Ahmad Khaled Darwazah, PhD,FRCS

Publications: 
 
1)Fournier’s gangrene.
A.K.Darwazah
A case report accepted by the Royal College of Surgeons in England.
As part of overseas training scheme 1998.
 
2) Correlation between Clinical & Postmortem Findings in cases with valve replacement. A.Nassar, A.K.Darwazah & M.Khalifa
The New Egyptian J of Medicine Vol 17 no.1. 1992
 
 
3) Cardiac Valve replacement Combined with myocardial Revascularization.
 
T.Zagloul,M, E 1 Saegh , H.Ali,E.Moustafa & A.K.Darwazah. Accepted by the first scientific congress of the Middle East and North African chapter of the international Society of Cardiovascular.
Surgery 1992 , published in the Egyptian heart Journal vol.xxxxiv 1994 103-108
 
4) The use of Serum Creatine Kinase – MB in the evaluation of Myocardial Preservation after Nifedipine Cardioplegia.
A.H.Elhossary  M.Efiky  , A.K.Darwazah  S.Salama & L.Aboelmaged.
Menouflia Med.Journal Vol1.5 1 Jan.1993
 
5) Early experience of Minitracheostomy after open heart surgery.
     A.K.Darwazah. Accepted by the 16th international Annual Ain Shams Medical congress, 255-260
 
6) Abdominal Complications in open heart surgery.
A.K.Darwazah , A.Kerdany , W.Osman , T.Zagloul , H.Elsayed.
Accepted by the 16th international Annual Ain Shams medical congress 249-254
 
7) Right Atrial myxoma : A rare type of tumor.
A.K.Darwazah . O.Refai , Ezzedin moustafa , A.Shoeb , H.Elsayed.
Accepted by the 1st Egyptian Cardiothoracic Meeting 1994.
 
8) Hyperramylasemia & Pancreatitis after Cardiopulmonary bypass. A.K.Darwazah , A.Kerdany , G.Fouad , O.Eldermerdash,M.Tantawy
  Accepted by the 1st Egyptian Cardiothoracic Meeting 1994.
 
9) Fungal Endocarditis : A case of unusual treatment.
    A.K.Darwazah , Ezzeldin, A. Shoeb , M. Tantawy.
    Accepted by the Menouflia Med.J . Vol 5. No.2 1993.
 
10) Surgery of parenchmatous Schistomisis & Its relation to tuberculosis & bronchogenic Carcinoma.
 Ezzeldin Moustafa , A.Aly , A.K.Darwazah , Z.Kamar , A.Sarwat.
 Accepted by XXIX World Congress of international College of Surgeon.London.England 1994.
 
11) Experience of close Mitral Valvotomy for Tight Mitral Stenosis.
      A.L.Dokhan . A.K.Darwazah , H.Gaajer.
M.Medical J.Vol. 6.No.2 1994.143-151
 
12) Surgical Replacement of Benign Oesophageal Stricture ( A series of 19 pateints)
  M.Badawi , A.Elsaid & A.K. Darwazah.
 Accepted for publication Jan.1995.Men.Med.J
 
13) Right Thoracotomy As Safer approach in redomitral Valve replacement.
H.Elsayed, A.K.Darwazah.
Texas Heart Institute Journal Vol.23.No.2.1996
 
 
 
14) Variables Affecting the outcome of Chest trauma.
       A.K.Darwazah . A.A.Taleb , A.L.Dokhan M.Badawi and H.Y Mamoud.
    XXIII.Med.J. Vol.7 No. 1 1995.
 
15) Thoracoscopy in undiagnosed Pleural effusion.
 A.L.Dokhan, A.M.Aziz, A.K.Darwazah .AA Taleb. B Badawi ,M.Abdul.
Men.Med. J . Vol.6.No.1 1994.
 
 
16) Surgical Management of Ebstein anatomy: A 22 years experience.
     S.Azab, A Elkerdany , A El-nori , A.K.Darwazah.
     J.Egypt Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1997. Vol.V January No.1
 
 
17) MiniVersus Standard Stenotomy in aortic Valve replacement.
     A.K.Darwazah & M.Osman.
Men.Med. J. Vol.10 No.1 Jan.1998.(supplement)
 
 
18) Effect of Modified Crystalloid Cardioplegia As A Myocardial Preservative on surgical outcome.
A.K.Darwazah , H. ElShahawy , K.Mansour , H.Abdel-Rahman & T.Elsaegh.
Accepted by the fourth Egyptian Cardiothoracic meeting 1997.
 
 
19) Candida Parapsilosis : Unusual organism causing prosthetic valve endocarditis.
A.K.Darwazah , G.Berg & B. Faris.
 J.infection.1999;38,130-131
 
 
20) Valve replacement in children. Shibin Elkom experience.
       A.K.Darwazah .
Accepted in September 1998.During the Egyptian Society meeting of cardiothoracic surgery in Shibin Elkom Menofia.
 
 21) Postoperative Antiarrythmic effects of digoxin in patients with reduced left ventricular undergoing coronary bypass grafting.
 H.El-Sadek , A.Darwazah . D.Bimmer , C.Schmitz , A.Wetz.
Accepted in the 5th International ESCVS congress 2001.
 
 22) Efficacy and safety of Diltiazem verses Digoxin in the prophylaxis of ventricular and supraventriular tachycadias after coronary artery bypass grafting.
H.El-Sadek , A.Darwazah , D. Dimmel , C. Schmitz , A.Wetz
Accepted in the 19th Annual meetings of Arabmed in London 27-29 Sep.2002
 
23) local Fibrinolysis with Fragmentation : An Effective method of treatment of pulmonary Embolism.
M-El-Sadek , A.Darwazah , I.Islim , A.L.ElHaj  A.Welz.
Accepted in the 19th Annual meetings of Arabmed in London 27-29 Sep.2002.
 
 
24) Aorto-right atrial fistula: a complication of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. A case report.
A K Darwazah, M Kiswani ,H Ismail, M Hawari, S Awad
J Heart Valve Dis. 2006 Jan ;15(1): 142-5
 
 
25)  Visceral  Leishmaniasis complicated by fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis.
A K Darwazah , M Hawari, Z Qaqa , R Abu Shama, B Sharabati
J Infect. 2006 ; 53,e185-e189
 
 
26) Multiple left ventricular myxoma arising from the interventricular septum and ventricular trabeculae: a case report.
A K Darwazah, M Hawari , I Hussein, H El-Hassan
Heart Surg Forum.2006 ; E 587-9
 
 
 
27)  Myocardial revascularization in patients with low ejection fraction OR =35% :effect of pump technique on early morbidity and mortality.
J Card Surg 2006 Jan-Feb;21(1):22-7
A K Darwazah , R Abu Sham’a, E Hussein , M Hawari , H Ismail
 
 
28) Congenital Circumflex coronary arteriovenous fistula with aneurysmal termination in the pulmonary artery
A K Darwazah , I Hussein , M Hawari .   Tex Heart Inst J . 2005;32(1):56-9
 
29)  Coronary Endarterectomy on Beating Heart, Is It Worth Doing?  
AK Darwazah,  RA Abu Sham’a,  IH Yassin.    
J. Card. Surg 2007; 22: 69-72.
 
 
30)  Off-pump coronary bypass in multivessel  disease. Effect of ejection fraction on early and midterm mortality and morbidity.
A.K.Darwazah, R.A.Abu Shama, Y.Abu Snaineh, M.Kiswani ,A.Farhoud
Accepted by the 55th  international congress,St Petersburg,2006
Abstract in Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 5(Suppl.1)S137(2006).   
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2008 ;49(4 ) :519
 
 
31) The use of off-pump Cardiopulmonary Bypass In Emergency Myocardial Revascularization.
A.K. Darwazah, Raed A Abu Sham’a, I. Isleem B. Hanbali, B. Jaber.
Accepted by the 7th International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease in Venice, ITALY 2007. 
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009;Apr; 17(2):133-8
 
 
32) Surgical intervention to remove an entrapped fracture guidewire during angioplasty .
A.K.Darwazah, Aloul  J, R Abu Shama, Eida M, Ismail H
J Card Surg. 2008 Mar-Apr;23(3):177-9.
 
 
33) Myocardial Revascularization in Porcelain Aorta .Impact of age on conduct of surgery.
A K Darwazah , R Abu Shama ,B Hanbali
Minerva Chirugica  2007 ,Vol 60 Dec –Page 503.
 
 
34) Iatrogenic Right Coronary Artery Dissection with Retrograde Extension to the right coronary sinus .
A K.Darwazah A, R.Abu Shama, Yassin I, Ismail I.
J Card Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec;22(6): 526-8
 
 
35) Combined Surgical treatment of constrictive tuberculous pericarditis and myocardial revascularization.
A. K. Darwazah , R. Abu Shama, J Aloul,N S Kamal,B Sharabati
Ind J Thorac and Card Surg.2007  Oct-Dec; 23(4): 263-267.
 
 
36) Left internal Mammary Artery Atherosclerosis, twenty three years after repair of Aortic coarctation..
A K Darwazah, Saleh Shehadeh, Barakat Sharabati, Raed Abu Shama
Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86:1991-4
 
37) Congenital absence of the left pericardium associated with Sinus Venosus Defect in a deaf-mute patient.
A K Darwazah, M H ElSayed , A Yosri, A Ghoneim
CHIRURGIA 2008; 21
 
38) The use of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery among patients with malignant disease.
A K Darwazah, M Osman, B  Sharabati
J Card Surg 2009 Jan 20 (Epud ahead of print )
 
 
 
39) Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular risk factors among Palestinians of East Jerusalem.
R AbuShama , A K Darwazah, F H Kufri, I H Yassin , N Torok
East Med Health J 2009;15(6):1464-1473
 
 
 
40) Acute Fulminating mitral valve Endocarditis causing left ventricle to right trial fistula in a patient with B thalassemia Major..
A K Darwazah ,K Helwa , B Sharabati
 J Heart Valve Dis 2010 Jul; 19(4): 434-7 .
 
41) Conservative management of left atrial thrombus after CABG in a patient with normal mitral valve .
A K Darwazah
J Cardiovasc Surg  2009 Dec;50(6):821-2
 
42) Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery After Failed Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
A K Darwazah , I Islim , B Hanbali, R AbuShama, J Aloul
J  Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Dec;50(6):795-800
 
 
43) Pedunculated Endocardial Left Ventricular Fibroma:Presenting with cerebral and Bilateral Periphral Embolization.
A K Darwazah, J Shoeb, S Eissa
 Ann of Thorac Surg 2010 Mar; 89(3): 965-7 .
 
44) Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Off-pump versus On-pump.
A K Darwazah . Review Article . Valves and Chambers, the Journal of Cardiology
Sep, 2010 .
 
45) Myocardial revascularization using on-pump beating heart among patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
A K Darwazah, V Bader , I Isleem , K Helwa .
J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 ; 10(5): 109 .
 
 
47) Surgical Removal of Myxoma attached at Junction of Inferior Vena cava and right Atrium.
A K Darwazah , M Eida , M Batrawy.
Accepted Tex Heart Inst  J 2010 .
 
 
 
48)  Surgical Management of Double-Chambered Right Ventricle in Adults.
A K Darwazah , M Eida , V Bader , M Khalil
 Tex Heart Inst J 2011 ; 38(3) : 301-4
 
49)  Detrimental effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass(CPB) on Malignant Disease.
A K Darwazah , S Shehata
  J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 Feb 4;6:13
 
50) Congenital Intrathoracic Kidney in a patient undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery .
A K Darwazah , A Yosri
  J Card Surg 2011 Mar ; 26(2):172-5
 
51) Spontaneous Bilateral Subdural Hematomas of the Posterior Cranial Fossa after Aortic Valve replacement.
A K Darwazah , Mua’allem N, M Eida , V Bader , M Batrawy
 Chirurgia 2012; 25(1):55-7
 
52) Challenges encountered among patients with Autoimmune disease undergoing open heart surgery.
A K Darwazah
 Chirurgia 2012; 25(1): 83-4
 
53) Surgical Treatment of Circumflex Coronary Aneurysm with Fistulous connection to Coronary Sinus  Associated with Persistent left Superior vena Cava.
A K Darwazah , M Eida , M Batrawy , I Isleem , N Hanbali
Accepted 2011 J Card Surg
 
54) Split right coronary artery associated with atherosclerosis
A K Darwazah
 Chirurgia 2012; 25(4):291-3
 
 
55) Hematological Malignancies: A real Challenge to Cardiac Surgeons
A K Darwazah
 J of Hematological Malignancies  June 2012, Vol. 2, No. 2
 
56) Surgical Management of Coronary Artery Disease Associated with Malignancy.
A K Darwazah
 J  Cardiac Surgery 2012 Sep;27(5):581-8.
 
57)  Recurrent pannus formation causing prosthetic aortic valve dysfunction: Is excision without valve re-replacement applicable?
A K Darwazah
J Cardiothoracic Surg. 2012  Jun 29;7(1):62.
 
58) Giant Left atrium associated with massive thrombus formation.
A K Darwazah, H ElSayed
Thrombosis J 2013;11:1-5.
 
59) Double-Balloon Valvuloplasty of Calcified Bioprosthetic Pulmonary Valve Twenty-Three Years after Implantation.
M ElSayed, A K Darwazah , H El Sayed
J of Heart Valve Disease 2013; 22:265-269.
 
60) Genuin Palestinian cabbage: Myth or fact. Comparison between Palestinian and Belgian coronary artery bypass grafting.
Salameh B, Darwazah A K, Verhaaren H, VanNooten G.
World J of Cardiovasc Dis. 2013; 3: 50-61.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research:
 
1)-Analysis of cases of Aortic incompetence.
A.K.Darwazah , M.Moustafa , H.Elsayed.
A thesis submitted for partial fulfilment of the master degree in general surgery (1984- Ain Shams University, Cairo – Egypt.)
 
2- Evaluation of pancreatic Enzyme Activation Following Coronary Artery bypass grafting using Tap Assay.
     A.K.Darwazah, H.Taylor.
 London 1989  St.George’s hospital. United Kingdom
 
 
3-The use of Oxygenating Cardioplegia in myocardial protection in valve replacement.
 A.K.Darwazah . T.Zaghloul , E.Moustafa , H.Elsayed.
 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Doctorate degree in cardiothoracic surgery, Ain Shams University, 1991. Egypt
 
4-Role of magnesium in cardioplegia solution for myocardial Preservation in open heart surgery.
G.Elkadi , Ezzeldin moustafa , A.K.Darwazah , M,Moustafa.
Research done at department of cardiac surgery. Ain Shams  university 1994. Egypt
 
 
5-Radial artery Versus Internal mammery Artery in Coronary Artery bypass Graft.
J. Berg , A .Darwazah
    Involved in the research done at the western infirmary 1996-97.
 
 
6-Toronto Stentless aortic Valve Vs prosthetic Valve.
J. Berg, A .Darwazah
    Research done at western infirmary.1997.