Publications by authors named "H al-Wazzan"
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate cardiac abnormalities in Kuwaiti sickle cell disease (SCD) patients using markers such as tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity (TRJV), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), and the 6-minute walk (6MW) test and correlate these findings with clinical, hematological, and biochemical parameters.
Materials And Methods: Seventy-three patients with SCD and 70 matched controls were studied. The cardiac status was investigated using transthoracic echocardiography in 57 patients; the 6MW test was carried out in patients and controls.
Background/aims: While deficiency of a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin-1-like domains (ADAMTS-13) was reported as the basis for the pathogenesis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), low levels have also been found in other thrombocytopenic disorders. This study was conducted to characterize the activity and antigen levels of ADAMTS-13 and von Willebrand factor (vWF) in patients with different thrombocytopenic disorders in Kuwait.
Methods: Forty healthy subjects and 41 patients with different thrombocytopenic disorders were recruited for this study.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the determinants and associations of some prothrombotic risk factors in patients with cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs).
Subjects And Methods: In this case-control study, plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), lupus anticoagulant, protein C, protein S, activated protein C resistance (APC-R) and antithrombin were measured in 102 patients (60 males and 42 females) and 167 controls (87 males, 80 females). Serum vitamin B(12), folate, red cell folate, creatinine, lipid profile and glucose were also determined.