2022
Clinical, functional and prognostic implications of severe atrial dilation in secondary mitral regurgitation
Layoun H, Mentias A, Akintoye E, Matta M, Kanaan C, Daou R, Ramchand J, Burns D, Gillinov A, Bhattacharya S, Puri R, Collier P, Griffin B, Kapadia S, Harb S. Clinical, functional and prognostic implications of severe atrial dilation in secondary mitral regurgitation. Open Heart 2022, 9: e001996. PMID: 35383126, PMCID: PMC8984044, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-001996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary mitral regurgitationAtrial dilationMitral regurgitationPrognostic implicationsSevere left atrial dilationSevere secondary mitral regurgitationLA reservoir strainLeft atrial dilationLeft ventricle dysfunctionPoor prognostic indicatorMV interventionVentricle dysfunctionMore diabetesAdult patientsTransthoracic echocardiographyEjection fractionIndependent predictorsAtrial fibrillationReservoir strainWorse prognosisPrognostic indicatorMR severityBetter outcomesFunctional alterationsPatients
2017
Early Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Due to Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis The Role of Echocardiography
Egbe A, Pislaru S, Ali M, Khan A, Boler A, Schaff H, Akintoye E, Connolly H, Nkomo V, Pellikka P. Early Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Due to Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis The Role of Echocardiography. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 11: 951-958. PMID: 29055629, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve dysfunctionBioprosthetic valve thrombosisTransthoracic echocardiographyPVD diagnosisValve thrombosisValve implantationRetrospective case-control studyAcute disease processPatients ages 61Role of echocardiographyRoutine transthoracic echocardiographyCase-control studyMen 61Symptomatic deteriorationMost patientsValve dysfunctionAppropriate therapyInitial diagnosisSF patientsBioprosthetic valvesTimely diagnosisPatient's conditionBaseline gradientAge 61Disease processRole of Doppler echocardiography for cardiac output assessment in Fontan patients
Egbe A, Khan A, Khan S, Anavekar N, Said S, Young P, Akintoye E, Miranda W, Al-Otaibi M, Veldtman G, Connolly H. Role of Doppler echocardiography for cardiac output assessment in Fontan patients. American Heart Journal 2017, 195: 91-98. PMID: 29224651, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke volume indexSystemic left ventricleSystemic right ventricleFontan failureRight ventricleLeft ventricleFontan patientsTransthoracic echocardiographyLV patientsProtein-losing enteropathyCardiac output assessmentAge 17 yearsMean age 17 yearsHeart transplantationCardiac thrombusFontan conversionEjection fractionHeart failureDoppler echocardiographyPatientsVolume indexCMRIML/CirrhosisEchocardiography