Nasreen Al Sayed, Khalid Al Waili, Fatheya Alawadi, Saeed Al-Ghamdi, Wael Al Mahmeed, Fahad Al-Nouri, Mona Al Rukhaimi, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Zuhier Awan, Mohamed Farghaly, Mohamed Hassanein, Hani Sabbour, Mohammad Zubaid, Philip Barter
Plasma lipid disorders are key risk factors for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and are prevalent in the Middle East, with rates increasing in…
El-Menyar A, Zubaid M, Shehab A, Bulbanat B, Albustani N, Alenezi F, Al-Motarreb A, Singh R, Asaad N, Al Suwaidi J.
The authors explored the prevalence and impact of the cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). During a five-month period in 2007, six adjacent …
Yusufali A, Zubaid M, Al-Zakwani I, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Al-Mallah MH, Al Suwaidi J, AlMahmeed W, Rashed W, Sulaiman K, Amin H.
Our objective was to validate the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score for in-hospital mortality in a Middle Eastern acute coronary syndrome (ACS) population enrolled in the Gulf Registry of…
El-Menyar A, Zubaid M, Sulaiman K, AlMahmeed W, Singh R, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Al Suwaidi J; Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE) Investigators.
BACKGROUND: Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) frequently present with typical chest pain; however a considerable proportion may present with atypical symptoms…
El-Menyar A, Zubaid M, AlMahmeed W, Sulaiman K, AlNabti A, Singh R, Al Suwaidi J.
The purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic value of the Killip classification at the presentation in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In 2007 and over 5 months, 6704 consecutive patients with…
Al Suwaidi J, Zubaid M, El-Menyar AA, Singh R, Rashed W, Ridha M, Shehab A, Al-Lawati J, Amin H, Al-Mottareb A.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and effect of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) on patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in six Middle Eastern countries using the new definition of …
Ali WM, Zubaid M, Al-Motarreb A, Singh R, Al-Shereiqi SZ, Shehab A, Rashed W, Al-Sagheer NQ, Saleh AH, Al Suwaidi J.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and significance of khat chewing in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)…
Thalib L, Zubaid M, Rashed W, Suwaidi JA, Almahmeed W, Alozairi E, Alanbaei M, Sulaiman K, Amin H, Al-Motarreb A.
BACKGROUND: While glucose levels on admission are clearly a much stronger predictor of short term adverse outcomes than diabetes status, there is a paucity of data on how diabetes status impacts the hyperglycemia-induced …
Ali WM, Zubaid M, El-Menyar A, Al Mahmeed W, Al-Lawati J, Singh R, Ridha M, Al-Hamdan R, Alhabib K, Al Suwaidi J.
AIMS: The aim was to report the prevalence and significance of hypertension (HTN) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)…
Al-Mallah MH, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Almahmeed W, Sulaiman K, Al Suwaidi J, Ridha M, Al-Motarreb A, Alenezi F, Zubaid M.
BACKGROUND: Lack of timely reperfusion therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been associated with worse outcomes. The aim of this study is to identify the frequency and…
Fares S, Zubaid M, Al-Mahmeed W, Ciottone G, Sayah A, Al Suwaidi J, Amin H, Al-Atawna F, Ridha M, Sulaiman K, Alsheikh-Ali AA.
BACKGROUND: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) play a central role in caring for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). To date, no data exist on utilization of EMS systems in the Arab Gulf States…
Panduranga P, Sulaiman K, Al-Zakwani I, Zubaid M, Rashed W, Al-Mahmeed W, Al-Lawati J, Al-Motarreb A, Haitham A, Suwaidi J, Al-Habib K.
We assessed the use and determinants of cardiac catheterization during index admissions, among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Middle East. Data were analyzed from 8150 consecutive ACS patients…
Hadi HA, Zubaid M, Al Mahmeed W, El-Menyar AA, Ridha M, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Singh R, Assad N, Al Habib K, Al Suwaidi J.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to report the prevalence and the significance of clinically recognized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during acute coronary syndrome (ACS)…
El-Menyar A, Zubaid M, Sulaiman K, Singh R, Al Thani H, Akbar M, Bulbanat B, Al-Hamdan R, Almahmmed W, Al Suwaidi J.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) on in-hospital major adverse cardiac events across the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) spectrum…
Hadi HA, Zubaid M, Al Mahmeed W, El-Menyar AA, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Singh R, Al-Nabti A, Assad N, Sulaiman K, Al-Mallah MH, Amin H, Al-Motarreb A, Mahmoud H, Al Suwaidi J.
We evaluated the effect of body weight on the outcome of Middle Eastern patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Analysis of the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE) survey that included 7843 consecutive patients…
Alsheikh-Ali AA, Al-Mallah MH, Al-Mahmeed W, Albustani N, Al Suwaidi J, Sulaiman K, Zubaid M; Gulf RACE Investigators.
AIMS: We describe the prevalence and prognostic significance of heart failure (HF) complicating acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients enrolled in the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE)…
El-Menyar A, Zubaid M, Rashed W, Almahmeed W, Al-Lawati J, Sulaiman K, Al-Motarreb A, Amin H, R S, Al Suwaidi J.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the gender differences in baseline characteristics, therapy, and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes in 6 Middle Eastern countries. Over a 6-month period in 2007, 8,169 consecutive patients…
Zubaid M, Rashed WA, Almahmeed W, Al-Lawati J, Sulaiman K, Al-Motarreb A, Amin H, Al Suwaidi J, Alhabib K.
OBJECTIVES: To identify the characteristics, management and hospital outcomes of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in the Gulf region of the Middle East…
Zubaid M, Rashed WA, Al-Khaja N, Almahmeed W, Al-Lawati J, Sulaiman K, Al-Motarreb A, Amin H, Al-Suwaidi J, Al-Habib K.
OBJECTIVE: To identify the characteristics, treatments and hospital outcomes for patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in the Gulf area.
