2024
In-Hospital Outcomes and 30-Day Readmission Rate After Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Liver Cirrhosis: A Contemporary Propensity-Matched Analysis
Aggarwal A, Jang S, Vardhan S, Webber F, Alam M, Vardhan M, Lancaster G, Ahmad Y, Vora A, Zarich S, Inglessis-Azuaje I, Elmariah S, Forrest J, Davila C. In-Hospital Outcomes and 30-Day Readmission Rate After Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Liver Cirrhosis: A Contemporary Propensity-Matched Analysis. Structural Heart 2024, 100327. DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2024.100327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacement groupValve replacementIn-hospital mortalityHepatorenal syndromeReadmission ratesCardiogenic shockLiver cirrhosisVascular complicationsIn-hospitalOutcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacementSurgical risk prediction modelsSurgical aortic valve replacement groupAssociated with significantly lower ratesRates of in-hospital mortalityLimited contemporary dataIn-hospital outcomesSignificantly lower ratesNationwide Readmissions DatabaseCardiac surgeryPeriprocedural morbidityTherapeutic optionsClinical characteristicsE-2 | Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on In-hospital Outcomes following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Results from National Inpatient Sample Database 2016-2020
Aggarwal A, Garcia A, Vasquez M, Vardhan S, Ahmed A, Vardhan M, Batlle J, Zarich S, Davila C. E-2 | Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on In-hospital Outcomes following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Results from National Inpatient Sample Database 2016-2020. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 3: 101758. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Evaluation and Therapeutic Strategies
Aggarwal A, Stolear A, Alam M, Vardhan S, Dulgher M, Jang S, Zarich S. Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Evaluation and Therapeutic Strategies. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 1781. PMID: 38542006, PMCID: PMC10971616, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13061781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardiaLeft cardiac sympathetic denervationTraditional first-line treatmentAbsence of structural heart diseaseCalsequestrin 2 geneMyocyte sarcoplasmic reticulumRate of arrhythmic eventsCardiac ryanodine receptorCardiac sympathetic denervationPolymorphic ventricular arrhythmiasFirst-line treatmentPolymorphic ventricular tachycardiaStructural heart diseaseB-blocker therapySudden cardiac deathPotential new therapiesExercise stress testImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorHereditary arrhythmia syndromesArrhythmia syndromesRyanodine receptorSarcoplasmic reticulumModerate exercise trainingSympathetic denervationArrhythmic events
2023
Permanent Complete Heart Block: A Rare Complication of Influenza Infection
Badheeb M, Zarich S, Fara F, Alam M. Permanent Complete Heart Block: A Rare Complication of Influenza Infection. Cureus 2023, 15: e51166. PMID: 38283436, PMCID: PMC10813590, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart blockInfluenza infectionComplication of influenza infectionPermanent complete heart blockPermanent dual-chamber pacemakerInfluenza A infectionJunctional escape rhythmTransient atrioventricular blockComplete heart blockDual-chamber pacemakerFlu-like symptomsPolymerase chain reaction testCardiac comorbiditiesInfluenza virusRare complicationAtrioventricular blockMyocardial inflammationEscape rhythmTemporary pacemakerCardiovascular complicationsSelf-resolvingViral illnessCardiology clinicFollow-upViral infection