2017
Cardiopulmonary exercise test in adults with prior Fontan operation: The prognostic value of serial testing
Egbe A, Driscoll D, Khan A, Said S, Akintoye E, Berganza F, Connolly H. Cardiopulmonary exercise test in adults with prior Fontan operation: The prognostic value of serial testing. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 235: 6-10. PMID: 28284501, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerial cardiopulmonary exercise testsCardiovascular adverse eventsCardiopulmonary exercise testPercentage points/yearPoints/yearFontan operationPeak VOExercise testBaseline cardiopulmonary exercise testBaseline peak oxygen consumptionAdult Fontan patientsAdult Fontan populationPrior Fontan operationPeak oxygen consumptionPeak heart rateFontan populationFontan palliationFontan patientsPeak exerciseAdverse eventsCardiac surgeryRetrospective reviewPrognostic valueInclusion criteriaSerial testing
2015
Association between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis
Akintoye E, Shi L, Obaitan I, Olusunmade M, Wang Y, Newman J, Dodson J. Association between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2015, 23: 602-612. PMID: 26025448, PMCID: PMC5133694, DOI: 10.1177/2047487315588758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessAnkle-brachial indexIntima-media thicknessSubclinical atherosclerosisArterial calcificationMedia thicknessFine particulate matter exposureAvailable observational studiesParticulate matter exposureRandom-effects modelNumber of studiesObservational studyInclusion criteriaEpidemiological studiesMatter exposureStudy heterogeneityPM2.5 exposureNoninvasive measureAtherosclerosisSimilar associationComprehensive searchConfidence intervalsStatistical significanceCalcificationAssociation