2024
Mitral 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHeart FailureHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMitral Valve InsufficiencyTechnologyVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsDegenerative 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
2022
Cardiac magnetic resonance for prophylactic implantable-cardioverter defibrillator therapy international study: prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance-derived right ventricular parameters substudy
Al’Aref S, Altibi A, Malkawi A, Mansour M, Baskaran L, Masri A, Rahmouni H, Abete R, Andreini D, Aquaro G, Barison A, Bogaert J, Camastra G, Carigi S, Carrabba N, Casavecchia G, Censi S, Cicala G, Conte E, De Cecco C, De Lazzari M, Di Giovine G, Di Roma M, Dobrovie M, Focardi M, Gaibazzi N, Gismondi A, Gravina M, Guglielmo M, Lanzillo C, Lombardi M, Lorenzoni V, Lozano-Torres J, Margonato D, Martini C, Marzo F, Masci P, Masi A, Memeo R, Moro C, Mushtaq S, Nese A, Palumbo A, Pavon A, Pedrotti P, Pepi M, Marra M, Pica S, Pradella S, Presicci C, Rabbat M, Raineri C, Rodriguez-Palomares J, Sbarbati S, Schoepf U, Squeri A, Sverzellati N, Symons R, Tat E, Timpani M, Todiere G, Valentini A, Varga-Szemes A, Volpe A, Fusini L, Guaricci A, Schwitter J, Pontone G. Cardiac magnetic resonance for prophylactic implantable-cardioverter defibrillator therapy international study: prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance-derived right ventricular parameters substudy. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 24: 472-482. PMID: 35792682, PMCID: PMC10029842, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular systolic dysfunctionCardiac magnetic resonanceAll-cause mortalityPredictor of all-cause mortalityRV ejection fractionPrognostic valueEjection fractionSystolic dysfunctionHeart failureQuantitative assessment of RV functionMean left ventricular ejection fractionAssessment of RV functionBaseline cardiac magnetic resonanceRV systolic dysfunctionRV systolic functionMedian follow-upNormal renal functionVentricular systolic dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionReduced ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesRV functionNYHA III/IVSystolic functionRenal dysfunction
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 functionReadmission-free period and in-hospital mortality at the time of first readmission in acute heart failure patients—NRD-based analysis of 40,000 heart failure readmissions
Altibi A, Prousi G, Agarwal M, Shah M, Tripathi B, Ram P, Patel B. Readmission-free period and in-hospital mortality at the time of first readmission in acute heart failure patients—NRD-based analysis of 40,000 heart failure readmissions. Heart Failure Reviews 2020, 26: 57-64. PMID: 31897907, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-019-09912-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureIn-hospital mortalityPercutaneous coronary interventionGroup 1Group 2Group 3Outcomes of acute heart failureMyocardial infarctionAssociated with decreased risk of in-hospital mortalityNon-ST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk of in-hospital mortalityAssociated with decreased riskST-elevation myocardial infarctionPercentage of patientsAcute kidney injuryAHF casesElevation myocardial infarctionVentricular assist device useMultivariate logistic regressionNational Readmission DatabaseHeart failure readmissionICD-9 codesTime of index admissionTime of readmissionKidney injury
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