2023
Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis
Feher A, Miller E, Peters D, Mojibian H, Sinusas A, Hinchcliff M, Baldassarre L. Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology International 2023, 43: 849-858. PMID: 36894756, DOI: 10.1007/s00296-023-05294-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementLV-GLSSystemic sclerosisWorse survivalClinical indicationsImpaired left ventricular global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainPresence of LGECMR strainLV cardiac indexWorse LV-GLSLV ejection fractionCox regression analysisGlobal longitudinal strainLV cardiac outputGlobal radialCardiac indexOverall survivalRetrospective cohortEjection fractionPrognostic valueAdverse outcomesCardiac outputGadolinium enhancementRV strain
1997
Long QTc and Torsades de Pointes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease
KOCHERIL A, BOKHARI S, BATSFORD W, SINUSAS A. Long QTc and Torsades de Pointes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 1997, 20: 2810-2816. PMID: 9392812, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb05439.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong QT syndromeHIV diseaseQTc prolongationQT syndromeIndex patientsLeft stellate ganglion blockadeHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionStellate ganglion blockadeStellate ganglion blockImmunodeficiency virus infectionHospital-based populationStress testingComputerized ECGElectrocardiographic stress testingGanglion blockadeHI diseaseGanglion blockHIV infectionHospitalized patientsQTc intervalLonger QTcHigh prevalenceRetrospective analysisVirus infection