2022
Clinical Outcomes of Revascularization with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Hammad F, Patel J, Song H, Golwala H, Zahr F, Rahmouni H. Clinical Outcomes of Revascularization with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. Current Problems In Cardiology 2022, 47: 101339. PMID: 35908687, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCoexisting coronary artery diseaseIncreased risk of life-threatening bleedingCoronary artery diseaseRisk of life-threatening bleedingLife-threatening bleedingAortic valve replacementOutcomes of revascularizationValve replacementIncreased riskOdds ratioTranscatheter aortic valve replacement patientsSignificant coronary artery diseasePooled estimates of odds ratiosMeta-analysisAcute kidney injuryEstimates of odds ratiosAssociated with improved 30-dayPercutaneous coronary interventionRandom-effects modelNo significant differencePacemaker implantationPost-TAVRKidney injuryClinical outcomes
2020
Assessment of right ventricular function following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation—The role of speckle‐tracking echocardiography: A meta‐analysis
Barssoum K, Altibi A, Rai D, Kharsa A, Kumar A, Chowdhury M, Elkaryoni A, Abuzaid A, Baibhav B, Parikh V, Masri A, Amsallem M, Nanda N. Assessment of right ventricular function following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation—The role of speckle‐tracking echocardiography: A meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2020, 37: 2048-2060. PMID: 33084128, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricle free wall strainRight ventricle global longitudinal strainRight ventricular failureSpeckle-tracking echocardiographyRight ventricular failure patientsLeft ventricular assist deviceStandardized mean differenceTransthoracic echocardiographyPrediction of right ventricular failureSubgroup analysisAssessment of right ventricular functionVentricular assist deviceOdds ratioAssociated with worse outcomesFree wall strainGlobal longitudinal strainRight ventricular functionLeft ventricular assist device recipientsMeta-analysisMeta-analysis of published literaturePooled odds ratioRandom-effects modelNo significant differenceVentricular failureVentricular function