Vitamin D status in acute myocardial infarction: a case-control study.

Background: The association of vitamin D deficiency with coronary artery disease (CAD) is controversial. This study seeks the association between vitamin D deficiency and acute myocardial infarction (MI) in Iraq.

Patients And Methods: A total of 104 patients with acute MI and 104 healthy controls were studied throughout 2015.

Central Nervous System Complications and Outcomes After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Background: Central nervous system complications (CNSC) can be the cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). We aimed to determine the incidence of CNSC and its impact on survival.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients with hematologic disorders who received allo-HSCT between 2002 and 2011 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

An epidemiological analysis of acute flaccid paralysis and its surveillance system in Iraq, 1997-2011.

Background: Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance (AFP) is an essential strategy of the WHO's Polio Eradication Initiative. This is the first study conducted to estimate the incidence, etiology, distribution, and surveillance performance of AFP in Iraq.

Methods: Surveillance data about the AFP cases under the age of 15 years reported from Iraq during January 1997 to December 2011 were depended in the current study.