Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Obaya, H. E., Abdeen, H. A., Salem, A. A., Shehata, M. A., Aldhahi, M. I., Muka, T., …Atef, H. (in press). Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, Article 1186546. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1186546

Background: Aerobic exercise combined with breathing exercise can be an integral part of diabetes mellitus treatment. This single-center, randomized, parallel-group study investigated the effect of the combination of aerobic exercise with slow deep b... Read More about Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. (2023)
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Abdeen, H. A., Helmy, Z. M., Elnaggar, M. I., Aldhahi, M. I., Taha, M. M., Marques-Sule, E., …Atef, H. (2023). Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. International Journal of General Medicine, 16, 3933-3945. https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s420933

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Multiple comorbidities and physiological changes play a role in a range of heart failure conditions and influence the most effective approach to exercise-based rehabilitation. This research aimed to examine and compare the outcomes of con... Read More about Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction..

The Need for Breathing Training Techniques: The Elephant in the Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation Room: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2022)
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Farghaly, A., Fitzsimons, D., Bradley, J., Sedhom, M., & Atef, H. (in press). The Need for Breathing Training Techniques: The Elephant in the Heart Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation Room: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), Article 14694. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214694

A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of currently used treatment modalities in the treatment of patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (2021)
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Bernhard, S. M., Adam, L., Atef, H., Häberli, D., Bramer, W. M., Minder, B., …Baumgartner, I. (2022). A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of currently used treatment modalities in the treatment of patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 10(2), 527-538.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.07.008