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
Global longitudinal strain assessment of the left ventricle by speckle tracking echocardiography detects acute cellular rejection in orthotopic heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Elkaryoni A, Altibi A, Khan M, Okasha O, Ellakany K, Hassan A, Singh A, Qarajeh R, Mehta S, Nanda N. Global longitudinal strain assessment of the left ventricle by speckle tracking echocardiography detects acute cellular rejection in orthotopic heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2020, 37: 302-309. PMID: 31967669, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cellular rejectionGlobal longitudinal strainHeart transplant recipientsSpeckle tracking echocardiographyGlobal longitudinal strain assessmentOrthotopic heart transplant recipientsEndomyocardial biopsyWeighted mean differenceTracking echocardiographyTransplant recipientsCellular rejectionComparison to endomyocardial biopsyDetect acute cellular rejectionDiagnose ACRLeft ventricleNoninvasive screening modalityQuality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy StudiesComplication of transplantationCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsCentral Register of Controlled TrialsMeta-analysisRegister of Controlled TrialsConfidence intervalsStrain assessmentDiagnostic accuracy studies