2025
Association between three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction and in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. A multicenter study
Posada-Martinez E, Ivey-Miranda J, Ortiz-Leon X, Arias-Godinez J, Fritche-Salazar J, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Ruiz Esparza-Dueñas M, Romero-Zertuche D, Silvestre-Flores I, Morales-Portano J, Orea-Tejeda A, Rojas-Serrano J, McNamara R, Reyes Lopez P, Sugeng L. Association between three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction and in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. A multicenter study. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2025 PMID: 39984139, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight ventricular ejection fractionRV function parametersVentricular ejection fractionCardiac surgeryEuroSCORE IIPrimary outcomeEjection fractionMechanical ventilationMulticenter study of adult patientsRight ventricular (RV) functionParameters of RV systolic functionPredictors of in-hospital mortalityStudy of adult patientsFunction parametersRV systolic functionProspective multicenter studyAssociated with shorter timeAccurate risk stratificationEvaluation of patientsIn-hospital mortalityIn-hospital outcomesTemporary ventricular assist devicesTransesophageal echocardiogramExploratory endpointsPrimary endpointThree-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction: a strong predictor of outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a multicenter study.
Posada-Martinez E, Ivey-Miranda J, Ortiz-Leon X, Arias-Godinez J, Fritche-Salazar J, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Esparza M, Romero-Zertuche D, Silvestre-Flores I, Morales-Portano J, Mcnamara R, Sugeng L. Three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction: a strong predictor of outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a multicenter study. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2025, 26: jeae333.356. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae333.356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower RV ejection fractionRV ejection fractionCardiac surgeryPredictors of outcomePrimary outcomeEjection fractionMulticenter studyMechanical ventilationRight ventricular (RV) functionCohort study of adult patientsLeft ventricular ejection fractionRV-pulmonary arterial couplingComposite of in-hospital mortalityMultivariate Cox regression modelStudy of adult patientsBackground Cardiac surgeryAortic valve repairRV function parametersVentricular ejection fractionAssociated with shorter timeEvaluation of patientsAssociated with in-hospital outcomesBaseline demographic characteristicsTomTec Imaging SystemsIn-hospital mortalityElevated Systolic Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Echocardiography in Real-World Practice
Singh J, Reinhardt S, Hur D, Sugeng L, Akintoye E, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Shkolnik E, McNamara R, Faridi K. Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Echocardiography in Real-World Practice. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2025 PMID: 39884444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
High- versus low-gradient aortic stenosis: Is our evaluation limited by aorto-mitral angle on cardiovascular CT?
See C, Kim Y, Park J, Wang Y, Reinhardt S, Shkolnik E, Faridi K, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Hur D. High- versus low-gradient aortic stenosis: Is our evaluation limited by aorto-mitral angle on cardiovascular CT? International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 409: 132174. PMID: 38754590, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNormal-flow low-gradientAortic valve areaTranscatheter AV replacementParadoxical low-flow low-gradientCardiovascular CTTransthoracic echocardiogramCalcium scoreAS patientsDiagnosis of severe ASLow-gradient aortic stenosisHG-AS patientsLG-AS patientsLow-flow low-gradientAorto-mitral angleAortic valve (AV) stenosisLG-ASPLFLG-ASAV replacementSevere ASConsecutive patientsAortic stenosisValve areaAS phenotypeClinical managementEchocardiogramFactors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice
Faridi K, Zhu Z, Shah N, Crandall I, McNamara R, Flueckiger P, Bachand K, Lombo B, Hur D, Agarwal V, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Sugeng L. Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice. Echocardiography 2024, 41: e15774. PMID: 38329886, DOI: 10.1111/echo.15774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransthoracic echocardiogramVentricular ejection fractionOutpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsReal-world practiceEjection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionAssess left ventricular ejection fractionInpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsMultivariate logistic regressionLVEFHospitalized patientsMedical CenterSonographersClinical settingLogistic regressionUltrasound machineChemotherapyContrast enhancement agentsPortable studiesNegative association
2023
Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis
Shah N, Sugeng L, Zhang Z, Wang K, McNamara R, Agarwal V, Hur D, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Mankbadi M, Basem Dajani A, Forrest J, Krumholz H, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Faridi K. Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2023, 37: 466-467. PMID: 37995937, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis
Bregasi A, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Akar JG, Ortiz-Leon XA, Maia JH, Higgins AY, Matthews RV, Sinusas AJ, McNamara RL, Sugeng L, Lin BA. Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h559-h568. PMID: 35960632, PMCID: PMC9576173, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00083.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft atrial appendage occlusionLA stiffnessAppendage occlusionLA appendageLA mechanicsTransesophageal echocardiographyPressure-volume analysisPercutaneous left atrial appendage occlusionAdverse atrial remodelingAtrial appendage occlusionLeft atrial appendageLA volume measurementsAtrial cardiomyopathyBaseline characteristicsLA complianceAtrial remodelingClinical outcomesAtrial appendageAtrial mechanicsCardiac performancePathophysiological roleBaseline parametersMagnitude of increaseAppendage sizeOcclusion
2020
TRICUSPID AND MITRAL REMODELING IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
Ortiz-Leon X, Posada E, Trejo M, Miranda J, Pereira J, Crandall I, DaSilva P, Bouman E, Brooks A, Gerardi C, Houle H, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Lombo B, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. TRICUSPID AND MITRAL REMODELING IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1706. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32333-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Ortiz-Leon X, Posada E, Chen W, Bregasi A, Crandall I, Pereira J, Miranda J, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Freeman J, Curtis J, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. CHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1708. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32335-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging of Inferior Vena Cava Outperforms Standard Two-Dimensional Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Heart Failure
Struyk G, Essa M, Flueckiger P, Bregasi A, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging of Inferior Vena Cava Outperforms Standard Two-Dimensional Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s41. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight atrial pressureJugular venous pressureHeart failureCollapsibility indexIVC diameterDiagnostic performanceInferior vena cava diameterSphericity indexMethods 200 patientsIntravascular volume statusVena cava diameterCertain clinical variablesROC curve analysisDiuretic therapyAtrial pressureVenous pressureVolume statusClinical parametersClinical variablesIVC diameter measurementsCHF diagnosisIVC measurementsIVC areaASE guidelinesIVC parametersRIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE ESTIMATES BY 2D AND 3D INFERIOR VENA CAVA MEASUREMENTS ARE DISCORDANT
Essa M, Flueckiger P, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE ESTIMATES BY 2D AND 3D INFERIOR VENA CAVA MEASUREMENTS ARE DISCORDANT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a1617. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32158-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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