2024
Impact of concomitant surgical interventions on outcomes of septal myectomy in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Altibi A, Sapru A, Ghanem F, Zhao Y, Alani A, Cigarroa J, Nazer B, Song H, Masri A. Impact of concomitant surgical interventions on outcomes of septal myectomy in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 400: 131790. PMID: 38242508, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.131790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyMitral valve replacementCoronary artery bypass graftingConcomitant surgical interventionIn-hospital mortalitySeptal myectomyAdverse in-hospital eventsIn-hospital eventsSurgical interventionMV repairValve replacementHypertrophic cardiomyopathyOutcomes of septal myectomyAssociated with increased in-hospital mortalityOutcomes of patientsAortic valve replacementIn-hospital adverse eventsAdverse clinical eventsIsolated SMArtery bypass graftingIn-hospital deathNational Readmission DatabaseSymptomatic patientsMedical therapyAdverse events
2023
Discrepant Volume-cost Relationship Of Septal Reduction Therapies For The Treatment Of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Masri A. Discrepant Volume-cost Relationship Of Septal Reduction Therapies For The Treatment Of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2023, 29: 639-640. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.10.228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol septal ablationSeptal reduction therapyObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyHigh-volume centersSeptal myectomyTertile of hospital volumeLow-volume centersNational Readmission DatabaseSeptal ablationHypertrophic cardiomyopathyTreatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyReduction therapyAlcohol septal ablation proceduresInverse volume-cost relationshipHospital volumeProcedure volumeHospital procedure volumeMedical therapyAnnual procedure volumeReadmissions DatabaseAverage annual chargesInflation-adjusted chargesVolume-cost relationshipHospital costsTherapy
2019
Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Masri A, Altibi A, Erqou S, Zmaili M, Saleh A, Al-Adham R, Ayoub K, Baghal M, Alkukhun L, Barakat A, Jain S, Saba S, Adelstein E. Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2019, 5: 152-161. PMID: 30784684, PMCID: PMC6383782, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized controlled trialsWearable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyWearable cardioverter-defibrillatorVEST trialSudden cardiac deathDerSimonian and Laird methodCardiac deathMonths of follow-upPrevention of sudden cardiac deathA systematic reviewPrimary preventionOutcomes of patientsCardioverter-defibrillator therapyLaird methodObservational studyMeta-analysisGoogle ScholarIschemic cardiomyopathyMedical therapyFollow-upCardioverter-defibrillatorPreventionTherapyVestPersons