2024
Racial, ethnic and sex disparity in acute heart failure patients with COVID-19: A nationwide analysis
Hashem A, Khalouf A, Mohamed M, Nayfeh T, Elkhapery A, Zahid S, Altibi A, Thyagaturu H, Kashou A, Anavekar N, Gulati M, Balla S. Racial, ethnic and sex disparity in acute heart failure patients with COVID-19: A nationwide analysis. Heliyon 2024, 10: e34513. PMID: 39157311, PMCID: PMC11327804, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute heart failureImpact of raceNational Inpatient SampleCOVID-19 infectionWhite malesHispanic malesDiagnosis of acute heart failureOutcomes of acute heart failureOdds of cardiac arrestAcute heart failure patientsCOVID-19Sex disparitiesWhite femalesOdds of in-hospital mortalityEthnicityRaceDisparitiesMultivariate logistic regression modelIn-hospital mortalityIn-hospital outcomesHeart failure patientsLogistic regression modelsHispanic ethnicityHeart failureCardiac arrestCardiovascular 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 modelCovid-19 Infection Is Associated With Increased In-hospital Mortality And Complications In Patients With Acute Heart Failure: Insight From National Inpatient Sample (2020)
Hashem A, Khalouf A, Mohamed M, Nayfeh T, Elkhapery A, Elbahnasawy M, Altibi A, Rai D, Deshwal H, Feitell S, Balla S. Covid-19 Infection Is Associated With Increased In-hospital Mortality And Complications In Patients With Acute Heart Failure: Insight From National Inpatient Sample (2020). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 195. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.10.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute heart failure patientsAcute heart failureAcute kidney injuryIn-hospital mortalityCOVID-19 infectionPulmonary embolismHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionSeptic shockAtrial fibrillationBaseline comorbiditiesPatients admitted with acute heart failureDiagnosis of acute heart failureAssociated with increased in-hospital mortalityAcute heart failure exacerbationAcute heart failure hospitalizationClinical outcomes of COVID-19Coronary artery bypass graftingAcute pulmonary embolismAssociated with significantly higher in-hospital mortalityHigher in-hospital mortalityChronic heart failureHeart failure exacerbationNational Inpatient Sample databaseEnd-stage HF
2022
Cardiac magnetic resonance for prophylactic implantable-cardioverter defibrillator therapy international study: prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance-derived right ventricular parameters substudy
Al’Aref S, Altibi A, Malkawi A, Mansour M, Baskaran L, Masri A, Rahmouni H, Abete R, Andreini D, Aquaro G, Barison A, Bogaert J, Camastra G, Carigi S, Carrabba N, Casavecchia G, Censi S, Cicala G, Conte E, De Cecco C, De Lazzari M, Di Giovine G, Di Roma M, Dobrovie M, Focardi M, Gaibazzi N, Gismondi A, Gravina M, Guglielmo M, Lanzillo C, Lombardi M, Lorenzoni V, Lozano-Torres J, Margonato D, Martini C, Marzo F, Masci P, Masi A, Memeo R, Moro C, Mushtaq S, Nese A, Palumbo A, Pavon A, Pedrotti P, Pepi M, Marra M, Pica S, Pradella S, Presicci C, Rabbat M, Raineri C, Rodriguez-Palomares J, Sbarbati S, Schoepf U, Squeri A, Sverzellati N, Symons R, Tat E, Timpani M, Todiere G, Valentini A, Varga-Szemes A, Volpe A, Fusini L, Guaricci A, Schwitter J, Pontone G. Cardiac magnetic resonance for prophylactic implantable-cardioverter defibrillator therapy international study: prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance-derived right ventricular parameters substudy. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 24: 472-482. PMID: 35792682, PMCID: PMC10029842, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular systolic dysfunctionCardiac magnetic resonanceAll-cause mortalityPredictor of all-cause mortalityRV ejection fractionPrognostic valueEjection fractionSystolic dysfunctionHeart failureQuantitative assessment of RV functionMean left ventricular ejection fractionAssessment of RV functionBaseline cardiac magnetic resonanceRV systolic dysfunctionRV systolic functionMedian follow-upNormal renal functionVentricular systolic dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionReduced ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesRV functionNYHA III/IVSystolic functionRenal dysfunction
2019
Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis
Altibi A, Khalid M, Kak V, Patel B. Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis. BMJ Case Reports 2019, 12: e230891. PMID: 31862813, PMCID: PMC6936573, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute aortic regurgitationInitiation of antimicrobial treatmentNative valve endocarditisLack of feverAcute aortic regurgitationRefractory heart failureSurgical valve replacementValve endocarditisAortic regurgitationValve replacementMale patientsCutaneous manifestationsGram-positive bacillusDifferential diagnosisHeart failureClinical dataAntimicrobial treatmentCutaneous lesionsSystemic infectionBacteraemiaMedical managementClinical meritRare zoonosisOccupational exposureClinical setting