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Research productivity of the medical faculty at the American University of Beirut by Dakik, H A, Kaidbey, H, Sabra, R

“…Objective: To analyse the quality and quantity of scientific publications of the medical faculty at the American University of Beirut (AUB) during a six year…”
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Intensive medical therapy versus coronary angioplasty for suppression of myocardial ischemia in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: A prospective, randomized pilot study by DAKIK, H. A, KLEIMAN, N. S, FARMER, J. A, HE, Z.-X, WENDT, J. A, PRATT, C. M, VERANI, M. S, MAHMARIAN, J. J

“…Patients who have inducible ischemia after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) generally undergo coronary angiography with the intent to revascularize. Whether…”
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Drug Points: Ticlopidine Associated With Acute Arthritis by Dakik, Habib A., Salti, Ibrahim, Haidar, Rachid, Uthman, Imad W.

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Linear urticarial streaks associated with opioid administration by Dahdah, M., Abdallah, M., Salman, S., Dakik, H. A.

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Angiographic Visualization of an Atrial Myxoma by Sawaya, Jaber I, Dakik, Habib A

“…To the Editor: Myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac tumor, and approximately 86 percent of myxomas develop in the left atrium. 1 Right atrial…”
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Association of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism With Myocardial Ischemia and Patency of Infarct-Related Artery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction by Dakik, Habib A., Mahmarian, John J., Verani, Mario S., Farmer, John A., Zhao, Guiling, Marian, Ali J.

“…Objectives. We determined the influence of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism on the extent of myocardial ischemia…”
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Cox‐maze procedure for treatment of atrial flutter associated with an atrial septal defect by Dakik, Habib A., Arnaout, Samir, Khoury, Maurice, Obeid, Mounir

“…A 52‐year‐old man presented with atrial flutter and was found to have an atrial septal defect (ASD). The paper describes an effective surgical approach for the…”
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Viagra, sexual intercourse and acute myocardial infarction by Dakik, H A, Al-Sayyed, A, Sawaya, J I

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Myocardial stunning induced and detected by adenosine stress perfusion imaging by Dakik, Habib A., Alam, Samir

“…Adenosine is a potent vasodilator that is thought to induce perfusion defects by causing heterogeneity in blood flow that consists of a large increase in flow…”
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Authors' refute careless talk about ADP receptor antagonists by Uthman, Imad W, Dakik, Habib A, Salti, Ibrahim, Haidar, Rachid

“…[...]we strongly disagree with Green et al that if these new drugs develop an erroneous reputation for inducing arthritis, the consequences may include not…”
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Repeated doses of tissue plasminogen activator for failed thrombolysis: case report and review of the literature by Dakik, H A, Nasrallah, A

“…This article reports the first case of a patient presenting with acute myocardial infarction in whom a repeated dose of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) was…”
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Tolerance, hemodynamic changes, and safety of dobutamine stress perfusion imaging by Dakik, Habib Abbas, Vempathy, Hyma, Verani, Mario S.

“…Background. Dobutamine myocardial perfusion imaging is being used increasingly for assessment of coronary artery disease. Heretofore, there have been no large…”
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Resolution of perfusion defects with antiischemic medical therapy by Dakik, Habib A., Alam, Samir, Timani, Nadim

“…ConclusionMyocardial ischemia has been clearly associated with an increased risk of cardiac events. Traditionally, patients showing evidence of ischemia have…”
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Fistula Between Left Main, Left Anterior Descending, and Pulmonary Arteries by Dakik, Habib Abbas, Farmer, John, Kleiman, Neal S.

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Clinical and angiographic significance of a normal thallium-201 tomographic study in patients with a strongly positive exercise electrocardiogram by He, Z X, Dakik, H A, Vaduganathan, P, Qureshi, U, Mahmarian, J J, Verani, M S

“…Among 23,059 patients who underwent exercise myocardial tomography between 1985 and 1994 at our institution, there were 817 (3.5%) with a strongly positive…”
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ALLERGY Net: Linear urticarial streaks associated with opioid administration by Dahdah, M, Abdallah, M, Salman, S, Dakik, H A

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Images in cardiovascular medicine. Fistula between left main, left anterior descending, and pulmonary arteries by Dakik, H A, Farmer, J, Kleiman, N S

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Use of invasive and nuclear stress testing in patients with acute ischemic coronary syndromes in a large, urban, university-affiliated hospital by Dakik, Habib Abbas, Verani, Mario S.

“…Background. Several recent studies have suggested a high use of invasive procedures after acute myocardial infarction, without a corresponding improvement in…”
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Chest pain evaluation by Dakik, H A, Saab, B R

“…Chest pain is one of the frequent complaints in patients presenting to emergency rooms and ambulatory care clinics. For the primary care physician evaluating…”
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Prevalence of coronary artery calcium among asymptomatic men and women in a developing country: Comparison with the USA data by Dakik, Habib A., Skouri, Hadi N., Mehio-Sibai, Abla, Sibai, Tarek, Alam, Samir, Sawaya, Jaber, Nasrallah, Antoine, Wehbeh, Chadi, Ayach, Kamal, Abchee, Antoine B.

“…Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) correlates with atherosclerotic burden and predicts cardiac events. Most of the published data have been derived from the…”
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