Publications by authors named "Ahmad Tarawah"
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- * A rare complication of GT is gastrointestinal angiodysplasia (GIAD), which involves abnormal blood vessel formation in the digestive system and has been documented in eight cases.
- * Treatment options for GIAD include surgical methods, electrocoagulation, and medications, but it has a high chance of recurring, as demonstrated in reported cases of patients with both GT and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Introduction: A number of barriers in care exist for women/girls with bleeding disorders. Little progress has been made to overcome them, particularly regarding levels of awareness of healthcare professionals (HCPs) and women/girls.
Aim: To evaluate awareness and perception of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and bleeding disorders among HCPs and women/girls.
Inherited bleeding disorders vary in prevalence due to genetic disparity and ethnicity. Little is known about the prevalence of coagulation factor deficiency and bleeding disorders in middle-eastern population. Young Saudi adults with at least one positive bleeding symptom reported in semi-structured validated condensed MCMDM-1vWD questionnaire were tested for complete blood count, routine and special coagulation tests, serum ferritin level, and capillary zone electrophoresis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate levels of quality of life (QOL) among thalassemia patients at the Hereditary Blood Disorders Center in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 43 transfusion dependent thalassemia patients compared with 43 normal subjects, as a control, using the World Health Organization Quality Of Life - Brief questionnaire between May 2012 and September 2012 at the Hereditary Blood Disorders Center, Maternity and Children Hospital in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Results: Forty-three thalassemia patients were examined, 23 males and 20 females, and compared with 43 peers (control group), 24 males and 19 females.
Portal vein thrombosis is a recognized complication after splenectomy in beta-thalassemia major due to the chronic hypercoagulable state which has been recognized to exist in childhood thalassemia and contribute to thromboembolic events. We are reporting one patient with beta-thalassemia major developed portal vein thrombosis following splenectomy.
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