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  1. Painful and weak shoulder following a generalized seizure: a missed odontoid fracture causing central cord compression—a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chamila Mettananda

  2. Medication reconciliation: a high-impact patient-safety practice in low-resource settings

    Article • Asian Journal of Internal Medicine, March 2026, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Chamila Mettananda

  3. Adoption and validation of the European Association for the Study of the Liver algorithm for the noninvasive diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in low-resource South Asian settings

    Article • PLOS One, February 2026, PLOS

    Chamila Mettananda

  4. Dumping syndrome following bariatric surgery: an update

    Article • Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, December 2025, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Chamila Mettananda

  5. From data to diagnosis: Revolutionising cardiovascular risk assessment in Sri Lanka with artificial intelligence

    Article • Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, December 2025, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Chamila Mettananda

  6. Transient epileptic amnesia: temporal progression of partially treated disease—a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chamila Mettananda

  7. The role of serum ferritin in predicting plasma leakage among adults and children with dengue in Sri Lanka: a multicentre, prospective cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, June 2025, Elsevier

    Chamila Mettananda

  8. Statin use and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol target achievement for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka

    Article • PLOS One, February 2025, PLOS

    Chamila Mettananda

  9. Comparison of cardiovascular risk prediction models developed using machine learning based on data from a Sri Lankan cohort with World Health Organization risk charts for predicting cardiovascular risk among Sri Lankans: a cohort study

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2025, BMJ

    Chamila Mettananda

  10. Improving Cardiovascular Risk Prediction of Sri Lankans using Artificial Intelligence

    Article • Journal of Desk Research Review and Analysis, December 2024, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Chamila Mettananda

  11. Development and validation of a cardiovascular risk prediction model for Sri Lankans using machine learning

    Article • PLOS One, October 2024, PLOS

    Chamila Mettananda

  12. Efficacy, Safety and Cost-effectiveness of Atorvastatin 40mg versus 80 mg in South Asian Patients with acute coronary syndrome: A protocol for randomised clinical trial

    Article • August 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Chamila Mettananda

  13. Persistent, Poorly Responsive Immune Thrombocytopenia Secondary to Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection in a Child

    Article • Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, December 2023, Wiley

    Chamila Mettananda

  14. Inhaled beclomethasone in the treatment of early COVID-19: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, hospital-based trial in Sri Lanka

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2023, BMJ

    Chamila Mettananda

  15. Glycaemic control and avenues for improvement among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus from rural Sri Lanka – a retrospective cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, May 2023, Elsevier

    Chamila Mettananda

  16. Identification of patients with type 2 diabetes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who are at increased risk of progressing to advanced fibrosis: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2023, BMJ

    Chamila Mettananda

  17. Cardiovascular risk stratification in primary prevention of non-communicable diseases

    Article • Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, December 2022, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Chamila Mettananda

  18. Inhaled beclomethasone in the treatment of early COVID-19: a double blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Article • September 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Chamila Mettananda

  19. Maternal knowledge on curative therapies and its impact on medical care and psychological health among children with thalassaemia in Sri Lanka

    Article • Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, March 2022, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Chamila Mettananda

  20. Sequential occurrence of recurrent Sweet syndrome and erythema nodosum without an underlying secondary cause: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chamila Mettananda

  21. A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of oral hydroxyurea for transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chamila Mettananda

  22. Prevalence and correlates of carotid artery stenosis in a cohort of Sri Lankan ischaemic stroke patients

    Article • BMC Neurology, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chamila Mettananda

  23. Validation of the World Health Organization's cardiovascular risk predictions in Sri Lankans

    Article • PLOS One, June 2021, PLOS

    Chamila Mettananda

  24. Place of cardiovascular risk prediction models in South Asians; agreement between Framingham risk score and WHO/ISH risk charts

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 2021, Wiley

    Chamila Mettananda

  25. Antiplatelet therapy for transient ischaemic attacks and acute minor strokes: current best practice and future

    Article • November 2020, Wiley

    Chamila Mettananda

  26. Efficacy and safety of oral hydroxyurea in transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia: a protocol for randomised double-blind controlled clinical trial

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2020, BMJ

    Chamila Mettananda

  27. Transient Ischaemic Attacks: It’s time for timely action!

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, June 2020, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Chamila Mettananda

  28. Stroke Awareness in Patients with Incident Stroke Compared to Patients without Stroke or Ischemic Heart Disease

    Article • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, June 2020, Elsevier

    Chamila Mettananda

  29. Psychological morbidity among children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia and their parents in Sri Lanka

    Article • PLOS One, February 2020, PLOS

    Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Chamila Mettananda

  30. Health related quality of life among children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia major and haemoglobin E β-thalassaemia in Sri Lanka: a case control study

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chamila Mettananda

  31. Impact of Evidence‐Based Stroke Care on Patient Outcomes: A Multilevel Analysis of an International Study

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, July 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Chamila Mettananda

  32. Blood transfusion therapy for β‐thalassemia major and hemoglobin E β‐thalassemia: Adequacy, trends, and determinants in Sri Lanka

    Article • Pediatric Blood & Cancer, January 2019, Wiley

    Chamila Mettananda

  33. Anaemia among females in child-bearing age: Relative contributions, effects and interactions of α- and β-thalassaemia

    Article • PLOS One, November 2018, PLOS

    Chamila Mettananda

  34. Body iron status of children and adolescents with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia: trends of serum ferritin and associations of optimal body iron control

    Article • BMC Research Notes, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Chamila Mettananda

  35. Hypoglycaemia and fits in a thyrotoxic man

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, January 2009, BMJ

    Chamila Mettananda