Current / Recent Projects
Current Research Projects
Cardiac Remodelling and Ventricular Interaction in Patients with Thalassemia Major: Detailed Echocardiographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation in relation to Neurohormones and Collagen markers. PI
Risk Factors and Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Short Sleep Duration: Special Emphasis on Cardiac function and Neurohormal Activation. PI
Renin, Arginine-vasopressin and Aldosterone levels the one-humped Camel: Effect of long-term dehydration and rehydration. PI
Interpretation of the Echo. Findings of the National survey of diabetes and its complications in the United Arab Emirates-Abu Dhabi Phase, CO-PI
Effects of volume-depletion on Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its receptor in the one-humped camel (Camels dromedaries). CO-PI
Pathophysiologic mechanism of the cardiovascular and pulmonary effects of particulate air pollution in a mouse model of hypertension: Possible protective effect of curcumin. CO-PI
Determination of Cardiac Function and Reference values For Men and Women Aged 20-70 Years old using Echocardiography/Doppler Techniques in Association of CVS Risks Factors (Al-Ain General Population Heart Study (AGPHS): PI (to be started)
Experimental studies on the interactions between pulmonary exposure to particulate air pollution and hypertension: Pathophysiologic mechanisms and influence of protectant drugs, CO-PI
Effect of inhibition of ATP and voltage-dependent K+-channels on allergic immune response in brown Norway rats sensitized to ovalbumin. CO-PI