Endocrinology & Metabolism (Pb)

• • JUL 23, 2021
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  Characteristics and treatment patterns of patients with type 2 diabetes in Lebanon: the DISCOVER study

  Sami T Azar, Akram Echtay, Mireille Amm, Hajar Ballout, Iskandar Cheaib, Hicham El Nazer, Ihab Fardoun, Ahmad Ghazzawi, Rafic Kenaan, Marie Merheb, Yousef Obeid, Mounzer Saleh, Saria Wakim, Camille Zein Abstract Background Lebanon is part of the global DISCOVER study, a global, noninterventional, multicentre, prospective study with 3-years of follow-up. Aims The aim of this

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  • Elias Nadra
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism (Pb)
• • SEP 2, 2020
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  Hypoglycaemia Assessment Tool (HAT) study: subanalysis of the Lebanese cohort

  Authors: Mireille Amm, Mohamad Rawas, Zelia Francis, Maya Chehabeddine, Amal Chalfoun, Mazen El Akel and Marie Merheb Abstract: Background: Diabetic hypoglycaemia affects medication adherence, patients’ productivity and quality of life. It is also associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Aims: To examine the impact of hypoglycaemia in insulin-treated patients in the Lebanese cohort of the Hypoglycaemia Assessment Tool

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  • Elias Nadra
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism (Pb)
• • JUL 16, 2019
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  Prevalence of Thyroid Cancer in Lebanon: What is the Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy?

  Khadija Jamal Saad, Mirvat Mohammad Ballout, Zahraa El Najjar, George Phillip Aftimos, Elie Mekhael Gharios and Marie Tanios Merheb Published online: July 1st, 2019 Abstract:Objective: This study aims to report the prevalence of thyroid cancer in Lebanon and the role of fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Methods: It is a retrospective study

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  • Jacqueline Salem
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism (Pb),
  • Hematology & Oncology (Pb)
• • DEC 13, 2018
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  Effect of total contact cast in non-healing diabetic foot ulcers in Lebanese patients

  Merheb M., Gharios E., Younes A., Cheikh MA., Chaaban T., Published online 2017 October 14, Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of total contact casting (TCC) in treating non-healing diabetic foot ulcers in Lebanese diabetic patients. Twenty-three diabetic patients were treated with TCC, and relevant data were collected retrospectively. Sixteen

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  • Jacqueline Salem
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism (Pb),
  • Vascular Surgery (Pb)
• • NOV 14, 2017
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  How to detect and manage the various types of Diabetes

  Diabetes is a lifelong disease that mainly involves the hormone insulin. Healthcare professionals and researchers are projecting that diabetes will become a pandemic disease by 2030, with an expected prevalence projection in the Middle East that will reach 164%. These numbers can be reduced with a better understanding of the disease. Dr. Merheb, an Endocrinologist

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  • Jacqueline Salem
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism (Pb)
• • SEP 9, 2016
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  Effect of total contact cast in non-healing diabetic foot ulcers in Lebanese patients

  Merheb M., Gharios E., Younes A., Cheikh MA., Chaaban T. Read more →

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  • Nayla Zahar
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism (Pb)

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