2021
INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC UTILITY OF CT-FFR IN PATIENTS WITHOUT KNOWN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE UNDERGOING CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY
Smolka S, Alashi A, Marwan M, Fava A, Hutt E, Schoenhagen P, Popovic Z, Cremer P, Rodriguez L, Flamm S, Achenbach S, Desai M. INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC UTILITY OF CT-FFR IN PATIENTS WITHOUT KNOWN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE UNDERGOING CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1281. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02639-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
P6152Incremental prognostic utility of functionally non-significant coronary stenosis in patients undergoing coronary computed tomogram angiography
Alashi A, Huttcenteno E, Schoenhagen P, Popovic Z, Cremer P, Kalahasti V, Jellis C, Renapurkar R, Rodriguez L, Flamm S, Desai M. P6152Incremental prognostic utility of functionally non-significant coronary stenosis in patients undergoing coronary computed tomogram angiography. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: ehz746.0758. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk plaque featuresCoronary artery diseasePlaque featuresModerate stenosisPrognostic utilityPrognostic valueNon-significant coronary artery diseaseHigh pre-test likelihoodMultivariable Cox survival analysisNon-significant coronary stenosisPrior coronary artery diseaseSevere coronary artery diseaseLong-term event ratesFractional flow reserve assessmentComposite of deathIncremental prognostic valueIntermediate-risk patientsMinimal luminal irregularitiesNonobstructive coronary plaqueLong-term freedomEpicardial coronary arteriesHistory of smokingPre-test likelihoodTraditional risk factorsIncremental prognostic utility
2017
Incremental Prognostic Utility of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Chronic Aortic Regurgitation and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Alashi A, Mentias A, Abdallah A, Feng K, Gillinov AM, Rodriguez LL, Johnston DR, Svensson LG, Popovic ZB, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Incremental Prognostic Utility of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Chronic Aortic Regurgitation and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 11: 673-682. PMID: 28624411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAortic Valve InsufficiencyAsymptomatic DiseasesBiomechanical PhenomenaChronic DiseaseDisease ProgressionEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTime FactorsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionAortic valve surgeryChronic aortic regurgitationLong-term mortalityGlobal longitudinal strainRight ventricular systolic pressureVentricular global longitudinal strainLV end-systolic dimensionLV-GLSVentricular systolic pressureEnd-systolic dimensionVentricular ejection fractionAortic regurgitationAsymptomatic patientsTerm mortalityValve surgerySTS scoreEjection fractionSystolic pressurePrognostic utilityLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainMultivariable Cox survival analysisSevere chronic aortic regurgitationLongitudinal strainMean STS score
2016
Synergistic Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Primary Mitral Regurgitation and Preserved Systolic Function Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery
Alashi A, Mentias A, Patel K, Gillinov AM, Sabik JF, Popović ZB, Mihaljevic T, Suri RM, Rodriguez LL, Svensson LG, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Synergistic Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Asymptomatic Patients With Significant Primary Mitral Regurgitation and Preserved Systolic Function Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9: e004451. PMID: 27342145, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.004451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsymptomatic DiseasesBiomarkersCardiac Surgical ProceduresChi-Square DistributionEchocardiographyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial ContractionNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightVentricular PressureConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionMitral valve surgeryVentricular ejection fractionLog-transformed BNPThoracic Surgeons scoreBrain natriuretic peptidePrimary mitral regurgitationRight ventricular systolic pressureSignificant primary mitral regurgitationVentricular systolic pressureGlobal longitudinal strainIncremental prognostic utilityLV-GLSAsymptomatic patientsValve surgeryEjection fractionMitral regurgitationSurgeons scoreNatriuretic peptideSystolic pressurePrognostic utilityBaseline LV global longitudinal strainBaseline right ventricular systolic pressureMitral effective regurgitant orificeLV global longitudinal strainAGE-GENDER PREDICTED EXERCISE CAPACITY PROVIDES INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC UTILITY IN PATIENTS WITH ≥3+ AORTIC REGURGITATION AND PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION AND DIMENSIONS: AN EXERCISE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
Mentias A, Alashi A, Feng K, Rodriguez L, Gillinov A, Sabik J, Svensson L, Griffin B, Desai M. AGE-GENDER PREDICTED EXERCISE CAPACITY PROVIDES INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC UTILITY IN PATIENTS WITH ≥3+ AORTIC REGURGITATION AND PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION AND DIMENSIONS: AN EXERCISE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 1650. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31651-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research