American University of Beirut

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Direct Publications

• Lung ultrasound for diagnosing etiology of respiratory illnesses in hospitalized children.​
  Ismail A, Sadaka C, Khreis D, Hijazi A, Sweid Z, Tabbara F, Slika M, Raoof H, Adra N, Ayash J, Sebaaly R, Kalaji S, Hijazi A, Moukhaiber J, Ghalayini N, Mahfoud ZR, Majdalani MN, Mroueh S. Scientific Reports 2025; 15:42634. 
  
• Knowledge and Attitude of Medical Students in Lebanon Towards Disaster Medicine.
  Abbas B, Abbass H, Hasan AA, Alwan AH, Azzam N, Al Sahmarani J, Hassan I, El Husseini N, Bou Dargham B. Int. J. Public Health 70:1608095.
  
• Predictors and health outcomes of cigarette and shisha smoking among men in Gaza: A cross‑sectional study​.​
  Ismail A, Hamdar L, Dirawi H, Kanso M, Salem I, Tamim H, Mahfoud Z. Scientific Reports 2024; 14:19617.
  
• Catheter-Based Electroporation: A Novel Technique for Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias.​
  Tabaja C, Younis A, Hussein AA, Taigen TL, Nakagawa H, Saliba WI, Sroubek J, Santangeli P, Wazni OM. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2023; S2405-500X(23)00213-X.
  
• Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation.
  Chakhtoura M, Haber R, Ghezzawi M, Rhayem C, Tch​eroyan R, Mantzorosc CS. eClinicalMedicine 2023; 58:101882.
  
• The role of preoperative albumin and white blood cell count in surgical site infections following whipple surgery.​
  Tfaily MA, Ghanem P, Farran S, Dabdoub F, Kanafani Z. Scientific Reports 2022; 12:19184.
  
• Association between substance use disorders and self‐ and other‐directed aggression: An integrated model approach.
  Ghossoub E, Adib S, Maalouf F, El Hajj Fuleihan G, Tamim H, Nahas Z. Aggressive Behavior 2019;1–10.   
• Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Al Feghali KA, Ballout RA, Khamis AM, Akl EA, Geara FB. Frontiers in Oncology 2018; 8:115.
• Role of Nutritional Indices in Predicting Outcomes of Vascular Surgery. Jabbour J, Abou Ali A, Rabeh M, Habib RH. J Vasc Surg 2019;70:569-79.
• The FRAX-based Lebanese osteoporosis treatment guidelines: rationale for a hybrid model. Chakhtoura M, Leslie WD, McClung M, Cheung AM, Fuleihan GE. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28(1):127-137.
• Impact of vitamin D replacement in adults and elderly in the Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Chakhtoura M, Akl EA, El Ghandour S, Shawwa K, Arabi A, Mahfoud Z, Habib RH, Hoballah H, El Hajj Fuleihan G. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28(1):35-46.
• First and Second Generation DES Reduce Diabetes Adverse Effect on Mortality and Re-intervention in Multivessel Coronary Disease: 9-Year Analysis. Badour SA, Dimitrova KR, Kanei Y, Tranbaugh RF, Hajjar MM, Kabour A, Schwann TA, Alam S, Badr K and Habib RH. Cardiovascular Revacularization Medicine 2017; 18(4):265-273.
• Vitamin D replacement in children, adolescents and pregnant women in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Chakhtoura M, El Ghandour S, Shawwa K, Akl EA, Arabi A, Mahfoud Z, Habib R, Hoballah H, El Hajj Fuleihan G. Metabolism 2017; 70:160-176.
• Effects of growth hormone therapy on bone density and fracture risk in age-related osteoporosis in the absence of growth hormone deficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Barake M, Arabi A, Nakhoul N, El-Hajj Fuleihan G, El Ghandour S, Klibanski A, Tritos NA. Endocrine 2017; doi: 10.1007/s12020-017-1440-0.
• Vitamin D Metabolism in Bariatric Surgery. Chakhtoura M, Rahme M, El-Hajj Fuleihan G. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America 2017; 46(4):947-982.
• Hypovitaminosis D in bariatric surgery: A systematic review of observational studies. Chakhtoura MT, Nakhoul NN, Shawwa K, Mantzoros C, El Hajj Fuleihan GA. Metabolism 2016; 65(4):574-85.
• Effect of vitamin D replacement on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a randomised controlled trial in pregnant women with hypovitaminosis D. M Chakhtoura, A Nassar, A Arabi, C Cooper, N Harvey, Z Mahfoud, M Nabulsi, G El-Hajj Fuleihan. A protocol BMJ Open 2016; 6(3):e010818.
• Guidelines on vitamin D replacement in bariatric surgery: Identification and systematic appraisal. Chakhtoura MT, Nakhoul N, Akl EA, Mantzoros CS, El Hajj Fuleihan GA. Metabolism 2016; 65(4):586-97.
• Safety of concomitant cholecystectomy at the time of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Dakour-Aridi HN, El-Rayess HM, Abou-Abbass H, Abu-Gheida I, Habib RH, Safadi BY.
  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2016; 13(6):934-941.
• Impact of prior intracoronary stenting on late outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery in diabetics with triple-vessel disease. Nauffal V, Schwann TA, Yammine MB, El-Hage-Sleiman AK, El Zein MH, Kabour A, Engoren MC, Habib RH. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 149(5):1302-9.
• CABG Versus PCI: Greater Benefit in Long-Term Outcomes With Multiple Arterial Bypass Grafting. Habib RH, Dimitrova KR, Badour SA, Yammine MB, El-Hage-Sleiman AK, Hoffman DM, Geller CM, Schwann TA, Tranbaugh RF. J Am Coll Cardiol2015; 66(13):1417-27.
• Vitamin D supplementation for obese adults undergoing bariatric surgery. Chakhtoura MT, Nakhoul NF, Akl EA, Safadi BY, Mantzoros CS, El-Hajj Fuleihan G. The Cochrane Library 2015; Issue 7. (Protocol).