2023
Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Kim N, Kitlen E, Garcia G, Khosla A, Miller P, Johnson J, Wira C, Greer D, Gilmore E, Beekman R. Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2023, 188: 109832. PMID: 37178901, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor neurologic outcomeUnited States cohortHospital cardiac arrestOHCA patientsNeurologic outcomeCardiac arrestPost-cardiac arrest syndromePoor neurological outcomeScore predictive abilityHospital mortalityNeurological outcomeUnResponsiveness (FOUR) scorePoor outcomeRetrospective studyAccurate outcome predictionPrognostic performanceFull OutlineDeLong testOutcome predictionPatientsMortalityOutcomesScoresCohortPredictive ability
2022
Right heart thrombi (RHT) and clot in transit with concomitant PE management: Approach and considerations
Khosla A, Mojibian H, Assi R, Tantawy H, Singh I, Pollak J. Right heart thrombi (RHT) and clot in transit with concomitant PE management: Approach and considerations. Pulmonary Circulation 2022, 12: e12080. PMID: 35514771, PMCID: PMC9063956, DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight heart thrombusConcomitant pulmonary embolismPulmonary embolismHeart thrombusTreatment strategiesLimited clinical dataMultiple treatment strategiesMultiple medical specialtiesSystemic thrombolysisSurgical therapyExact incidenceRisk stratificationPoor outcomeUse of pointClinical dilemmaClinical dataTreatment considerationsPE managementCare ultrasoundMultiple specialtiesMedical specialtiesThrombusSpecialtiesAnticoagulationThrombolysis