Publications by authors named "Fawad Haroon"
Rotational atherectomy (RA) is an endovascular procedure to ablate calcified plaque and is an integral tool for complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Rotational atherectomy increases the risk of periprocedural complications. One of the major complications of RA is coronary perforation, which has a reported incidence of up to 2%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOptimizing a MitraClip procedure with high frequency jet ventilation.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
September 2022
This report demonstrates the successful deployment of MitraClip with the use of high frequency jet ventilation to stabilize the surgical field in a technically challenging case.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur study aims to provide a more holistic understanding of the available data and predictive risk factors for gastrointestinal bleed (GIB). We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science Core Collection and calculated relative risk and meta-regression was utilized to evaluate for risk factors in order to assess the effect of covariates. Our meta-analysis reported a pooled prevalence rate of GIB of 24.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of Muslim cancer patients about fasting during Ramadan while undergoing treatment.
- Conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital from July to August 2015, the research involved 265 adult cancer patients, primarily females, with breast cancer being the most common type.
- Findings indicated that while 54.3% of patients sought advice on fasting, a significant portion of those who did fast were in the early stages of their disease, and many who abstained cited fatigue as the main reason.