2024
Normal-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Comparing the U.S. and European Guidelines
Elkaryoni A, Huded C, Saad M, Altibi A, Chhatriwalla A, Abbott J, Arnold S. Normal-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Comparing the U.S. and European Guidelines. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: 926-936. PMID: 38703172, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNormal-flow low-gradientSevere aortic stenosisModerate aortic stenosisAortic stenosisValve replacementEuropean Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery guidelinesAmerican Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelinesLow-gradient aortic stenosisLow-gradient severe aortic stenosisAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeAortic valve replacementOutcomes of patientsSurgery guidelinesSurvival benefitCardiology guidelinesClinical entityStenosisDiagnostic algorithmEuropean guidelinesNatural historyPatientsEuropean AssociationPotential diagnostic algorithmsEuropean SocietyOutcomesMitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Advancing Treatment Options for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation
Zahid S, Anjali Garg J, Altibi A, Golwala H. Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Advancing Treatment Options for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation. Interventional Cardiology Clinics 2024, 13: 155-165. PMID: 38432759, DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2024.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative mitral regurgitationMitral regurgitationMitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repairTranscatheter edge-to-edge repairEdge-to-edge repairEdge-to-edge repair devicesSevere MR patientsTranscatheter edge-to-edge repair deviceLeft ventricular dysfunctionHeart failure syndromeStandard of careAdverse heart remodelingPulmonary hypertensionVentricular dysfunctionTranscatheter therapyFailure syndromeMR patientsSurgical riskTreatment optionsSurgical patientsHeart remodelingClinical needRegurgitationPatientsRepair devices
2023
Baseline and Longitudinal Imaging of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the Era of Emerging Therapeutics
Altibi A, Alani A, Zhao Y, Masri A. Baseline and Longitudinal Imaging of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the Era of Emerging Therapeutics. Current Cardiology Reports 2023, 25: 583-595. PMID: 37103749, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01883-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac myosin inhibitorCardiac magnetic resonance imagingHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCare of patientsClinical trialsPathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyCardiac magnetic resonanceNew drug therapiesHypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosisActin-myosin cross-bridgesLongitudinal imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMyosin inhibitorTherapeutic optionsAbstract PurposeDrug therapyOral moleculesLongitudinal imaging modalityCardiomyopathyPatientsMonitoring patientsImaging modalitiesResonance imagingInvestigate new drug therapiesSarcomere level
2020
Cutaneous Fusariosis in a Patient with Job’s (Hyper‐IgE) Syndrome
Altibi A, Sheth R, Battisha A, Kak V. Cutaneous Fusariosis in a Patient with Job’s (Hyper‐IgE) Syndrome. Case Reports In Infectious Diseases 2020, 2020: 3091806. PMID: 32607263, PMCID: PMC7315260, DOI: 10.1155/2020/3091806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHyper-IgE syndromeInvasive fungal infectionsDiagnosis of hyper-IgE syndromePresence of cutaneous manifestationsPositive wound culturesAntifungal choiceFilamentous fungiAntifungal therapyFungal infectionsSystemic antifungalsImmunocompromised hostsOpportunistic infectionsRecurrent infectionsSurgical debridementWound culturesPunch biopsyCutaneous manifestationsFavorable outcomeAntimicrobial treatmentFusariosisWound debridementRisk factorsPatientsMultimodal approachInfection
2019
A rare presentation of Austrian syndrome with septic arthritis in an immunocompetent female
Battisha A, Madoukh B, Altibi A, Sheikh O. A rare presentation of Austrian syndrome with septic arthritis in an immunocompetent female. The Egyptian Heart Journal 2019, 71: 9. PMID: 31659532, PMCID: PMC6821411, DOI: 10.1186/s43044-019-0010-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSternoclavicular septic arthritisAustrian syndromeSeptic arthritisImmunocompetent patientsMedical history of hypertensionSternoclavicular joint septic arthritisCase presentationA caseHistory of hypertensionOsler's triadAortic vegetationsRare presentationAggressive pathologyCase reportBacterial pneumoniaStreptococcus pneumoniaeDrastic complicationsMedical historyRisk factorsViral influenzaSyndromeArthritisEndocarditisComplicationsMeningitisPatientsIntroduction of Novel Surgical Techniques: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Surgeons
Ahmed A, Giang H, Ghozy S, Salem H, Algazar M, Altibi A, Son H, Anh T, Cuong T, Tuan L, Vuong N, Abdou M, Ghorab M, Tran N, Elawady S, Elmaraezy A, Minh L, Hirayama K, Huy N. Introduction of Novel Surgical Techniques: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Surgeons. Surgical Innovation 2019, 26: 560-572. PMID: 31130082, DOI: 10.1177/1553350619849127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel surgical techniqueSurgical techniquePractice of surgeonsEvidence-based guidelinesLevel of educationLength of lifeModern surgical careSurgical careTraining programMeta-analysesSurgeon experienceJunior surgeonsResponse rateCareSurgeonsEvent ratesPatientsAttitudesPracticeSurveyDeveloping worldPractical questions
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 mutationsPatients