2020
Temporal Trends in Arrhythmogenicity Related to Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
Hummel JP, Maraj I, Taoutel R, Chamoun R, Workman VK, Tran L, Abboud JM, Afif C, Chouairi S, Delvecchio A, Howes CJ, Enriquez AD, Akar JG. Temporal Trends in Arrhythmogenicity Related to Treatment of COVID-19 Infection. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2020, 13: e008841-e008841. PMID: 32931318, PMCID: PMC7566294, DOI: 10.1161/circep.120.008841.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Long-term outcomes of different ablation strategies for ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
Briceño DF, Romero J, Villablanca PA, Londoño A, Diaz JC, Maraj I, Batul SA, Madan N, Patel J, Jagannath A, Mohanty S, Mohanty P, Gianni C, Della Rocca D, Sabri A, Kim SG, Natale A, Di Biase L. Long-term outcomes of different ablation strategies for ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. EP Europace 2017, 20: 104-115. PMID: 28575378, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eux109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural heart diseaseStable ventricular tachycardiaLong-term outcomesVA recurrenceVentricular tachycardiaCause mortalityStandard ablationHeart diseaseExtensive substrate modificationVentricular arrhythmia recurrenceComposite primary outcomeDifferent ablation strategiesIschemic substrateArrhythmia recurrenceIschemic cardiomyopathyPrimary outcomeMAIN OUTCOMESubstrate modificationAblation strategyLower riskElectronic searchPatientsRecurrenceSystematic reviewMortality
2015
Use of vascular closure device is safe and effective in electrophysiological procedures
Maraj I, Budzikowski AS, Ali W, Mitre CA, Kassotis J. Use of vascular closure device is safe and effective in electrophysiological procedures. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2015, 43: 193-195. PMID: 25921347, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-015-0005-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular closure deviceClosure deviceElectrophysiological proceduresAccess siteCollagen plug-based vascular closure deviceResultsIn 26 patientsRetrospective chart reviewVascular access sitePeriprocedural anticoagulationChart reviewVenous accessFemoral veinFemoral arteryRetrospective analysisArterial closurePatientsMean numberVeinAnticoagulationEcchymosisComplicationsArteryPurposeLittleGroinVisits