2024
Performance of contemporary cardiovascular risk stratification scores in Brazil: an evaluation in the ELSA-Brasil study
Camargos A, Barreto S, Brant L, Ribeiro A, Dhingra L, Aminorroaya A, Bittencourt M, Figueiredo R, Khera R. Performance of contemporary cardiovascular risk stratification scores in Brazil: an evaluation in the ELSA-Brasil study. Open Heart 2024, 11: e002762. PMID: 38862252, PMCID: PMC11168182, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled Cohort EquationsELSA-BrasilRisk scoreCardiovascular diseaseCVD eventsCommunity-based cohort studyArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveCVD risk scoreELSA-Brasil studyIncident CVD eventsMiddle-income countriesAdjudicated CVD eventsCardiovascular disease riskCVD scoreCohort EquationsNational guidelinesRisk stratification scoresWhite womenAge/sex groupsCohort studyProspective cohortLMICsSex/race groupsHigher incomeRisk discrimination
2022
Clinical Associations of Injuries Caused by Vasovagal Syncope: A Cohort Study From a Tertiary Syncope Unit
Tajdini M, Tavolinejad H, Aminorroaya A, Aryan Z, Jalali A, Alaeddini F, Sadeghian S, Yadangi S, Vasheghani‐Farahani A, Kalhor P, Bozorgi A. Clinical Associations of Injuries Caused by Vasovagal Syncope: A Cohort Study From a Tertiary Syncope Unit. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 12: e027272. PMID: 36565190, PMCID: PMC9973565, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.027272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSyncopeSyncope, VasovagalTilt-Table TestConceptsAssociation of injuryIncidence of injuryAssociated with injuryVasovagal syncopeClinical associationsRate of injuryAssociated with lower riskRisk of injuryAt-risk individualsAbsence of prodromesRecurrent vasovagal syncopeYears of ageStanding positionCohort studySyncope clinicHigh-risk situationsRecurrent casesFemale sexProspective studyPatient characteristicsClinical evaluationSyncopeSyncope unitLow riskInjury
2020
Comparison of trinitroglycerin and adenosine as provocative agents for head-up tilt test in patients with unexplained syncope: a semi-crossover randomized clinical trial with prospective follow-up
Tajdini M, Aminorroaya A, Rahimi B, Mortazavi S, Vasheghani Farahani A, Sadeghian S, Easapour Moghadam M, Soltani D, Bozorgi A. Comparison of trinitroglycerin and adenosine as provocative agents for head-up tilt test in patients with unexplained syncope: a semi-crossover randomized clinical trial with prospective follow-up. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2020, 60: 31-39. PMID: 31907833, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-019-00652-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleNitroglycerinProspective StudiesSyncopeSyncope, VasovagalTilt-Table TestConceptsTransient loss of consciousnessFollow-upUnexplained syncopeProvocative agentsTilt testDiagnostic evaluationPositive response to HUTTHead-up tilt testResponse to HUTTSuspected vasovagal syncopeRandomized clinical trialsDiagnosis of unexplained syncopeStatistically significant differenceDiagnostic yieldLoss of consciousnessRandomized patientsEvaluating patientsVasovagal syncopeVasovagal responseClinical trialsIntravenous ADPatientsSyncopeTrinitroglycerinRe-admission