2020
A Dedicated Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Clinic Improves Quality of Care and Outcomes In Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Tiu J, Balakumaran K, Barry M, Cipriani K, Kearney L, Oranefo J, Kim M, Tabtabai S. A Dedicated Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Clinic Improves Quality of Care and Outcomes In Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s133. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTarget doses of beta-blockersProportion of patientsDoses of beta-blockersTarget doseMinnesota Living with Heart Failure QuestionnaireHeart failure parametersEjection fractionHeart failurePHQ-9 scoresBeta-blockersLV end-diastolic diameterAssociated with significant morbidityNYHA class IIEnd-diastolic diameterReduced ejection fractionNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyRegimen of medicationCongestive heart failureMedian PHQ-9 scoreResults of landmark trialsHeart failure diagnosisEnrollment of patientsImproving clinical outcomesHeart Failure QuestionnaireMonths post-intervention
2014
Chapter 6 Pathophysiology of Cardiomyopathies
Saini H, Tabtabai S, Stone J, Ellinor P. Chapter 6 Pathophysiology of Cardiomyopathies. 2014, 101-119. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-405206-2.00006-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeterogeneous group of disordersMolecular pathwaysCongestive heart failureLife-threatening arrhythmiasGroup of disordersIschemic heart diseaseMyocardial dysfunctionHeart failureTherapeutic modalitiesClinical symptomsCardiomyopathyMolecular basisGenetic mutationsSudden deathExtrinsic insultsHeart diseaseHeterogeneous groupCardiovascular conditionsDisease mechanismsFamily studiesDisease