First to report an underdiagnosed cardiomyopathy (noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium) in Saudi Arabia and Sudan. Reported the largest series of patients with this disease in Arab and African patients (55 patients)
Described a new echocardiographic approach to diagnose atrioventricular septal defect not previously validated in children. This was combined with the first report of the normal reference values of these new measurements in children.
First report about the high frequency of Ebstein malformation in Sudan.
First report of the detailed echocardiographic diagnoses of congenital heart disease in Sudan which included 28 diagnoses of major congenital defects and their subdivisions.
First to report the experience with cardiac catheterization for congenital heart disease in Sudan.
Described a new mechanism for mitral regurgitation due to noncompaction cardiomyopathy.
First report about echocardiographic prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Sudan
Presentations
Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium, clinical and echocardiographic features of 8 cases. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Saudi Heart Association, Riyadh, January 2002.
Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in infants, extended spectrum of a ‘specific’ cardiomyopathy. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the British Society of Echocardiography in Birmingham/UK in October 2002.
Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease, Current Perspectives. Presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association, Khartoum, July 2003.
Echocardiographic differentiation of inlet ventricular septal defect with or without mitral valve cleft from atrioventricular septal defects, the difficult made easy. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Saudi Heart Association, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Jan 2004.(Poster)
Differentiation of inlet ventricular septal defect with or without mitral valve cleft from atrioventricular septal defects. Presented at the Middle East Pediatric Cardiology Meeting, Beirut May 2004.(Poster)
Differentiation of inlet ventricular septal defect with or without mitral valve cleft from atrioventricular septal defects. Presented at the Meeting of the European Assocciation of Pediatric Cardiology. Munich, May 2004.
Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium, an underdiagnosed cardiomopathy. Presented at the First Middle East Symposium of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Beirut, Lebanon May 2004.
Diagnosis and management of children with heart disease in Sudan Heart Centre. Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association. Khartoum, July 2005.
Interventional catheterization for congenital heart disease: the experience of the Sudan Heart Centre. Presented at the 13th Congress of the Arab Association of Pediatrics, Khartoum Nov 2007.
Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: a report of 47 patients from Saudi Arabia and Sudan. Presented at the 13th Congress of the Arab Association of Pediatrics, Khartoum Nov 2007
Pediatric Cardiology Training in Sudan: an overview of a 4 years experience. Presented at a Workshop for establishment of the Sudan Heart Institute, Sudan Heart Centre, Khartoum, August 2009.
How to establish a pediatric cardiology program in a country with limited resources. Invited lecture presented at the 21st meeting of the Saudi Heart Association, Riyadh Feb 2010
PDA catheter closure in an elderly lady. Presented at the conference of the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), Istanbul, Turkey, October 2010
Unique features of noncompaction cardiomyopathy. Presented at the Asian Pacific Cardiology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , May2011.
Participated (as a co operator and co moderato) at the Live Workshop of Congenital Heart Disease Interventions held in the context of Asian Pacific Cardiology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , May 2011.
Primary rhythm disorders in Sudanese children. Presented at the 15th conference of Sudanese Association of Paediatricians. Khartoum Oct 2011.
Primary rhythm disorders in children: the need for prompt diagnosis and management. Presented at the World Heart Cardiology Conference, Dubai May 2012.
Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Program in Sudan, Kharotum2014
Noncompaction: a new mechanism for mitral regurgitation , All Children’s Hospital, St Petersburg, Florida , USA, Feb2014
Rheumatic HD Control Program in Sudan. The World Congress of Cardiology Melbourne, Australia, May 2014.
Challenging cases of interventional catheterization. Congenital and Structural Catheterization (CSI-Africa). Tanzania, Jan 2015.
Subclinical rheumatic carditis a new Jones Criterion and a tool for rheumatic heart disease surveillance. Presented at Pediatric Conference, Khartoum, Nov 2015
Establishing a pediatric cardiology fellowship program in Sudan: a rewarding experience. Presented at Pediatric Conference, Khartoum, Nov 2015
How to establish a cardiac catheterization program in a country with limited resources, presented at Congenital and Structural Catheterization (CSI-Africa).in Addis Ababa, February 2016.
Patent ductus arteriosus: when to close and when not to close. presented at Congenital and Structural Catheterization (CSI-Africa).in Addis Ababa, February 2016.
How to Implement a Comprehensive Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Program. World Congress on Pediatric Cardiology, Barcelona
