2024
Outcomes of Adult Patients With COVID-19 Transitioning From Venovenous to Venoarterial or Hybrid Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry.
Nguyen K, Altibi A, Prasad P, Mukundan S, Shekar K, Ramanathan K, Zakhary B. Outcomes of Adult Patients With COVID-19 Transitioning From Venovenous to Venoarterial or Hybrid Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. ASAIO Journal 2024 PMID: 38810234, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000002243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationVv-extracorporeal membrane oxygenationVenovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenationExtracorporeal Life Support OrganizationMembrane oxygenationAdult patientsTreated with VV ECMOExtracorporeal Life Support Organization registryOutcomes of adult patientsFactors associated with conversionRisk factors associated with conversionIn-hospital mortality rateExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation configurationRenal replacement therapyLife Support OrganizationIn-hospital mortalityPrimary outcome measureRisk of mortalityRisk of conversionCOVID-19 patientsInotrope requirementPre-ECMOPropensity score matchingVA-ECMOInotropic agentsCerebral 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 devicesImpact 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 eventsCovid-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
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
2020
Correction to: 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. Correction to: 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, 25: 551-551. PMID: 31989354, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-09922-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn-hospital mortalityHeart failure readmissionReadmission-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