Publications by authors named "Syed A Habib"
Prevalence and association of self-medication practices with personal and educational factors among university employees of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.
J Family Med Prim Care
November 2024
Background And Objective: Self-medication (SM) is an emerging practice in both developing and developed countries. The commonality of this behavior is observed in patients with specific environments. The current study endeavored to determine the prevalence of SM practices and their correlated factors among academic employees in Saudi Arabia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The correlation of adiponectin and serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) with glucometabolic parameters in diabetes mellitus (DM) needs further studies. We aimed in this study to evaluate the relationship between adiponectin and TNFα with glucometabolic parameters in patients with type 2 DM (T2DM).
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Article Synopsis
- Coronary artery disease, a leading cause of death globally and in Pakistan, particularly affects individuals with diabetes, prompting a study on long-term outcomes of those undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
- The study included 200 patients with stable ischemic heart disease, comparing outcomes between diabetic and non-diabetic patients over one year after PCI, focusing on major events like death and revascularization.
- Despite some differences in characteristics and complications, the study found that both groups had favorable in-hospital and long-term outcomes, indicating PCI's effectiveness regardless of diabetes status.
Background: Hypertension is a leading cause of morbidity among developing and developed countries. Hypertensive Retinopathy is a micro vascular complication of long standing hypertension while CAD is a macro vascular complication. The main objective of the study was to determine the association between worsening grade of hypertensive retinopathy with angiographic severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) measured by Syntax Score.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the association between hypertensive retinopathy (HR) and post ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complications among successfully thrombolysed patients.
Study Design: A cohort study.
Place And Duration Of Study: Cardiology Unit, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from June 2016 to December 2017.