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  1. Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet, October 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Xiaodong Sun, Adilson Marques, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Towhid Hasan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Hosam Alzahrani, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr. Wenping Gong, Mr Anup Bhat, Felix Nyande

  2. Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Adilson Marques, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Professor KAMRAN ALI, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Towhid Hasan, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr. Wenping Gong, Felix Nyande, Dr Dawit Zemedikun

  3. Vitamin D and Postoperative Recovery in Elderly Ribeirinhos—Riverside Amazon Communities with Femur Fractures

    Article • Clinics and Practice, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  4. Predictive modeling of depression and anxiety after myocardial infarction: a study on influential factors and heart rate variability

    Article • Health Information Science and Systems, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  5. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    Article • JAMA Neurology, August 2025, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  6. Global, regional, and national prevalence of kidney failure with replacement therapy and associated aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, August 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  7. Photobiomodulation Therapy Reduces Oxidative Stress and Inflammation to Alleviate the Cardiotoxic Effects of Doxorubicin in Human Stem Cell-Derived Ventricular Cardiomyocytes

    Article • Biomedicines, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  8. Designing Personalized Multimodal Mnemonics With AI: A Medical Student’s Implementation Tutorial

    Article • JMIR Medical Education, May 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  9. Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Sumaira Mubarik, Turki Alanzi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Birhanu Ayelign, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Rakesh Kumar Saroj, Professor Catarina Fonseca, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  10. Human Pinealectomy Syndrome and the Impact of Melatonin Replacement Therapy: 1‐Cardiovascular Function

    Article • Journal of Pineal Research, April 2025, Wiley

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  11. Circadian system coordination: new perspectives beyond classical models

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, March 2025, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  12. Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Sumaira Mubarik, Mohamed Hassan Elnaem, Dr. José Guzman-Esquivel, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Mr Khalid Iqbal, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Felix Nyande

  13. Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. José Guzman-Esquivel, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Mr Khalid Iqbal, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Professor Steven Cummins, Hosam Alzahrani, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  14. Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Denny John, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  15. Comparing and assessing physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for different populations with and without chronic conditions and/or disabilities: a systematic review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, December 2024, BMJ

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  16. High-frequency chest wall oscillation devices: An umbrella review and bibliometric analysis

    Article • Computers in Biology and Medicine, November 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  17. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Yousef Khader, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Sok King Ong, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  18. Global, regional, and national burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  19. From science to society: Exploring the nexus between obesity research and public awareness in Brazil

    Article • Heliyon, October 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  20. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Ayele Abebe, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  21. Comparison between melatonin versus melatonin and photobiomodulation versus photobiomodulation in the treatment of Alopecia X in German Spitz dogs: Clinical, randomized, double-blind, parallel, non-inferiority protocol

    Article • PLOS One, June 2024, PLOS

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  22. The burden of neurological conditions in north Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Amr Hassan, Turki Alanzi, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  23. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Sok King Ong, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  24. Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Oluwaseun Ogundijo, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Salah Thabit Al Awaidy, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  25. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis

  26. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by glaucoma: A meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

    Article • Eye, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  27. Global Health Trends 1950–2021: Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality and Population Growth

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, Dr Edmond Sanganyado, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Mr Ferry Efendi, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Javier Abednego Magaña Gomez, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Dr Deneshkumar V, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  28. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Musa Ali, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Professor Richard John Gray, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  29. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Deborah Aluh, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Deneshkumar V, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  30. Evidence for the druggability of aldosterone targets in heart failure: A bioinformatics and data science-driven decision-making approach

    Article • Computers in Biology and Medicine, March 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  31. High and low pitch sound stimuli effects on heart-brain coupling

    Article • Biomedical Engineering Letters, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  32. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2023, Elsevier

    Gerald Chi, Shumaila Nargus, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D., Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Javier Abednego Magaña Gomez, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Ayele Abebe, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Sandra Barteit, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Pritik A Shah, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  33. High and Low Pitch Sound Stimuli Effects on Heart-Brain Coupling

    Article • November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  34. Global burden of peripheral artery disease and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Gerald Chi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  35. Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, July 2023, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Le Huu Nhat Minh, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Kamaluddin Latief, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Shariful Islam

  36. Determinants of cervical spine disorders in military pilots: a systematic review

    Article • Occupational Medicine, June 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  37. The burden of metabolic risk factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, June 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Amr Hassan, Morteza Saki, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula

  38. Effect of air pollution on disease burden, mortality, and life expectancy in North Africa and the Middle East: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Planetary Health, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula

  39. Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Kamaluddin Latief, Dr Sheikh M Alif

  40. Sexual Dimorphism in the Expression of Cardiac and Hippocampal Renin-Angiotensin and Kallikrein–Kinin Systems in Offspring from Mice Exposed to Alcohol during Gestation

    Article • Antioxidants, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  41. Multiplatform-Integrated Identification of Melatonin Targets for a Triad of Psychosocial-Sleep/Circadian-Cardiometabolic Disorders

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  42. Quantitative cardiac autonomic outcomes of hydrotherapy in women during the first stage of labor

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, January 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  43. Editorial: Methods and applications in integrative physiology

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, November 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  44. “Involve Me and I Learn”: Active Learning in a Hybrid Medical Biochemistry First Year Course on an American-Style MD Program in the UAE

    Article • Medical Science Educator, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  45. Burnout and Cardiovascular Risk in Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, April 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  46. Photobiomodulation therapy's effects on cardiac fibrosis activation after experimental myocardial infarction

    Article • Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, April 2022, Wiley

    Ramon Andrade De Mello, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  47. Urinary Angiotensinogen-Melatonin Ratio in Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia

    Article • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, March 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  48. Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Agha Zeeshan Mirza, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa

  49. Heart Rate Variability Indices as Possible Biomarkers for the Severity of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Following Pregnancy Loss

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, January 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  50. The validation of oxygen uptake efficiency slope in patients with stroke

    Article • Medicine, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  51. Using the Gensini score to estimate severity of STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina, and anginal syndrome

    Article • Medicine, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  52. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Baye Dagnew

  53. Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Telemedicine Consultations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study

    Article • JMIR Medical Informatics, June 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  54. Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity of a Brazilian of Short Version of the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, April 2021, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  55. Health and Well-Being of Athletes During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Scoping Review

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, April 2021, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  56. Bang the gavel: animal experimentation on trial—an interdisciplinary mock trial at the school of health sciences

    Article • AJP Advances in Physiology Education, March 2021, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  57. Prevalence and Determinants of Immediate and Long-Term PTSD Consequences of Coronavirus-Related (CoV-1 and CoV-2) Pandemics among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  58. The action of aripiprazole and brexpiprazole at the receptor level in singultus

    Article • Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, January 2021, IMR Press

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  59. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Burnout on Cardiovascular Risk in Healthcare Professionals Study Protocol: A Multicenter Exploratory Longitudinal Study

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, December 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  60. The value of coronary computed tomography angiography in assessing the cardiac circulation of an outpatient-based population

    Article • Medicine, November 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  61. The efficacy of baroreflex activation therapy for heart failure

    Article • Medicine, November 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  62. Cardiovascular and Quality of Life Outcomes of a 3-Month Physical Exercise Program in Two Brazilian Communities

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, October 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  63. Next-generation sequencing identifies a novel heterozygous I229T mutation on LMNA associated with familial cardiac conduction disease

    Article • Medicine, August 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  64. Cardiovascular and Quality of Life Outcomes of a 3-Month Physical Exercise Program in Two Brazilian Communities

    Article • May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  65. Melatonin Therapy Improves Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Pinealectomized Patients

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, April 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  66. Therapeutic Renin Inhibition in Diabetic Nephropathy—A Review of the Physiological Evidence

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, March 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  67. What is the optimal duration of the TILT after administration of 0.4 mg nitroglycerin spray?

    Article • Medicine, March 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  68. Cardioprotective Melatonin: Translating from Proof-of-Concept Studies to Therapeutic Use

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  69. Clinical outcomes of discordant exercise electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings compared with concordant findings in patients with chest pain and no history of coronary artery disease

    Article • Medicine, September 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  70. Physical Activity Levels in a Structured Physical Exercise Community Program in Elderly

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, June 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  71. Association between gene variants and the recurrence of atrial fibrillation

    Article • Medicine, June 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  72. Integrative bioinformatics analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles and identification of associated miRNA-mRNA network in aortic dissection

    Article • Medicine, June 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  73. The Syntaxin-1A gene single nucleotide polymorphism rs4717806 associates with the risk of ischemic heart disease

    Article • Medicine, June 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  74. Obesity and metabolic syndrome in children in Brazil

    Article • Medicine, May 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  75. Identification of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) in the rat pineal gland and the modulation of melatonin synthesis by angiotensin IV

    Article • Brain Research, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  76. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate: A Possible Predictor of Neonatal Acidemia and APGAR Score

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, October 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  77. Melatonin, mitochondria and hypertension

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  78. Association between Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Heart Rate Variability in Adults at Increased Cardiovascular Risk

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, April 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  79. Quantifying Effects of Pharmacological Blockers of Cardiac Autonomous Control Using Variability Parameters

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  80. Angiotensin—Encyclopedia of Stress

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  81. Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing, an Essential Framework for Maternal–Newborn Nursing

    Article • Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Sarah Buckley

  82. ICU Blood Pressure Variability May Predict Nadir of Respiratory Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  83. Morlet wavelet transforms of heart rate variability for autonomic nervous system activity

    Article • Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  84. Successful Pregnancy Following Assisted Reproduction in Woman With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Hypertension

    Article • Medicine, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  85. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in elderly women with myocardial infarction

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, August 2015, Informa Healthcare

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  86. PP.LB01.19

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, June 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  87. Development of a monitoring system for evaluation of the mental health program in the city of Santarém, State of Pará, Brazil

    Article • June 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  88. Sex-dependent differences in renal angiotensinogen as an early marker of diabetic nephropathy

    Article • Acta Physiologica, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  89. Heart Rate Detrended Fluctuation Indexes as Estimate of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity

    Article • Medicine, January 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  90. Avosentan is protective in hypertensive nephropathy at doses not causing fluid retention

    Article • Pharmacological Research, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  91. The Angiotensin-Melatonin Axis

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  92. Brain RAS: Hypertension and Beyond

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  93. Cardiovascular responses evoked by activation or blockade of GABAA receptors in the hypothalamic PVN are attenuated in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Brain Research, April 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  94. Differential diagnosis between experimental endophthalmitis and uveitis in vitreous with Raman spectroscopy and principal components analysis

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, February 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Antonio Luiz B Pinheiro

  95. Brain Renin–Angiotensin System in Hypertension, Cardiac Hypertrophy, and Heart Failure

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  96. Models of Hypertension and Blood Pressure Recording

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  97. Antidiuretic Effects of the Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Avosentan

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  98. Effect of SPP 635, a renin inhibitor, on intraocular pressure in glaucomatous monkey eyes

    Article • Experimental Eye Research, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  99. Local renin–angiotensin system and the brain—A continuous quest for knowledge

    Article • Peptides, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  100. Effect of SPP 301, an Endothelin Antagonist, on Intraocular Pressure in Glaucomatous Monkey Eyes

    Article • Current Eye Research, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  101. Nigral and striatal regulation of angiotensin receptor expression by dopamine and angiotensin in rodents: implications for progression of Parkinson’s disease

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  102. Transgenic Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Overexpression in Vessels of SHRSP Rats Reduces Blood Pressure and Improves Endothelial Function

    Article • Hypertension, September 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  103. Increased susceptibility to endotoxic shock in transgenic rats with endothelial overexpression of kinin B1 receptors

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  104. Baroreflex control of heart rate and renal sympathetic nerve activity in rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Neuropeptides, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  105. Antidiuretic effects of endothelin B receptor antagonism

    Article • The FASEB Journal, April 2008, Wiley

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  106. Mice deficient for both kinin receptors are normotensive and protected from endotoxin-induced hypotension

    Article • The FASEB Journal, June 2007, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  107. Angiotensin*

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  108. Angiotensin1

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  109. Enhanced isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, July 2006, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  110. Brain renin-angiotensin system

    Article • April 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  111. Altered circadian rhythm reentrainment to light phase shifts in rats with low levels of brain angiotensinogen

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, April 2006, American Physiological Society

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  112. Role of the renal nerves in blood pressure in male and female SHR

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, February 2006, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  113. Altered renal response to acute volume expansion in transgenic rats harboring the human tissue kallikrein gene

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  114. Genetic targeting of the brain renin-angiotensin system in transgenic rats: Impact on stress-induced renin release

    Article • Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, August 2004, Wiley

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  115. Differential regulation of central vasopressin receptors in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  116. Expression of an angiotensin-(1–7)-producing fusion protein produces cardioprotective effects in rats

    Article • Physiological Genomics, May 2004, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  117. CIRCADIAN REGULATION OF ANGIOTENSINOGEN IN KIDNEY - EFFECT OF ANGIOTENSIN II

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, February 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  118. Androgen receptor independent cardiovascular action of the antiandrogen flutamide

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  119. Expression of smooth muscle MyHC B in blood vessels of hypertrophied heart in experimentally hypertensive rats

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, February 2003, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  120. Brain Renin-Angiotensin System

    Article • Neuroendocrinology, January 2003, Karger Publishers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  121. Abolition of End-Organ Damage by Antiandrogen Treatment in Female Hypertensive Transgenic Rats

    Article • Hypertension, December 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  122. Abolition of Hypertension-Induced End-Organ Damage by Androgen Receptor Blockade in Transgenic Rats Harboring the Mouse Ren-2 Gene

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 2002, American Society of Nephrology

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  123. Differential effects of angiotensin II and angiotensin-(1-7) at the nucleus tractus solitarii of transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, May 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  124. Locally synthesized angiotensin modulates pineal melatonin generation

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  125. Tissue renin-angiotensin systems: new insights from experimental animal models in hypertension research

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, March 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  126. Alterations in Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Transgenic Rats With Low Brain Angiotensinogen

    Article • Hypertension, February 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  127. Alterations of the renin-angiotensin system at the RVLM of transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, February 2001, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  128. Reduced cardiac hypertrophy and altered blood pressure control in transgenic rats with the human tissue kallikrein gene

    Article • The FASEB Journal, August 2000, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  129. ALTERED CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AT THE ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA OF TRANSGENIC RATS WITH LOW BRAIN ANGIOTENSINOGEN

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, June 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  130. Angiotensin peptides acting at rostral ventrolateral medulla contribute to hypertension of TGR(mREN2)27 rats

    Article • Physiological Genomics, April 2000, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  131. The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System Modulates Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Cardiac Hypertrophy

    Article • Hypertension, January 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  132. Blood pressure reduction and diabetes insipidus in transgenic rats deficient in brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 1999, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  133. Functional evidence for alternative ANG II-forming pathways in hamster cardiovascular system

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, October 1998, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  134. Local renin–angiotensin system in the pineal gland

    Article • Molecular Brain Research, March 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  135. High levels of human chymase expression in the pineal and pituitary glands

    Article • Brain Research, March 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  136. Mechanismus der Gewebe-Angiotensin-II-Bildung im Herzen und neue Befunde zum kardialen Angiotensin-II-System

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  137. Effects of α-trinositol administered extra- and intracellularly (using liposomes) on rat aorta rings

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, August 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  138. Multiple effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on vascular smooth muscle contraction

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, July 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  139. Effects of liposome-entrapped platelet-activating factor in the isolated rat trachea

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, July 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu