2022
Cardiac magnetic resonance for prophylactic implantable-cardioverter defibrillator therapy international study: prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance-derived right ventricular parameters substudy
Al’Aref S, Altibi A, Malkawi A, Mansour M, Baskaran L, Masri A, Rahmouni H, Abete R, Andreini D, Aquaro G, Barison A, Bogaert J, Camastra G, Carigi S, Carrabba N, Casavecchia G, Censi S, Cicala G, Conte E, De Cecco C, De Lazzari M, Di Giovine G, Di Roma M, Dobrovie M, Focardi M, Gaibazzi N, Gismondi A, Gravina M, Guglielmo M, Lanzillo C, Lombardi M, Lorenzoni V, Lozano-Torres J, Margonato D, Martini C, Marzo F, Masci P, Masi A, Memeo R, Moro C, Mushtaq S, Nese A, Palumbo A, Pavon A, Pedrotti P, Pepi M, Marra M, Pica S, Pradella S, Presicci C, Rabbat M, Raineri C, Rodriguez-Palomares J, Sbarbati S, Schoepf U, Squeri A, Sverzellati N, Symons R, Tat E, Timpani M, Todiere G, Valentini A, Varga-Szemes A, Volpe A, Fusini L, Guaricci A, Schwitter J, Pontone G. Cardiac magnetic resonance for prophylactic implantable-cardioverter defibrillator therapy international study: prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance-derived right ventricular parameters substudy. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 24: 472-482. PMID: 35792682, PMCID: PMC10029842, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular systolic dysfunctionCardiac magnetic resonanceAll-cause mortalityPredictor of all-cause mortalityRV ejection fractionPrognostic valueEjection fractionSystolic dysfunctionHeart failureQuantitative assessment of RV functionMean left ventricular ejection fractionAssessment of RV functionBaseline cardiac magnetic resonanceRV systolic dysfunctionRV systolic functionMedian follow-upNormal renal functionVentricular systolic dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionReduced ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesRV functionNYHA III/IVSystolic functionRenal dysfunction
2020
Assessment of right ventricular function following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation—The role of speckle‐tracking echocardiography: A meta‐analysis
Barssoum K, Altibi A, Rai D, Kharsa A, Kumar A, Chowdhury M, Elkaryoni A, Abuzaid A, Baibhav B, Parikh V, Masri A, Amsallem M, Nanda N. Assessment of right ventricular function following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation—The role of speckle‐tracking echocardiography: A meta‐analysis. Echocardiography 2020, 37: 2048-2060. PMID: 33084128, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEchocardiographyHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHeart-Assist DevicesHumansRetrospective StudiesVentricular Dysfunction, RightVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightConceptsRight ventricle free wall strainRight ventricle global longitudinal strainRight ventricular failureSpeckle-tracking echocardiographyRight ventricular failure patientsLeft ventricular assist deviceStandardized mean differenceTransthoracic echocardiographyPrediction of right ventricular failureSubgroup analysisAssessment of right ventricular functionVentricular assist deviceOdds ratioAssociated with worse outcomesFree wall strainGlobal longitudinal strainRight ventricular functionLeft ventricular assist device recipientsMeta-analysisMeta-analysis of published literaturePooled odds ratioRandom-effects modelNo significant differenceVentricular failureVentricular function