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  1. Beta-Blockers and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure with a History of Coronary Artery Disease and an Ejection Fraction ≥ 40%
  2. Aspirin Use and Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure: A Population‐Based Cohort Study
  3. Incidence and impact of cardiorenal anaemia syndrome on all-cause mortality in acute heart failure patients stratified by left ventricular ejection fraction in the Middle East
  4. Ethnic differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among Middle Eastern Arabs and North African populations living in Qatar
  5. Impact of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptors Blockers on Mortality in Acute Heart Failure Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in the Middle East: Observations from the Gulf Acute Heart Failure Registry (Gulf ...
  6. Clinical presentation, Quality of care, Risk factors and Outcomes in Women with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): An Observational Report from Six Middle Eastern Countries
  7. Cardiac Complications of Diabetes
  8. β‐Blocker Therapy Prior to Admission for Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients Without Heart Failure or Left Ventricular Dysfunction Improves In‐Hospital and 12‐Month Outcome: Results From the GULF‐RACE 2 (Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events‐2)
  9. Gender Variations in In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Dizziness: A Retrospective Study
  10. Red Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Diabetes
  11. Macrovascular Complications in Patients with Diabetes and Prediabetes
  12. Implications of a History of Syncope in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
  13. The Dallas Heart Study using the probability sample technique for ethnicity and cardiovascular health differences
  14. Diabetes and silent atrial fibrillation: A dangerous liaison?
  15. RENASICA II: A Mexican acute myocardial infarction registry that highlights the importance of regional registries
  16. Multicenter cross-sectional study of asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease among patients with a single previous coronary or cerebrovascular event in the Arabian Gulf
  17. Short-term and long-term adverse cardiovascular events across the glycaemic spectrum in patients with acute coronary syndrome
  18. Is there an increased cardiovascular risk in metabolically healthy obese individuals? Lessons from the HUNT (Nord-Trøndelag Health) study
  19. Outcomes of patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft who present with acute coronary syndrome
  20. Initial heart rate and cardiovascular outcomes in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome
  21. OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH NEW OR PRESUMED NEW LEFT BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK COMPARED WITH ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE SECOND GULF REGISTRY OF ACUTE CORONARY EVENTS
  22. THE EFFECT OF FEMALE GENDER ON CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: INSIGHTS FROM THE SECOND GULF REGISTRY OF ACUTE CORONARY EVENTS
  23. TCTAP A-006 Impact of Polypharmacy on Adherence to Evidence-based Medications in Patients who Underwent Percutenous Coronary Intervention
  24. O202 Trends For Smoking Versus Diabetes Mellitus Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Over A 15-Year Period
  25. PT165 Prediction of short and intermediate-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Validation of the lab index in patients from the Gulf-RACE-2 registry
  26. PT300 Depression Among Cardiovascular Patients Living In A Middle Eastern Country- A Preliminary Report
  27. STAMPEDE: Bariatric surgery gains more evidence based support
  28. Rationale, design, methodology and hospital characteristics of the first gulf acute heart failure registry (gulf care)
  29. Mortality Trends in Patients Hospitalized with the Initial Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Middle Eastern Country over 20 Years
  30. Impact of religious fasting on the burden of atrial fibrillation: A population-based study
  31. Depression in cardiovascular patients in the Middle Eastern populations
  32. Women hospitalized with atrial fibrillation: Gender differences, trends and outcome from a 20-year registry in a middle eastern country (1991–2010)
  33. The Obesity Paradox in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
  34. Impact of the 2005 resuscitation guidelines on patient survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Experience from a 20-year registry in a middle-eastern country
  35. Adherence to ACC/AHA Performance Measures for Myocardial Infarction in Six Middle-Eastern Countries: Association with In-Hospital Mortality and Clinical Characteristics
  36. Impact of access to hospitals with catheterization facilities in the second Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2)
  37. Mortality Trends in Women and Men Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Insights from a 20-Year Registry
  38. Peripheral arterial disease in the Middle East: Underestimated predictor of worse outcome
  39. Age and clinical outcomes in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes
  40. Cardiovascular complications of Khat
  41. Clinical and prognostic comparison between Middle-East and Indian subcontinent patients following acute coronary syndrome
  42. Gender differences in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest – A middle eastern perspective
  43. Acute coronary syndrome in the Middle East: The importance of registries for quality assessment and plans for improvement
  44. Short-term and long-term mortality associated with ventricular arrhythmia in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome
  45. GENDER AND MORTALITY TREND IN 16,736 ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES’ PATIENTS: A 20-YEAR REGISTRY
  46. FEMALE GENDER IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH DIZZINESS
  47. IMPACT OF THE 2005 RESUSCITATION GUIDELINES ON PATIENT SURVIVAL: EXPERIENCE FROM A PROSPECTIVE REGISTRY IN A MIDDLE-EASTERN COUNTRY (2002-2010)
  48. Impact of religious Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the literature
  49. Gender Disparities in the Presentation, Management and Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: Data from the 2nd Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2)
  50. Primary coronary angioplasty for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Qatar: First nationwide program
  51. Qatari Women Living With Cardiovascular Diseases—Challenges and Opportunities to Engage in Healthy Lifestyles
  52. Study exploring depression and cardiovascular diseases amongst Arabic speaking patients living in the State of Qatar: Rationale and methodology
  53. Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation and co-existent chronic kidney disease: efficacy versus safety
  54. Favorable Changes in Lipid Profile: The Effects of Fasting after Ramadan
  55. Primary coronary intervention for myocardial infarction in Qatar: First nationwide program
  56. Stroke prevention therapy in elderly patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation: A 20-year experience from Qatar
  57. Predictors of in-hospital mortality among Middle Eastern Arab and South Asian patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation: Analysis from a 20-year registry in Qatar (1991-2010)
  58. Does religious fasting in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan predispose to atrial fibrillation? A population-based study
  59. Secular trends in cardiovascular comorbidities, etiologies and related mortality among Middle Eastern Arab and South Asian patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation: A 20-year experience from Qatar (1991-2010)
  60. Examining secular trends in the utilization of warfarin among Middle Eastern Arab and South Asian patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation: 20-year experience from Qatar (1991-2010)
  61. Prospective observational studies of the management and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review
  62. Gender and prior beta blockers use in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome in Arab Middle Eastern population
  63. Long-term outcomes of acute coronary syndrome in young adults: Findings from Gulf RACE-2
  64. Predictors and impact of in-hospital recurrent myocardial infarction in acute coronary syndrome patients: Findings from Gulf RACE-2
  65. Immediate and one-year outcome of patients presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome complicated by stroke: Findings from the 2ndGulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2)
  66. Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Acute Coronary Syndrome and Khat Herbal Amphetamine Use: An Observational Report”
  67. Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Observations from a 20-Year Registry in a Middle-Eastern Country
  68. Impact of in-hospital recurrent ischemia event: findings from GULF RACE-2
  69. Long-term outcomes of acute coronary syndrome in young adults: findings from GULF RACE-2
  70. Marital Status and Outcome of Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Observational Report
  71. Impact of evidence-based cardiac medications on short and long-term mortality in 7,567 acute coronary syndrome patients in the Gulf RACE-II registry
  72. Elevated serum leptin levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction; correlation with coronary angiographic and echocardiographic findings
  73. Effect of Age on Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients Hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A 20-Year Registry in a Middle Eastern Country
  74. Diabetic retinopathy: a new predictor in patients on regular hemodialysis
  75. Impact of Anemia on In-Hospital, One-Month and One-Year Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome from the Middle East
  76. Effect of Age on Outcome on Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: From a 20‐Year Registry in a Middle‐Eastern Country (1991–2010)
  77. Primary coronary intervention versus thrombolytic therapy in myocardial infarction patients in the Middle East
  78. Prior Antiplatelet Use and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndromes
  79. Impact of type of thrombolytic agent on in-hospital outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients in the Middle East
  80. Comparison of Women Versus Men Hospitalized With Heart Failure (From a 20-Year Registry in a Middle-Eastern Country 1991–2010)
  81. Prevalence and outcome of Middle-eastern Arab and South Asian patients hospitalized with heart failure: insight from a 20-year registry in a Middle-eastern country (1991–2010)
  82. Systematic Review of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Prevalence, Incidence, Morbidity and Mortality
  83. Clinical profile and mortality of ST-Segment elevation myocardial- infarction patients receiving thrombolytic -Therapy in the Middle East
  84. Polyvascular Disease in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Its Predictors and Outcomes
  85. Killip classification in patients with acute coronary syndrome: insight from a multicenter registry
  86. Does prior coronary artery bypass surgery alter the gender gap in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome? A 20-year retrospective cohort study
  87. Acute Coronary Syndrome and Khat Herbal Amphetamine Use
  88. The impact of diurnal fasting during Ramadan on the lipid profile, hs-CRP, and serum leptin in stable cardiac patients
  89. The influence of cultural and social factors on healthy lifestyle of Arabic women
  90. Comparison of Characteristics, Management Practices, and Outcomes of Patients Between the Global Registry and the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events
  91. Adenosine-Induced Coronary Artery Spasm: A Case Report
  92. Characteristics, management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome and prior coronary artery bypass surgery: findings from the second Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events 
  93. Utilization of Emergency Medical Services by Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Arab Gulf States
  94. Initial hospital pulse pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in acute coronary syndrome
  95. Oxcarbazepine-induced resistant ventricular fibrillation in an apparently healthy young man
  96. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Potential Kidney Transplant Candidates and Perioperative Outcome: Analysis of 75 Consecutive Middle Eastern Patients
  97. Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Middle East
  98. Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Conservative Medical Management in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes in Gulf RACE-2
  99. Relationship Between White Blood Cell Count and In-Hospital Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients From the Middle East
  100. Impact of Diabetes and Smoking Epidemic in the Middle East on the Presentation With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Very Young Patients
  101. THE “SMOKER'S PARADOX:” IS IT INFLUENCED BY THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOBACCO USED? FINDINGS FROM THE 2ND GULF REGISTRY OF ACUTE CORONARY EVENTS (GULF RACE)-2
  102. Medication Use Pattern and Predictors of Optimal Therapy at Discharge in 8176 Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome From 6 Middle Eastern Countries: Data From the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events
  103. Atypical presentation of acute coronary syndrome: A significant independent predictor of in-hospital mortality
  104. OP-003: SHORT AND LONG-TERM MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. FINDINGS FROM THE GULF RACE REGISTRY-2
  105. Validation of the GRACE Risk Score for Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Arab Middle East
  106. Regional Variability in Hospital Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Findings from the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events
  107. Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Six Middle Eastern Countries
  108. Early Stroke following Acute Myocardial Infarction: Incidence, Predictors and Outcome in Six Middle-Eastern Countries
  109. Prevalence and Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Middle East
  110. Association of Khat Chewing With Increased Risk of Stroke and Death in Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome
  111. The prevalence and outcome of hypertension in patients with acute coronary syndrome in six Middle-Eastern countries
  112. Missed Opportunities in the Management of ST‐Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Arab Middle East: Patient and Physician Impediments
  113. Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Six Middle Eastern Countries
  114. Thyrotoxicosis and Coronary Artery Spasm: Case Report and Review of the Literature
  115. Utilization and Determinants of In-Hospital Cardiac Catheterization in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome From the Middle East
  116. Prevalence and Prognosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among 8167 Middle Eastern Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
  117. In-hospital Major Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Renal Insufficiency Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Data From a Registry of 8176 Patients
  118. Relationship between coronary endothelial function and coronary calcification in early atherosclerosis
  119. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST: PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS IMPEDIMENTS
  120. Use of Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Renal Insufficiency
  121. Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia in Patient with Friedreich's Ataxia in the Absence of Clinical Myocardial Disease
  122. The Prevalence and Outcome of Excess Body Weight Among Middle Eastern Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome
  123. Heart failure in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndromes: observations from the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE)
  124. Comparison of Men and Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Six Middle Eastern Countries
  125. Management and outcomes of Middle Eastern patients admitted with acute coronary syndromes in the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE)
  126. Coronary Stent Thrombosis in Patients With Chronic Renal Insufficiency
  127. Frequency and Predictors of Emergency Medical Services Utilization by Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Arab Gulf States
  128. Impact of gender in patients with acute coronary syndrome
  129. Total and high molecular weight adiponectin in patients with coronary artery disease
  130. Prevalence and Impact of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A 10-year Experience
  131. Detection of myocardial dysfunction in the presence of normal ejection fraction
  132. Contrast-enhanced 64-Section Coronary Multidetector CT Angiography versus Conventional Coronary Angiography for Stent Assessment
  133. Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: State-of-the-Art
  134. Reply
  135. Intracardiac shunting of ruptured Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a patient presented with acute myocardial infarction: role of 64-slice MDCT
  136. Anomalous origin of the three coronary arteries from the right aortic sinus Valsalva: Role of MDCT coronary angiography
  137. Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents
  138. Epidemiology of Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy in Qatar during 1996–2003
  139. Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm and Severe Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia—Case Report and Review of the Literature
  140. Evolving role of clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes
  141. Is hypertension a predictor for heart failure? A cross cultural comparison over a 10‐year period
  142. Selected highlights from the 54th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Orlando, USA, 6 – 9 March 2005
  143. Do stents reduce mortality compared with balloon angioplasty? A critical review of all the evidence
  144. Thrombolytic therapy use for acute myocardial infarction and outcome in Qatar
  145. A teenager with angiographically normal epicardial coronary arteries and acute myocardial infarction after butane inhalation
  146. Statin therapy in heart failure
  147. Does hospitalization for congestive heart failure occur more frequently in Ramadan: a population-based study (1991–2001)
  148. Mortality caused by acute myocardial infarction in Qatari women
  149. A population based study of Ramadan fasting and acute coronary syndromes
  150. Impact of coronary artery stents on mortality and nonfatal myocardial infarction: meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing a strategy of routine stenting with that of balloon angioplasty
  151. Epidemiology of hypertension and its associated risk factors in the Qatari population
  152. Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Professional Diver After Jellyfish Sting
  153. Abnormal coronary microvascular endothelial function in humans with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction
  154. Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists in clinical trials for the treatment of coronary artery disease
  155. Optimizing the Use of Abciximab and Intracoronary Stents in Patients with Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  156. Association between obesity and coronary atherosclerosis and vascular remodeling
  157. Primary percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with acute myocardial infarction and prior coronary artery bypass grafting
  158. Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Current Management Strategies for Chest Pain in Patients With Normal Findings on Angiography
  159. Obesity is associated with premature occurrence of acute myocardial infarction
  160. Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Current Management Strategies for Chest Pain in Patients With Normal Findings on Angiography
  161. Obesity is independently associated with coronary endothelial dysfunction in patients with normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries
  162. Immediate and one-year outcome in patients with coronary bifurcation lesions in the modern era (NHLBI dynamic registry)
  163. Comparison of immediate and one-year outcome after coronary angioplasty of narrowing <3 mm with those ≥3 mm (the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Dynamic Registry)
  164. Immediate and one-year outcome of intracoronary stent implantation in small coronary arteries with 2.5-mm stents
  165. Coronary Artery Stents
  166. Attenuated coronary flow reserve and vascular remodeling in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy
  167. Immediate and long-term outcome of intracoronary stent implantation for true bifurcation lesions
  168. Syndrome X
  169. Systemic Amyloidosis Presenting with Angina Pectoris
  170. L-arginine: a novel therapy for coronary artery disease?
  171. Measuring maximal percent area stenosis poststent placement with intracoronary Doppler and the continuity equation and correlation with intracoronary ultrasound and angiography
  172. 68-Year-Old Man With Impotence