Publications by authors named "Nour Adra"
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) taking antithrombotic (AT) therapy are at an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). The comparative effect of a combination of anticoagulant (AC) and antiplatelet (AP) versus AC monotherapy on clinical outcomes in patients with AF presenting with GIB is not well characterized. This study compares outcomes in AF patients with GIB on AC alone with those on combination AP and AC therapy, as part of a larger prospective study from 2013 to 2023.
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- The study explores how smoking affects the need for surgery in patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease (CD) undergoing biologic therapy, noting its harmful effects on CD and protective effects on ulcerative colitis.
- The retrospective analysis included 251 adults with CD over 20 years, revealing that smoking status did not significantly impact surgery rates overall, but smokers were more likely to require perianal surgery before starting biologics.
- The findings suggest that while smoking is linked to increased perianal surgical needs in biologic-naive patients, other factors like disease duration and the number of biologics used are more critical in predicting surgery after treatment initiation.
Introduction: Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is a common condition, associated with multiple comorbidities including cardiovascular and metabolic disease. It has been previously established that SDB is more prevalent in men than women, shifting the literature's focus away from the latter population. As such, underdiagnosis, and thus undertreatment, of SDB in women exists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is prevalent in patients with stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). OSA is also a risk factor for recurrent stroke and TIA. Screening for and addressing OSA in acute stroke settings is difficult because of variety of factors not the least of which is the added burden on the healthcare team.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: There is a small yet robust body of literature regarding autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic hypersomnia as well as sleep disturbances in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. This review aims at summarizing the current literature and highlighting gaps in the current knowledge. This article additionally presents the personal experience of one of the authors at the sleep center.
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