September - October 2015 Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
Original Articles
| Current trends in treatment of hypertension in Karachi and cost minimization possibilities | |
| Izhar Mirza Hussain, Baqir S. Naqvi, Rao Muhammad Qasim, Nasir Ali |
| Cancellation of operations in Saudi Arabian hospitals: Frequency, reasons and suggestions for improvements | |
| Khalid Obaid Dhafar, Mutaliq A Ulmalki A Ulmalki, Mohammad A Felemban, Mohammed E Mahfouz, Mustafa J Baljoon, Zohair J Gazzaz, Mukhtiar Baig, Noha M Hamish, Saeed A AlThobaiti,, Fouzia T Al-Hothali |
| Success rates and prognosis of heart valvuloplasty and valve replacement performed for elderly patients | |
| Weichao Liu, Fei He, Gongning Shi |
| Comparison of pre-procedural anxiety and depression scores for patients undergoing chorion villus sampling and amniocentesis: An alternative perspective on prenatal invasive techniques | |
| Cem YaÅŸar Sanhal, Inanc Mendilcioglu, Murat Ozekinci, Mehmet Simsek, Selen Bozkurt |
| Factor analysis of the biochemical markers related to liver cirrhosis | |
| HyunJin Kim, HaeKag Lee, JaeHwan Cho |
| Descriptive epidemiology of hereditary musculoskeletaland limb defects in the isolated population of Chitral, North-West Pakistan | |
| Saif Ullah, Javid Iqbal Dasti, Sajid Malik |
| Evaluation of early interventional treatment opportunity of the elderly & high-risk patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction | |
| Zhiqiang Liu, Lipei Zhao, Yibo Li, Zhifang Wang, Lingling Liu, Fucheng Zhang |
| The pharmacological protection of renal function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery | |
| Emine Bilge Narin, Ilhan Oztekin, Seher Deniz Oztekin, Betul Ogutmen |
| Molecular epidemiology of quinolon resistant strainsof extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli | |
| Süleyman Durmaz, Duygu Percin, Barıs Derya Ercal |
| Effects of intravenously infused lidocaine on analgesia and gastrointestinal function of patients receiving laparoscopic common bile duct exploration | |
| Wei Yang, Wei-Lan Hu |
| Prevalence of Atherosclerosis in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with rheumatoid arthritis | |
| Bartłomiej Kisiel, Robert Kruszewski, Aleksandra Juszkiewicz, Krzysztof Kłos, Małgorzata Tłustochowicz, Witold Tłustochowicz |
| Regular breakfast consumption associated withhigh intelligence quotient: Myth or Reality? | |
| Aliya Hisam, Mahmood Ur Rahman, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Azfar Bilal, Tayyeba Anam |
| Cost-Conscious of Anesthesia Physicians:An awareness survey | |
| Sedat Hakimoglu, Volkan Hancı, Murat Karcıoglu, Kasım Tuzcu, Işıl Davarcı, Hasan Ali Kiraz, Selim Turhanoğlu |
| Clinical observation of docetaxel or gemcitabine combined with cisplatin in the chemotherapy after surgery for stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer | |
| Qiuqiang Chen, Xuexian Ji, Xiao Zhou, Qilin Shi, Huanming Yu, Hengqin Fu |
| Pattern of patients and diseases during mass transit:The day of Arafat experience | |
| Abdulfattah Sindy, Mostafa Jamil Baljoon, Nadeem Alam Zubairi, Khalid Obaid Dhafar, Zohair Jamil Gazzaz, Basma Abdulhameed Deiab, FauzeaTalea Al Hothali |
| Salivary detection of human Papilloma virus 16 & 18 in pre-malignant and malignant lesions of oral cavity:Is it feasible in Pakistani context of Socio-Cultural Taboos? | |
| Iqbal A. Muhammad Khyani, Masood A. Qureshi, Talat Mirza, M. Umar Farooq |
| Myelin basic protein and ischemia modified albumin levels in acute ischemic stroke cases | |
| Serdar Can, Okhan Akdur, Ahmet Yildirim, Gurhan Adam, Dilek Ulker Cakir, Handan Işın Ozısık Karaman |
| Correlation between expression of epidermal growth factor receptor and adverse reactions after chemotherapy of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer | |
| Zerui Hao, Chunyan Tian, Futang Yang, Jihong Zhang |
| Clinical spectrum of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in patients with eclampsia | |
| Nazli Hossain, Nazeer Khan, Neelum Panhwar, Sobia Noureen |
| Serum amyloid a gene polymorphism and its association with lipid profile in Saudi females with osteoporosis | |
| Azza Mohamed Abdu Allah, Shereen A. El Tarhouny, Hussam Hussein Baghdadi |
| Association between codon 399 polymorphism in the X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 gene and risk of prostate cancerin Asians: A study of 4,479 cases and 4,281 controls | |
| Zhu Lijie, Mi Yuanyuan, You Xiaoming, Feng Ninghan |
| Evaluation of the Abbott Real Time HCV genotype II assay for Hepatitis C virus genotyping | |
| Fatma Mutlu Sariguzel, Elife Berk, Selma Gokahmetoglu, Baris Derya Ercal, Ilhami Celik |
| Nutritional status of congenital heart disease (CHD) patients: Burden and determinant of malnutrition at university ofNigeria teaching hospital Ituku – Ozalla, Enugu | |
| Ijeoma Arodiwe, Josephat Chinawa, Fortune Ujunwa, Dabere Adiele, Mildred Ukoha, Egbuna Obidike |
| Use of supravital toluidine blue staining to improve the efficiency of fine-needle aspiration cytology reportingin comparison to papanicolaou stain | |
| Kanwal Saba, Shahida Niazi, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Sardar Fakhar Imam |
| The value of combined application of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and thyroglobulin measurement for the diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastases from thyroid cancer | |
| Jia-hong Shi, Ying-ying Xu, Qi-zheng Pan, Guo-qing Sui, Jian-ping Zhou, Hui Wang |
| Are we using drugs rationally? A survey study from Turkey | |
| Serife Ozdinc, Nazli Sensoy, Rumeysa Kurt, Sevda Altas, Ramazan Altun |
| Association analysis of DISC1 gene polymorphisms with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Iranian population | |
| Abolfazl Movafagh, Matin Kayyal, Mehrdad Hashemi, Arezou Sayad, Babak Emamalizadeh, Khashayar PourIran, Mohammadmoien Kayyal, Mohammad Reza Eslami Amirabadi, Mahdi Zamani, Hossein Darvish |
| To compare the effectiveness of constraint induced movementtherapy versus motor relearning programme to improve motor function of hemiplegic upper extremity after stroke | |
| Sana Batool, Nabila Soomro, Fareeha Amjad, Rabia Fauz |
| Therapeutic effects of probiotics on neonatal jaundice | |
| Wenbin Liu, Huajun Liu, Taisen Wang, Xueqing Tang |
| Anxiety levels of mothers with newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Turkey | |
| Berrak Mizrak, Ayse Ozge Deniz, Ayfer Acikgoz |
| Pattern of MRI brain in neuro-psychiatric SLE. Effect of anti-phospholipid antibodies:A study at a tertiary care teaching hospital | |
| Khalid Parvez, Abdul Rahman Saud Al-Arfaj, Muhammad Afzal Hamdani, Faisal Naseeb, Abdulkader Daif, Sajjad Hussain |
| Hysterosalpingographic evaluation of primary and secondary infertility | |
| Muhammad Usman Aziz, Saleha Anwar, Syed Mahmood |
| Detection of oral Helicobacter Pylori infection using saliva test cassette | |
| Min Yu, Xue-Yan Zhang, Qing Yu |
| Visual outcome of 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery in diabetic vitreous haemorrhage | |
| Burhan Abdul Majid Khan, Fawad Rizvi Syed, Asaad Mahmood Syed, Washoo Mal, Shakir Zafar |
| Mortality in Sepsis and its relationship with Gender | |
| Nosheen Nasir, Bushra Jamil, Shahla Siddiqui, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Fauzia Khan, Rabia Hussain |
| Analyzing correlation between epicardial fat area and metabolic syndrome risk factor by using low-dose Lung CT | |
| HyonChol Jang, HaeKag Lee, Heon Lee, JangGyu Cha, YoonShin Kim, JaeHwan Cho |
| Major dietary patterns and risk of acute myocardial infarction in young, urban Pakistani population | |
| Romaina Iqbal, Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal, Mohsin Yakub, Asal Khan Tareen, Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal |
| To determine the frequency of Factor V Leiden in cases of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Healthy controls | |
| Anjum Saeed, Sumreen ., Muhammad Alii Kashif |
| Effect of wavefront optimized LASIK on higher order aberrations in myopic patients | |
| Muhammad Saim Khan, Sadia Humayun, Aisha Fawad, Mazhar Ishaq, Sabahat Arzoo, Fawad Mashhadi |
| Use of iron supplements in children aged1-2 years with iron deficiency anemia: A cross-sectional study | |
| Handan Atsız Sezik, Huseyin Can, Mehmet Ali Kurnaz, Mine Tuna, Zeynep Ay |
| VAAFT: Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment; Bringing revolution in Fistula treatment | |
| Mohammad Zarin, Muhammad Imran Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Asim Khan |
| Hypovitaminosis D and its association with lifestyle factors | |
| Mudassar Ali Roomi, Ansa Farooq, Ehsan Ullah, Khalid Parvez Lone |
| Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in Karachi: A community survey | |
| Mohammad Iqbal Afridi, Ghulam Rasool, Rabia Tabassum, Marriam Shaheen, Siddiqullah ., M. Shujauddin |
| The prevalence of HTLV-1 and its Co-Infection withHCV, HBV and HIV in Hemophilic patients | |
| Masoud Ziaee, Mohammad Hassan Namaei, Ghodseh Azarkar |
Review Article
| The effect of Ramadan fasting on cardiometabolicrisk factors and anthropometrics parameters: A systematic review | |
| Mohsen Mazidi, Peyman Rezaie, Owais Chaudhri, Ehsan Karimi, Mohsen Nematy |
| “OMIC†tumor markers for breast cancer: A review | |
| Naila Irum Hadi, Qamar Jamal |
| Microsurgery for root coverage: A systematic review | |
| Kang Jian, Meng Shu, Li Chunjie, Luo Zhenhua, Guo Shujuan, Wu Yafei |
Special Communications
| Antipsychotic Medication and QT Prolongation | |
| Paramdip Singh Chohan, Raman Mittal, M. Afzal Javed |
Short Communication
| Improving Workplace-Based Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students | |
| Madiha Sajjad, Usman Mahboob |
| Diabetic dermopathy (“shin spotsâ€) and diabetic bullae(“bullosis diabeticorumâ€) at the same patient | |
| Piotr Brzezinski, Anca E Chiriac, Tudor Pinteala, Liliana Foia, Anca Chiriac |
Case Reports
| Neonatal idiopathic primary hypoparathyroidism: A rare cause of neonatal seizures | |
| Shabbir Hussain, Moin-ud-Din Sabir, Mubaral Ali, Syed Awais-ul-Hassan Shah |
| Beware postpartum shortness of breath | |
| Guleser Akpinar, Afsin Ipekci, Bedia Gulen, Ibrahim Ikizceli |
| Spontaneous echo contrast masking thrombus in giant left atrium of mitral stenosis-a dilemma in clinical diagnosis | |
| A K M Monwarul Islam, Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Zahidus Sayeed, Md. Golam Kibria |
