2020
Global longitudinal strain assessment of the left ventricle by speckle tracking echocardiography detects acute cellular rejection in orthotopic heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Elkaryoni A, Altibi A, Khan M, Okasha O, Ellakany K, Hassan A, Singh A, Qarajeh R, Mehta S, Nanda N. Global longitudinal strain assessment of the left ventricle by speckle tracking echocardiography detects acute cellular rejection in orthotopic heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2020, 37: 302-309. PMID: 31967669, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cellular rejectionGlobal longitudinal strainHeart transplant recipientsSpeckle tracking echocardiographyGlobal longitudinal strain assessmentOrthotopic heart transplant recipientsEndomyocardial biopsyWeighted mean differenceTracking echocardiographyTransplant recipientsCellular rejectionComparison to endomyocardial biopsyDetect acute cellular rejectionDiagnose ACRLeft ventricleNoninvasive screening modalityQuality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy StudiesComplication of transplantationCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsCentral Register of Controlled TrialsMeta-analysisRegister of Controlled TrialsConfidence intervalsStrain assessmentDiagnostic accuracy studies
2019
GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE BY SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DETECTS ACUTE CELLULAR REJECTION IN ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Elkaryoni A, Ellakany K, Altibi A, Okasha O, Abdelkarim I, Nanda N. GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE BY SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY DETECTS ACUTE CELLULAR REJECTION IN ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1622. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32228-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research