The pandemic of coronary heart disease in the Middle East and North Africa: what clinicians need to know

Y Manla, W Almahmeed - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity,
mortality, and disability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While the prevention …

The impact of ketogenic diet on some metabolic and non‐metabolic diseases: Evidence from human and animal model experiments

Y Galali, SMS Zebari, A Aj. Jabbar… - Food Science & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ketogenic diet (KD) is recognized as minimum carbohydrate and maximum fat intakes,
which leads to ketosis stimulation, a state that is thought to metabolize fat more than …

Global burden of disease attributable to metabolic risk factors in adolescents and young adults aged 15–39, 1990–2021

XD Zhou, QF Chen, G Targher, CD Byrne… - Clinical Nutrition, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Metabolic risk factors are a significant cause of global burden among
adolescents and young adults, but there is a lack of attention to the burden attributable to …

Advanced heart failure therapies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: current status, challenges, and future directions

F Bader, Y Manla, H Ghalib, N Al Matrooshi… - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
While there has been a global decrease in rates of heart failure (HF) prevalence between
1990 and 2019, the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) is experiencing an increase. In …

Changing trends in the prevalence of heart failure impairment with Thalassemias over three decades

H Tang, N Zhang, J Deng… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background To assess the prevalence trend and contributing factors of heart failure (HF)
impairment with thalassemias at global, regional and national levels. Methods Data on HF …

Burden of cardiometabolic disease attributable to sugar sweetened beverages consumption in North Africa and the Middle East from 1990 to 2021

MM Bastan, SA Nejadghaderi… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2025 - Springer
Objectives The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is recognized as a
significant risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Accurate estimates of …

Trends and findings of lipoprotein (a) testing and associated cardiovascular disease profiles: a large single-center study from the Middle East-Gulf region

Y Manla, L AbdelWareth, R Shantouf… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a genetically determined risk factor for atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Limited data are available on Lp (a) testing from the Middle …