Racial Disparities Among Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Arrhythmias in the United States: A propensity matched-analysis from the National Inpatient Sample …
R Ahmed, H Shahbaz, K Ramphul, S Mactaggart… - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is frequently associated with conduction
abnormalities and arrhythmias. In this study, we aim to evaluate racial disparities in the …
abnormalities and arrhythmias. In this study, we aim to evaluate racial disparities in the …
Predictors of outcome in a contemporary cardiac sarcoidosis population: Role of brain natriuretic peptide, left ventricular function and myocardial inflammation
V Kouranos, RS Khattar, J Okafor… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a potentially fatal condition that varies in its clinical
presentation. Here, we describe baseline characteristics at presentation along with …
presentation. Here, we describe baseline characteristics at presentation along with …
Eosinophilic heart disease: diagnostic and prognostic assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance
AS Antonopoulos, A Azzu, E Androulakis… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Eosinophilic heart disease (EHD) is a rare cardiac condition with a wide spectrum of
phenotypes. The diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in …
phenotypes. The diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in …
Myocardial strain analysis by cardiac magnetic resonance 3D feature-tracking identifies subclinical abnormalities in patients with neuromuscular disease and no overt …
A Azzu, AS Antonopoulos, S Krupickova… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is valuable for the detection of cardiac
involvement in neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). We explored the value of 2D-and 3D-left …
involvement in neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). We explored the value of 2D-and 3D-left …
Two-center validation of Pilot Tone based cardiac triggering of a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance examination
Y Pan, J Varghese, MS Tong, VO Yildiz, A Azzu… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is prone to distortions from gradient and radiofrequency
interference and the magnetohydrodynamic effect during cardiovascular magnetic …
interference and the magnetohydrodynamic effect during cardiovascular magnetic …
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: insights from cardiac magnetic resonance and Extracoronary arterial screening
E Androulakis, A Azzu, P Papagkikas, A Antonopoulos… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is gaining recognition as an important
entity, particularly in female patients. Growing evidence has suggested that extracoronary …
entity, particularly in female patients. Growing evidence has suggested that extracoronary …
Diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis in patients presenting with cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmias
S Hatipoglu, SKM Gardezi, A Azzu, J Baksi… - Heart, 2023 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) may present with cardiac arrest or life-threatening
arrhythmias. There are limited data on this subgroup of patients with CS. Advanced imaging …
arrhythmias. There are limited data on this subgroup of patients with CS. Advanced imaging …
[HTML][HTML] Cardiac decompression by pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis: multimodality imaging to identify patients at risk for prolonged inotropic support
A Azzu, M Morosin, AS Antonopoulos… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Post-pericardiectomy right ventricular (RV) failure has been reported but it
remains not well-studied. To investigate imaging parameters that could predict RV function …
remains not well-studied. To investigate imaging parameters that could predict RV function …
Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in neuromuscular cardiomyopathies
B Almogheer, AS Antonopoulos, A Azzu… - Pediatric …, 2022 - Springer
Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) encompass a broad spectrum of diseases with variable
type of cardiac involvement and there is lack of clinical data on Cardiovascular Magnetic …
type of cardiac involvement and there is lack of clinical data on Cardiovascular Magnetic …
[HTML][HTML] A rare case of extensive biventricular cardiac sarcoidosis with reversible torrential tricuspid regurgitation
J Okafor, A Azzu, R Ahmed, B Cassimon… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Springer
Reversal of torrential tricuspid regurgitation is rarely seen. We describe a case in which
effective immunosuppression alongside conventional heart failure therapies lead to …
effective immunosuppression alongside conventional heart failure therapies lead to …