Streamlining referrals by establishing a UAE-specific referral algorithm for CVD patients with overlapping COPD: a collaborative effort by cardiologists and pulmonologists
Implementing this referral algorithm across all cardiology departments in the UAE can facilitate the diagnosis of COPD in CVD patients, allow timely treatment of COPD, and improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Bassam Mahboub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4665-6024)
- Mohammed Nizam Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-3219)
- Ahmad Zubaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0994-5310)
- Hassan El‐Tamimi
- Hadi Skouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0541-4926)
- Ashraf Alzaabi
- Abdulla Shehab
- Hamad Alhay Alhameli
Institutions
- Rashid Hospital (AE)
- Emirates Foundation (AE)
- Mafraq Hospital (AE)
- Al Ain Hospital (AE)
- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (AE)
- Zayed Military Hospital (AE)
- Mediclinic City Hospital (AE)
- Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1531966
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- AstraZeneca