Volume 40 Issue 2

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Article
Effect of tyrosine kinase inhibitor in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (cytogenetic, molecular response) in Mosul

Khalid NM Al-Khero,

Objective: To evaluate the cytogenetic, molecular response, effect particularly on bone and heart for imatinib and nilotinib respectively in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Methods:...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160000

Pages: 1-8
Trends of Maternal Mortality in Nineveh (2004-2013), A Time Series Analysis

Najlaa I M Al-Sammak, Humam G I Zubeer,

Context: Maternal Mortality is a worldwide issue that serves as a visible health indicator of a nations health care system. As part of the 5th Millennium Development Goal, the UN established the...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160003

Pages: 41-47
The effect of Omega-3 fatty acid on Adiponectin and potential implication for obesity management

Shamil H Othman Shamil H Othman, Rawaa J A Matloob,

Objective: To evaluate the effect of 2 months use of omega-3 fatty acids on adiponectin and other parameters contribute to weight control in healthy obese volunteers like body mass index (BMI),...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160009

Pages: 34-40
Frequency of congenital heart disease among patients with Down’s syndrome in Mosul

Rayan Salim Alsaoor, Mazin Mahmoud Fawzi, Zaid Moayad Yassen,

Background: Downs syndrome (DS) or trisomy 21 is a chromosomal disorder frequently associated with a varied combination of morphological and structural birth defects. Individuals with Down syndrome...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160008

Pages: 24-28
A review of bone marrow examinations in Ibn Sena Teaching Hospital in Mosul

Mohammed H. Awaad,

Objective: To assess the indications and different pathologies of bone marrow aspirates and to evaluate and analyze a considerable percentage of dry blood taps and normal bone marrow aspirates....

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160012

Pages: 69-73
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients

Doha N. Saad, Eman I. Ahmed, Hisham A.Al-Atrakchi, Muzahm Al-khyatt, Ahmed Tariq Hamed,

Background: Obesity has been considered as a relative contraindication to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Aim: Evaluating the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients. Patients and...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160004

Pages: 54-58
The role of ultrasound in detection of ovarian cysts confirmed by histopathology

Kawkab Noori Agha,

Objective: The aim is to diagnose the ovarian cyst by ultrasound modality and confirmed this by histopathologic results. Methods: Aprospective study on one hundred and fifty female patients in the...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160011

Pages: 59-62
Trends of multiple sclerosis in Nineveh province

Marwa N. Abdul-Fattah, Saddalah T. Sulaiman, Haitham A. AL-Wahab, Ammar H. Yahia, Abbas Ahmed Younis,

Background: Multiple sclerosis is the major cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults worldwide with considerable social impact and economic consequences. It is a multifactorial disease...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160005

Pages: 63-68
The effect of interferon-beta on oxidative stress in patients with multiple sclerosis

Ahmed A. Aldabagh, Abdul Ghany M. Al-Daher, Kassim S. Abdullah,

Objective: To assess the effect of interferonbeta on oxidative stress and total antioxidant status in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Design: Case-control study. Setting: College of...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160001

Pages: 18-23
Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder - a case report and review of literature

Sahbaa A. Ahmed, Amira J. Al-Shaheen, Zaid S. Khudher,

Most bladder tumors are derived from the urothelium. Benign mesenchymal tumors are rare. Leiomyoma of the bladder is the most common benign neoplasm. A case of leiomyoma of the bladder presented...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160006

Pages: 74-76
Effect of Ginkgo biloba on lipid profile in hypertensive patients on Valsartan monotherapy

Safaa A. Al-Zakaria, Imad A-J Thanon, Luma M Saadallah,

Aim: The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Ginkgo biloba as an add on therapy to Valsartan monotherapy in hypertensive patients on lipid profile. Patients and methods: The study was...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160002

Pages: 29-33
Assessment of cardiac hemodynamic changes during pregnancy in normal and hypertensive women

Bushra Khairuddin Abdulqader, Zayd Kays Omer,

Background: The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are the most common complication of pregnancy and are major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Hypertension in...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160007

Pages: 9-17
The relation of body mass index and smoking with liver function

Nadwa A.J. Mahmood, Safiya A. Salih,

Objective: To assess the effect of BMI and smoking on liver function. Materials and methods: Case- series study was conducted to assess the relation between liver function tests(aspartate amino...

DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.160010

Pages: 48-53