Cardiovascular disease in the Eastern Mediterranean region: epidemiology and risk factor burden

K Turk-Adawi, N Sarrafzadegan, I Fadhil… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) comprises 22 countries or territories
spanning from Morocco in the west to Pakistan in the east, and contains a population of …

Temporal trends of women enrollment in major cardiovascular randomized clinical trials

IY Gong, NS Tan, SH Ali, G Lebovic, M Mamdani… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Although it is known that women do not participate in trials as frequently as
men, there are limited recent data examining how women recruitment has changed over …

Comparative prognostic value of T-wave inversion and ST-segment depression on the admission electrocardiogram in non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary …

NS Tan, SG Goodman, RT Yan, B Elbarouni… - American heart …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background ST-segment depression (STD) is predictive of adverse outcomes in non–ST-
segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS), but there are conflicting data on …

Temporal trends in use of composite end points in major cardiovascular randomized clinical trials in prominent medical journals

NS Tan, SH Ali, G Lebovic, M Mamdani… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Cardiovascular mortality has decreased over the past 5 decades, making it
increasingly difficult to demonstrate significant benefits of new therapies in randomized …

Prognostic significance of low QRS voltage on the admission electrocardiogram in acute coronary syndromes

NS Tan, SG Goodman, RT Yan, MK Tan… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the prognostic significance of low QRS voltage in a large contemporary
cohort of patients with a broad spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods …

Effects of late sodium current blockade on ventricular refibrillation in a rabbit model

MA Azam, N Zamiri, S Massé, M Kusha… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—After defibrillation of initial ventricular fibrillation (VF), it is crucial to prevent
refibrillation to ensure successful resuscitation outcomes. Inability of the late Na+ current to …

Previous and new onset atrial fibrillation and associated outcomes in acute coronary syndromes (from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events)

MD Worme, MK Tan, DWJ Armstrong, AT Yan… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent complication of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and is
associated with an increased risk of in-hospital and long-term mortality. Our objective was to …

Right ventricular function at cardiac MRI predicts cardiovascular events in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

L Jimenez-Juan, N Ben-Dov, CV Goncalves Frazao… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) is an independent predictor of death
and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with various cardiac conditions. Purpose …

Prognostic value of dynamic electrocardiographic T wave changes in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome

B Sarak, SG Goodman, RT Yan, MK Tan, PG Steg… - Heart, 2016 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To assess the relationship between the evolution of T wave inversion (TWI) on the
24–48 h postadmission ECG and the patient characteristics, management and clinical …

Efficacy of early invasive management after fibrinolysis for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in relation to initial troponin status

NS Tan, SG Goodman, WJ Cantor, JJ Russo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background We examined whether the efficacy of an early invasive strategy after fibrinolysis
in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) differs in relation to the initial …