Publications by authors named "N K Pervez"
Response to the Letter on Pakistani Postgraduate Medical Education by Shaikh AJ and Burney I.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
December 2024
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- The study examines how sleep disturbances affect individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), focusing on prevalence and links to patient demographics and disease severity.
- Conducted from January to December 2023, the research involved 385 RA patients and utilized established sleep assessment tools, revealing that 75.32% of participants reported poor sleep quality.
- Findings indicate significant associations between insomnia and moderate disease activity, as well as sleep apnea with low disease activity, underscoring the need for enhanced management strategies for sleep issues in RA patients.
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- - The case discusses a 7-year-old girl diagnosed with Rapunzel syndrome, a rare condition related to hair ingestion, leading to a gastrointestinal blockage called trichobezoar, which was initially difficult to diagnose.
- - Successful surgery was performed to remove the blockage, but the patient experienced complications like jejunojejunal intussusception after the procedure, underscoring the importance of ongoing medical attention and mental health evaluations.
- - The case highlights the link between psychiatric disorders, specifically trichotillomania and trichophagia, and the formation of trichobezoars, suggesting that both immediate post-surgical care and long-term psychiatric support are crucial for improving outcomes and preventing further gastrointestinal issues. *
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is frequently associated with stroke due to debris embolization. Although the risk of stroke with newer-generation devices is lower, stroke still represents a significant cause of mortality and morbidity post-TAVR. The Sentinel cerebral embolic protection device (CEPD) is a dual-embolic filter device designed to capture debris dislodged during TAVR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to affect approximately 25% of the global population. Both, coronary artery disease and NAFLD are linked to underlying insulin resistance and inflammation as drivers of the disease. Coronary flow reserve parameters, including coronary flow reserve velocity (CFRV), baseline diastolic peak flow velocity (DPFV), and hyperemic DPFV, are noninvasive markers of coronary microvascular circulation.
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