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 SocietyOutcomesCerebral 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 devicesImpact 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 eventsCharacteristics And Procedural Complications Of Septal Myectomy For Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy In The United States
Altibi A, Elman M, Zhao Y, Chehab J, Butzner M, Heitner S, Jacoby D, Sohn R, Masri A. Characteristics And Procedural Complications Of Septal Myectomy For Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy In The United States. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 177-178. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.10.149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathySeptal myectomyBaseline characteristicsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyInpatient complicationsConcomitant mitral valve repairVentricular septal defectMitral valve repairMitral valve replacementPredictor of inpatient complicationsCohort of patientsOutcomes of SMValve repairSeptal defectValve replacementAtrial fibrillation/flutterAnoxic brain damagePacemaker implantationAdult patientsHeart blockCardiac arrestEmergency intubationProcedural outcomesContinuous enrollmentMyectomy
2022
Hospital Procedural Volume and Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: United States Nationwide Readmission Database, 2016-2019
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Chadderdon S, Lantz G, Song H, Cigarroa J, Zahr F, Golwala H. Hospital Procedural Volume and Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: United States Nationwide Readmission Database, 2016-2019. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 1: 100457. PMID: 39132352, PMCID: PMC11308815, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacementOutcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementUnited States Nationwide Readmissions DatabaseNationwide Readmissions DatabaseHospital procedure volumeValve replacementClinical outcomesReadmissions DatabaseProcedure volumeTCT-483 Short-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Bicuspid vs Tricuspid Aortic Valve Disease: Analysis From the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2017-2019)
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Alhuneafat L, Lantz G, Chadderdon S, Ramu V, Song H, Golwala H, Zahr F. TCT-483 Short-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Bicuspid vs Tricuspid Aortic Valve Disease: Analysis From the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2017-2019). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 80: b196. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical 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
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
2018
Three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography is an attractive alternative to cardiac multi‐detector computed tomography for aortic annular sizing: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Elkaryoni A, Nanda N, Baweja P, Arisha M, Zamir H, Elgebaly A, Altibi A, Sharma R. Three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography is an attractive alternative to cardiac multi‐detector computed tomography for aortic annular sizing: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2018, 35: 1626-1634. PMID: 30296350, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-detector computed tomographyAortic annular sizeThree-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographyAnnular sizeTransesophageal echocardiographyMeasurement of aortic annulus areaCardiac multi-detector computed tomographyAortic annulus assessmentAortic annular areaAortic annulus measurementsAortic valve replacementCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsHigh-risk patientsMeta-analysisCentral Register of Controlled TrialsConventional imaging modalitiesRegister of Controlled TrialsAortic annulus areaCochrane Central RegisterBland-Altman plotsSystematic literature searchRenal impairmentMDCT measurementsValve replacementAnnulus measurements