2024
Impact of concomitant surgical interventions on outcomes of septal myectomy in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Altibi A, Sapru A, Ghanem F, Zhao Y, Alani A, Cigarroa J, Nazer B, Song H, Masri A. Impact of concomitant surgical interventions on outcomes of septal myectomy in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 400: 131790. PMID: 38242508, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.131790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyMitral valve replacementCoronary artery bypass graftingConcomitant surgical interventionIn-hospital mortalitySeptal myectomyAdverse in-hospital eventsIn-hospital eventsSurgical interventionMV repairValve replacementHypertrophic cardiomyopathyOutcomes of septal myectomyAssociated with increased in-hospital mortalityOutcomes of patientsAortic valve replacementIn-hospital adverse eventsAdverse clinical eventsIsolated SMArtery bypass graftingIn-hospital deathNational Readmission DatabaseSymptomatic patientsMedical therapyAdverse events
2023
Hospital Procedural Volume and Clinical Outcomes Following Septal Reduction Therapy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Altibi A, Ghanem F, Zhao Y, Elman M, Cigarroa J, Nazer B, Song H, Masri A. Hospital Procedural Volume and Clinical Outcomes Following Septal Reduction Therapy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e028693. PMID: 37183831, PMCID: PMC10227305, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol septal ablationSeptal reduction therapyObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyIn-hospital mortalitySeptal ablationSeptal myectomyHypertrophic cardiomyopathyReduction therapyVolume-outcome relationshipVolume tertilesInverse volume-outcome relationshipPost-SMProcedure volumeIncidence of in-hospital deathAdverse in-hospital eventsIn-hospital eventsIn-hospital deathNational Readmission DatabaseHigh-volume hospitalsHospital procedure volumeAnnual procedure volumeClinical outcomesContemporary outcomesReadmissions DatabaseHospital volume
2021
Characteristics and comparative clinical outcomes of prisoner versus non-prisoner populations hospitalized with COVID-19
Altibi A, Pallavi B, Liaqat H, Slota A, Sheth R, Al Jebbawi L, George M, LeDuc A, Abdallah E, Russell L, Jain S, Shirvanian N, Masri A, Kak V. Characteristics and comparative clinical outcomes of prisoner versus non-prisoner populations hospitalized with COVID-19. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 6488. PMID: 33753786, PMCID: PMC7985211, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85916-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrisoner statusNon-prisonersOutcomes of prisonersNon-prison populationIn-hospital mortalityIntensive care unitCOVID-19 patientsIncarcerated individualsClinical outcomesHospitalized prisonersPrisonPrimary outcomeCohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsCompare clinical outcomesElevated inflammatory markersHospitalized COVID-19 patientsRates of ICU admissionSevere clinical presentationCox regression modelsAssociated with more severe clinical presentationIn-hospital deathAssociated with higher in-hospital deathMultivariate logistic regressionHigher in-hospital deathCOVID-19