherrera C, Villalba J, Ramirez M, Arteaga F, Delgado P, Beistline H, Cappuccio F, Keitley J, Tay T, Goshu D, Kassie D, Gebru S, Pathak A, Denolle T, Tsinamdzgvrishvili B, Trapaidze D, Sturua L, Abesadze T, Grdzelidze N, Grabfelder M, Krämer B, Schmeider R, Twumasi-Ankrah B, Tannor E, Lincoln M, Deku E, Quintana F, Kenerson J, Baptiste E, Saintilmond W, Barrientos A, Peiger B, Lagos A, Forgas M, Lee V, Tomlinson B, Járai Z, Páll D, More A, Maheshwari A, Verma N, Sharma M, Mukherjee T, Patil M, Jose A, More A, Takalkar A, Turana Y, Widyantoro B, Danny S, Djono S, Handari S, Tambunan M, Tiksnadi B, Hermiawaty E, Tavassoli E, Zolfaghari M, Dolan E, O'Brien E, Borghi C, Ferri C, Torlasco C, Parati G, Nwokocha C, Nwokocha M, Ogola E, Gitura B, Barasa A, Barasa F, Wairagu A, Nalwa W, Najem R, Abu Alfa A, Fageh H, Msalam O, Derbi H, Bettamar K, Zakauskiene U, Vickiene A, Calmes J, Alkerwi A, Gantenbein M, Ndhlovu H, Masiye J, Chirwa M, Nyirenda N, Dhlamini T, Chia Y, Ching S, Devaraj N, Ouane N, Fane T, Kowlessur S, Ori B, Heecharan J, Alcocer L, Chavez A, Ruiz G, Espinosa C, Gomez-Alvarez E, Neupane D, Bhattarai H, Ranabhat K, Adhikari T, Koirala S, Toure I, Soumana K, Wahab K, Omotoso A, Sani M, Okubadejo N, Nadar S, Al-Riyami H, Ishaq M, Memon F, Sidique S, Choudhry H, Khan R, Ayala M, Maidana A, Bogado G, Ona D, Atilano A, Granada C, Bartolome R, Manese L, Mina A, Dumlao M, Villaruel M, Gomez L, Jóźwiak J, Małyszko J, Banach M, Mastej M, de Carvalho Rodrigues M, Martins L, Paval A, Dorobantu M, Konradi A, Chazova I, Rotar O, Spoares M, Viegas D, Almustafa B, Alshurafa S, Brady A, Bovet P, Viswanathan B, Oladapo O, Russell J, Brguljan-Hitij J, Bozic N, Knez J, Dolenc P, Hassan M, Woodiwiss A, Myburgh C, Vally M, Ruilope L, Molinero A, Rodilla E, Gijón-Conde T, Beheiry H, Ali I, Osman A, fahal N, Osman H, Altahir F, Persson M, Wuerzner G, Burkard T, Wang T, Lin H, Pan H, Chen W, Lin E, Mondo C, Ingabire P, Khomazyuk T, Krotova V, Negresku E, Evstigneeva O, Bazargani N, Agrawal A, Bin Belaila B, Suhail A, Muhammed K, Shuri H, Wainford R, Levy P, Boggia J, Garré L, Hernandez-Hernandez R, Octavio-Seijas J, Lopez-Rivera J, Morr I, Duin A, Huynh M, Cao S, Nguyen V, To M, Phan H, Cockroft J, McDonnell B, Goma F, Syatalimi C, Chifamba J, Gwini R, Tiburcio O, Xia X. May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: 2006-2017. PMID: 31041440, PMCID: PMC6600128, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMay Measurement MonthBlood pressureAntihypertensive medicationsMeasurement MonthDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureSystematic screening programmeMore participantsMMM 2018Untreated hypertensionBP readingsFormal screeningBP measurementsDisease burdenMultiple imputationHypertensionScreening programMedicationsMmHgInternational SocietyMonthsScreening campaignParticipantsIndividuals
2013
Effects of weight reduction regimens and bariatric surgery on chronic kidney disease in obese patients
Abou-Mrad RM, Abu-Alfa AK, Ziyadeh FN. Effects of weight reduction regimens and bariatric surgery on chronic kidney disease in obese patients. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2013, 305: f613-f617. PMID: 23825072, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00173.2013.BooksConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseBariatric surgeryModerate chronic kidney diseaseWeight reduction regimensIntentional weight lossRenal functional changesWeight loss interventionHigh-protein dietGlomerular hyperfiltrationPerioperative complicationsObese patientsRenal damageLoss interventionAdvanced stageFunctional changesModest riskWeight lossDiseaseAlbuminuriaObesityPatientsSurgeryBeneficial reductionHypertension