Publications by authors named "Mussaad M Al-Salman"
Article Synopsis
- Buerger's disease (BD) is a serious condition that requires early diagnosis for effective treatment, but there’s no universally accepted method for diagnosing it due to varied criteria used by different vascular centers.
- A recent Delphi Consensus Study highlighted the lack of consensus on BD diagnostic criteria, particularly beyond the requirement of a history of smoking, making it hard to compare patient outcomes globally.
- The VAS-European Independent Foundation has proposed that a definitive BD diagnosis should include a history of smoking, typical angiographic and histopathological features, and suggests using a combination of major and minor criteria for suspected diagnoses, with validation studies currently in progress.
Renal artery stenosis is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension (HTN). Renal artery stenosis-induced HTN can occur in the presence of unilateral or bilateral narrowing and a solitary kidney with stenotic artery, which may subsequently lead to renal insufficiency (e.g.
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- Buerger's disease (BD) is challenging to diagnose due to a lack of universally accepted criteria, making proper identification difficult.
- A modified Delphi consensus study involving 29 experts sought to establish a more definitive set of diagnostic criteria for BD, ultimately leading to the acceptance of several key factors such as a history of tobacco use and certain physical symptoms.
- The study highlighted significant discrepancies in existing diagnostic criteria and emphasized the need for a standardized approach to diagnosing BD in clinical settings.
Even today thromboangiitis obliterans has disease features that remain misunderstood or underappreciated. The epidemiology, etiology and pathophysiology of the disease are still unclear. Biomarkers and disease activity markers are lacking, thus clinical assessment is difficult.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To report on moyamoya syndrome (MMS) as a risk factor for stroke in a prospective and retrospective cohort of Saudi children. The usual and novel associations of MMS in this cohort will also be described.
Methods: Children with stroke were evaluated at the Division of Pediatric Neurology at King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the periods July 1992 to February 2001 (retrospective study) and February 2001 to March 2003 (prospective study).
Cervicocephalic arterial dissection CCAD is an important, but rarely recognized, cause of stroke in children. We describe 3 cases of CCAD who were diagnosed during a study on childhood stroke which included 104 patients. A high index of suspicion and targeted investigations are needed for the diagnosis and management of CCAD in childhood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Vascular anomalies were once thought to be impossible to properly diagnose and treat. Hence, we aimed to evaluate the different diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the management of vascular anomalies.
Methods: We carried out a retrospective review of our experience to evaluate different diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the management of 25 patients with vascular anomalies over a 2-year-period at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and follow-up period ranging from 2 months to 2 years.