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Current Issue: Volume 26, Issue 1 (2026)
Review
Thoracic Aorta Calcification and Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yasir Salah Jumah Alam, Hussein Nafakhi, Alaa Salah Jumaah, Akeel Abed Yasseen, Zahraa Alaa Salah Alam, and Ali Athir Abdulraheem
Original Studies
Predictors of Caregiver Burden Among the Caregivers of Bedridden Patients in Muscat, Oman
Rawan Al Abdulsalam, Hajer Al Shaaibi, Manar Al Sanaa Al Zeedi, and Rahma Al Hadhrami
Real-World Data Investigating the Frequency of Flash Glucose Monitoring and Glycaemic Metrics in Omani Diabetes Patients: A preliminary retrospective cross-sectional study
Ammar Al-Mamari, Sumaia Al Gharabi, Merah Al Busaidy, and Abdulla Al Futaisi
Arrhythmia Following Congenital Heart Disease Surgery in Oman: Incidence and risk factors – A prospective study
Shamsa Al Kaabi, Eslam Mohammed, Tamer Abosalem, Hilal Al Riyami, Ismail Al Abri, and Mohammed Al Ghafri
The Effectiveness of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis Programme using Palivizumab in Preterm Infants: A single institute retrospective study
Hilal Al Mandhari, Saif Al Kendi, Noura Al-Balushi, Aqeela Bintaqi, Abdulrahman Al Saadi, and Mohamed Abdellatif
Infant Honey Feeding and Associating Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors: Are there risks for infant botulism in Oman?
Basma Al Yazeedi, Omar Al Omari, and Salma Al Yazeedi
Anorectal Complications in Acute Leukaemia: A retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics, management and outcomes in a tertiary care setting in Oman
Najwa Al Himali, Murtadha Al Khabori, and Mohamed Al Huneini
Efficacy and Safety of Letrozole, Misoprostol and Their Combination in First Trimester Missed Miscarriage: A randomised clinical trial
Mohamed Fikry Yousef, Mamdouh Abdelfatah Sheeba, Hany Saad Amin Mohamed, Abdelrahman Adel Abdelmonem Salama, Ahmed Hassan, Marwan Taghian, Mahmoud Mostafa Hassan Ali, Ahmed Ragab Ebrahim Ragab, Ahmed Hassan, Amira Alasmer, and Mohamed Ramadan Mohamed
Fructosamine and HbA1c for Monitoring Diabetes in Pregnancy: Complementary or competing?
Yosra Htira, Chaima Jemai, Emna Fennira, Zohra Hadj Ali, Olfa Lajili, Imen Hedfi, Jihene Bettaieb, and Faika Ben Mami
Case Reports
Etoposide-Associated Severe Rhabdomyolysis in a Patient with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A case report and review of the literature
Ibrahim Al Nabhani, Ruquiya Al Dhuhli, Farah Al Kindy, Mahmood Al Abri, Khalil Al Farsi, and AlMundher Al Oraimi
A Case Report of Olfactory Reference Disorder with Childhood Trauma: Aetiological and neurobiological insights
Davut Ocak and Bengu Yucens
Surgical Strategies for Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Agenesis: A case series
Amr Abolwafa, Alaa Al-Lawati, Hamood Nasar Al-Kindi, Sunny Zacharias, Pranav Subbaraya Kandachar, and Madan Mohan Maddali
Rare Infection with Precise Detection: Abiotrophia defectiva septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Ahmed Al Mamari, Shouq Al Hudar, and Maya Al Salti
Undifferentiated Blast Crisis in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia: A rarest-of-the-rare complication in a patient on tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Priyanka Mishra and Sanjeevan Sharma
Novel ANKRD11 Mutation in KBG Syndrome: A diagnostic triad of hearing loss, radiological macrodontia and artificial intelligence-assisted facial phenotyping
Azzeddine Laaraje, Khadija Belcadi Abassi, Mouna Lemaamer, Abdelilah Radi, Amale Hassani, and Rachid Abilkassem
Letter to the Editor
Re: Utility of Routine 24-Hour Electrocardiographic Holter Monitoring for Detecting Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Admitted With Acute Stroke Syndromes
Sinda Zarrouk and Josef Finsterer
