2020
A Dedicated Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Clinic Improves Quality of Care and Outcomes In Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Tiu J, Balakumaran K, Barry M, Cipriani K, Kearney L, Oranefo J, Kim M, Tabtabai S. A Dedicated Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Clinic Improves Quality of Care and Outcomes In Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s133. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTarget doses of beta-blockersProportion of patientsDoses of beta-blockersTarget doseMinnesota Living with Heart Failure QuestionnaireHeart failure parametersEjection fractionHeart failurePHQ-9 scoresBeta-blockersLV end-diastolic diameterAssociated with significant morbidityNYHA class IIEnd-diastolic diameterReduced ejection fractionNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyRegimen of medicationCongestive heart failureMedian PHQ-9 scoreResults of landmark trialsHeart failure diagnosisEnrollment of patientsImproving clinical outcomesHeart Failure QuestionnaireMonths post-intervention
2019
Clinical Overlap Between Myopericarditis and Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Sharma T, Tigadi S, Baldwin J, Tabtabai S. Clinical Overlap Between Myopericarditis and Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. American Journal Of Case Reports 2019, 20: 252-257. PMID: 30804319, PMCID: PMC6402271, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.912169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte sedimentation rateEjection fractionApical ballooningPR depressionHistory of emotional stressElevated erythrocyte sedimentation rateNon-obstructive coronary diseaseNon-obstructive coronary arteriesDiagnosis of myopericarditisPleuritic chest painVentricular apical ballooningReduced ejection fractionT-wave inversionType of therapyFlu-like illnessSecondary to extensionNext 2 daysMasquerading presentationPleuritic painViral prodromeAcute myopericarditisChest painAtypical presentationMyocardial inflammationElectrocardiogram findings