2017
Role of diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease
Egbe A, Khan A, Boler A, Said S, Geske J, Miranda W, Akintoye E, Connolly H, Warnes C, Oh J. Role of diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 19: 668-674. PMID: 28655164, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisAsymptomatic DiseasesCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDiastoleEchocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsStroke VolumeSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsAortic valve replacementCardiovascular adverse eventsRelative wall thicknessMixed aortic valve diseaseDiastolic function indicesAortic valve diseaseCardiac deathRisk stratificationValve diseaseFunction IndexHigh-risk patient subsetsPost-operative risk stratificationSevere left ventricular dysfunctionAtrial volume indexHeart failure hospitalizationTricuspid regurgitation velocityEarly diastolic velocityLeft ventricular dysfunctionMultivariable risk factorsAsymptomatic patientsCardiovascular morbidityFailure hospitalizationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsVentricular dysfunction
2015
Association between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis
Akintoye E, Shi L, Obaitan I, Olusunmade M, Wang Y, Newman J, Dodson J. Association between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2015, 23: 602-612. PMID: 26025448, PMCID: PMC5133694, DOI: 10.1177/2047487315588758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessAnkle-brachial indexIntima-media thicknessSubclinical atherosclerosisArterial calcificationMedia thicknessFine particulate matter exposureAvailable observational studiesParticulate matter exposureRandom-effects modelNumber of studiesObservational studyInclusion criteriaEpidemiological studiesMatter exposureStudy heterogeneityPM2.5 exposureNoninvasive measureAtherosclerosisSimilar associationComprehensive searchConfidence intervalsStatistical significanceCalcificationAssociation