2023
TRENDS IN MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS BETWEEN 1980-2019.
Altibi A, Shokr M, Samara A, Mohsen A, Vuong H, Samara A, Shaughnessy A, Hammad F, Ali L, Battisha A, Assali M, Almasri M, Qarajeh R, Ghazzal A, Masri A. TRENDS IN MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS BETWEEN 1980-2019. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1112. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01556-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A Meta-analysis of the Use of Polypill for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Al-Abdouh A, Mhanna M, Jabri A, Ahmed T, Altibi A, Ghanem F, Alhuneafat L, Mostafa M, Abusnina W, Dewaswala N, Bhopalwala H, Kundu A, Michos E. A Meta-analysis of the Use of Polypill for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal Of Therapeutics 2022, 31: e193-e195. PMID: 36857708, DOI: 10.1097/mjt.0000000000001583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical 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
The Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Thirumala P, Altibi A, Chang R, Saca E, Iyengar P, Reddy R, Anetakis K, Crammond D, Balzer J, Sekula R. The Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery 2021, 89: s23-s23. DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa069_s023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies
Hage F, Harris A, Clerc O, Altibi A, Hage A, Hamaya R, Papatheodorou S. Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1624. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationMid-term mortalityAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationTA-TAVIMeta-analysisKidney injuryVascular complicationsValve implantationPacemaker requirementHazard ratioOdds ratioMyocardial infarctionStandard surgical replacementHigher postoperative mortalityPostoperative aortic regurgitationAssociated with reduced vascular complicationsPerioperative surgical complicationsFollow-up durationSevere aortic stenosisKaplan-Meier curvesLong follow-upLong-term outcomesComorbidities of patientsMeta-analysis of studiesMethodological Rigor and Temporal Trends of Cardiovascular Medicine Meta‐Analyses in Highest‐Impact Journals
Mahtta D, Altibi A, Gad M, Samara A, Barakat A, Bagur R, Mansoor H, Jneid H, Virani S, Mamas M, Masri A, Elgendy I. Methodological Rigor and Temporal Trends of Cardiovascular Medicine Meta‐Analyses in Highest‐Impact Journals. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021367. PMID: 34533035, PMCID: PMC8649500, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeta-analysis of observational studiesPreferred Reporting ItemsMeta-analysesSystematic reviewReporting ItemsMethodological rigorObservational studyMeta-analysisTemporal trendsMinority of studiesBritish Medical JournalHigh-impact journalsEpidemiology guidelinesAmerican Medical AssociationNew England JournalEpidemiological elementsEuropean Heart JournalMedical AssociationImpact journalsAnnual declineMEDLINE databaseMedical journalsPROSPEROStudy periodEpidemiology
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 functionSpeckle tracking echocardiography can predict subclinical myocardial involvement in patients with sarcoidosis: A meta‐analysis
Barssoum K, Altibi A, Rai D, Kumar A, Kharsa A, Chowdhury M, Thakkar S, Shahid S, Abdelazeem M, Abuzaid A, Baibhav B, Parikh V, Feitell S, Balmer‐Swain M, Rao M, Amsallem M, Nanda N. Speckle tracking echocardiography can predict subclinical myocardial involvement in patients with sarcoidosis: A meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2020, 37: 2061-2070. PMID: 33058271, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainGlobal circumferential strainSpeckle tracking echocardiographyStandardized mean differenceCardiac sarcoidosisCardiac magnetic resonanceSarcoidosis groupTracking echocardiographyHealthy controlsConfidence intervalsExtra-cardiac sarcoidosisGlobal longitudinal strainSubclinical myocardial involvementMeta-analysisScreening of CSAdvanced imaging modalitiesRandom-effects modelEnglish-language articlesPositron emission tomographyMyocardial involvementSarcoidosis patientsCardiac symptomsFDG-PETLongitudinal strainEchocardiographyProtocol registration issues of systematic review and meta-analysis studies: a survey of global researchers
Tawfik G, Giang H, Ghozy S, Altibi A, Kandil H, Le H, Eid P, Radwan I, Makram O, Hien T, Sherif M, Hossain A, Thang T, Puljak L, Salem H, Numair T, Moji K, Huy N. Protocol registration issues of systematic review and meta-analysis studies: a survey of global researchers. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2020, 20: 213. PMID: 32842968, PMCID: PMC7448304, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-020-01094-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtocol registrationMethodsA cross-sectional survey studyCross-sectional survey studySurvey studySystematic reviews/meta-analysisMeta-analysis studySR/MAsSystematic reviewConclusionAbout halfCochrane guidelinesMeta-analysisSR/MALiterature searchIncreased awarenessOnline questionnaireParticipantsProtocol registryPROSPEROE-mailScopus databasesSurveyProtocol databaseAwarenessDatabaseRegistration processIn Reply: The Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chang R, Reddy R, Altibi A, Iyengar P, Anetakis K, Crammond D, Balzer J, Sekula R, Thirumala P. In Reply: The Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery 2020, 87: nyaa345-. PMID: 32761240, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Thirumala P, Altibi A, Chang R, Saca E, Iyengar P, Reddy R, Anetakis K, Crammond D, Balzer J, Sekula R. The Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery 2020, 87: e473-e484. PMID: 32297629, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral spread responseSpasm-free statusMicrovascular decompressionHemifacial spasmIntraoperative LSR monitoringClinical outcome of microvascular decompressionPersistence of lateral spread responseCranial nervesAbnormal lateral spread responseIntraoperative lateral spread responseLateral spread response monitoringResponse to facial nerve stimulationOutcome of microvascular decompressionAdequacy of decompressionFacial nerve stimulationMeta-analysisDiagnostic odds ratioPositive predictive valueSurgical treatmentClinical outcomesNerve stimulationOdds ratioWeb of ScienceHigh riskPredictive valueGlobal longitudinal strain assessment of the left ventricle by speckle tracking echocardiography detects acute cellular rejection in orthotopic heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Elkaryoni A, Altibi A, Khan M, Okasha O, Ellakany K, Hassan A, Singh A, Qarajeh R, Mehta S, Nanda N. Global longitudinal strain assessment of the left ventricle by speckle tracking echocardiography detects acute cellular rejection in orthotopic heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2020, 37: 302-309. PMID: 31967669, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cellular rejectionGlobal longitudinal strainHeart transplant recipientsSpeckle tracking echocardiographyGlobal longitudinal strain assessmentOrthotopic heart transplant recipientsEndomyocardial biopsyWeighted mean differenceTracking echocardiographyTransplant recipientsCellular rejectionComparison to endomyocardial biopsyDetect acute cellular rejectionDiagnose ACRLeft ventricleNoninvasive screening modalityQuality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy StudiesComplication of transplantationCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsCentral Register of Controlled TrialsMeta-analysisRegister of Controlled TrialsConfidence intervalsStrain assessmentDiagnostic accuracy studies
2019
GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE BY SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DETECTS ACUTE CELLULAR REJECTION IN ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Elkaryoni A, Ellakany K, Altibi A, Okasha O, Abdelkarim I, Nanda N. GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE BY SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DETECTS ACUTE CELLULAR REJECTION IN ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1622. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32228-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Masri A, Altibi A, Erqou S, Zmaili M, Saleh A, Al-Adham R, Ayoub K, Baghal M, Alkukhun L, Barakat A, Jain S, Saba S, Adelstein E. Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2019, 5: 152-161. PMID: 30784684, PMCID: PMC6383782, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized controlled trialsWearable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyWearable cardioverter-defibrillatorVEST trialSudden cardiac deathDerSimonian and Laird methodCardiac deathMonths of follow-upPrevention of sudden cardiac deathA systematic reviewPrimary preventionOutcomes of patientsCardioverter-defibrillator therapyLaird methodObservational studyMeta-analysisGoogle ScholarIschemic cardiomyopathyMedical therapyFollow-upCardioverter-defibrillatorPreventionTherapyVestPersons
2018
Three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography is an attractive alternative to cardiac multi‐detector computed tomography for aortic annular sizing: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Elkaryoni A, Nanda N, Baweja P, Arisha M, Zamir H, Elgebaly A, Altibi A, Sharma R. Three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography is an attractive alternative to cardiac multi‐detector computed tomography for aortic annular sizing: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2018, 35: 1626-1634. PMID: 30296350, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-detector computed tomographyAortic annular sizeThree-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographyAnnular sizeTransesophageal echocardiographyMeasurement of aortic annulus areaCardiac multi-detector computed tomographyAortic annulus assessmentAortic annular areaAortic annulus measurementsAortic valve replacementCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsHigh-risk patientsMeta-analysisCentral Register of Controlled TrialsConventional imaging modalitiesRegister of Controlled TrialsAortic annulus areaCochrane Central RegisterBland-Altman plotsSystematic literature searchRenal impairmentMDCT measurementsValve replacementAnnulus measurementsP1025Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for the prevention of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Masri A, Altibi A, Erqou S, Zmaili M, Saleh A, Al-Adham R, Ayoub K, Barakat A, Jain S, Saba S, Adelstein E. P1025Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for the prevention of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Heart Journal 2018, 39: ehy564.p1025. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.p1025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinicopathological implications of MET exon 14 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer – A systematic review and meta-analysis
Vuong H, Ho A, Altibi A, Nakazawa T, Katoh R, Kondo T. Clinicopathological implications of MET exon 14 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer – A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lung Cancer 2018, 123: 76-82. PMID: 30089599, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerMET exonCell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerGenetic eventsOdds ratioPulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomaMeta-analysisConfidence intervalsC-Met inhibitorsRandom-effects modelSarcomatoid carcinomaPrognostic featuresClinicopathological profileDismal survivalTargeted therapyClinicopathological implicationsGenomic alterationsAdvanced ageWeb of ScienceC-MetNon-smokersRare mutationsPatientsF114. Utility of intraoperative electromyography in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Thirumala P, Chang R, Iyengar P, Reddy R, Altibi A, Saca E, Saleh A, Anetakis K, Crammond D, Balzer J, Sekula R. F114. Utility of intraoperative electromyography in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Neurophysiology 2018, 129: e109. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpasm-free statusDiagnostic odds ratioHemifacial spasmMicrovascular decompressionOne-yearOdds ratioThree-monthsRelief of hemifacial spasmAdequacy of decompressionFacial nerve decompressionAge of patientsMeta-analysisIntraoperative EMG monitoringIntraoperative LSR monitoringPostoperative reliefSurgical outcomesSurgical treatmentNerve decompressionClinical outcomesWeb of ScienceHigh riskIntraoperative electromyographyEMG monitoringROC curveFunnel plot
2017
Role of molecular markers to predict distant metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: Promising value of TERT promoter mutations and insignificant role of BRAF mutations—a meta-analysis
Vuong H, Altibi A, Duong U, Ngo H, Pham T, Tran H, Oishi N, Mochizuki K, Nakazawa T, Hassell L, Katoh R, Kondo T. Role of molecular markers to predict distant metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: Promising value of TERT promoter mutations and insignificant role of BRAF mutations—a meta-analysis. Tumor Biology 2017, 39: 1010428317713913. PMID: 29037127, DOI: 10.1177/1010428317713913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerTERT promoter mutationsDistant metastasisThyroid cancerPromoter mutationsRET/PTC rearrangementsBRAF mutationsPresence of distant metastasesAssessment of patient prognosisTumor risk stratificationAssociated with distant metastasisPapillary thyroid carcinomaMeta-analysisPredicting distant metastasisAssociation of BRAFRandom-effects modelThyroid carcinomaTERT promoterRisk stratificationPatient prognosisRAS mutationsAdverse outcomesMetastasisIncreased riskBRAFTERT promoter mutation and its interaction with IDH mutations in glioma: Combined TERT promoter and IDH mutations stratifies lower-grade glioma into distinct survival subgroups—A meta-analysis of aggregate data
Vuong H, Altibi A, Duong U, Ngo H, Pham T, Chan A, Park C, Fung K, Hassell L. TERT promoter mutation and its interaction with IDH mutations in glioma: Combined TERT promoter and IDH mutations stratifies lower-grade glioma into distinct survival subgroups—A meta-analysis of aggregate data. Critical Reviews In Oncology/Hematology 2017, 120: 1-9. PMID: 29198322, DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomerase reverse transcriptase promoter mutationTelomerase reverse transcriptaseIsocitrate dehydrogenase mutation statusProgression-free survivalTERT promoter mutationsIsocitrate dehydrogenase mutationPromoter mutationsIDH-mutantGlioma patientsOverall survivalTumor gradeMutation statusTelomerase reverse transcriptase mutationsAssociated with reduced OSGrade II/III tumorsWHO grade IIMeta-analysisIDH-wild typeInverse variance methodRandom-effects modelII/III tumorsTERT-mutIII tumorsPrognostic factorsPrognostic value