Duration analysis for coronary artery disease patients with chronic chest pain: an output from saudi arabia.

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a persistent public health problem worldwide. Chest pain is one of the perceptible symptoms of the same disease. Literature has found acute chest pain as plausible risk factors for CAD.

Smoking in Saudi Arabia and its relation to coronary artery disease.

Objectives: The health hazards related to smoking are well known. Smoking is a recognized risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Despite rejection of smoking by the Saudi community, we are still seeing smokers in our population.

The need for national medical licensing examination in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Medical education in Saudi Arabia is facing multiple challenges, including the rapid increase in the number of medical schools over a short period of time, the influx of foreign medical graduates to work in Saudi Arabia, the award of scholarships to hundreds of students to study medicine in various countries, and the absence of published national guidelines for minimal acceptable competencies of a medical graduate.

Discussion: We are arguing for the need for a Saudi national medical licensing examination that consists of two parts: Part I (Written) which tests the basic science and clinical knowledge and Part II (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) which tests the clinical skills and attitudes. We propose this examination to be mandated as a licensure requirement for practicing medicine in Saudi Arabia.

Recent advances in the management of hypertension.

Hypertension is a worldwide prevalent disease that leads to considerable morbidity and mortality. While its underlying basis of genetics and pathology as well as its complications are universally agreed upon, management of hypertension remains to be controversial. In this article, we will present clear evidence of the recent advances in the management of hypertension that include newer therapeutic agents replacing old strategies.

Hyperlipidemia in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of hyperlipidemia among Saudis of both genders in rural and urban communities.

Methods: Selected Saudis in the age group of 30-70 years were studied over a 5-year period between 1995 and 2000 in Saudi Arabia. Data were obtained from history, physical examination, and analysis of fasting plasma lipids.