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Fawaz Alenezi

Fawaz Alenezi

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
fawaz.enezi@duke.edu
Box 3254 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3254 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works

Comparative Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.

Journal article Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · July 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary valve replacement is frequently required in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Comparative real-world outcomes between percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (TPVR) and surgical pulmonary valve replacement (S ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical Outcomes of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist and SGLT2 Inhibitor Combination Therapy in Heart Failure: A Real-World Propensity-Matched TriNetX Analysis.

Journal article Biomedicines · June 17, 2026 Background: Heart failure patients are frequently prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors, but the incremental real-world benefit of adding GLP-1 receptor agonists is uncertain. Methods: A retrospective propensity-matched cohort study was conducted using the TriNetX G ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early Rhythm Versus Rate Control in Older Adults With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

Journal article J Arrhythm · June 2026 BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Although early rhythm control has demonstrated benefit in selected trial populations, its real-world effectiveness re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cardiovascular Outcomes with Colchicine in Coronary Artery Disease and HFpEF: A Propensity-Matched TriNetX Analysis.

Journal article J Cardiovasc Dev Dis · May 23, 2026 BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Systemic inflammation contributes to both, suggesting potential benefit from colchicine, though data in CAD-HF ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intracardiac vs. Transesophageal echocardiography in left atrial appendage occlusion: real-world comparative effectiveness from a propensity-matched cohort.

Journal article Cardiovasc Ultrasound · May 18, 2026 BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with a markedly increased risk of thromboembolic stroke, primarily originating from the left atrial appendage (LAA). Percutaneous left atrial appendag ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparative Effectiveness of Finerenone Versus SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients with HFpEF and CKD: A Real-World Propensity-Matched TriNetX Analysis.

Journal article Biomedicines · May 14, 2026 Background: Finerenone and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors provide cardiovascular and renal benefits in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure (HF), but real-world comparative evidence is limited. Methods: This retrospective ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical and electrical outcomes of conduction system pacing versus right ventricular pacing in atrioventricular block: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal article BMC Cardiovasc Disord · May 6, 2026 INTRODUCTION: Right ventricular pacing (RVP) is the conventional treatment for atrioventricular (AV) block, but may cause ventricular dyssynchrony and adverse remodeling. Conduction system pacing (CSP) has emerged as a physiologic alternative. This meta-an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Malnutrition as a critical predictor of in-hospital outcomes and resource utilization in heart failure: a 6-year nationwide analysis.

Journal article BMC Cardiovasc Disord · April 21, 2026 AIMS: Malnutrition is an under-recognized prognostic risk marker in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). We aimed to quantify the burden of documented malnutrition among HF hospitalizations in the United States and evaluate its independent associ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Temporal and demographic trends in cardiogenic shock and chronic ischemic heart disease-related mortality among U.S adults aged 45 years and older: a 25 year nationwide analysis with ARIMA forecasting.

Journal article BMC Cardiovasc Disord · April 17, 2026 BACKGROUND: Cardiogenic shock (CS) and chronic ischemic heart disease (CIHD) remain major contributors to cardiovascular mortality in the United States. Although mortality related to ischemic disease declined in the early 2000s, recent trends suggest a res ... Full text Link to item Cite

National Mortality Trends, Disparities, and Forecasted Burden of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure with Underlying Ischemic Heart Disease Among Older Adults in the United States, 1999-2023.

Journal article J Epidemiol Glob Health · March 19, 2026 BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure (CHF) remain major contributors to cardiovascular mortality in the United States. When accompanied by underlying ischemic heart disease (IHD), mortality risk is amplified. Although IHD morta ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transcatheter Left Ventricular Restoration in Ischemic Heart Failure and Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Journal article Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · March 2026 Ischemic heart disease is the leading global cause of death and frequently progresses to ischemic heart failure (IHF) after myocardial infarction through adverse left ventricular (LV)remodeling. Surgical LV restoration improves ventricular geometry and fun ... Full text Link to item Cite

Extended Dual Versus Single Anti-Platelet Therapy Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis and Regression on All-Cause Mortality.

Journal article Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · February 2026 INTRODUCTION: Current ESC/EACTS guidelines recommend standard-duration dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the subsequent transition to either extended DAPT or single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) rem ... Full text Link to item Cite

Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography

Book section · January 1, 2026 Echocardiography is an integral part of the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease. The use and application of artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly expanding field in medicine to improve consistency and reduce interobserver variability. AI ... Full text Cite

Hyperpolarized Xenon MRI: Technique and Applications

Book section · January 1, 2026 Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI/MRS is a rapid and non-invasive tool with significant potential to evaluate the causes of dyspnea. 129Xe, once inhaled, freely diffuses from the airspaces, across the interstitial barrier tissues, and into the ... Full text Cite

July effect on outcomes of catheter-directed therapies for pulmonary embolism in teaching hospitals: insights from the National Inpatient Sample, 2016 to 2022

Journal article Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings · January 1, 2026 Background: The “July effect” has been hypothesized to worsen outcomes during annual trainee turnover in teaching hospitals. Whether this applies to catheter-directed therapies for pulmonary embolism (PE) is unknown. Methods: We analyzed the National Inpat ... Full text Cite

Efficacy of ivabradine in heart rate reduction after cardiac transplantation: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal article World J Cardiol · December 26, 2025 BACKGROUND: Persistent sinus tachycardia affects up to 40% of patients after heart transplantation and is linked with graft dysfunction, impaired diastolic filling, and increased morbidity. Conventional rate-limiting therapies such as beta-blockers and cal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Atrial Mechanics in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Effect of a No-Implant Interatrial Shunt

Conference Circulation Heart Failure · October 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: – The atria play an important role in the pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Decreased left atrial strain is associated with worse clinical outcomes. The impact of no-implant interatrial shunting on atrial struct ... Full text Cite

Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling and Major Morbidity and Operative Mortality After Cardiac Surgery.

Journal article Anesth Analg · October 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: The right ventricle-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) coupling ratio provides an assessment of RV function indexed to PA afterload. A low preoperative RV-PA ratio has been associated with increased mortality after transcatheter procedures. In patients u ... Full text Link to item Cite

Atrial Mechanics in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Effect of a No-Implant Interatrial Shunt.

Journal article Circ Heart Fail · October 2025 BACKGROUND: The atria play an important role in the pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Decreased left atrial strain is associated with worse clinical outcomes. The impact of no-implant interatrial shunting on atrial structur ... Full text Link to item Cite

An Integrated Pressure-Volume Loop and Pulmonary Artery Catheter

Journal article Jacc Basic to Translational Science · August 1, 2025 An admittance technology (AT) pulmonary artery catheter was developed to measure instantaneous right ventricular (RV) pressure-volume loops. Admittance RV volumes were validated in vivo through 10 swine subjected to positive and negative hemodynamic pertur ... Full text Cite

Global longitudinal strain as a predictor of outcomes in chronic Chagas´ cardiomyopathy.

Journal article PLoS Negl Trop Dis · August 2025 INTRODUCTION: Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is associated with a high incidence of cardiovascular events. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is useful in predicting adverse cardiovascular outcomes in several cardiomyopathies. However, its prognostic va ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterization of Septal Scar After Left Bundle Branch Area Pacemaker Implantation.

Journal article Pacing Clin Electrophysiol · July 2025 BACKGROUND: Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is increasingly used in patients with a ventricular pacing indication but necessitates precise septal localization. The resulting effects of intraoperative lead repositioning on septal fibrosis remain unkn ... Full text Link to item Cite

Machine Learning Computer Vision Point of Care Decision Support of Echocardiographic Identification of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Conference JACC Adv · May 2025 BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remains underdiagnosed, and artificial intelligence tools for echocardiographic recognition have been hampered by lack of insight into drivers of model predictions and ease of implementation. OBJECTIVES: The pu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparative diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence-derived risk stratification versus conventional risk stratification methods in pulmonary hypertension patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal article Front Artif Intell · 2025 BACKGROUND: Accurate risk stratification in pulmonary hypertension (PH) is integral for optimizing therapeutic strategies and improving patient outcomes. Recent artificial intelligence (AI) models have demonstrated notable efficacy in risk stratification o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparative accuracy of artificial intelligence versus manual interpretation in detecting pulmonary hypertension across chest imaging modalities: a diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis.

Journal article Front Artif Intell · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has an incidence of approximately 6 cases per million adults, with a global prevalence ranging from 49 to 55 cases per million adults. Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have demonstrated promising ... Full text Link to item Cite

Atrial Mechanics, Atrial Cardiomyopathy and Impact of Atrial Interventions.

Journal article J Card Fail · October 2024 Our comprehension of atrial mechanics, atrial cardiomyopathy and their clinical implications across various cardiovascular conditions has advanced significantly. Atrial interventions can have differing effects on atrial mechanics. With the rapid increase i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transmitral Pressure Gradients in Patients With Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation After Robotic Mitral Valve Repair With Leaflet Preservation Techniques.

Journal article Echocardiography · October 2024 INTRODUCTION: The hemodynamic effects of mitral valve repair (MVr) with respect to transmitral pressure gradients (TMPGs) have not been described well in patients undergoing leaflet preservation techniques. In a population of patients undergoing robotic MV ... Full text Link to item Cite

Machine Learning-Driven Phenogrouping and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Response in Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Journal article JCO Clin Cancer Inform · September 2024 PURPOSE: The magnitude of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) impairment during anticancer treatment and CRF response to aerobic exercise training (AT) are highly variable. The aim of this ancillary analysis was to leverage machine learning approaches to ident ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optimized quantitative mapping of cardiopulmonary oscillations using hyperpolarized 129 Xe gas exchange MRI: Digital phantoms and clinical evaluation in CTEPH.

Journal article Magn Reson Med · April 2024 PURPOSE: The interaction between 129 Xe atoms and pulmonary capillary red blood cells provides cardiogenic signal oscillations that display sensitivity to precapillary and postcapillary pulmonary hypertension. Recently, such oscillations have been spatiall ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Association of leadless pacing with ventricular and valvular function.

Journal article J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol · November 2023 BACKGROUND: Traditional transvenous pacemakers are associated with worsening tricuspid valve function due to lead-related leaflet impingement, as well as ventricular dysfunction related to electromechanical dyssynchrony from chronic right ventricular (RV) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prognostic Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With a Working Diagnosis of MINOCA-An Outcome Study With up to 10 Years of Follow-Up.

Journal article Circ Cardiovasc Imaging · August 2023 BACKGROUND: Patients with a working diagnosis of myocardial infarction with unobstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA) represent a heterogeneous cohort. The prognosis could vary substantially depending on the underlying cause. Although cardiac magnetic resona ... Full text Link to item Cite

The association with organ procurement techniques and early cardiac transplant outcomes using cardiac MRI.

Journal article Clin Transplant · May 2023 BACKGROUND: Heart transplantation (HT) has historically been limited by organ availability. Use of donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors addresses this limitation by utilizing previously unused hearts through use of the Organ Care System (OCS). OBJ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging the right atrium in pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal article J Heart Lung Transplant · April 2023 BACKGROUND: Right atrial (RA) imaging has emerged as a promising tool for the evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), albeit without systematic validation. METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane library were searched for studies ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-derived left ventricular intraventricular pressure gradients among patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension.

Journal article Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging · December 19, 2022 AIMS: Precapillary pulmonary hypertension (pPH) affects left ventricular (LV) function by ventricular interdependence. Since LV ejection fraction (EF) is commonly preserved, LV dysfunction should be assessed with more sensitive techniques. Left atrial (LA) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Role of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in planning ventricular septal myomectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).

Journal article J Card Surg · December 2022 Septal myectomy is currently the gold standard treatment for symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). The procedure needs to be tailored and performed in a personalized fashion, taking into consideration the anatomic and ph ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessment of Papillary Muscle Infarction with Dark-Blood Delayed Enhancement Cardiac MRI in Canines and Humans.

Journal article Radiology · November 2022 Background The relationship between papillary muscle infarction (papMI) and the culprit coronary lesion has not been fully investigated. Delayed enhancement cardiac MRI may detect papMI, yet its accuracy is unknown. Flow-independent dark-blood delayed enha ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessment of myocardial lipomatous metaplasia using an optimized out-of-phase cine steady-state free-precession sequence: Validation and clinical implementation.

Journal article NMR Biomed · October 2022 Myocardial lipomatous metaplasia, which can serve as substrate for ventricular arrhythmias, is usually composed of regions in which there is an admixture of fat and nonfat tissue. Although dedicated sequences for the detection of fat are available, it woul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Polypharmacy and Cardiovascular Diseases: Consideration for Older Adults and Women.

Journal article Curr Atheroscler Rep · October 2022 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The intent of this review is to provide an update in polypharmacy in older adults and women with a focus on common determinants and strategies to mitigate polypharmacy. RECENT FINDINGS: Polypharmacy is becoming a critical focus in the ma ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acute echocardiographic and hemodynamic response to his-bundle pacing in patients with first-degree atrioventricular block.

Journal article Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol · July 2022 BACKGROUND: Atrial pacing and right ventricular (RV) pacing are both associated with adverse outcomes among patients with first-degree atrioventricular block (1°AVB). His-bundle pacing (HBP) provides physiological activation of the ventricle and may be abl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hemodynamics of the right ventricle and the pulmonary circulation

Journal article Applications in Engineering Science · June 1, 2022 Most cardiac diseases affect the left ventricle (LV), with its treatment being the focus of the majority of cardiovascular medical therapies and mechanical support. Many diseases also affect the right ventricle (RV) and pulmonary circulation, either direct ... Full text Cite

Novel Approaches to Imaging the Pulmonary Vasculature and Right Heart.

Journal article Circ Res · April 29, 2022 There is an increased appreciation for the importance of the right heart and pulmonary circulation in several disease states across the spectrum of pulmonary hypertension and left heart failure. However, assessment of the structure and function of the righ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Noninvasive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension with hyperpolarised 129Xe magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy.

Conference ERJ Open Res · April 2022 BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains challenging. Pre- and post-capillary PH have different signatures on noninvasive 129Xe gas-exchange magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dynamic MR spectroscopy (MRS). We tested the accuracy ... Full text Link to item Cite

Progression of cardiac structure and function in people with human immunodeficiency virus.

Journal article Echocardiography · February 2022 OBJECTIVE: People living with HIV (PLWH) are at increased risk for cardiac dysfunction. It is unknown how their global longitudinal cardiac function, cardiac structure, and other indices of function progress over time. We aimed to characterize the longitud ... Full text Link to item Cite

The right atrium, more than a storehouse.

Journal article Int J Cardiol · May 15, 2021 Full text Link to item Cite

Early impairment of myocardial deformation assessed by regional speckle-tracking echocardiography in the indeterminate form of Chagas disease without fibrosis detected by cardiac magnetic resonance.

Journal article PLoS Negl Trop Dis · November 2020 UNLABELLED: Chagas disease (CD) will account for 200,000 cardiovascular deaths worldwide over the next 5 years. Early detection of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) is a challenge. We aimed to test if speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) can detect in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in cardiac amyloidosis.

Journal article Pacing Clin Electrophysiol · September 2020 BACKGROUND: Cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative disease involving deposition of amyloid fibrils in the myocardium and cardiac conduction system that frequently manifests with heart failure (HF) and arrhythmias, most frequently atrial fibrilla ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identification of Undetected Monogenic Cardiovascular Disorders.

Journal article J Am Coll Cardiol · August 18, 2020 BACKGROUND: Monogenic diseases are individually rare but collectively common, and are likely underdiagnosed. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of monogenic cardiovascular diseases (MCVDs) and potentially missed diagnoses ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association between systolic ejection time and outcomes in heart failure by ejection fraction.

Journal article Eur J Heart Fail · July 2020 AIMS: Worsening heart failure (HF) is associated with shorter left ventricular systolic ejection time (SET), but there are limited data describing the relationship between SET and clinical outcomes. Thus, the objective was to describe the association betwe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Biomarker Profile of Left Atrial Myopathy in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights From the RELAX Trial.

Journal article J Card Fail · March 2020 BACKGROUND: Although left atrial (LA) mechanical dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with poor clinical outcomes, the influence of LA myopathy on temporal changes in cardiovascular biomarkers is unclear. METH ... Full text Link to item Cite

Management of coronary artery disease in the setting of transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Journal article Heart International · January 1, 2020 Aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently co-exist, as they share a common pathophysiology and risk factors. Due to lack of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and exclusion of significant CAD in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (T ... Full text Cite

Global Longitudinal Strain and Immune Status in Patients Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Journal article Am J Cardiol · September 15, 2019 Improvement in survival in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) has led to increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease. Whether HIV-associated immune dysfunction is associated with preclinical left ventricular (LV) dysfunction despi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mechanisms of Stent Failure: Lessons from IVUS and OCT

Journal article Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports · September 1, 2019 Purpose of Review: Despite significant advances in stent design and procedural technique, stent failure remains the “Achilles’ heel” of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is important to understand the mechanism of stent failure to prevent major ... Full text Cite

Predictors and Changes in Cardiac Hemodynamics and Geometry With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

Journal article Am J Cardiol · March 1, 2019 The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has revolutionized the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). However, despite the great clinical success of TAVI, less is known about the cardiac hemodynamics and structur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical Utility and Prognostic Value of Right Atrial Function in Pulmonary Hypertension.

Journal article Circ Cardiovasc Imaging · November 2018 Background Although right atrial (RA) enlargement is an established marker for adverse outcomes, the prognostic importance of RA dysfunction independent of RA size in pulmonary arterial hypertension is not known. Methods and Results Study subjects with pul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension.

Journal article Am J Cardiol · September 1, 2018 In pulmonary hypertension (PH), measurement of various echocardiographic parameters that assess right heart function is recommended by current clinical guidelines. Limited data exists on the combined value of clinical and echocardiographic parameters in pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction in an HIV Clinical Cohort.

Journal article J Card Fail · August 2018 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to investigate determinants of structural myocardial abnormalities in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH). METHODS AND RESULTS: We reviewed archived transthoracic echocardiograms (TTEs) performed on P ... Full text Link to item Cite

Strain Basics and Global Longitudinal Strain

Book section · January 1, 2018 Measurement of myocardial global longitudinal strain (GLS) is no longer a research tool. Rather, GLS is now used for risk assessment and management of patients with a wide variety of clinical disorders. GLS is clearly a useful supplement to routine quantit ... Full text Cite

Left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: outcomes following an acute heart failure hospitalization.

Conference ESC Heart Fail · November 2017 AIMS: While abnormal resting LV GLS has been described in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), its prognostic significance when measured during an acute heart failure hospitalization remains unclear. We assessed the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Usefulness of Myocardial Annular Velocity Change During Mental Stress to Predict Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (From the Responses of Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment Trial).

Journal article Am J Cardiol · November 1, 2017 Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia is common and a prognostic factor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The present study aimed at examining associations between mental stress-induced myocardial annula ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the RELAX trial.

Conference Eur J Heart Fail · July 2017 BACKGROUND: While abnormal left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) has been described in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), its prevalence and clinical significance are poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULT ... Full text Link to item Cite

Biomass fuel smoke exposure was associated with adverse cardiac remodeling and left ventricular dysfunction in Peru.

Journal article Indoor Air · July 2017 While household air pollution from biomass fuel combustion has been linked to cardiovascular disease, the effects on cardiac structure and function have not been well described. We sought to determine the association between biomass fuel smoke exposure and ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessment of cardiac allograft systolic function by global longitudinal strain: From donor to recipient.

Conference Clin Transplant · May 2017 BACKGROUND: Cardiac allografts are routinely evaluated by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) before and after transplantation. However, myocardial deformation analyses with LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) are more sensitive for detecting impaire ... Full text Link to item Cite

Echocardiography in the Risk Assessment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Journal article Semin Respir Crit Care Med · February 2017 Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is classified as massive (high risk), submassive (intermediate risk), or nonmassive (low risk) based on the hemodynamic status and clinical characteristics of the patient. At thi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Speckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography: What Sonographers Need to Know!

Journal article Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging · January 1, 2017 Introduction: Strain is a unitless measurement of dimensional or deformational change; speckle-Tracking echocardiography is the most widely used technique to assess strain, with demonstrated clinical utility in a variety of settings. Objectives: This paper ... Full text Cite

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Heart Failure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Journal article JACC Heart Fail · August 2015 Successful combination therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has transformed this disease from a short-lived infection with high mortality to a chronic disease associated with increasing life expectancy. This is true for high- as well as low- and ... Full text Link to item Cite

Influence of QRS infarct score and QRS duration prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement on follow-up left ventricular end systolic volume in patients with new persistent left bundle branch block.

Journal article J Electrocardiol · 2015 BACKGROUND: New-onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) is a known complication during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). This study evaluated the influence of pre-TAVR cardiac conditions on left ventricular functions in patients with new persist ... Full text Link to item Cite