2022
Prognostic value of age-sex adjusted NT-proBNP ratio in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hutt E, Mentias A, Alashi A, Wadhwa R, Fava A, Lever HM, Thamilarasan M, Popovic ZB, Smedira NG, Desai MY. Prognostic value of age-sex adjusted NT-proBNP ratio in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 74: 11-18. PMID: 35952727, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptal reduction therapyBNP ratioNT-proBNP ratioPrimary outcomeAsymptomatic patientsPrognostic valueObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsIncremental prognostic valueNormal NT-proBNPNT-pro BNPObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLong-term outcomesHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsCardiac transplantationNT-proBNPPrimary endpointCardiomyopathy patientsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyReduction therapyHigh riskPatientsDefibrillator dischargeSpline analysisOutcomesBNP
2020
OP4 Perivascular fat attenuation index mapping around the right and left coronary artery independently predict cardiac mortality
Kotanidis C, Oikonomou E, Marwan M, Thomas K, Alashi A, Antonopoulos A, Shirodaria C, Neubauer S, Channon K, Achenbach S, Desai M, Antoniades C. OP4 Perivascular fat attenuation index mapping around the right and left coronary artery independently predict cardiac mortality. Heart 2020, 106: a2-a2. DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-bsci.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerivascular fat attenuation indexFat attenuation indexCoronary arteryCoronary inflammationCardiac mortalityCardiac deathAnterior descending (LAD) coronary arteryEpicardial adipose tissue volumeFuture cardiac riskCox regression modelAdipose tissue volumeCross-sectional associationsAdipose tissue compositionMedian followProximal rightMultivariable adjustmentCardiac riskCoronary territoriesCoronary segmentsTomography angiographyIndependent associationHigh riskAverage ageArteryFuture incidence