Research Publications of Nephrology Ward
Prof. Dr. Shafiq Cheema
1. Cheema SU, Cheema S. Dobutamine stress echocardiography can risk stratify and prognosticate patients undergoing renal transplantation. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2002;13:191A.
2. Cheema S. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance among patients with Escherichia coli urinary tract infection in a private hospital at Lahore, Pakistan. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2016;10(2).
3. Cheema S. Renal allograft rejection: role of Tc99m-DTPA renal scan. Med Forum. 2016;27(5).
4. Cheema S, Sulehri FU, Haider U, Kali A. Relationship of anti-HCV positivity and malnutrition among patients on maintenance hemodialysis: a case control study. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2017;11(4):1391–1394.
5. Cheema S. Effect of anti-HCV positivity on nutritional status and albumin of hemodialysis patients. Abstract published in J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Nov.
6. Cheema S. Subclinical hypothyroidism and its associations observed in ESRD patients in a tertiary care hospital. Abstract published in J Am Soc Nephrol.
7. Cheema S. Pregabalin-induced hyponatremia: a case series and review of literature. Pak J Kidney Dis. 2018;2(4).
8. Cheema S. Prevalence, etiology and management of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients. Med Forum. 2018;29(1).
9. Cheema SUR, Rehman MS, Hussain G, Cheema SS, Gilani N. Efficacy and tolerability of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir for treatment of hepatitis C genotype 1 & 3 in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a prospective interventional clinical trial. BMC Nephrol. 2019;20(1):438.
10. Cheema S. Efficacy and tolerability of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir for treatment of hepatitis C genotype 1 & 3 in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Poster presented at: ASN Kidney Week; 2019 Oct; San Diego, USA.
11. Cheema SS, Habib H, Saleem M, Akhtar M, Cheema S. Prevalence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic ESRD patients on maintenance hemodialysis and dialysis staff during coronavirus peak in Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2020;18(4):796–800.
12. Cheema SS, Habib H, Saleem M, Akhtar M, Cheema S. Outcome of patients on dialysis infected with COVID-19. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2020;18(4):792–795.
13. Cheema S. Prevalence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic ESRD patients on maintenance hemodialysis and dialysis staff. Pak J Kidney Dis. 2020;4(2):232–236.
14. Khurshid S, Cheema SS, Cheema S. One year reinfection rate of hepatitis C among patients on maintenance hemodialysis after successful antiviral treatment. Pak J Kidney Dis. 2020;4(3).
15. Iftikhar K, Cheema SS, Cheema S. Etiologic spectrum of glomerular diseases among patients presenting with nephrotic range proteinuria to a tertiary care hospital in Lahore. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2021;19(1):221–228.
16. Cheema SS, Samreen, Gilani. Immunoglobulin A nephropathy associated with acute hepatitis E infection: First case report. Clin Nephrol Case Stud. 2023. doi:10.5414/CNCS111100.
17. Cheema MF, Butt Z, Gilani S, Shafiq S, Cheema S, Das MK. Intensive blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly patients: a secondary analysis of SPRINT study based on a 60-year age cutoff. Am J Hypertens. 2023 Apr 27;hpad039.
18. Cheema SS, et al. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy associated with acute hepatitis E infection (HEV) – first case report. Kidney Int Rep. 2023;8(3):S54.
19. Cheema S, et al. Intensive blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly patients: a secondary analysis of SPRINT study based on 60-years age cut-off. Kidney Int Rep. 2023;8(3):S234–S235.
20. Cheema S, et al. Medium and long term antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) – a cross sectional study. Kidney Int Rep. 2023;8(3):S445.
21. Cheema S, et al. A case report of retroperitoneal fibrosis causing renovascular hypertension associated with SARS-CoV2. Kidney Int Rep. 2023;8(3):S429.
22. Cheema SR, Cheema MA, Farooq H, Imran A, Khan MF, Rizwan A, et al. Drain pain a bane of peritoneal dialysis: prevalence in a cohort of automated peritoneal dialysis patients. Pak J Kidney Dis. 2024;8(1):20–23. doi:10.53778/pjkd91290.
23. Khan A, Cheema MF, Fatima R, Cheema SS, Butt Z, Gillani S, Ahmad A, Ullah MS, Jalal U, Cheema S. Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in a High-Risk Population in Urban Lahore, Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Study. Cureus. 2024 Jun 27;16(6):e63296. doi:10.7759/cureus.63296. PMID: 39077231; PMCID: PMC11284504.
Dr Fazl-e-Mateen
1. Fazl‑e‑Mateen F, Ahmad S, Elahi I, Anees M. Comparison between different methods of calculating Kt/V as the marker of adequacy of dialysis. Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Jan‑Feb;38(1):167–171. doi:10.12669/pjms.38.1.4281 (pjmhsonline.com, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
2. Shokat S, Fazl‑E‑Mateen, Ahmed S, Tariq A, Sehar S, Rehman MS. Association of chronic kidney disease stage and pulmonary edema through radiological imaging. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2023 Dec;17(12):254. doi:10.53350/pjmhs020231712254 (pjmhsonline.com)
3. Jan Arif J, Shahid S, Afzal T, Abubakar M, Irfan A. Transpedicular screw fixation of traumatic thoracolumbar spine fracture: open versus percutaneous technique. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2023 Jun;17(6):240–? doi:10.53350/pjmhs2023176240 (pjmhsonline.com)
4. Fazl‑e‑Mateen F, Ahmad S, Elahi I, Anees M. Comparison between different methods of calculating Kt/V as the marker of adequacy of dialysis. Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Jan‑Feb;38(1):167–171. PMCID: PMC8713208 (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Dr Faiza Muzahir
1. Khan BAA, Muzahir F, Rauf SA, Fatima SR, Pervaiz A, Jamil S. Trends of self-medication amongst the patients visiting the outpatient department of Combined Military Hospital, Lahore. Esculapio. 2021;17(1):30–33. doi:10.51273/esc21.2516
2. Ullah S, Aleem M, Arshad R, Muzahir F, Saeed S, Salam E, Salam TU. NLR, PLR and CRP as predictive indicators to determine the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 patients at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2021;19(1):107–112.
3. Arshad R, Muzahir F, Arshad N, Zafar S, Haroon SM, Aftab S, Masood M. Correlation between diabetic nephropathy and mean neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in diabetic patients. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2021;19(2):473–477.
4. Habib H, Cheema SS, Rehman MS, Muzahir F, Saleem M, Cheema S. Prevalence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic ESRD patients on maintenance hemodialysis and dialysis staff. Pak J Kidney Dis. 2020;4(2):232–236..
Dr Muhammad Salman Rehman
1. Rehman MS, Habib H, Cheema SS, Muzahar F, Saleem M, Cheema S.Prevalence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic ESRD patients on maintenance hemodialysis and dialysis staff.Pak J Kidney Dis. 2020;4(2):232–236.
2. Rehman MS, Cheema SUR, Hussain G, Cheema SS, Gilani N.Efficacy and tolerability of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir for treatment of hepatitis C genotype 1 & 3 in patients undergoing hemodialysis—a prospective interventional clinical trial.BMC Nephrol. 2019;20:438. doi:10.1186/s12882-019-1631-4
3. Shokat S, Fazl‑E‑Mateen, Ahmed S, Tariq A, Sehar S, Rehman MS. Association of chronic kidney disease stage and pulmonary edema through radiological imaging. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2023 Dec;17(12):254. doi:10.53350/pjmhs020231712254 (pjmhsonline.com)
Dr Muhammad Asad Saeed:
1. Chaudhry, . S. H., Salman Arshad, Shah Jahan Ur Rehman, Arooj Ahmad, Syed Umar Farooq, & M.Asad Saeed. (2024). A Comparison of Ureterorenoscopy and Extra-Corporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for the Treatment Of Upper Ureteric Stone Measuring Less than 1cm. MedERA – Journal of CMH LMC and IOD, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.61982/medera.v5i2.129
2. Afzal MU, Nawaz A, Saeed MA, Butt MM, Sulehri FU, Kashif M. Frequency of Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization at Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Esculapio – JSIMS. 2023;20(1):91-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51273/esc24.251320118
3. Arif A, Saeed MA, Qureshi AA, Arif S, Abbasi S, Afzal A. Metabolic syndrome among patients of hepatitis C presenting to a tertiary care hospital. JAIMC. 2023;21(3):181
4. Saeed MA, Akhtar M, Munir MA, Ayub K, Nazir T, Arshad M, et al. Frequency of metabolic syndrome in chronic kidney disease patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital. J Ayub Med Coll. 2023;21(1):45–9. doi:10.59058/jaimc.v21i1.102.

