2021
Depressed right ventricular systolic function in heart failure due to constrictive pericarditis
Raizada V, Sato K, Alashi A, Kumar A, Kwon D, Ramchand J, Dillenbeck A, Zumwalt RE, Vangala AS, Earley TD, Klein A. Depressed right ventricular systolic function in heart failure due to constrictive pericarditis. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8: 3119-3129. PMID: 34137193, PMCID: PMC8318427, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical heart failureConstrictive pericarditisHeart failureRight ventricularMyocardial infiltrationDiastolic fillingSystolic functionPericardial diseaseRight ventricular systolic functionBiventricular systolic functionPulmonary artery pressureVentricular systolic functionStudy of patientsProgression of fibrosisBiventricular myocardiumArtery pressureCardiac histopathologyCardiac catheterizationRV myocardiumAutopsied heartsHistopathologic examinationPericardial thicknessEcho indicesVentricular myocardiumHealthy adults
2020
Impact of Temporal Changes in Left Ventricular Systolic Function on Outcomes in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Isaza N, Alashi A, Faulx J, Popovic ZB, Menon V, Ellis SG, Faulx M, Kapadia SR, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Impact of Temporal Changes in Left Ventricular Systolic Function on Outcomes in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2020, 14: 1273-1274. PMID: 33341418, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome: Incremental Prognostic Value of Baseline Left Ventricular Systolic Function
Alashi A, Isaza N, Faulx J, Popovic ZB, Menon V, Ellis SG, Faulx M, Kapadia SR, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome: Incremental Prognostic Value of Baseline Left Ventricular Systolic Function. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016537. PMID: 32755253, PMCID: PMC7660826, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline LV ejection fractionLV ejection fractionIncremental prognostic valueLV-GLSTakotsubo syndromePrognostic valueLower baseline LV ejection fractionObstructive coronary artery diseaseVentricular global longitudinal strainMultivariate Cox survival analysisMean LV ejection fractionWorse LV-GLSOutcomes of patientsPrimary end pointVentricular systolic functionCoronary artery diseaseGlobal longitudinal strainLong-term outcomesCox survival analysisPhysical triggersPrognostic cutoffCause mortalityApical ballooningConclusions PatientsSystolic function
2017
P187Long-term mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with normal left ventricular systolic function: incremental utility of valvuloarterial impedence and left ventricular strain
Huded C, Kusunose K, Goodman A, Alashi A, Shahid F, Grimm R, Gillinov A, Johnston D, Rodriguez L, Svensson L, Griffin B, Desai M. P187Long-term mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with normal left ventricular systolic function: incremental utility of valvuloarterial impedence and left ventricular strain. European Heart Journal 2017, 38: ehx501.p187. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p187.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
AGE-GENDER PREDICTED EXERCISE CAPACITY PROVIDES INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC UTILITY IN PATIENTS WITH ≥3+ AORTIC REGURGITATION AND PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION AND DIMENSIONS: AN EXERCISE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
Mentias A, Alashi A, Feng K, Rodriguez L, Gillinov A, Sabik J, Svensson L, Griffin B, Desai M. AGE-GENDER PREDICTED EXERCISE CAPACITY PROVIDES INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC UTILITY IN PATIENTS WITH ≥3+ AORTIC REGURGITATION AND PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION AND DIMENSIONS: AN EXERCISE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 1650. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31651-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research