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Muhammad Ishfaq

Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Verified email at ncs.edu.pk
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Medical management vs mechanical thrombectomy for mild strokes: an international multicenter study and systematic review and meta-analysis

N Goyal, G Tsivgoulis, K Malhotra, MF Ishfaq… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with stroke presenting
with mild deficits (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score <6) owing to …

Oral anticoagulation in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Malhotra, MF Ishfaq, N Goyal, AH Katsanos… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective Data regarding the efficacy and safety of warfarin and non-vitamin K antagonist
oral anticoagulant (NOAC) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remain scarce. …

Blood pressure levels post mechanical thrombectomy and outcomes in large vessel occlusion strokes

…, A Pandhi, JJ Chang, K Dillard, MF Ishfaq… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: There are limited data evaluating the effect of post mechanical thrombectomy (MT)
blood pressure (BP) levels on early outcomes of patients with large vessel occlusions (LVO)…

The association of adult vaccination with the risk of cerebrovascular ischemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Tsivgoulis, AH Katsanos, R Zand, MF Ishfaq… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is mounting evidence supporting infection as an independent risk factor for ischemic
stroke (IS), while preliminary data indicate that vaccination may prevent IS. We performed a …

Study of Ebola virus disease survivors in Guinea

…, J Pe Kolie, HFS Camara, MF Ishfaq… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. There is a paucity of data regarding health consequences of Ebola virus disease
among survivors. Methods. We surveyed 105 Ebola virus disease survivors postdischarge …

Admission neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic biomarker of outcomes in large vessel occlusion strokes

…, JJ Chang, K Malhotra, A Pandhi, MF Ishfaq… - Stroke, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between
neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at admission with safety and efficacy outcomes in …

Admission systolic blood pressure and outcomes in large vessel occlusion strokes treated with endovascular treatment

…, S Iftikhar, Y Khorchid, MF Ishfaq… - Journal of …, 2017 - jnis.bmj.com
Background and purpose High admission blood pressure (BP) levels have been associated
with lower recanalization rates after endovascular treatment (EVT) for patients with acute …

Subarachnoid hemorrhage and COVID-19: an analysis of 282,718 patients

…, W Huang, D Shyu, D Myers, I Lobanova, MF Ishfaq… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Intracranial hemorrhage (including subarachnoid hemorrhage [SAH]) has been
reported in 0.3%–1.2% of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, no …

Association of intraventricular fibrinolysis with clinical outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage: an individual participant data meta-analysis

…, GF Hamann, H Lücking, A Dörfler, MF Ishfaq… - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: In patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the presence of intraventricular
hemorrhage constitutes a promising therapeutic target. Intraventricular fibrinolysis (IVF) …

Intravenous thrombolysis for large vessel or distal occlusions presenting with mild stroke severity

…, AH Katsanos, K Malhotra, MF Ishfaq… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose We investigated the effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT)
in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) patients with large vessel or distal occlusions and mild …