Publications by authors named "Shahina Daar"

78Publications

A complication risk score to evaluate clinical severity of thalassaemia syndromes.

Authors:
Angela Vitrano Antonella Meloni Walter Addario Pollina Mehran Karimi Amal El-Beshlawy Mahmoud Hajipour Vito Di Marco Saqib Hussain Ansari Aldo Filosa Paolo Ricchi Adriana Ceci Shahina Daar Sylvia Titi Singer Zaki A Naserullah Alessia Pepe Salvatore Scondotto Gabriella Dardanoni Fedele Bonifazi Elliott Vichinsky Aurelio Maggio

Br J Haematol 2020 Nov 20. Epub 2020 Nov 20.

Campus of Haematology Franco and Piera Cutino, AOOR Villa Sofia-V. Cervello, Palermo, Italy.

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November 2020

Abnormal diastolic function and Global longitudinal strain in patients with Thalassemia Major on long term chelation therapy.

Authors:
Sunil K Nadar Shahina Daar Wael A Abdelmottaleb Muhammad M Shaikh Hafsa Al Mahrouqi Majida Al-Raiisi Moez Hassan Badar Al Rawahi Sarah Al Rahbi

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020 Sep 23. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, POBox 38, Muscat, 123, Oman.

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September 2020

A comprehensive update of ICET-A Network on COVID-19 in thalassemias: what we know and where we stand.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Duran Canatan Joan Lluis Vives Corrons Mehran Karimi Shahina Daar Christos Kattamis Ashraf T Soliman Yasser Wali Salam Alkindi Valeh Huseynov Afag Nasibova Tarık Onur Tiryaki Melike Sezgin Evim Adalet Meral Gunes Zeynep Karakas Soteroula Christou Mohamed A Yassin Maria Concetta Galati Saveria Campisi Tahereh Zarei Doaa Khater Yesim Oymak Valeriya Kaleva Denka Stoyanova Atanas Banchev Myrto Skafida Yurdanur Kilinc

Acta Biomed 2020 09 7;91(3):e2020026. Epub 2020 Sep 7.

Pediatric Hematology Department, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey.

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September 2020

For Debate: Assessment of HbA1c in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Shahina Daar Salvatore Di Maio Heba Elsedfy Christos Kattamis

Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2020 Jun;17(3):226-234

First Department of Pediatrics, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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June 2020

Preliminary Data on COVID-19 in Patients with Hemoglobinopathies: A Multicentre ICET-A Study.

Authors:
Vincenzo de Sanctis Duran Canatan Joan Lluis Vives Corrons Mehran Karimi Shahina Daar Christos Kattamis Ashraf T Soliman Yasser Wali Salam Alkindi Valeh Huseynov Afag Nasibova Tarık Onur Tiryaki Melike Sezgin Evim Adalet Meral Gunes Zeynep Karakas Soteroula Christou Saveria Campisi Tahereh Zarei Doaa Khater Yesim Oymak Valeriya Kaleva Denka Stoyanova Atanas Banchev Maria Concetta Galati Mohamed A Yassin Shruti Kakar Myrto Skafida Yurdanur Kilinc Saif Alyaarubi Narmin Verdiyevas Iva Stoeva Giuseppe Raiola Demetris Mariannis Leopoldo Ruggiero Salvatore Di Maio

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2020 1;12(1):e2020046. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Emeritus Director in Pediatrics, "Santobono-Pausilipon" Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy.

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July 2020

Cardiac T2* MR in patients with thalassemia major: a 10-year long-term follow-up.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Murtadha Al Khabori Sarah Al Rahbi Moez Hassan AbuBakr El Tigani Dudley J Pennell

Ann Hematol 2020 Sep 15;99(9):2009-2017. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.

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September 2020

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adolescents: An update on current clinical and diagnostic characteristics.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Leopoldo Ruggiero Ashraf T Soliman Shahina Daar Salvatore Di Maio Christos Kattamis

Acta Biomed 2020 05 11;91(2):184-194. Epub 2020 May 11.

First Department of Paediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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May 2020

Current Issues and Options for Hormonal Contraception in Adolescents and Young Adult Women With Sickle Cell Disease: An Update for Health Care Professionals.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Shahina Daar Duran Canatan Salvatore Di Maio Christos Kattamis

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2020 1;12(1):e2020032. Epub 2020 May 1.

First Department of Paediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.

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May 2020

Prevalence, attitude and practice of self-medication among adolescents and the paradigm of dysmenorrhea self-care management in different countries.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Shahina Daar Salvatore Di Maio Rania Elalaily Bernadette Fiscina Christos Kattamis

Acta Biomed 2020 03 19;91(1):182-192. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

First Department of Paediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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March 2020

α-Globin Genotypes Associated with Hb H Disease: A Report from Oman and a Review of the Literature from the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Shahina Daar Salam Al Kindi Ali Al Madhani Yasser Wali Mohammed Al Rawahi Shoaib Al Zadjali

Hemoglobin 2020 Jan 5;44(1):20-26. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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January 2020

A Concise Review on the Frequency, Major Risk Factors and Surveillance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in β-Thalassemias: Past, Present and Future Perspectives and the ICET-A Experience.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Shahina Daar Niveen Alansary Antonis Kattamis Myrto Skafida Maria Concetta Galati Soteroula Christou Saveria Campisi Giuseppe Messina Mohamed A Yassin Duran Canatan Salvatore Di Maio Soad Al Jaouni Giuseppe Raiola Mehran Karimi Valeria Kaleva Shruti Kakkar Demetris Mariannis Christos Kattamis

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2020 1;12(1):e2020006. Epub 2020 Jan 1.

First Department of Pediatrics, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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January 2020

Evaluation of endocrine complications in beta-thalassemia intermedia (β-TI): a cross-sectional multicenter study.

Authors:
Mehran Karimi Tahereh Zarei Sezaneh Haghpanah Azita Azarkeivan Christos Kattamis Vassilis Ladis Antonios Kattamis Yurdanur Kilinc Shahina Daar Saif Alyaarubi Doaa Khater Yasser Wali Mohamed Elshinawy Ali Almadhani Mohamed Yassin Ashraf T Soliman Duran Canatan Maha Obiedat Hala Al-Rimawi Demetris Mariannis Constantinos Christodoulides Soteroula Christou Ploutarchos Tzoulis Saveria Campisi Salvatore Di Maio Vincenzo De Sanctis

Endocrine 2020 07 18;69(1):220-227. Epub 2019 Dec 18.

Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.

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July 2020

Red cell alloimmunization in transfusion-dependent and transfusion-independent beta thalassemia: A review from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO).

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Shahina Daar

Transfus Apher Sci 2019 Dec 7;58(6):102678. Epub 2019 Nov 7.

Department of Hematology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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December 2019

Marital status and paternity in patients with Transfusion- Dependent Thalassemia (TDT) and Non Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia (NTDT): an ICET - A survey in different countries.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Ihab El-Hakim Soteroula Christou Demetris Mariannis Mehran Karimi Vassilis Ladis Antonis Kattamis Shahina Daar Mohamed Yassin Duran Canatan Maria Concetta Galati Giuseppe Raiola Saveria Campisi Shruti Kakkar Valeria Kaleva Forough Saki Andreas Ellinides Giorgos Pikis Constantinos Christodoulides Mohamed Abdulla Salvatore Di Maio Charalambos Theodoridis Heba Elsedfy Christos Kattamis

Acta Biomed 2019 09 6;90(3):225-237. Epub 2019 Sep 6.

Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara.

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September 2019

Thyroid Disorders in Homozygous β-Thalassemia: Current Knowledge, Emerging Issues and Open Problems.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Duran Canatan Mohamed A Yassin Shahina Daar Heba Elsedfy Salvatore Di Maio Giuseppe Raiola Joan-Lluis Vives Corrons Christos Kattamis

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2019 1;11(1):e2019029. Epub 2019 May 1.

First Department of Paediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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May 2019

Adverse events during testosterone replacement therapy in 95 young hypogonadal thalassemic men.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Shahina Daar Salvatore Di Maio

Acta Biomed 2019 05 23;90(2):228-232. Epub 2019 May 23.

Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara.

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May 2019

The experience of a tertiary unit on the clinical phenotype and management of hypogonadism in female adolescents and young adults with transfusion dependent thalassemia.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Shahina Daar Salvatore Di Maio Mohamed A Yassin Duran Canatan Joan-Lluis Vives Corrons Heba Elsedfy Antonios Kattamis Christos Kattamis

Acta Biomed 2019 01 23;90(1):158-167. Epub 2019 Jan 23.

Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.

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January 2019

An ICET-A survey on occult and emerging endocrine complications in patients with β-thalassemia major: Conclusions and recommendations.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Duran Canatan Ploutarchos Tzoulis Shahina Daar Salvatore Di Maio Heba Elsedfy Mohamed A Yassin Aldo Filosa Nada Soliman Karimi Mehran Forough Saki Praveen Sobti Shruti Kakkar Soteroula Christou Alice Albu Constantinos Christodoulides Yurdanur Kilinc Soad Al Jaouni Doaa Khater Saif A Alyaarubi Su Han Lum Saveria Campisi Salvatore Anastasi Maria Concetta Galati Giuseppe Raiola Yasser Wali Ihab Z Elhakim Demetris Mariannis Vassilis Ladis Christos Kattamis

Acta Biomed 2019 01 15;89(4):481-489. Epub 2019 Jan 15.

Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara.

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January 2019

Noninvasive assessment and risk factors of liver fibrosis in patients with thalassemia major using shear wave elastography.

Authors:
Murtadha Al-Khabori Shahina Daar Said A Al-Busafi Humoud Al-Dhuhli AlGhalya A Alumairi Moez Hassan Sara Al-Rahbi Umaima Al-Ajmi

Hematology 2019 Dec 19;24(1):183-188. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

e Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging , Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Sultan Qaboos University , Muscat , Oman.

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December 2019

Transfusion in Haemoglobinopathies: Review and recommendations for local blood banks and transfusion services in Oman.

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Shahina Daar

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2018 Feb 4;18(1):e3-e12. Epub 2018 Apr 4.

Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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February 2018

Understanding Iron Metabolism: Lessons from Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia.

Authors:
Murtadha Al-Khabori Shahina Daar

Oman Med J 2018 Jan;33(1):1-2

Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), Wallenberg Research Centre at Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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January 2018

Hypogonadism in male thalassemia major patients: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Mohamed A Yassin Salvatore Di Maio Shahina Daar Heba Elsedfy Nada Soliman Christos Kattamis

Acta Biomed 2018 02 16;89(2-S):6-15. Epub 2018 Feb 16.

Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.

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February 2018

Risks of red blood cell alloimmunization in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia in Oman: a 25-year experience of a university tertiary care reference center and a literature review.

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Ayman Al-Muqbali Saif Al-Sudiri Sathiya Murthi Panchatcharam Mathew Zacharia Sabah Al-Mahrooqi Saif Al-Hosni Ali Al-Marhoobi Shahina Daar

Transfusion 2018 04 4;58(4):871-878. Epub 2018 Feb 4.

Department of Hematology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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April 2018

An ICET- A survey on Hypoparathyroidism in Patients with Thalassaemia Major and Intermedia: A preliminary report.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Duran Canatan Heba Elsedfy Mehran Karimi Shahina Daar Hala Rimawi Soteroula Christou Nicos Skordis Ploutarchos Tzoulis Praveen Sobti Shruti Kakkar Yurdanur Kilinc Doaa Khater Saif A Alyaarubi Valeriya Kaleva Su Han Lum Mohamed A Yassin Forough Saki Maha Obiedat Salvatore Anastasi Maria Concetta Galati Giuseppe Raiola Saveria Campisi Nada Soliman Mohamed Elshinawy Soad Al Jaouni Salvatore Di Maio Yasser Wali Ihab Zaki Elhakim Christos Kattamis

Acta Biomed 2018 01 16;88(4):435-444. Epub 2018 Jan 16.

Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara.

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January 2018

Haemoglobin Fontainebleau (HBA2: c. 64G>C) in Oman: molecular and haematological characteristics and interaction with various haemoglobinopathies.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Shoaib Al Zadjali Salam Alkindi Yasser Wali Abdulhakeem Al-Rawas Humood Al-Haddabi Arwa Z Al-Riyami

J Clin Pathol 2018 Apr 7;71(4):303-308. Epub 2017 Aug 7.

Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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April 2018

Does Testosterone Replacement Therapy Promote an Augmented Risk of Thrombotic Events in Thalassemia Major Male Patients with Hypogonadism?

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Shahina Daar Ashraf T Soliman Heba Elsedfy Doaa Khater Salvatore Di Maio

Indian J Endocrinol Metab 2017 Jul-Aug;21(4):636-637

Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy.

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July 2017

β-Thalassemia Distribution in the Old World: an Ancient Disease Seen from a Historical Standpoint.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Christos Kattamis Duran Canatan Ashraf T Soliman Heba Elsedfy Mehran Karimi Shahina Daar Yasser Wali Mohamed Yassin Nada Soliman Praveen Sobti Soad Al Jaouni Mohamed El Kholy Bernadette Fiscina Michael Angastiniotis

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2017 20;9(1):e2017018. Epub 2017 Feb 20.

Medical Advisor, Thalassemia International Federation (TIF), Nicosia, Cyprus.

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February 2017

Alloimmunization in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: Experience of a Single Centre in Oman.

Authors:
Salam Alkindi Saba AlMahrooqi Sumaiya AlHinai Ali AlMarhoobi Saif Al-Hosni Shahina Daar Naglaa Fawaz Anil Pathare

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2017 15;9(1):e2017013. Epub 2017 Feb 15.

Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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February 2017

Review and Recommendations on Management of Adult Female Thalassemia Patients with Hypogonadism based on Literature Review and Experience of ICET-A Network Specialists.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Heba Elsedfy Alice Albu Soad Al Jaouni Salvatore Anastasi Maria Grazia Bisconte Duran Canatan Soteroula Christou Shahina Daar Salvatore Di Maio Mohamed El Kholy Doaa Khater Mohamed Elshinawy Yurdanur Kilinc Roberto Mattei Hala H Mosli Alessandra Quota Maria Grazia Roberti Praveen Sobti Saif Al Yaarubi Saveria Canpisi Christos Kattamis

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2017 1;9(1):e2017001. Epub 2017 Jan 1.

First Department of Paediatrics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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January 2017

Serum ferritin values between 300 and 800 ng/mL in nontransfusion-dependent thalassemia: A probability curve to guide clinical decision making when MRI is unavailable.

Authors:
Antoine N Saliba Khaled M Musallam Maria D Cappellini Giovanna Graziadei Shahina Daar Vip Viprakasit Ali T Taher

Am J Hematol 2017 Mar 1;92(3):E35-E37. Epub 2017 Feb 1.

Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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March 2017

The ICET-A Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Disturbances of Glucose Homeostasis in Thalassemia Major Patients.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Heba Elsedfy Saif Al Yaarubi Nicos Skordis Doaa Khater Mohamed El Kholy Iva Stoeva Bernadette Fiscina Michael Angastiniotis Shahina Daar Christos Kattamis

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2016 28;8(1):e2016058. Epub 2016 Oct 28.

First Department of Paediatrics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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October 2016

First Implementation of Transfusion Consent Policy in Oman: Audit of compliance from a tertiary care university hospital.

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Naif Al-Ghafri Fehmida Zia Mohammed Al-Huneini Abdul-Hakeem Al-Rawas Salam Al-Kindi Sachin Jose Murtadha Al-Khabori Hilal Al-Sabti Shahina Daar

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2016 Aug 19;16(3):e293-7. Epub 2016 Aug 19.

Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;

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August 2016

Transfusion Consent in Oman: Physicians' Perception at a Tertiary Care University Hospital.

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Ibrahim Al-Marshoodi Fehmida Zia Mohammed Al-Huneini Abdul Hakim Al-Rawas Sachin Jose Shahina Daar Murtadha Al-Khabori Hilal Al-Sabti

Oman Med J 2016 Jul;31(4):253-7

Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman; Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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July 2016

Single Breath-Hold Physiotherapy Technique: Effective tool for T2* magnetic resonance imaging in young patients with thalassaemia major.

Authors:
Surekha T Mevada Najma Al-Mahruqi Ismail El-Beshlawi Mohamed El-Shinawy Mathew Zachariah Abdul H Al-Rawas Shahina Daar Yasser Wali

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2016 Feb 2;16(1):e78-81. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

Department of Child Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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February 2016

Aetiological profile of women presenting with premature ovarian failure to a single tertiary care center in Oman.

Authors:
Vaidyanathan Gowri Maryam Al Shukri Fatma Abdulaziz Al-Farsi Nadya Ahmed Al-Busaidi David Dennison Salam Al Kindi Shahina Daar Khalil Al Farsi Anil V Pathare

Post Reprod Health 2015 Jun 21;21(2):63-8. Epub 2015 May 21.

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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June 2015

Selected highlights of the VIII International Symposium of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescent Medicine (ICET-A) on Growth, Puberty and Endocrine Complications in Thalassaemia. Auditorium of the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) Muscat (Sultanate of Oman), 20th of December 2014.

Authors:
Vincenzo De Sanctis Ashraf T Soliman Yasser Wali Heba Elsedfy Shahina Daar Saif A H Al-Yaarubi Surekha Tony Mevada Surekha Tony Mohamed Elshinawy Hanan Fawzy Taimoora Al-Subhi Abulhakim Al-Rawas Muhanna Al-Muslehi Mohamed El Kholy

Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2015 Mar;12(3):313-22

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March 2015

Prevalence of Hepatitis C among Multi-transfused Thalassaemic Patients in Oman: Single centre experience.

Authors:
Khalid Al-Naamani Ibrahim Al-Zakwani Siham Al-Sinani Fauzia Wasim Shahina Daar

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2015 Feb 21;15(1):e46-51. Epub 2015 Jan 21.

Haematology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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February 2015

Utility of magnetic resonance imaging t2(*) in diagnosing and monitoring severe cardiac and hepatic siderosis.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Moez Hassan Vinodh Panjwani Anil Pathare Humoud Al-Dhuhli Arwa Z Al-Riyami

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2015 Feb 21;15(1):e140-2. Epub 2015 Jan 21.

Departments of Haematology Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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February 2015

Non-invasive haemoglobin estimation in patients with thalassaemia major.

Authors:
Murtadha K Al Khabori Arwa Z Al-Riyami Khalil Al-Farsi Mohammed Al-Huneini Abdulhakeem Al-Hashim Nasser Al-Kemyani Issa Al-Qarshoubi Hammad Khan Khalfan Al-Amrani Shahina Daar

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2014 Nov 14;14(4):e468-72. Epub 2014 Oct 14.

Department of Haematology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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November 2014

Response to Dr. Rice M and colleagues on their letter to editor regarding "validation of a non-invasive pulse CO-oximetry based hemoglobin estimation in normal blood donors," Transfusion and Apheresis Science 2013 Nov 4. Accurate enough for the spectrum tested.

Authors:
Murtadha Al-Khabori Arwa Z Al-Riyami Khalil Al-Farsi Mohamed Al-Huneini Abdulhakeem Al-Hashim Nasser Al-Kemyani Shahina Daar

Transfus Apher Sci 2014 Aug 24;51(1):84-5. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.

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August 2014

Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Homozygous Beta Thalassaemia: A single-centre experience from Oman.

Authors:
Nihal Al-Riyami Maha Al-Khaduri Shahina Daar

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2014 Aug 24;14(3):e337-41. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

Department of Haematology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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August 2014

Recognition, Investigation and Management of Acute Transfusion Reactions: Consensus guidelines for Oman.

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Sabria Al-Hashmi Zainab Al-Arimi Louis D Wadsworth Abdulhakim Al-Rawas Murtadha Al-Khabori Shahina Daar

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2014 Aug 24;14(3):e306-18. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

Department of Haematology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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August 2014

Correlation of iron overload and glomerular filtration rate estimated by cystatin C in patients with β-thalassemia major.

Authors:
Murtadha Al-Khabori Sunil Bhandari Khalid Al-Rasadi Surekha Mevada Hamoud Al-Dhuhli Nasser Al-Kemyani Shahina Daar

Hemoglobin 2014 30;38(5):365-8. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital , Muscat , Oman .

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June 2015

Serum ferritin level and morbidity risk in transfusion-independent patients with β-thalassemia intermedia: the ORIENT study.

Authors:
Khaled M Musallam Maria Domenica Cappellini Shahina Daar Mehran Karimi Amal El-Beshlawy Giovanna Graziadei Matthew Magestro Jerome Wulff Guilhem Pietri Ali T Taher

Haematologica 2014 Nov 4;99(11):e218-21. Epub 2014 Jul 4.

American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon Chronic Care Center, Hazmieh, Lebanon

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November 2014

Transfusion therapy and alloimmunization in Thalassemia Intermedia: a 10 year experience at a tertiary care university hospital.

Authors:
Arwa Z Al-Riyami Sabah Al-Mahrooqi Sumaiya Al-Hinai Saif Al-Hosni Ali Al-Madhani Shahina Daar

Transfus Apher Sci 2014 Aug 21;51(1):42-6. Epub 2014 Apr 21.

Department of Hematology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address:

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August 2014

Validation of a non-invasive pulse CO-oximetry based hemoglobin estimation in normal blood donors.

Authors:
Murtadha Al-Khabori Arwa Z Al-Riyami Khalil Al-Farsi Mohamed Al-Huneini Abdulhakeem Al-Hashim Nasser Al-Kemyani Shahina Daar

Transfus Apher Sci 2014 Feb 4;50(1):95-8. Epub 2013 Nov 4.

Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.

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February 2014

Association between cardiac T2* magnetic resonance imaging values and endocrine function tests in patients with β-thalassemia major.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Khaled M Musallam Ali Taher Anil Pathare

Blood Cells Mol Dis 2014 Jan 2;52(1):50-1. Epub 2013 Sep 2.

Department of Hematology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address:

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January 2014

Multicenter validation of spin-density projection-assisted R2-MRI for the noninvasive measurement of liver iron concentration.

Authors:
Tim G St Pierre Amal El-Beshlawy Mohsen Elalfy Abdullah Al Jefri Kusai Al Zir Shahina Daar Dany Habr Ulrike Kriemler-Krahn Ali Taher

Magn Reson Med 2014 Jun 2;71(6):2215-23. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

Biomedical Physics, School of Physics, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.

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June 2014

First reported case of compound heterozygosity for HbA2-Yialousa (HBD: c.82 G>C) and HbA2-Wrens (HBD: c.295 G>A) in Oman.

Authors:
Shoaib Al Zadjali Wafa Bashir David Gravell Arwa Z Al Riyami Yasser Wali Shahina Daar

Int J Hematol 2013 Aug;98(2):240-2

Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P O Box 33, 123 Muscat, Oman.

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August 2013

A stepwise α-thalassemia screening strategy in high-prevalence areas.

Authors:
Salam S Alkindi Shoaib Alzadjali Shahina Daar Eunice Sindhuvi Yasser Wali Anil V Pathare Suresh Venugopal Claudine Lapoumeroulie Alok Srivastava Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy

Eur J Haematol 2013 Aug 15;91(2):164-9. Epub 2013 Jun 15.

Sultan Qaboos University and Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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August 2013

Side effects of Deferasirox Iron Chelation in Patients with Beta Thalassemia Major or Intermedia.

Authors:
Murtadha Al-Khabori Sunil Bhandari Mohammed Al-Huneini Khalil Al-Farsi Vinodh Panjwani Shahina Daar

Oman Med J 2013 Mar;28(2):121-4

Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

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March 2013

Prepubertal Hypertransfusion in Thalassemia Intermedia: A Case Report of Sustained Positive Effects on Growth, Splenic Function and Endocrine Parameters.

Authors:
Surekha Tony Shahina Daar Mathew Zachariah Yasser Wali

Oman Med J 2012 Nov;27(6):e012

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November 2012

Deferasirox and renal dysfunction in children.

Authors:
Sunil Bhandari Shahina Daar

Pediatr Nephrol 2012 Nov 15;27(11):2159. Epub 2012 Aug 15.

Department of Hematology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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November 2012

T2* MRI in regularly transfused children with thalassemia intermedia: serum ferritin does not reflect liver iron stores.

Authors:
Surekha Tony Shahina Daar Mohamed Elshinawy Shoaib Al-Zadjaly Murtadha Al-Khabori Yasser Wali

Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2012 Sep 27;29(6):579-84. Epub 2012 Jul 27.

Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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September 2012

Risk factors for pulmonary hypertension in patients with β thalassemia intermedia.

Authors:
Mehran Karimi Khaled M Musallam Maria Domenica Cappellini Shahina Daar Amal El-Beshlawy Khawla Belhoul Mohamed-Salaheldin Saned Sally Temraz Suzanne Koussa Ali T Taher

Eur J Intern Med 2011 Dec 29;22(6):607-10. Epub 2011 Jun 29.

Department of Pediatrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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December 2011

The β-globin promoter -71 C>T mutation is a β+ thalassemic allele.

Authors:
Shoaib Al Zadjali Yasser Wali Fatma Al Lawatiya David Gravell Salam Alkindi Kareema Al Falahi Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy Shahina Daar

Eur J Haematol 2011 Nov 15;87(5):457-60. Epub 2011 Sep 15.

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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November 2011

Importance of optimal dosing ≥ 30 mg/kg/d during deferasirox treatment: 2.7-yr follow-up from the ESCALATOR study in patients with β-thalassaemia.

Authors:
Ali Taher Mohsen S Elalfy Kusai Al Zir Shahina Daar Abdullah Al Jefri Dany Habr Ulrike Kriemler-Krahn Ali El-Ali Bernard Roubert Amal El-Beshlawy

Eur J Haematol 2011 Oct 31;87(4):355-65. Epub 2011 Jul 31.

American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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October 2011

Achieving treatment goals of reducing or maintaining body iron burden with deferasirox in patients with β-thalassaemia: results from the ESCALATOR study.

Authors:
Ali Taher Mohsen S Elalfy Kusai Al Zir Shahina Daar Abdullah Al Jefri Dany Habr Ulrike Kriemler-Krahn Bernard Roubert Amal El-Beshlawy

Eur J Haematol 2011 Oct 26;87(4):349-54. Epub 2011 Jul 26.

American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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October 2011

Rapid iron loading in heart and liver in a patient with transfusion dependent thalassaemia after brief poor compliance with iron chelation therapy.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Saeed Ahmed Vasili Berdoukas

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2010 Dec 14;10(3):401-4. Epub 2010 Nov 14.

Department of Haematology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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December 2010

Hb A2' (Hb B2) in the Omani population and diagnostic significance.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Shoaib Al Zadjali David Gravell Hamood Al Haddabi Muna Al Riyami Abeer Al Belushi Tsouria Berbar Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy

Hemoglobin 2011 ;35(2):117-24

Department of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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August 2011

Hb Sheffield [β58(E2)Pro→His] in Oman: potential pitfall in genetic counseling.

Authors:
Shoaib Al Zadjali Shahina Daar Salam AlKindi David Gravell Hamood Al Haddabi Tsouria Berbar Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy

Hemoglobin 2011 ;35(2):111-6

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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August 2011

Severity ranking of non-deletional alpha thalassemic alleles: insights from an Omani family study.

Authors:
Yasser Wali Shoaib Al Zadjali Mohamed Elshinawy Ismail Beshlawi Naglaa Fawaz Salam Alkindi Abdulhakim Rawas Siham Alsinani Shahina Daar Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy

Eur J Haematol 2011 Jun;86(6):507-11

Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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June 2011

Age-related complications in treatment-naïve patients with thalassaemia intermedia.

Authors:
Ali T Taher Khaled M Musallam Amal El-Beshlawy Mehran Karimi Shahina Daar Khawla Belhoul Mohamed-Salaheldin Saned Giovanna Graziadei Maria D Cappellini

Br J Haematol 2010 Aug 29;150(4):486-9. Epub 2010 Apr 29.

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August 2010

Improved treatment satisfaction and convenience with deferasirox in iron-overloaded patients with beta-Thalassemia: Results from the ESCALATOR Trial.

Authors:
Ali Taher Abdullah Al Jefri Mohsen Saleh Elalfy Kusai Al Zir Shahina Daar Diana Rofail Jean François Baladi Dany Habr Ulrike Kriemler-Krahn Amal El-Beshlawy

Acta Haematol 2010 27;123(4):220-5. Epub 2010 Apr 27.

American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

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June 2010

Forecasting hemoglobinopathy burden through neonatal screening in Omani neonates.

Authors:
Salam Alkindi Shoaib Al Zadjali Ali Al Madhani Shahina Daar Hamood Al Haddabi Qamariya Al Abri David Gravell Tsouria Berbar Sahaya Pravin Anil Pathare Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy

Hemoglobin 2010 Jan;34(2):135-44

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

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January 2010

Overview on practices in thalassemia intermedia management aiming for lowering complication rates across a region of endemicity: the OPTIMAL CARE study.

Authors:
Ali T Taher Khaled M Musallam Mehran Karimi Amal El-Beshlawy Khawla Belhoul Shahina Daar Mohamed-SalahEldin Saned Abdul-Hamid El-Chafic Maria R Fasulo Maria D Cappellini

Blood 2010 Mar 23;115(10):1886-92. Epub 2009 Dec 23.

Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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March 2010

Deferasirox (Exjade) significantly improves cardiac T2* in heavily iron-overloaded patients with beta-thalassemia major.

Authors:
Anil Pathare Ali Taher Shahina Daar

Ann Hematol 2010 Apr 2;89(4):405-9. Epub 2009 Oct 2.

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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April 2010

Splenectomy for haematological disorders: a single center study in 150 patients from Oman.

Authors:
Norman Oneil Machado Christopher S Grant Salam Alkindi Shahina Daar Nayil Al-Kindy Zakia Al Lamki S S Ganguly

Int J Surg 2009 Oct 18;7(5):476-81. Epub 2009 Aug 18.

Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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October 2009

Reduction in labile plasma iron during treatment with deferasirox, a once-daily oral iron chelator, in heavily iron-overloaded patients with beta-thalassaemia.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Anil Pathare Hanspeter Nick Ulrike Kriemler-Krahn Abdel Hmissi Dany Habr Ali Taher

Eur J Haematol 2009 Jun 22;82(6):454-7. Epub 2008 Dec 22.

Department of Hematology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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June 2009

Efficacy and safety of deferasirox, an oral iron chelator, in heavily iron-overloaded patients with beta-thalassaemia: the ESCALATOR study.

Authors:
Ali Taher Amal El-Beshlawy Mohsen S Elalfy Kusai Al Zir Shahina Daar Dany Habr Ulrike Kriemler-Krahn Abdel Hmissi Abdullah Al Jefri

Eur J Haematol 2009 Jun 28;82(6):458-65. Epub 2009 Jan 28.

Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology, Oncology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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June 2009

T2* cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the management of thalassemia patients in Oman.

Authors:
Shahina Daar Anil V Pathare Rajeev Jain Shoaib Al Zadjali Dudley J Pennell

Haematologica 2009 Jan 10;94(1):140-1. Epub 2008 Nov 10.

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January 2009

Agranulocyosis in Beta Thalassemia Major Patients treated with Oral Iron Chelating Agent (Deferiprone).

Authors:
Yasser Wali Azza Al Shidhani Shahina Daar

Oman Med J 2008 Oct;23(4):275-7

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October 2008

Invasive candidal laryngitis as a manifestation of cyclic neutropenia in an Omani infant.

Authors:
Hussein Al-Kindi Hamed Abdoon Mazin Alkhabori Shahina Daar Ismail Beshlawi Yasser A Wali

Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2008 Jun;25(4):339-44

Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.

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June 2008

Haematological and clinical features of beta-thalassaemia associated with Hb Dhofar.

Authors:
Shahina Daar David Gravell Hussein M Hussein Anil V Pathare Yasser Wali Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy

Eur J Haematol 2008 Jan;80(1):67-70

Department of Haematology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

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January 2008

Diagnosis of Beta-thalassaemia carriers in the sultanate of oman.

Authors:
Shahina Daar David Gravell

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2006 Jun;6(1):27-31

Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O.Box 35, Al-Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman.

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June 2006

Cytokine profile of sickle cell disease in Oman.

Authors:
Anil Pathare Salam Al Kindi Adel Alwan Alnaqdy Shahina Daar Huxley Knox-Macaulay David Dennison

Am J Hematol 2004 Dec;77(4):323-8

Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultanate of Oman.

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December 2004

Cytokines in sickle cell disease.

Authors:
Anil Pathare Salam Al Kindi Shahina Daar David Dennison

Hematology 2003 Oct;8(5):329-37

Department of Hematology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

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October 2003

Fluctuating antibody response in a cohort of hepatitis C patients.

Authors:
Said H S Al Dhahry Shahina Daar Jameel C Nograles Situsekara M W W B Rajapakse Fadhila S S Al Toqi Geraldine Z Kaminski

J Sci Res Med Sci 2002 Apr;4(1-2):33-8

Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, and.

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April 2002