August 2008 - Posts

• Thalassemia intermedia: revisited.

  Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2006 Jul-Aug;37(1):12-20. Epub 2006 Jun 5. Taher A , Isma'eel H , Cappellini MD . Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon. ataher@aub.edu.lb Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:45 AM by ali | 0 Comments

• Treatment of acute hepatitis C in a child with thalassemia major using weight-based peginterferon α-2b

  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Treatment of acute hepatitis C in a child with thalassemia major using weight-based peginterferon α-2b Ala I Sharara ,* Elie Aoun ,* Suzanne Koussa , † Adlette Inati † and Ali Taher * ,† Acute infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:44 AM by ali | 0 Comments

• Beta-thalassemia: the Lebanese experience.

  Clin Lab Haematol. 2006 Aug;28(4):217-27. Inati A , Zeineh N , Isma'eel H , Koussa S , Gharzuddine W , Taher A . Chronic Care Center, Baabda, Lebanon. Beta-thalassemia is a hereditary anemia that is quite prevalent in Lebanon. Most patients with beta-Thalassemia Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:43 AM by ali | 0 Comments

• Prevalence of thromboembolic events among 8,860 patients with thalassaemia major and intermedia in the Mediterranean area and Iran.

  Thromb Haemost. 2006 Oct;96(4):488-91. Taher A , Isma'eel H , Mehio G , Bignamini D , Kattamis A , Rachmilewitz EA , Cappellini MD . Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Beta-thalassaemia is a congenital haemolytic anaemia Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:42 AM by ali | 0 Comments

• Complications of -thalassemia intermedia: A 12-year Lebanese experience

  Letter to editor. Complications of -thalassemia intermedia: A 12-year Lebanese experience Ali Taher 1 2 , Fuad El Rassi 1 , Hussain Ismaeel 1 , Adlette Inati 2 3 1 Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:40 AM by ali | 0 Comments

• Elevated levels of circulating procoagulant microparticles in patients with β-thalassemia intermedia

  Letter to editor. Aida Habib 1 , Corinne Kunzelmann 2 , Wael Shamseddeen 3 , Fatiha Zobairi 2 , Jean-Marie Freyssinet 2 , Ali Taher 3 1 Department of Biochemistry 3 Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; The Chronic Care Center, Hazmieh, Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:39 AM by ali | 0 Comments

• Challenges associated with prolonged survival of patients with thalassemia: transitioning from childhood to adulthood.

  Pediatrics. 2008 May;121(5):e1426-9. Musallam K , Cappellini MD , Taher A . Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Riad El Solh 1107 2020, Beirut, Lebanon. Thalassemia is a chronic condition that presents a range of clinical Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:36 AM by ali | 0 Comments

• Relation between iron-overload indices, cardiac echo-Doppler, and biochemical markers in thalassemia intermedia.

  Am J Cardiol. 2008 Aug 1;102(3):363-7. Epub 2008 May 29. Isma'eel H , Chafic AH , Rassi FE , Inati A , Koussa S , Daher R , Gharzuddin W , Alam S , Taher A . Department of Internal Medicine Hematology-Oncology Division, American University of Beirut, Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:23 AM by ali | 0 Comments