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
2017
BRAF Mutation is Associated with an Improved Survival in Glioma—a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Vuong H, Altibi A, Duong U, Ngo H, Pham T, Fung K, Hassell L. BRAF Mutation is Associated with an Improved Survival in Glioma—a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Molecular Neurobiology 2017, 55: 3718-3724. PMID: 28534272, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0599-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalKaplan Meier curveOverall survivalBRAF V600EPrognostic valueBRAF mutationsGlioma patientsImproved survivalData of hazard ratioHazard ratioYoung adult gliomasImproved overall survivalMeta-analysisInverse variance methodLow grade gliomasVirtual Health LibraryPrognosis of glioma patientsRandom-effects modelPrognostic impactPrognostic factorsTumor gradeFavorable prognosisPatient ageAdult gliomasPooled HRA meta-analysis of prognostic roles of molecular markers in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Vuong H, Duong U, Altibi A, Ngo H, Pham T, Tran H, Gandolfi G, Hassell L. A meta-analysis of prognostic roles of molecular markers in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Endocrine Connections 2017, 6: r8-r17. PMID: 28219937, PMCID: PMC5424840, DOI: 10.1530/ec-17-0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-specific survivalDisease-free survivalPapillary thyroid carcinomaKaplan-Meier curvesPromoter mutationsHazard ratioPrognostic roleThyroid carcinomaData of hazard ratioVirtual Health LibraryAssess patient prognosisPooled hazard ratioInverse variance methodConfidence intervalsPrognosis of PTC patientsPredicting patient outcomesVisual inspection of funnel plotsMeta-analysesInspection of funnel plotsRandom-effects modelPrognostic valuePTC patientsEgger's regression testRisk stratificationPatient prognosis