2024
Cerebral embolic protection device utilization and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A nationally representative propensity matched analysis
Altibi A, Alhuneafat L, Jabri A, Al-Abdouh A, Ghanem F. Cerebral embolic protection device utilization and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A nationally representative propensity matched analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2024, 67: 112-114. PMID: 38653674, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesAortic valve replacementPropensity score matchingNational Readmission DatabaseIn-hospital strokeValve replacementIn-hospitalPeriprocedural strokeOdds ratioTranscatheter aortic valve replacement patientsTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementPropensity score matched cohortAssociated with decreased riskScore matchingPropensity matched analysisRisk of periprocedural strokeRisk of in-hospital strokeAcute kidney injuryTAVR admissionsIn-hospital mortalityConfidence intervalsOutcomes post-TAVRAssociated with reduced oddsEmbolic protection devices
2022
Clinical Outcomes of Revascularization with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Hammad F, Patel J, Song H, Golwala H, Zahr F, Rahmouni H. Clinical Outcomes of Revascularization with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. Current Problems In Cardiology 2022, 47: 101339. PMID: 35908687, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCoexisting coronary artery diseaseIncreased risk of life-threatening bleedingCoronary artery diseaseRisk of life-threatening bleedingLife-threatening bleedingAortic valve replacementOutcomes of revascularizationValve replacementIncreased riskOdds ratioTranscatheter aortic valve replacement patientsSignificant coronary artery diseasePooled estimates of odds ratiosMeta-analysisAcute kidney injuryEstimates of odds ratiosAssociated with improved 30-dayPercutaneous coronary interventionRandom-effects modelNo significant differencePacemaker implantationPost-TAVRKidney injuryClinical outcomes
2021
Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies
Hage F, Harris A, Clerc O, Altibi A, Hage A, Hamaya R, Papatheodorou S. Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1624. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationMid-term mortalityAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationTA-TAVIMeta-analysisKidney injuryVascular complicationsValve implantationPacemaker requirementHazard ratioOdds ratioMyocardial infarctionStandard surgical replacementHigher postoperative mortalityPostoperative aortic regurgitationAssociated with reduced vascular complicationsPerioperative surgical complicationsFollow-up durationSevere aortic stenosisKaplan-Meier curvesLong follow-upLong-term outcomesComorbidities of patientsMeta-analysis of studies
2020
Assessment of right ventricular function following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation—The role of speckle‐tracking echocardiography: A meta‐analysis
Barssoum K, Altibi A, Rai D, Kharsa A, Kumar A, Chowdhury M, Elkaryoni A, Abuzaid A, Baibhav B, Parikh V, Masri A, Amsallem M, Nanda N. Assessment of right ventricular function following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation—The role of speckle‐tracking echocardiography: A meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2020, 37: 2048-2060. PMID: 33084128, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricle free wall strainRight ventricle global longitudinal strainRight ventricular failureSpeckle-tracking echocardiographyRight ventricular failure patientsLeft ventricular assist deviceStandardized mean differenceTransthoracic echocardiographyPrediction of right ventricular failureSubgroup analysisAssessment of right ventricular functionVentricular assist deviceOdds ratioAssociated with worse outcomesFree wall strainGlobal longitudinal strainRight ventricular functionLeft ventricular assist device recipientsMeta-analysisMeta-analysis of published literaturePooled odds ratioRandom-effects modelNo significant differenceVentricular failureVentricular functionThe Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Thirumala P, Altibi A, Chang R, Saca E, Iyengar P, Reddy R, Anetakis K, Crammond D, Balzer J, Sekula R. The Utility of Intraoperative Lateral Spread Recording in Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery 2020, 87: e473-e484. PMID: 32297629, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral spread responseSpasm-free statusMicrovascular decompressionHemifacial spasmIntraoperative LSR monitoringClinical outcome of microvascular decompressionPersistence of lateral spread responseCranial nervesAbnormal lateral spread responseIntraoperative lateral spread responseLateral spread response monitoringResponse to facial nerve stimulationOutcome of microvascular decompressionAdequacy of decompressionFacial nerve stimulationMeta-analysisDiagnostic odds ratioPositive predictive valueSurgical treatmentClinical outcomesNerve stimulationOdds ratioWeb of ScienceHigh riskPredictive value
2019
Diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography in the detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis study
Elkaryoni A, Abu‐Sheasha G, Altibi A, Hassan A, Ellakany K, Nanda N. Diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography in the detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis study. Echocardiography 2019, 36: 528-536. PMID: 30726558, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetecting cardiac allograft vasculopathyAccuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiographyCardiac allograft vasculopathyDobutamine stress echocardiographyDiagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiographyHeart transplant recipientsStress echocardiographyAllograft vasculopathyArea under curveTransplant recipientsDiagnostic accuracySensitivity of dobutamine stress echocardiographyEarly CAVOdds ratioSummary receiver operating characteristic analysisDetection of cardiac allograft vasculopathyHierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic analysisIntravascular ultrasoundCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsCentral Register of Controlled TrialsReceiver operating characteristic analysisCohort of patientsDiagnostic odds ratioNegative likelihood ratioPositive likelihood ratioPerioperative Stroke in Carotid Artery Stenting as a Surrogate Marker and Predictor for 30-day Postprocedural Mortality - A Pooled Analysis of 156,000 Patients with Carotid Artery Disease.
Altibi A, Saca E, Dhillon H, Thirumala P. Perioperative Stroke in Carotid Artery Stenting as a Surrogate Marker and Predictor for 30-day Postprocedural Mortality - A Pooled Analysis of 156,000 Patients with Carotid Artery Disease. Neurology India 2019, 67: 1423-1428. PMID: 31857527, DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.273642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredicting 30-day mortalityCarotid artery stenosisTransient ischemic attackPerioperative strokeCarotid endarterectomyOdds ratioOccurrence of perioperative strokeHigh-risk surgical patientsRelative riskPerioperative transient ischemic attackIncreased risk of strokeBilateral carotid diseasePooled odds ratioDetect intraoperative cerebral ischemiaSevere carotid stenosisCarotid artery stentingIntraoperative cerebral ischemiaCarotid artery diseaseCarotid stenosis patientsRisk of strokePatient ageStenosis patientsNeurophysiological monitoringPooled ORNeurological status
2018
Clinicopathological implications of MET exon 14 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer – A systematic review and meta-analysis
Vuong H, Ho A, Altibi A, Nakazawa T, Katoh R, Kondo T. Clinicopathological implications of MET exon 14 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer – A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lung Cancer 2018, 123: 76-82. PMID: 30089599, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerMET exonCell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerGenetic eventsOdds ratioPulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomaMeta-analysisConfidence intervalsC-Met inhibitorsRandom-effects modelSarcomatoid carcinomaPrognostic featuresClinicopathological profileDismal survivalTargeted therapyClinicopathological implicationsGenomic alterationsAdvanced ageWeb of ScienceC-MetNon-smokersRare mutationsPatientsF114. Utility of intraoperative electromyography in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Thirumala P, Chang R, Iyengar P, Reddy R, Altibi A, Saca E, Saleh A, Anetakis K, Crammond D, Balzer J, Sekula R. F114. Utility of intraoperative electromyography in microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Neurophysiology 2018, 129: e109. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpasm-free statusDiagnostic odds ratioHemifacial spasmMicrovascular decompressionOne-yearOdds ratioThree-monthsRelief of hemifacial spasmAdequacy of decompressionFacial nerve decompressionAge of patientsMeta-analysisIntraoperative EMG monitoringIntraoperative LSR monitoringPostoperative reliefSurgical outcomesSurgical treatmentNerve decompressionClinical outcomesWeb of ScienceHigh riskIntraoperative electromyographyEMG monitoringROC curveFunnel plot
2017
Prognostic implication of BRAF and TERT promoter mutation combination in papillary thyroid carcinoma—A meta‐analysis
Vuong H, Altibi A, Duong U, Hassell L. Prognostic implication of BRAF and TERT promoter mutation combination in papillary thyroid carcinoma—A meta‐analysis. Clinical Endocrinology 2017, 87: 411-417. PMID: 28666074, DOI: 10.1111/cen.13413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTERT promoter mutationsPapillary thyroid carcinomaPromoter mutationsRisk stratificationRisk stratification of papillary thyroid carcinomaAssociated with increased tumor aggressivenessManagement of papillary thyroid carcinomaGroup of papillary thyroid carcinomasPapillary thyroid carcinoma patientsPooled estimates of odds ratiosCombination of BRAFEstimates of odds ratiosRandom-effects modelCoexisting BRAFThyroid carcinomaPrognostic implicationsTumor aggressivenessClinicopathological implicationsBRAFClinical managementConcurrent BRAFRisk groupsOdds ratioVirtual Health LibraryWeb of Science