Race, Ethnicity, and Geography as Determinants of Excessive Weight and Low Physical Activity in Pediatric Population: Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The rationale for the current study is the sparsity of data on the combined effect of the environmental and individual risks of obesity and sedentary lifestyle in children of different races/ethnicities from different regions. An effective weight management strategy is hard to design due to insufficient evidence. This work was initiated to study race, ethnicity, and geography as determinants of excessive weight and low physical activity in the pediatric population.

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and 10-Years Risk for Coronary Heart Disease in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality, and the incidence of premature coronary heart diseases (CHDs) is about 10-15 years earlier than that in people of western countries.

Aim: The current cross-sectional study aims to describe the prevalence of CVD risk factors and estimate the 10-years risk for CHDs in the population of Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Objective: The main objective was to report the 10-years risk for CHD in a sample of the UAE population.

Patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Setting of an Extremely Rare form of Complex Congenital Anomalous Coronaries.

A single coronary artery is an exceedingly rare anomaly. Hereby, we present an unusual case of a young patient with an acute coronary syndrome who was found to have a single coronary artery originating from a single ostium in the right sinus of Valsalva with dual left anterior descending (LAD) arteries arising from the right coronary artery with two different anatomical courses, and additionally one of those LADs running a malignant intra-arterial course.

The power of optimal medical therapy using angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in acute decompensated heart failure, sparing a critical patient open-heart surgery with a device therapy: a case report.

Background: Timely use of Sacubitril/Valsartan has the potential to significantly improve cardiac function and dramatically reduce secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) severity even in patients presenting with acute decompensated heart failure (HF), not only in compensated chronic HF patients. The outstanding impact of echocardiography is obvious in monitoring improvement of cardiac function and MR severity in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Case Summary: We report a relevant case of an elderly patient who presented with acute decompensated HF and severe MR.

Effect of Vasodilatory Medications on Blood Pressure in Patients Undergoing Transradial Coronary Angiography: A Comparative Study.

Background: In patients undergoing coronary intervention, different vasodilators are used to prevent the radial artery spasm (RAS). To date, no studies investigated the effect of these vasodilators in blood pressure (BP) reduction.

Aim: The study aimed to investigate and compare the effect of vasodilatory medications on BP reduction in patients undergoing transradial coronary angiography procedure.

The impact of community-pharmacist-led medication reconciliation process: Pharmacist-patient-centered medication reconciliation.

Background And Purpose: Patients and their healthcare providers' are in need to access a correct and complete list of all patients' active bills for safe and effective clinical care. Currently, Healthcare Information Systems are not providing a proper access to the patients' medications lists. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of community pharmacist-led medication reconciliation process in community pharmacies in the UAE through applying a pharmacist-patient-centered medication reconciliation (PPCMR).