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Hala Kufaishi

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)MedicineMcMaster University

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12 publications.

01

Comparative Characterization of Vaginal Cells Derived From Premenopausal Women With and Without Severe Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Kufaishi H, Alarab M, Drutz H, Lye S, Shynlova O

Reproductive Sciences201625 citationsFirst author
02

Static Mechanical Loading Influences the Expression of Extracellular Matrix and Cell Adhesion Proteins in Vaginal Cells Derived From Premenopausal Women With Severe Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Kufaishi H, Alarab M, Drutz H, Lye S, Shynlova O

Reproductive Sciences201625 citationsFirst author
03

Adopting ‘ng/L’ as the units for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays and commitment by the entire health-care team could be the key for adopting recommendations

Kufaishi H, Pardhan A, Krizmanich W, Worster A, Hill S, Kavsak PA

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry20168 citationsFirst author
04

Attachment of Primary Vaginal Fibroblasts to Absorbable and Nonabsorbable Implant Materials Coated With Platelet-Rich Plasma

Medel S, Alarab M, Kufaishi H, Drutz H, Shynlova O

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery201530 citations
05

Expression of Extracellular Matrix-Remodeling Proteins Is Altered in Vaginal Tissue of Premenopausal Women With Severe Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Alarab M, Kufaishi H, Lye S, Drutz H, Shynlova O

Reproductive Sciences201459 citations
06

STATIC MECHANICAL LOADING INFLUENCES THE EXPRESSION OF EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS AND CELL ADHESION MOLECULES IN VAGINAL FIBROBLASTS DERIVED FROM WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT SEVERE PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE

Shynlova O, Rybak Y, Kufaishi H, Drutz HP, Alarab M

International Urogynecology Journal20141 citations
07

Effect of Static Mechanical Stretch and Extracellular Matrix Proteins on Vaginal Fibroblasts Derived from Women with and without Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

Kufaishi H, Alarab M, Drutz H, Lye S, Shynlova O

Reproductive Sciences2013First author
08

VAGINAL FIBROBLASTS DERIVED FROM PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT SEVERE PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE: DIFFERENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EFFECT OF MECHANICAL STRETCH.

Kufaishi H, Alarab M, Drutz H, Lye S, Shynlova O

International Urogynecology Journal2013First author
09

LOX, TIMP and MMP Enzymes Expression in Vaginal Tissue of Premenopausal Women with and without Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Kufaishi H, Shynlova O, Drutz H, Lye S, Alarab M

Reproductive Sciences2012First author
10

Procollagen N Proteinase Expression in Vaginal Tissue of Women with and without Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Kufaishi H, Shynlova O, Drutz H, Lye S, Alarab M

Reproductive Sciences2012First author
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