Publications by authors named "Leila Riahi"

Background: Anatomical evidence reveals heterogeneous fat distribution in both atrial and ventricular myocardium that are considered normal, but at the same time arrhythmogenic, and numerous cardiac pathophysiological conditions are associated with myocardial fat deposits. The relationship between fatty infiltration, especially in the epicardial layer and its pathophysiological implication is not completely understood.

Aim: The aim of this study was to establish a positive or negative relationship between the ventricular burden and several parameters related to right ventricle (RV) adipose tissue - the RV thickness, RV indexed mass, body mass index (BMI), age, gender.

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Fair Distribution of Medical Facilities is one of the most critical issues affecting economic and health indicators. Iranian Social Security Organization (ISSO) is a non-governmental organization responsible for providing medical services to insured individuals in 77 hospitals, 265 polyclinics, and clinics that has faced much demand from the insured to build a new medical center. So, Due to the significant role of ISSO in meeting the medical needs and its high coverage (almost 42%) in Iran, we aimed to identify the factors influencing medical facilities' fair distribution in the ISSO.

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In Tunisia, barley local landraces are still cropped for human and animal consumption in some subsistence farming systems under marginal and stressed conditions. These high-value genetic resources present a potential source of resistance genes to biotic and abiotic stresses useful for both national and international breeders. Actually, they are represented by threatened small populations, which face a high risk of genetic erosion and progressive substitution by modern varieties.

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Background: This study was designed to evaluate the care of hypertensive patients in daily clinical practice in public and private centers in all Tunisian regions.

Objective: This study will provide us an overview of hypertension (HTN) management in Tunisia and the degree of adherence of practitioners to international recommendations.

Methods: This is a national observational cross-sectional multicenter study that will include patients older than 18 years with HTN for a duration of 4 weeks, managed in the public sector from primary and secondary care centers as well as patients managed in the private sector.

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Background: Hypertension is the leading cause of morbi-mortality in our country. Thus, we conducted this national survey on hypertension to analyze the profile of the Tunisian hypertensive patient and to assess the level of blood pressure control.

Methods: Nature HTN is an observational multicentric survey, including hypertensive individuals and consulting their doctors during the period of the study.

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  • The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing in Tunisia, largely due to an aging population and rising rates of coronary artery disease and hypertension, yet there's limited data on patient demographics and care quality.
  • The study aims to create the National Tunisian Registry of Heart Failure (NATURE-HF) by analyzing and following 1700 patients over a year, with assessments at 1, 3, and 12 months.
  • Results will include tracking cardiovascular and overall mortality, hospital readmissions, and various clinical evaluations and treatment outcomes to gain insights into the management of HF in Tunisia.
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In operating rooms, blood product wastage occurs with various reasons especially over-demand ordering during elective surgeries. Consequently, it imposes a heavy financial burden on health system. Therefore, managing blood consumption in the operating rooms is of special importance.

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Introduction: This study has been designed to localize fairness benchmarks for the evaluation of health system reform with an ethical approach.

Methods: A descriptive-analytic study was applied in which a questionnaire with selected indicators and based on main fairness benchmarks was validated. Besides, the final indicators were chosen for surveys of 255 health equity experts from 31 provinces of Iran to localize fairness benchmarks using the exploratory factor analysis through the SPSS software.

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Tunisian pearl millet ( L.) landraces are still growing in contrasting agro-ecological environments and are considered potentially useful for national and international breeders. Despite its genetic potential, the cropping areas of this species are still limited and scattered which increases the risk of genetic erosion.

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  • * The study found a 1-year all-cause mortality rate of 22.8% for acute heart failure (AHF) patients and 10.6% for CHF patients, with various factors like age and diabetes influencing these rates.
  • * Results indicated that AHF has a poor prognosis, while outcomes for CHF patients are improving, highlighting potential variations based on different healthcare systems and patient characteristics.
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Background: The purpose of this research was to identify the main dimensions of management of referral systems in family physician program and then introduce them to policymakers of the country primary health care.

Methods: This descriptive-correlation study was designed in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran (2017). The participants were employees of health centers of Mazandaran and Fars Provinces, Iran.

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  • * The study included 915 patients, primarily middle-aged, where about 22.4% were found to have valvular AF, and only half of the patients with low embolic risk were prescribed oral anticoagulants.
  • * Findings highlighted that the management strategies for AF in Tunisia were inadequate, with concerns over low anticoagulation quality, as evidenced by a 1.64% thromboembolism rate and a notable number of patients not receiving proper antithrom
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Background: Patient participation in healthcare leads to increased satisfaction and trust, reduction of anxiety, and a better understanding of patients' needs. The components of shared decision-making (SDM) are well documented in the literature. The purpose of this study was to design an SDM model for diabetic patients.

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Background Eucalyptus essential oils and extracts are used since the ancient times in alternative medicine. The 1,8-cineole is the most significant constituent of Eucalyptus essential oil, while phenolic contents define the value of eucalyptus extracts. Based on the last considerations, interspecific variability of 1,8-cineole content, phenolics and antioxidant potentials among nine Eucalyptus taxa growing under the sub-humid bioclimate stage of Tunisia was investigated.

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Contrast-induced encephalopathy is an uncommon complication of coronary angiography. The clinical presentation may be very puzzling, leading to an unnecessary and hazardous therapy. The prognosis is believed to be benign, with spontaneous resolution.

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Background The Mentha rotundifolia L. (Lamiaceae family), is a medicinal herb used since the ancient times as an antiseptic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent. In the present work, metabolomic profiling of two Mentha rotundifolia L.

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The increasing anthropologic pressure and the modernization of agriculture have led to a forsaking of pearl millet traditional cultivars, inducing a progressive loss of the genetic variability encompassed in this locally adapted germplasm. Imperatively, national efforts based on robust data gleaned from genetic surveys have to be undertaken in order to set up suitable conservation priorities. In this study, in addition to the assessment of the genetic diversity and population structure among and within a set of seven pearl millet landrace populations from coastal North Africa, demographic and phylogenetic data, conservation priority scores were calculated according to Vane-Wright et al.

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Hybridity and the genuineness of hybrids are prominent characteristics for quality control of seeds and thereby for varietal improvement. In the current study, the cross between two local barley genotypes (Ardhaoui: female; Testour: male) previously identified as susceptible/tolerant to salt stress in Tunisia was achieved. The hybrid genetic purity of the generated F putative hybrids and the fingerprinting of the parents along with their offspring were assessed using a set of 17 nuclear SSR markers.

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This study investigates the extent of genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships and the amount of gene flow among Tunisian Citrus species based on a set of 15 informative nuclear SSR molecular markers. Genotyping data highlighted an allelic richness among Tunisian Citrus species and has allowed the detection of 168 alleles among them 104.19 were effective.

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Background: Triage for patients' prioritization in the emergency department is a suitable solution to decrease overcrowding. Different methods are used for prioritization that needs effectiveness evaluation.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the emergency severity index (ESI) 5-level triage system in contrast with spot check triage.

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Background & Aim: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) with its various components has been considered as a tool causing customers' loyalty. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between the various components of customer relationship management and patients' loyalty to the place of their treatment.

Methods: This cross sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted among nurses and hospitalized patients in inpatient wards in selected hospitals in 2014.

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Catheter ablation is nowadays the first therapeutic option for AVNRT, the most common benign supraventricular tachycardia. Both cryotherapy and radiofrequency energy may be used to ablate the slow pathway. This paper compares both techniques, evaluates results published in literature and gives feedback on some typical aspects of cryo- and RF ablation.

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  • The study investigates the genetic diversity of wild grapevines in southeast Turkey, focusing on 21 wild Vitis vinifera ssp. sylvestris and 13 cultivated Vitis vinifera ssp. sativa specimens using various genetic markers.
  • A total of 22 nuclear and 3 chloroplast microsatellite loci were analyzed, revealing varying allele counts and levels of genetic diversity, with an average of 10.09 alleles per locus.
  • The research highlighted significant genetic differences between wild and cultivated grapevines, underscoring the importance of collecting and characterizing these grapevine varieties for future studies.
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