Muamar M. A. Shaheen

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Hebron University, Palestine

Publications

• Research Article   
  From Ace 2 to Brain: Patterns, Correlations, Severity and Diversity of COVID-19 Symptoms among a Cohort of Patients
  Author(s): Muamar M. A. Shaheen* and Manar A. J. Al-Junaidi
  
  Background: Angiotensin II enzyme (ACE 2) was extensively investigated in SARS-CoV-2 as the viral entrance. The abundance, distribution and diversity of this enzyme dictate the wide range of symptoms patients suffer from during the acute phase of COVID-19 infection and determine late phase symptoms. Objective: To determine factors associated with diversity of COVID-19 symptoms and relationship of these symptoms to each other. Design and methods: This is a retrospective cohort study that involved 191 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) positive COVID-19 patients who were symptomatic while home quarantined between March 2020 and January 2021 in Hebron district, southern West Bank. A well prepared questionnaire was used to gather clinical data and information about symptoms patients suffered from during the acute phase of infection. .. Read More»
  

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