Publications by authors named "Mohammed Manassra"
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- A study was conducted to explore sex differences in in-hospital mortality rates among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), highlighting that women face higher mortality and complications despite efforts to reduce sex bias in treatment.
- The research involved analyzing data from 2,346 ACS patients, with a focus on 453 female patients, who showed greater prevalence of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and longer wait times for urgent procedures compared to males.
- The study developed predictive models using artificial intelligence, finding that the gradient boosting classifier performed best in predicting in-hospital mortality, indicating age, type of myocardial infarction, and inflammatory markers as key risk factors.
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- Timely reperfusion within 120 minutes is crucial for patients with NSTEMI who have high-risk features, but there's limited data on how using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) levels at admission can help improve treatment outcomes.
- A study involving 544 NSTEMI patients examined the relationship between initial hs-cTn levels and all-cause mortality over three years, dividing patients into quartiles based on their hs-cTnI levels upon admission.
- The findings revealed that patients in the highest hs-cTnI quartile had a significantly higher mortality rate compared to those in the lowest quartile, emphasizing the need for more research on early treatment strategies for
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- Coronary calcium score (CCS) is an effective marker for assessing coronary artery calcification (CAC) and identifying coronary artery disease (CAD), with this study focusing on the link between mean platelet volume (MPV) and CAC in patients tested for chest pain.
- The analysis included 290 patients from 2017 to 2020, with 251 qualifying for the study; results showed a strong association where higher MPV correlated with increased CAC severity, particularly among patients with diabetes, hypertension, and those on statin therapy.
- The study concluded that MPV can serve as an independent predictor of CAC severity, suggesting that a simple blood test could help clinicians identify individuals at risk for CAD.
Background: Acutely ill patients treated with blood transfusion (BT) have unfavorable prognoses. Nevertheless, data regarding outcomes in patients treated with BT admitted into a contemporary tertiary care medical center intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) are limited. The current study aimed to assess the mortality rate and outcomes of patients treated with BT in a modern ICCU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The treatment of adult Burkitt lymphoma with pediatric-based chemotherapy protocols usually results in high cure rates, although with significant toxicity. We report our experience with the Cancer and Leukemia Group B1002 (CALGB 1002) protocol.
Methods: The files of adult patients diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma and treated with the CALGB 1002 protocol at King Hussein Cancer Center between 2008 and 2017 were reviewed.