2023
Prognostic Utility of Left Atrial Strain to Predict Thrombotic Events and Mortality in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Akintoye E, Majid M, Klein A, Hanna M. Prognostic Utility of Left Atrial Strain to Predict Thrombotic Events and Mortality in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 16: 1371-1383. PMID: 37940322, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombotic eventsAmyloid cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillationLA contractileLA strainLA contractile strainModest discriminatory abilityPrognostic staging systemRisk stratification toolLeft Atrial StrainHigh thrombotic riskAtrial strainPrognostic utilityStratification toolPrognostic valueC-statisticRespective HRsStaging systemThrombotic riskACM patientsSD decreaseAF casesPredictive valuePatientsDiscriminatory abilityINTRA- AND INTER-OBSERVER VARIABILITY IN LEFT ATRIAL STRAIN ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH AMYLOID CARDIOMYOPATHY
Majid M, Akintoye E, Yaker Z, Karmali R, Syed A, Agrawal A, Kumar A, Hanna M, Moudgil R, Klein A. INTRA- AND INTER-OBSERVER VARIABILITY IN LEFT ATRIAL STRAIN ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH AMYLOID CARDIOMYOPATHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 610. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01054-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation
Akintoye E, Salih M, Aje K, Alvarez P, Sellke F, Briasoulis A, Dorbala S. Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 38: 1263-1270. PMID: 35525397, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantGraft survivalAmyloid cardiomyopathyWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantationRisk factorsSingle-organ heart transplantsStudy periodHeart transplant waitlistUnderwent heart transplantWorse graft survivalGraft survival ratesOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseHigher waitlist mortalityNumber of patientsNumber of transplantsAmyloid recurrenceAdult patientsGraft failureRenal failureIndependent predictorsSharing databaseUnited Network