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Randa Matter

Professor of Pediatrics,Ain Shams University
Verified email at med.asu.edu.eg
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Liver fibrosis in young Egyptian beta-thalassemia major patients: relation to hepatitis C virus and compliance with chelation

MS Elalfy, G Esmat, RM Matter, HEA Aziz… - Annals of …, 2013 - medigraphic.com
Background. The main causes of liver fibrosis in transfusion-dependent thalassemia major
are hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and hepatic iron overload. The study aimed to assess …

Platelet microparticles in immune thrombocytopenic purpura in pediatrics

AAG Tantawy, RM Matter, AA Hamed… - Pediatric Hematology …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is one of the most common hemorrhagic disorders
in childhood. Platelet microparticles (PMPs) arise with platelet activation with procoagulant …

[HTML][HTML] Gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging study of pancreatic iron overload in young Egyptian beta-thalassemia major patients and effect of splenectomy

RM Matter, KE Allam, AM Sadony - Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2010 - Springer
Background Thalassemic patients suffer from diabetes mellitus secondary to hemosiderosis.
Aims The study aimed to evaluate pancreatic iron overload by T2*-weighted Gradient-echo …

Changes in early optical coherence tomography angiography among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Relation to fibroblast growth factor 21

EM Sherif, RM Matter, NY Salah… - Diabetes/Metabolism …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Current diagnostic and treatment modalities target late stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR)
when retinopathy has already been established. Novel and more sensitive strategies are …

[HTML][HTML] Study of visfatin level in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents

MH El Samahi, NA Ismail, RM Matter… - … journal of medical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Visfatin is an intracellular enzyme, known as nicotinamide
phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) and pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor (PBEF-1). It has …

Bone mass and biochemical markers of bone turnover in children and adolescents with chronic immune thrombocytopenia: relation to corticosteroid therapy and …

AAG Tantawy, EA El Bostany, RM Matter… - Platelets, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Full article: Bone mass and biochemical markers of bone turnover in children and adolescents
with chronic immune thrombocytopenia: Relation to corticosteroid therapy and vitamin D …

Determinants of platelet count in pediatric patients with congenital cyanotic heart disease: role of immature platelet fraction

RM Matter, IA Ragab, AM Roushdy… - Congenital Heart …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Congenital heart defects are common noninfectious causes of mortality in children.
Bleeding and thrombosis are both limiting factors in the management of such patients. We …

[HTML][HTML] Relation between carotid intima media thickness and oxidative stress markers in type 1 diabetic children and adolescents

MH El Samahy, RM Matter, OI Youssef… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2013 - Springer
Background Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) is a non invasive marker of subclinical
atherosclerosis. Hyperglycemia, oxidatively modified atherogenic lipoproteins and advanced …

Zinc supplementation improves glucose homeostasis in patients with β-thalassemia major complicated with diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial

RM Matter, NS Elbarbary, EAR Ismail, YW Darwish… - Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The development of abnormal glucose tolerance in β-thalassemia major (β-TM)
is associated with alterations in the oxidant–antioxidant status. Zinc is an antioxidant and an …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma adrenomedullin level in Egyptian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: relationship to microvascular complications

SA El-Habashy, RM Matter, ES El-Hadidi… - Diabetology & Metabolic …, 2010 - Springer
Background Adrenomedullin (AM) is known to be elevated in different clinical situations
including diabetes mellitus (DM), but its potential role in the pathogenesis of vascular …