2019
Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Tetralogy of Fallot: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Egbe A, Adigun R, Anand V, West C, Montori V, Murad M, Akintoye E, Osman K, Connolly H. Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Tetralogy of Fallot: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 35: 1784-1790. PMID: 31732195, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular adverse eventsLV ejection fractionLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionLV systolic dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionSystolic dysfunctionHazard ratioLV systolic functionSudden cardiac deathNew treatment optionsClinical risk stratificationConfidence intervalsTetralogy of FallotVentricular tachycardia eventsRandom-effects modelCardiovascular outcomesAdverse eventsSystolic functionCardiac deathEjection fractionIndependent predictorsRisk stratificationPrognostic implicationsTreatment optionsTachycardia events
2018
Racial/ethnic differences in the prognostic utility of left ventricular mass index for incident cardiovascular disease
Akintoye E, Mahmoud K, Shokr M, Sandio A, Mallikethi‐Reddy S, Sheikh M, Adegbala O, Egbe A, Briasoulis A, Afonso L. Racial/ethnic differences in the prognostic utility of left ventricular mass index for incident cardiovascular disease. Clinical Cardiology 2018, 41: 502-509. PMID: 29663526, PMCID: PMC6490106, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularIncidenceMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRacial GroupsRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftVentricular RemodelingWhite PeopleConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexLeft ventricular hypertrophyNon-Hispanic whitesVentricular mass indexCVD eventsIncident CVDMass indexPrognostic utilityEthnic differencesFuture cardiovascular disease eventsOptimal cutpointCardiovascular disease eventsFuture CVD eventsIncident cardiovascular diseaseRisk stratification strategiesIncident cardiovascular outcomesMulti-Ethnic StudyRace/ethnicityCardiovascular outcomesLVMI valuesVentricular hypertrophyCardiovascular diseaseDisease eventsCox modelStratification strategies