Sakib M Najjar M. D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
1331 Southview Dr Suite 3 Bluefield WV, 24701Rating
1/5
About
Dr. Sakib Najjar is a cardiologist practicing in Bluefield, WV. Dr. Najjar specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Najjar also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1965
Abia State University Faculty of Medicine 1973
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Persistent expression of foreign genes in cultured hepatocytes: expression vectors.
- Cell adhesion properties and effects on receptor-mediated insulin endocytosis are independent properties of pp120, a substrate of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase.
- Comparison of the intracellular trafficking of two alternatively spliced isoforms of pp120, a substrate of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase.
- Metabolic regulation of Na(+)/P(i)-cotransporter-1 gene expression in H4IIE cells.
- The differential effects of pp120 (Ceacam 1) on the mitogenic action of insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 are regulated by the nonconserved tyrosine 1316 in the insulin receptor.
- Intestinal aminooligopeptidase in diabetic BioBreed rat: altered posttranslational processing and trafficking.
- Myocardial ischemic effects of isometric, dynamic and combined exercise in coronary artery disease.
- Sucrase-alpha-dextrinase in the spontaneously diabetic BioBreed Wistar rat: altered intracellular carbohydrate processing.
- Differences in tissue-specific and embryonic expression of mouse Ceacam1 and Ceacam2 genes.
- Androgen regulation of the cell-cell adhesion molecule-1 (Ceacam1) gene.
- Altered intestinal and renal brush border amino-oligopeptidase structure in diabetes and metabolic acidosis: normal and biobreed (BB) rats.
- Sucrase-alpha-dextrinase in diabetic BioBreed rats: reversible alteration of subunit structure.
- Decreased osteoclastogenesis and high bone mass in mice with impaired insulin clearance due to liver-specific inactivation to CEACAM1.
- Increased metabolic rate and insulin sensitivity in male mice lacking the carcino-embryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 2.
- Mitral balloon valvuloplasty using a retrograde transventricular approach via the brachial artery.
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