2024
Cerebral embolic protection device utilization and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A nationally representative propensity matched analysis
Altibi A, Alhuneafat L, Jabri A, Al-Abdouh A, Ghanem F. Cerebral embolic protection device utilization and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A nationally representative propensity matched analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2024, 67: 112-114. PMID: 38653674, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesAortic valve replacementPropensity score matchingNational Readmission DatabaseIn-hospital strokeValve replacementIn-hospitalPeriprocedural strokeOdds ratioTranscatheter aortic valve replacement patientsTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementPropensity score matched cohortAssociated with decreased riskScore matchingPropensity matched analysisRisk of periprocedural strokeRisk of in-hospital strokeAcute kidney injuryTAVR admissionsIn-hospital mortalityConfidence intervalsOutcomes post-TAVRAssociated with reduced oddsEmbolic protection devicesCovid-19 Infection Is Associated With Increased In-hospital Mortality And Complications In Patients With Acute Heart Failure: Insight From National Inpatient Sample (2020)
Hashem A, Khalouf A, Mohamed M, Nayfeh T, Elkhapery A, Elbahnasawy M, Altibi A, Rai D, Deshwal H, Feitell S, Balla S. Covid-19 Infection Is Associated With Increased In-hospital Mortality And Complications In Patients With Acute Heart Failure: Insight From National Inpatient Sample (2020). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 195. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.10.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute heart failure patientsAcute heart failureAcute kidney injuryIn-hospital mortalityCOVID-19 infectionPulmonary embolismHeart failureAcute myocardial infarctionSeptic shockAtrial fibrillationBaseline comorbiditiesPatients admitted with acute heart failureDiagnosis of acute heart failureAssociated with increased in-hospital mortalityAcute heart failure exacerbationAcute heart failure hospitalizationClinical outcomes of COVID-19Coronary artery bypass graftingAcute pulmonary embolismAssociated with significantly higher in-hospital mortalityHigher in-hospital mortalityChronic heart failureHeart failure exacerbationNational Inpatient Sample databaseEnd-stage HF
2022
Hospital procedural volume and clinical outcomes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement – US nationwide readmission database, 2016–2019
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Patel J, Al-Taweel O, Chadderdon S, Song H, Lantz G, Zahr F, Golwala H. Hospital procedural volume and clinical outcomes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement – US nationwide readmission database, 2016–2019. European Heart Journal 2022, 43: ehac544.2097. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementHigh-volume centersTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementNational Readmission DatabaseUS Nationwide Readmission DatabaseClinical outcomesHigh-volume hospitalsHospital procedure volumeProcedure volumePost-TAVRTAVR proceduresReadmission ratesReadmissions DatabaseHospital volumeTranscatheter aortic valve replacement outcomesCompare overall outcomesMultivariate logistic regression analysisHigh-volume TAVR centersDays post-TAVRTranscatheter aortic valve replacement casesAdverse in-hospital eventsAortic valve replacementHospital length of stayIn-hospital cardiac arrestAcute kidney injuryClinical Outcomes of Revascularization with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Hammad F, Patel J, Song H, Golwala H, Zahr F, Rahmouni H. Clinical Outcomes of Revascularization with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. Current Problems In Cardiology 2022, 47: 101339. PMID: 35908687, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCoexisting coronary artery diseaseIncreased risk of life-threatening bleedingCoronary artery diseaseRisk of life-threatening bleedingLife-threatening bleedingAortic valve replacementOutcomes of revascularizationValve replacementIncreased riskOdds ratioTranscatheter aortic valve replacement patientsSignificant coronary artery diseasePooled estimates of odds ratiosMeta-analysisAcute kidney injuryEstimates of odds ratiosAssociated with improved 30-dayPercutaneous coronary interventionRandom-effects modelNo significant differencePacemaker implantationPost-TAVRKidney injuryClinical outcomes
2021
Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies
Hage F, Harris A, Clerc O, Altibi A, Hage A, Hamaya R, Papatheodorou S. Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1624. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationMid-term mortalityAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationTA-TAVIMeta-analysisKidney injuryVascular complicationsValve implantationPacemaker requirementHazard ratioOdds ratioMyocardial infarctionStandard surgical replacementHigher postoperative mortalityPostoperative aortic regurgitationAssociated with reduced vascular complicationsPerioperative surgical complicationsFollow-up durationSevere aortic stenosisKaplan-Meier curvesLong follow-upLong-term outcomesComorbidities of patientsMeta-analysis of studies
2020
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
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