2022
The Enhanced Cardiac Outcome of Conjugated SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1RA Therapy in Diabetic Patients
Fadah K, Alashi A, Deoker A. The Enhanced Cardiac Outcome of Conjugated SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1RA Therapy in Diabetic Patients. Current Cardiology Reports 2022, 24: 17-22. PMID: 35000149, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-021-01619-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic populationDiabetic patientsSGLT2 inhibitorsGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsReal-world cohort studyPeptide-1 receptor agonistsAdditional cardiovascular benefitsGLP-1RA therapyAdverse cardiovascular eventsCotransporter 2 inhibitorsMechanism of actionGLP-1RAsAntihyperglycemic therapyCardiac complicationsCardiac mortalityCardiovascular eventsCardiac outcomesCardiovascular benefitsCohort studyDrug therapyReceptor agonistCardioprotective processesReviewCardiovascular disease
2020
A novel arterial redox-specific machine learning-derived radiomic signature of perivascular adipose tissue predicts cardiac mortality from routine CCTA
Kotanidis C, Akawi N, Thomas S, Siddique M, Oikonomou E, Alashi A, Akoumianakis I, Antonopoulos A, Krasopoulos G, Sayeed R, Neubauer S, Channon K, Desai M, Antoniades C. A novel arterial redox-specific machine learning-derived radiomic signature of perivascular adipose tissue predicts cardiac mortality from routine CCTA. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.1372. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArterial oxidative stressMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsVascular redox stateInternal mammary arteryVascular oxidative stressCardiac riskArm 2Radiomics signatureOxidative stressArm 3Arm 1High-risk plaque featuresEpicardial adipose tissue volumeFat attenuation indexFuture cardiac riskRadiomic featuresAdverse cardiovascular eventsPerivascular adipose tissueCardiac risk predictionAdipose tissue volumeBritish Heart FoundationLucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescenceEx vivo quantificationLong-term riskAdipose tissue composition