2024
Cardiovascular Hospitalizationspost Septal Myectomy For Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A 3-year Analysis Of 5,101 Patients
Altibi A, Elman M, Zhao Y, Chehab J, Butzner M, Heitner S, Jacoby D, Sohn R, Masri A. Cardiovascular Hospitalizationspost Septal Myectomy For Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A 3-year Analysis Of 5,101 Patients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 199-200. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.10.201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyIncidence of cardiovascular hospitalizationsSeptal myectomyCardiovascular hospitalizationChronic kidney diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHypertrophic cardiomyopathyPost-SMVentricular arrhythmiasHeart failureCumulative incidence of cardiovascular hospitalizationsFollow-upYears median follow-upMedian follow-upAdvanced HF therapiesHealth claims databaseAdvanced heart failureEmergency department visitsPacemaker/implantable cardioverter defibrillatorObstructive pulmonary diseaseHF therapyAtrial fibrillation/flutterCumulative incidenceCardiac arrestMultivariate regression model
2023
Long term outcome after septal reduction therapies in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights from the SHaRe registry
Maurizi N, Day S, Ashley E, Michels M, Pereira A, Helms A, Saberi S, Jacoby D, Ware J, Colan S, Semsarian C, Ingles J, Ho C, Olivotto I. Long term outcome after septal reduction therapies in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights from the SHaRe registry. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: ehad655.1852. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.1852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term outcomesPeri-procedural mortalityAlcohol septal ablationTerm outcomesHF outcomesComposite outcomeLV maximal wall thicknessDilated left atriumSeptal reduction therapyPredictor of prognosisMaximal wall thicknessPost-operative resultsProportional hazards modelMost available studiesLA diameterSeptal ablationVA outcomesHeart failureOverall mortalityLV EFVentricular arrhythmiasHF eventsHCM patientsSarcomeric mutationsSpecialty centers
2021
Clinical characteristics and outcomes in childhood-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Marston NA, Han L, Olivotto I, Day SM, Ashley EA, Michels M, Pereira AC, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Jacoby D, Colan SD, Rossano JW, Wittekind SG, Ware JS, Saberi S, Helms AS, Ho CY. Clinical characteristics and outcomes in childhood-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 1988-1996. PMID: 33769460, PMCID: PMC8139852, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLife-threatening ventricular arrhythmiasHeart failureHypertrophic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillationVentricular arrhythmiasComposite endpointHCM patientsRisk of HFSarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy RegistryNatural historyAdvanced HF therapiesOverall composite outcomeObservational cohort studyClinical risk stratificationHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsAge of diagnosisVentricular assist deviceAdult-onset diseaseHF therapyClinical characteristicsCohort studyComposite outcomeBaseline visitRisk stratification
2020
Associations Between Female Sex, Sarcomere Variants, and Clinical Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Lakdawala NK, Olivotto I, Day SM, Han L, Ashley EA, Michels M, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Jacoby D, Jefferies JL, Colan SD, Pereira AC, Rossano JW, Wittekind S, Ware JS, Saberi S, Helms AS, Cirino AL, Leinwand LA, Seidman CE, Ho CY. Associations Between Female Sex, Sarcomere Variants, and Clinical Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2020, 14: e003062. PMID: 33284039, DOI: 10.1161/circgen.120.003062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical outcomesNew York Heart Association IIIImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilizationSevere heart failure symptomsHeart failure symptomsReduced ejection fractionRetrospective cohort studyImpact of sexSex-based differencesHCM centersCause mortalityTract obstructionBaseline characteristicsCohort studyEjection fractionHeart failureVentricular arrhythmiasFemale sexHCM patientsMyocardial performanceFailure symptomsInternational registrySarcomere variantsHigh burdenDesmoplakin Cardiomyopathy, a Fibrotic and Inflammatory Form of Cardiomyopathy Distinct From Typical Dilated or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Smith ED, Lakdawala NK, Papoutsidakis N, Aubert G, Mazzanti A, McCanta AC, Agarwal PP, Arscott P, Dellefave-Castillo LM, Vorovich EE, Nutakki K, Wilsbacher LD, Priori SG, Jacoby DL, McNally EM, Helms AS. Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy, a Fibrotic and Inflammatory Form of Cardiomyopathy Distinct From Typical Dilated or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2020, 141: 1872-1884. PMID: 32372669, PMCID: PMC7286080, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.044934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV late gadolinium enhancementLate gadolinium enhancementSevere ventricular arrhythmiasAcute myocardial injuryMyocardial injuryRight ventricular cardiomyopathyVentricular arrhythmiasGadolinium enhancementVentricular cardiomyopathyEjection fractionSevere arrhythmiasFrequent premature ventricular contractionsPathogenic plakophilin-2 mutationNormal LV systolic functionLeft ventricle ejection fractionRight ventricular ejection fractionPositron emission tomography scanArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyNormal ventricular functionLV systolic functionVentricle ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionEmission tomography scanSmall case seriesPlakophilin-2 mutations
2019
Risk score for the exclusion of arrhythmic events in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy at first presentation
Vischer AS, Castelletti S, Syrris P, Bastiaenen R, Miles C, Akdis D, Denhaerynck K, Jacoby D, Saguner AM, Krahn AD, Behr ER, McKenna WJ, Pantazis A. Risk score for the exclusion of arrhythmic events in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy at first presentation. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 290: 100-105. PMID: 31104822, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.04.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyNon-sustained VTNegative T wavesRight ventricular cardiomyopathyVentricular arrhythmiasRisk scoreArrhythmic eventsFiltered QRS durationFirst presentationH ECGQRS durationVentricular cardiomyopathyLead aVRARVC Task Force CriteriaApplicable risk scoreCohort of patientsSustained ventricular arrhythmiasMultivariable logistic regressionTask Force criteriaDetailed clinical dataLife-threatening arrhythmiasHeart muscle disorderT waveNegative predictive valueSignal-averaged ECGPrediction of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
McKenna WJ, Asaad NA, Jacoby DL. Prediction of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: 1859-1861. PMID: 30977786, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz195.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters