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
2021
Characteristics and comparative clinical outcomes of prisoner versus non-prisoner populations hospitalized with COVID-19
Altibi A, Pallavi B, Liaqat H, Slota A, Sheth R, Al Jebbawi L, George M, LeDuc A, Abdallah E, Russell L, Jain S, Shirvanian N, Masri A, Kak V. Characteristics and comparative clinical outcomes of prisoner versus non-prisoner populations hospitalized with COVID-19. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 6488. PMID: 33753786, PMCID: PMC7985211, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85916-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrisoner statusNon-prisonersOutcomes of prisonersNon-prison populationIn-hospital mortalityIntensive care unitCOVID-19 patientsIncarcerated individualsClinical outcomesHospitalized prisonersPrisonPrimary outcomeCohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsCompare clinical outcomesElevated inflammatory markersHospitalized COVID-19 patientsRates of ICU admissionSevere clinical presentationCox regression modelsAssociated with more severe clinical presentationIn-hospital deathAssociated with higher in-hospital deathMultivariate logistic regressionHigher in-hospital deathCOVID-19