2021
Effects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Gaudino M, Robinson NB, Di Franco A, Hameed I, Naik A, Demetres M, Girardi LN, Frati G, Fremes SE, Biondi‐Zoccai G. Effects of Experimental Interventions to Improve the Biomedical Peer‐Review Process: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019903. PMID: 34278828, PMCID: PMC8475712, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mean differenceRandomized trialsEffects of interventionsPeer review interventionMean changeMAIN OUTCOMESmall studySystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisMean differenceLonger durationExperimental interventionInterventionIndividual studiesTrialsFurther studiesImproved qualityDurationConclusion ModificationReview qualitySignificant improvementPeer review processBackground quality
2020
A pairwise meta-analytic comparison of aortic valve area determined by planimetric versus hemodynamic methods in aortic stenosis
Rong LQ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Rahouma MM, Khan FM, Demetres M, Weinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Gaudino M. A pairwise meta-analytic comparison of aortic valve area determined by planimetric versus hemodynamic methods in aortic stenosis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 322: 77-85. PMID: 32916225, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve areaHemodynamic techniquesValve areaVentricular outflow tract areaLeft ventricular outflow tractMean differenceHemodynamic methodsOutflow tract areaVentricular outflow tractTransthoracic echocardiographyAortic stenosisOvid EmbaseCochrane LibraryOutflow tractOvid MEDLINEAnnular diameterMeta-analytic comparisonTract areaPlanimetric techniqueAnnular areaEchocardiographyStenosisEMBASEMEDLINEDifferencesComparison of the effects of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration on left ventricular hypertrophy in end‐stage renal disease patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hameed I, Gaudino M, Naik A, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Bossola M. Comparison of the effects of hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration on left ventricular hypertrophy in end‐stage renal disease patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Seminars In Dialysis 2020, 33: 120-126. PMID: 32159258, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexEjection fractionMean differenceVentricular hypertrophySubgroup analysisConventional hemodialysisEnd-stage renal disease patientsLonger dialysis durationVentricular mass indexPooled mean differenceRenal disease patientsEffect of hemodialysisLeft ventricular hypertrophySystematic literature searchDialysis durationPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesMass indexDisease patientsHemodialysisSystematic reviewHemodiafiltrationLowest mean differenceLiterature searchPatients