Long-Term Outcomes of Patients With Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Utilizing a New Risk Score
Hajj-Ali A, Gaballa A, Akintoye E, Jadam S, Ramchand J, Xu B, Ospina S, Thamilarasan M, Smedira N, Popovic Z, Desai M. Long-Term Outcomes of Patients With Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Utilizing a New Risk Score. JACC Advances 2024, 3: 101235. PMID: 39512540, PMCID: PMC11540864, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApical hypertrophic cardiomyopathyRight ventricular systolic pressureLeft atrial volume indexAtrial volume indexVentricular systolic pressureRisk scoreApical aneurysmEnd pointsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyMean left ventricle ejection fractionSystolic pressureLong-term outcomes of patientsApical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsVolume indexBaseline cardiac magnetic resonanceComposite primary end pointPrimary end pointOutcomes of patientsVentricle ejection fractionDelayed gadolinium enhancementCardiac magnetic resonanceComposite end pointLong-term outcomesComposite event rateLeft ventricle apexLongitudinal Assessment of Left Atrial Remodeling in Patients With Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation
Akintoye E, El Dahdah J, Dabbagh M, Patel H, Badwan O, Braghieri L, Chedid El Helou M, Kassab J, Jellis C, Desai M, Rodriguez L, Grimm R, Roselli E, Griffin B, Popovic Z. Longitudinal Assessment of Left Atrial Remodeling in Patients With Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: 1133-1145. PMID: 38878040, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft atrial volume indexLeft atrial reservoir strainAortic regurgitationLV parametersAssociated with survival benefitMedian follow-up periodChronic severe aortic regurgitationLeft ventricular (LVShort-term follow-upOptimal discriminatory thresholdsSevere aortic regurgitationAtrial volume indexIncremental prognostic valueAtrial reservoir strainLeft atrial remodelingFollow-up periodAssociated with survivalPredicting adverse eventsReservoir strainSerial echocardiographySevere ARSurvival benefitLA remodelingLV remodelingPrognostic value