Publications by authors named "Sarah K Binmahfooz"
In patients with heart failure, guideline directed medical therapy improves outcomes and requires close patient monitoring. Pulmonary artery pressure monitors permit remote assessment of cardiopulmonary haemodynamics and facilitate early intervention that has been shown to decrease heart failure hospitalization. Pressure sensors implanted in the pulmonary vasculature are stabilized through passive or active interaction with the anatomy and communicate with an external reader to relay invasively measured pressure by radiofrequency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate 2 renal tubular enzymes; urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL), and urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (uNAG), and serum Cystatin C as candidate biomarkers for early diagnosis of early stage of diabetic nephropathy (DB) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during the period between May 2017 and May 2018 and was conducted on 86 patients with T2DM. Patients were classified according to their albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) into 3 groups; a normal albuminuria group with ACR less than 30 mg/g creatinine, a moderately increased albuminuria group with ACR: 30-299 mg/g creatinine, and a severely increased albuminuria group with ACR ≥300 mg/g.
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- Fine-needle aspiration cytology is an important tool for screening thyroid nodules, but it has notable rates of false diagnoses which can complicate preoperative decisions.
- A study conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City reviewed 408 cases and found varied accuracy in diagnosis categories, with malignancy rates significantly higher in some categories than previously established.
- Overall, the study indicated that while fine-needle aspiration offers reasonable sensitivity and specificity, the risks of malignancy in certain diagnostic categories were greater, underscoring the need for careful interpretation of results.