Search Results - "Rifai, N."

Long term effect of renal denervation on 24 hour abpm blood pressure variability and blood pressure load parameters by Tochev, S, Rifai, N, Finkov, B, Postadzhiyan, Ð

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the long-term effect of renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) on 24h ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) and blood…”
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The use of multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of viral severe acute respiratory infection in children: a high rate of co-detection during the winter season by El Kholy, A. A., Mostafa, N. A., Ali, A. A., Soliman, M. M. S., El-Sherbini, S. A., Ismail, R. I., El Basha, N., Magdy, R. I., El Rifai, N., Hamed, D. H.

“…Respiratory tract infection is a major cause of hospitalization in children. Although most such infections are viral in origin, it is difficult to…”
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Plasma sex steroid hormones and risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women: a prospective study by Ding, E. L, Song, Y, Manson, J. E, Rifai, N, Buring, J. E, Liu, S

“…Aims/hypothesis Prospective data directly investigating the role of endogenous sex hormones in diabetes risk have been scant, particularly in women. We aimed…”
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Effect of Statin Therapy on C-Reactive Protein Levels: The Pravastatin Inflammation/CRP Evaluation (PRINCE): A Randomized Trial and Cohort Study by Albert, Michelle A, Danielson, Ellie, Rifai, Nader, Ridker, Paul M, for the PRINCE Investigators

“…CONTEXT Plasma levels of the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP) predict cardiovascular risk, and retrospective studies suggest that…”
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Can fetal pulmonary artery Doppler indices predict neonatal respiratory distress syndrome? by Moety, G A F A, Gaafar, H M, El Rifai, N M

“…Objective: To study whether fetal main pulmonary artery (MPA) Doppler indices can predict the development of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)…”
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High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: A Novel and Promising Marker of Coronary Heart Disease by Rifai, Nader, Ridker, Paul M

“…Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the industrialized world. Clinical and laboratory studies have shown that…”
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Plasma inflammatory cytokines and survival of pancreatic cancer patients by Babic, A, Schnure, N, Neupane, N P, Zaman, M M, Rifai, N, Welch, M W, Brais, L K, Rubinson, D A, Morales-Oyarvide, V, Yuan, C, Zhang, S, Poole, E M, Wolpin, B M, Kulke, M H, Barbie, D A, Wong, K, Fuchs, C S, Ng, K

“…Inflammation and inflammatory conditions have been associated with pancreatic cancer risk and progression in a number of clinical, epidemiological, and animal…”
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Long-term effects of pravastatin on plasma concentration of C-reactive protein by RIDKER, P. M, RIFAI, N, PFEFFER, M. A, SACKS, F, BRAUNWALD, E

“…Background —Elevated plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. We evaluated whether long-term…”
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Ultrasound-triggered delivery of paclitaxel encapsulated in an emulsion at low acoustic pressures by Al Rifai, N, Desgranges, S, Le Guillou-Buffello, D, Giron, A, Urbach, W, Nassereddine, M, Charara, J, Contino-Pépin, C, Taulier, N

“…We investigated the in vitro ultrasound-triggered delivery of paclitaxel, a well known anti-cancerous drug, encapsulated in an emulsion and in the presence of…”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Histological Findings in Lebanese Pediatric Patients by AL Kirdy, F., El-Rifai, Nahida, Rajab, Mariam

“…Background. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a common and universally distributed bacterial infection. However, in children, active gastritis and ulcer are…”
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How to use C-reactive protein in acute coronary care by Biasucci, Luigi M, Koenig, Wolfgang, Mair, Johannes, Mueller, Christian, Plebani, Mario, Lindahl, Bertil, Rifai, Nader, Venge, Per, Hamm, Christian, Giannitsis, Evangelos, Huber, Kurt, Galvani, Marcello, Tubaro, Marco, Collinson, Paul, Alpert, Joseph S, Hasin, Yonathan, Katus, Hugo, Jaffe, Allan S, Thygesen, Kristian

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Proposed cardiovascular risk assessment algorithm using high-sensitivity c-reactive protein and lipid screening by RIFAI, Nader, RIDKER, Paul M

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Evaluation of Nine Automated High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Methods: Implications for Clinical and Epidemiological Applications. Part 2 by Roberts, William L, Moulton, Linda, Law, Terence C, Farrow, Genesis, Cooper-Anderson, Margaret, Savory, John, Rifai, Nader

“…C-Reactive protein (CRP) can provide prognostic information about risk of future coronary events in apparently healthy subjects. This application requires…”
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Pollutant emissions from passenger cars in traffic congestion situation in the State of Kuwait: options and challenges by Elmi, A., Al Rifai, N.

“…Rapid population growth in Kuwait, accompanied with rising standard of living, has resulted in a sweeping increase in the use of passenger vehicles for…”
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Tailpipe emissions from passenger cars of different models: What are the main influencing factors? by Al-Rifai, N., Elmi, A., Khan, A.

“…Urban air pollution is considered to be a critical environmental and public health issue, with the transportation sector being a major contributor. This study…”
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Variability and Classification Accuracy of Serial High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Measurements in Healthy Adults by Ockene, Ira S, Matthews, Charles E, Rifai, Nader, Ridker, Paul M, Reed, George, Stanek, Edward

“…Increased concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, are associated with increased risk for coronary…”
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Left Atrial Function During the First Year After Pediatric Heart Transplantation by Lunze, F.I, Colan, S.D, Rifai, N, Gauvreau, K, Molloy, M.A, Veljkovic, K, Kavsak, P, Adeli, K, Elizabeth D. Blume, E.D, Singh, T.P

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Truncal Adiposity, Relative Growth Hormone Deficiency, and Cardiovascular Risk by Miller, K. K., Biller, B. M. K., Lipman, J. G., Bradwin, G., Rifai, N., Klibanski, A.

“…We hypothesized that endogenous GH would be reduced in healthy women with relative truncal adiposity despite lack of generalized obesity and that decreased GH…”
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Absence of Diurnal Variation of C-Reactive Protein Concentrations in Healthy Human Subjects by Meier-Ewert, Hans K, Ridker, Paul M, Rifai, Nader, Price, Nick, Dinges, David F, Mullington, Janet M

“…BACKGROUND: The concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) in otherwise healthy subjects has been shown to predict future risk of myocardial infarction and…”
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Evolution of Methods for Measurement of HDL-Cholesterol: From Ultracentrifugation to Homogeneous Assays by Warnick, G. Russell, Nauck, Matthias, Rifai, Nader

“…Adoption of automated homogeneous assays for HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) is increasing, driven by the need of clinical laboratories to cope with increasing…”
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