2022
Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and reduced leaflet motion (RELM) of aortic bioprostheses: An imaging finding or a complication?
Ahmad Y, Makkar R, Sondergaard L. Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and reduced leaflet motion (RELM) of aortic bioprostheses: An imaging finding or a complication? Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 72: 78-83. PMID: 35675882, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeaflet thickeningAortic bioprosthesesLeaflet motionSurgical aortic valve replacementSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve implantationSubclinical leaflet thrombosisSurgical aortic bioprosthesesSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementAortic valve implantationForm of strokeThrombotic complicationsValve implantationValve replacementAortic stenosisSurgical riskLeaflet thrombosisEffective therapyComputed tomographyValve functionRandomized dataValve durabilityClinical implicationsNatural history
2012
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Concepts and Controversies
Ahmad Y, Lip G. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Concepts and Controversies. Current Cardiology Reviews 2012, 8: 290-301. PMID: 22920480, PMCID: PMC3492813, DOI: 10.2174/157340312803760820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke risk factorsAtrial fibrillationOral anticoagulationStroke preventionRisk factorsPatient riskIndependent stroke risk factorNew oral anticoagulantsCommon cardiac rhythm disorderLow-risk patientsCardiac rhythm disordersAntiplatelet therapyAntithrombotic therapyOral anticoagulantsSevere strokePerioperative managementEffective therapyRhythm disordersEfficacious agentsGeneral populationNew agentsSimple scorePatientsAnticoagulationFibrillation