2018
Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Siddiqui I, Rajagopal S, Brucker A, Chiswell K, Christopher B, Alenezi F, Mandawat A, Rivera D, Arges K, Tapson V, Kisslo J, Velazquez E, Douglas PS, Samad Z. Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 872-878. PMID: 30093068, PMCID: PMC6280670, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecapillary pulmonary hypertensionRV global longitudinal strainPulmonary hypertensionEchocardiographic parametersHard outcomesPulmonary arterial hypertension medicationsClass III symptomsREVEAL risk scoreRight heart functionCohort of patientsCumulative incidence rateCurrent clinical guidelinesGlobal longitudinal strainEchocardiographic predictorsHypertension medicationsNT-proBNPTransthoracic echocardiographyWalk distanceUnivariable analysisMean ageClinical guidelinesIncidence rateMultivariable modelSurrogate outcomesRisk score
2016
Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism
Dahhan T, Siddiqui I, Tapson VF, Velazquez EJ, Sun S, Davenport CA, Samad Z, Rajagopal S. Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2016, 14: 44. PMID: 27793158, PMCID: PMC5086059, DOI: 10.1186/s12947-016-0087-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pulmonary embolismChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBody mass indexTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionPulmonary artery acceleration timePulmonary embolismActive malignancyEjection fractionClinical parametersMass indexNYHA class III symptomsRV myocardial performance indexAnnular plane systolic excursionLeft ventricular ejection fractionMedian body mass indexClass III symptomsFraction area changeRV Tei indexSpeckle-tracking strainOutcomes of patientsAbsence of hypertensionTroponin T levelsMyocardial performance indexObstructive pulmonary diseaseSystolic blood pressure