Submissions from 2022
Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided PCI as Compared with Coronary Bypass Surgery, Adam Rosenblum DO and Quinn Pack MD
Promoting Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation following Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Strategies of Top-performing Systems: A Qualitative Study, Kerry Spitzer, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aruna Priya, Quinn Pack MD, Penny Pekow, Tara Lagu, Victor Pinto-Plata, Kolbi Bradley, Brent Heineman BA, and Peter Lindenauer
Submissions from 2021
Coronary subclavian steal syndrome causing myocardial Infarction, Paurush Ambesh MD, Khalid Sawalha MD, Kevin Groudan MD, Amir Lotfi, and Gregory Giugliano MD
Evaluation of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Exercise Risk Stratification Classification Tool Without Exercise Testing, Anusha Bhat MD, Heidi Szalai, Tara Lagu, Peter Lindenauer, Paul Visintainer, and Quinn Pack MD
Frequency of Hazardous and Binge Drinking Alcohol Among Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients, Kyle Gobeil MD, Khalid Sawalha MD, Mohammed Abozenah, Peter Friedmann MD, and Quinn Pack MD
Evidence-Based Approach to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Amir Lotfi
Leadless pacemaker and temporary transvenous wire entanglement requiring percutaneous extraction, Abdullah Pervaiz MD, Anis Kadado MD, Arvind Sundaram MD, Sudhir Reddy MD, and Ashequl Islam MD
In-hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Mitral Valve Repair in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease, Khalid Sawalha MD, Kamesh Gupta MD, Anis Kadado MD, Mohammed Abozenah, Ayman Battisha MD, and Ashequl Islam MD
Severe Aortic Stenosis; More Than an Imaging Diagnosis, Marc Schweiger MD, Kunal Chawla MD, and Amir Lotfi
Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Rehospitalizations in Patients Hospitalized with COPD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Kerry Spitzer, Quinn Pack MD, Victor Pinto-Plata, and Peter Lindenauer
Submissions from 2020
Impact of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair using MitraClip: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Mahmoud Abdelghany MD
Concurring hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Assessment and management, Mohammed Abozenah, Anis Kadado MD, Khalid Sawalha MD, Colby Salerno DO, Ayman Battisha MD, and Amir Lotfi
Giant Saphenous Venous Graft Aneurysm Causing Heart Failure, Paurush Ambesh MD and Amir Lotfi
Stress Biomarkers Do Not Correlate with Risk Factors for Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery, Daniel Engelman MD; Cheryl Crisafi, MSN, RN, CNL; Michael Germain MD; Barbara Greco MD; Richard Engelman MD; and Thomas Schwann MD
Cardiac rehabilitation in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Predictors of utilization and effects of exercise training, Kyle Gobeil MD, Kevin White, Anusha Bhat MD, Heidi Szalai, Tara Lagu, and Quinn Pack MD
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Does Being Unemployed Matter? Insights from the GSCAD registry, Vikram Grewal MD and Amir Lotfi
Iatrogenic atrial septal defect following the MitraClip procedure: A state-of-the-art review, Anis Kadado MD and Ashequl Islam MD
Laser Lead Extraction Complicated by Avulsed Tricuspid Subvalvular Apparatus with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation, Fotis Katsikeris MD, Calvin Craig MD, Colby Salerno DO, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Peter Lindenauer, Mihaela Stefan MD, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Kerry Spitzer, Tara Lagu, Quinn Pack MD, and Victor Pinto-Plata
One-year Outcomes of Supersaturated Oxygen Therapy in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The IC-HOT Study, Amir Lotfi
SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Amir Lotfi
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Gulf: G-SCAD Registry, Amir Lotfi
Reader's CommentsAssessment of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Volume Trends During The COVID-19 Pandemic, Amir Lotfi, Alina Capatina RN, and Aaron Kugelmass MD
Development of a Simple Clinical Tool for Predicting Early Dropout in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A SINGLE-CENTER RISK MODEL, Quinn Pack MD, Paul Visintainer, Michel Farah, Grace LaValley, Heidi Szalai, Peter Lindenauer, and Tara Lagu
Systematic review of COVID-19 related myocarditis: Insights on management and outcome, Khalid Sawalha MD, Mohammed Abozenah, Anis Kadado MD, Ayman Battisha MD, Colby Salerno DO, and Ashequl Islam MD
Outcomes of MitraClip placement in patients with liver cirrhosis, Khalid Sawalha MD, Anis Kadado MD, Kamesh Gupta MD, Ayman Battisha MD, Mohammed Abozenah, Colby Salerno DO, and Ashequl Islam MD
"You Leave There Feeling Part of Something": A Qualitative Study of Hospitalized COPD Patients' Perceptions of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Kerry Spitzer, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aubri Drake, Quinn Pack MD, Tara Lagu, Victor Pinto-Plata, and Peter Lindenauer
Submissions from 2019
Capecitabine-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report, Prarthna Bhardwaj MD, Vinod Chaubey MD, and Ashequl Islam MD
Trends and Predictors of 30-day Readmission Among Patients Hospitalized with Infective Endocarditis in the United States, Anusha Bhat MD, Sudeep Siddappa Malleshappa MD, Amir Lotfi, Mara Slawsky MD, and Quinn Pack MD
Utility of ICD Codes for Stress Cardiomyopathy in Hospital Administrative Databases: What Do They Signify?, Anusha Bhat MD, Katharine White MD, Kyle Gobeil MD, Tara Lagu, Peter Lindenauer, and Quinn Pack MD
Association Between Patient Cost Sharing and Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence, Michel Farah, Maya Abdallah MD, Heidi Szalai, Tara Lagu, Peter Lindenauer, and Quinn Pack MD
Impact of calcification on percutaneous coronary intervention: MACE-Trial 1-year results, Gregory Giugliano MD
Imaging in patients with severe mitral annular calcification: insights from a multicentre experience using transatrial balloon-expandable valve replacement, Ashequl Islam MD and David Deaton MD
Impact of Complications on Resource Utilization During 90-Day Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Bundle for Medicare Beneficiaries, Aaron Kugelmass MD
Understanding Readmissions in Medicare Beneficiaries During the 90-Day Follow-Up Period of an Acute Myocardial Infarction Admission, Aaron Kugelmass MD
A Motivational Telephone Intervention to Reduce Early Dropouts in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A FEASIBILITY PILOT STUDY, Grace LaValley, Heidi Szalai, Michel Farah, and Quinn Pack MD
Patient Perception of How Smoking Status Influences Cardiac Rehabilitation Attendance After an Acute Cardiac Hospitalization, Peter Lindenauer, Sarah Goff MD, Heidi Szalai, and Quinn Pack MD
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes: Bivalirudin With Transfemoral Access Versus Heparin With Transradial Access in Patients With ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Jaya Mallidi, John Ulahannan, Vinod Chaubey MD, Auras Atreya, Muhammad Shakoor MD, Donna Fisher MD, Jane Garb, and Amir Lotfi
Examining the "Repletion Reflex": The Association between Serum Potassium and Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure, Kevin O'Sullivan, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Alex Knee, Alexander Roseman, Penny Pekow, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Quinn Pack MD, Peter Lindenauer, and Tara Lagu
Exercise Testing and Exercise Rehabilitation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Quinn Pack MD
Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization During an Acute Cardiac Hospitalization: A NATIONAL SAMPLE, Quinn Pack MD, Aruna Priya, Tara Lagu, Penny Pekow, Robert Berry, Auras Atreya, and Peter Lindenauer
Association Between Inpatient Echocardiography Use and Outcomes in Adult Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Quinn Pack MD, Aruna Priya, Tara Lagu, Penny Pekow, Joshua Schilling MD, William Hiser MD, and Peter Lindenauer
Use and Outcomes Associated With Perioperative Amiodarone in Cardiac Surgery, Aruna Priya, Quinn Pack MD, Penny Pekow, Mihaela Stefan MD, Tara Lagu, Amir Lotfi, and Peter Lindenauer
Smoking cessation after hospitalization for myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery: Assessing patient interest, confidence, and physician prescribing practices, Hayden Riley MD, Nitesh Ainani MD, Ahamad Turk MD, Heidi Szalai, Mihaela Stefan MD, Peter Lindenauer, and Quinn Pack MD
Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Medicare Beneficiaries, Mihaela Stefan MD, Aruna Priya, Quinn Pack MD, Penny Pekow, Tara Lagu, Victor Pinto-Plata, and Peter Lindenauer
Submissions from 2018
The Effect of Perioperative Cimetidine Administration on Time to Colorectal Cancer Recurrence, Mashrafi Ahmed
Vacuum-assisted right atrial infected clot extraction due to persistent bacteraemia: a percutaneous approach for the management of right-sided endocarditis, Mashrafi Ahmed, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, and Evan Lau MD
Sudden Death in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease Without Severe Systolic Dysfunction, Hany Aziz MD
Is it time to mandate regional acute mechanical circulatory support/extracorporeal membrane oxygenation centers?, Daniel Engelman MD and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Effect of Smoking Status on Exercise Perception and Intentions for Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment Among Patients Hospitalized With an Acute Cardiac Condition, Sarah Goff MD, Peter Lindenauer, and Quinn Pack MD
The left distal trans-radial artery access for coronary angiography and intervention: A US experience, Vikram Grewal MD, Kyle Gobeil MD, Khawar Maqsood MD, Ali Haider MD, Amir Mohani MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, and Amir Lotfi
Cardiac Transplantation: A Primer for Front-Line Clinicians, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Feasibility, safety, and patient satisfaction of same-day discharge following peripheral arterial interventions: A randomized controlled study, Ashequl Islam MD, Guarav Alreja MD, Jaya Mallidi, and Jennifer Friderici MS
Transatrial implantation of a transcatheter heart valve for severe mitral annular calcification, Ashequl Islam MD and David Deaton MD
Triple-Valve Endocarditis in a Diabetic Patient: Case Report and Literature Review, Anis Kadado MD and Vikram Grewal MD
Triple-Valve Endocarditis in a Diabetic Patient: Case Report and Literature Review, Anis Kadado MD, Vikram Grewal MD, and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Implementation of an Early Discharge Protocol and Chest Pain Clinic for Low-Risk Chest Pain in the Emergency Department, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Jane Garb, Aaron Kugelmass MD, and Amir Lotfi
Personalizing care in cardiogenic shock: Searching for a common hemodynamic language, Fotis Katsikeris MD, Evan Lau MD, Daniel Engelman MD, and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Derivation and Validation of an In-Hospital Mortality Prediction Model Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance in Heart Failure, Tara Lagu, Penny Pekow, Mihaela Stefan MD, Quinn Pack MD, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Auras Atreya, Gregory Valania MD, Mara Slawsky MD, and Peter Lindenauer
Effect of Charge Delivery on Thromboembolism During Radiofrequency Ablation in Canines, Bernard Lim MD
Stent Thrombosis, Amir Lotfi
The distal left radial artery access for coronary angiography and intervention: A new era, Amir Lotfi
Clinical Outcomes of Transferred Versus Onsite Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With STEMI: Time to Look Beyond Door to Balloon Time, Jaya Mallidi, Paul Visintainer, Aaron Kugelmass MD, and Amir Lotfi
The clinical use of N-Acetylcysteine in cardiology, John Marenco MD
Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients on Hemodialysis following Drug-Eluting versus Bare-Metal Coronary Stents, Amir Mohani MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, and Amir Lotfi
Prioritization, Development, and Validation of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Performance Measures, Quinn Pack MD
Short-Term Safety of Nicotine Replacement in Smokers Hospitalized With Coronary Heart Disease, Quinn Pack MD, Aruna Priya, Tara Lagu, Penny Pekow, Auras Atreya, and Peter Lindenauer
Inpatient Echocardiography Use for Common Cardiovascular Conditions, Quinn Pack MD, Aruna Priya, Tara Lagu, Penny Pekow, Joshua Schilling MD, William Hiser MD, and Peter Lindenauer
Does the rising placebo response impact antihypertensive clinical trial outcomes? An analysis of data from the Food and Drug Administration 1990-2016, Joshua Schilling MD
Magnitude and pattern of placebo response in clinical trials of antiepileptic medications: Data from the Food and Drug Administration 1996-2016, Joshua Schilling MD
Submissions from 2017
Severe aortic complications in a patient with variant Shone's complex and bicuspid aortic valve, Mohammed Ahmed MD, Hany Aziz MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Isolated cardiac sarcoidosis masquerading as right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia, Auras Atreya, Mitkumar Patel MD, Senthil Sivalingam MD, and Mathias Stoenescu MD
Cost analysis of the History, ECG, Age, Risk factors, and initial Troponin (HEART) Pathway randomized control trial, Vinod Chaubey MD, Mitkumar Patel MD, and Auras Atreya
A novel approach to extraction of a large thrombus on the intraventricular guide-wire during transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Thomas Chin MD and Ashequl Islam MD
Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Associated with Situs Ambiguus, Isolated Levocardia, and Polysplenia, Safieh Golestaneh MD, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, William Hiser MD, Amir Lotfi, and Timothy Egan MD
Quality of Care of Hospitalized Infective Endocarditis Patients: Report from a Tertiary Medical Center, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Jennifer Friderici, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Auras Atreya, Peter Lindenauer, and Tara Lagu
Ambiguities in Selecting the Optimal Strategy for the Nonculprit Stenosis in STEMI, Amir Lotfi
Divorce and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease: A Multicenter Study, Amir Lotfi
Widowhood and severity of coronary artery disease: a multicenter study, Amir Lotfi
Comparison of antithrombotic agents during urgent percutaneous coronary intervention following thrombolytic therapy: A retrospective cohort study, Jaya Mallidi, Peter Robinson MD, Paul Visintainer, Amir Lotfi, and Gregory Giugliano MD
Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Among Smokers Hospitalized for Coronary Heart Disease, Quinn Pack MD, Aruna Priya, Tara Lagu, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer
Splenic and kidney infarct: Sequelae of subacute Streptococcus mitis bacterial endocarditis, Siddharth Wartak MD and Vinod Namana MD
Submissions from 2016
Gender, Race, and Health Insurance Status in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, Nitesh Ainani MD
Complications arising from cardiac implantable electrophysiological devices: review of epidemiology, pathogenesis and prevention for the clinician, Auras Atreya, James Cook MD, and Peter Lindenauer
Care Transitions Measure Score and Coronary Revascularization Related Readmission: Ready for Primetime Use?, Auras Atreya and Quinn Pack MD
Predictors of Medical Management in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Catheterization for Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease, Auras Atreya, Senthil Sivalingam MD, Sonali Arora MD, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Jan Fitzgerald, Paul Visintainer, and Amir Lotfi