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Evidence That Increasing Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations to 30 ng/mL in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Could Greatly Improve Health Outcomes
Biomedicines. 2023 Mar 23;11(4):994. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11040994.ABSTRACTAccumulating evidence supports the potential protective effects of vitamin D against chronic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune diseases, cancers, cardiovascular disease (ischaemic heart disease and stroke), type 2 diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, stroke, and infectious diseases such as acute respiratory tract diseases, COVID-19, influenza, and pneumonia, as well as adverse pregnancy outcomes. The respective evidence is based on ecological and observational studies, randomized controlled trials, mechanistic studies, ...
Source: Cancer Control - May 16, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: William B Grant Fatme Al Anouti Barbara J Boucher Hana M A Fakhoury Meis Moukayed Stefan Pilz Nasser M Al-Daghri Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 15, Pages 1140: The Risk Factors for Acute Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
This study investigates the risk factors, comorbidities, and outcomes in patients with SARS-VoV-2 infection and acute ischemic stroke compared to patients without these conditions. The present retrospective study was conducted in the King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC), Ministry of National Guard, Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the period from April 2020 to February 2022. This study investigates the risk variables among the individuals who were diagnosed with either SARS-CoV-2 with stroke or patients with stroke alone. A total of 42,688 COVID-19 patients were registered, 187 cases of ...
Source: Viruses - May 10, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Badi A. Alotaibi Jehad A. Aldali Hamzah J. Aldali Sultan Ayoub Meo Glowi A. Alasiri Emadeldin M. Elsokkary Naser D. Alotaibi Faizah Alotaibi Tags: Article Source Type: research
Effectiveness and Safety of Enoxaparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin as Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Real-World Evidence
CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE: When compared with UFH, enoxaparin was associated with a significant reduction in thrombotic events or mortality among COVID-19 patients. The results need confirmation from randomized controlled trials.PMID:35942505 | DOI:10.1177/10600280221115299
Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - August 9, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lina H AlLehaibi Mukhtar Alomar Abdulaziz Almulhim Sarah Al-Makki Nazar R Alrwaili Shahad Al-Bassam Semat Alsultan Jenan Al Saeed Mohammad Alsheef Ivo Abraham Ahmad Alamer Source Type: research
The impact of COVID-19 on the comorbidities: A review of recent updates for combating it
Saudi J Biol Sci. 2022 Feb 10. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.02.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCoronavirus disease is caused by the SARS-CoV-2. The virus first appeared in Wuhan (China) in December 2019 and has spread globally. Till now, it affected 26.9 Crore peoples and 53 Lakh deaths in 224 countries and territories. With the emergence of variants like Omicron, the COVID-19 cases grew exponentially, with thousands of deaths. The general symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, sore throat, cough, lung infections, and, in severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and death. SARS-CoV-2 predominantly affects the...
Source: Cancer Control - February 15, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jonaid Ahmad Malik Sakeel Ahmed Mrunal Shinde Mohammed Hajjaj Saeid Al-Marmash Saleh Alghamdi Arshad Hussain Sirajudheen Anwar Source Type: research
Ischemic stroke after AstraZeneca (Covid-19) vaccination
Saudi Med J. 2021 Oct;42(10):1136-1139. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.10.20210326.ABSTRACTVaccination against SARS-COV-2 is considered an effective preventive strategy to halt COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of thromboembolic events in vaccine recipients has jolted some of the European countries to pause the vaccination process temporarily. It is still unclear whether the events are actually due to the vaccines or it is just a coincidence. The gravity of events particularly in young and previously normal patients merits further research to reach some conclusion. Here we present a similar case who sustained ischemic stroke shortly a...
Source: Saudi Medical Journal - October 6, 2021 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Muath A Alammar Source Type: research
