The prognostic value of heart rate at discharge in acute decompensation of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Bahouth F, Elias A, Ghersin I, Khoury E, Bar O, Sholy H, Khoury J, Azzam Z. The prognostic value of heart rate at discharge in acute decompensation of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 585-594. PMID: 34821080, PMCID: PMC8788061, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced ejection fractionHeart rateHeart failureHazard ratioEjection fractionPrognostic valueTarget doseMortality rateChronic stable heart failureBeta-blocker dosageHeart failure settingAdjusted hazard ratioStable heart failureDay mortality rateSingle-center studyRetrospective observational studyYear mortality rateElevated heart rateLower heart rateHR 70Acute decompensationCause mortalityLaboratory variablesYear mortalityCox regressionPoint Shear Wave Elastography for Assessing Liver Stiffness in Chronic Liver Diseases of Different Etiologies Compared to Biopsy.
Saadi T, Khoury J, Toukan W, Krimasky R, Veitsman E, Baruch Y, Gaitini D, Beck-Razi N. Point Shear Wave Elastography for Assessing Liver Stiffness in Chronic Liver Diseases of Different Etiologies Compared to Biopsy. Israel Medical Association Journal 2021, 23: 223-228. PMID: 33899354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseLiver stiffnessDifferent etiologiesControl groupViral hepatitisLiver biopsyBiopsy resultsFibrosis degreeStudy groupMedian stiffnessShear wave elastographyHealthy adultsProspective single-center studyNon-significant fibrosisNon-viral hepatitisSingle-center studyLiver biopsy resultsMETAVIR scoring systemPoint shear wave elastographyPSWE measurementsAdult patientsSubgroup analysisLiver fibrosisHealthy controls