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Bellam N, Denfeld QE, Kamdar F, Alexy T, Breathett K, Patel PA, Faulkenberg K, Moyer B, Psotka MA, Ginwalla M. Navigating Early Careers in Heart Failure in the Era of Novel Coronavirus Disease-2019. J Card Fail 2020; 27:97-99. [PMID: 33227417 PMCID: PMC7677680 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Maharaj V, Agdamag A, Edmiston J, Charpentier V, Schultz J, John R, Shaffer A, Duval S, Martin CM, Francis GS, Cogswell R, Alexy T. Hypotensive Response on Cardiopulmonary Stress Test Predicts Elevated Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure and Reduced Cardiac Output in Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Card Fail 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gutierrez A, Ash J, Akdemir B, Alexy T, Cogswell R, Chen J, Adabag S. Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2020; 43:1126-1131. [PMID: 32809234 DOI: 10.1111/pace.14043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a common arrhythmia in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction but its incidence, predictors, and significance have not been determined in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). METHODS We performed a retrospective review of arrhythmias in two cohorts of patients with an HFpEF diagnosis. Patients in cohort 1 (n = 40) underwent routine arrhythmia surveillance with a 14-day ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor. Patients in cohort 2 (n = 85) had cardiac pacemakers and underwent routine device interrogations. RESULTS In cohort 1, 13 patients (32.5%) had one or more episodes of nonsustained VT (NSVT) on ambulatory ECG. In cohort 2, 38 patients (44.7%) had NSVT on cardiac pacemaker interrogations. During a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 3.0 (1.6 to 5.1) years, 15 (12%) patients died (20% of patients with NSVT versus 6.8% of those without NSVT; P = .03). In logistic regression analysis, NSVT was associated with a 3.4-fold higher odds of death (95% confidence interval 1.08 to 10.53; P = .04) in HFpEF. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, patients with HFpEF have a relatively high, and possibly underappreciated, burden of NSVT, which confers a higher risk of mortality. The frequent episodes of NSVT in these patients may provide insight into the mechanism of sudden cardiac death in HFpEF.
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Maharaj V, Masotti M, Schultz J, Murray T, Teigen L, Shah H, Shaffer A, Alexy T, John R, Cogswell R. Worsening Creatinine Trend in the Year Prior to LVAD Implantation is Associated with Lower Pectoralis Muscle Measures and Increased Post LVAD Mortality. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Burke M, Alexy T, Kamioka N, Shafi T, Turbyfield C, Stowe J, Porter J, Iturbe J, Kim D, Wittersheim K, Nguyen D, Laskar S, Gupta D, Bhatt K, Smith A, Cole R, Morris A, Vega J, Babaliaros V. Outflow Graft Obstruction Causing Recurrent Heart Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Schultz J, Trachtenberg B, Estep J, Goodwin K, Araujo R, Rafei AE, Alexy T, Shaffer A, John R, Cogswell R. Association between Angiotensin II Antagonism and Mortality after LVAD Implantation: A Multi-Center, Contemporary Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Maharaj V, Schultz J, Charpentier V, Duval S, John R, Shaffer A, Pritzker M, Martin C, Thenappan T, Cogswell R, Alexy T. Higher Body Mass Index is Associated with End Stage Renal Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Mentz RJ, Xu H, O'Brien EC, Thomas L, Alexy T, Gupta B, Vilaro J, Lala A(A, Dhingra R, Briasoulis A, Simon MA, Stehlik J, Rodgers J, Dunlay S, Abshire M, Wells Q, Barringhaus KG, Eckman P, Lowes B, Espinoza J, Blanco R, Shen X, Duffy C, Hernandez A. PROVIDE-HF STUDY RESULTS: PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING INITIATION OF DRUG THERAPY WITH ENTRESTO (SACUBITRIL/VALSARTAN) IN HEART FAILURE. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)31437-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bader B, Ash J, Cogswell R, Alexy T. WHEN INTRACARDIAC MASS OBSTRUCTS TRICUSPID INFLOW. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)33977-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Francis G, Chowdhury M, Maharaj V, Alexy T, Fraser M. COVID cardiomyopathy: Is it time to involve the cardiologists? Indian J Med Res 2020; 152:169-171. [PMID: 33107477 PMCID: PMC7881815 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_3760_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Wilcox JE, Cameron KA, Harap RS, Shanklin KL, Grady KL, Cohen ER, Abicht TO, Adler ED, Alexy T, Alonso W, Beckman J, Bjelkengren J, Cagliostro B, Cogswell R, Colombo PC, Cotts W, Haglund NA, Haverstick S, Kiernan MS, Lampert B, LeMond LM, Lee S, Lerg G, Lindenfeld J, Mahr C, Meehan K, Pagani FD, Pan S, Pavone J, Um J, Yancy CW, Thinh D, Barsuk JH. Ventricular Assist Device Driveline Dressing-Change Protocols: A Need for Standardization. A Report from the SimVAD Investigators. J Card Fail 2019; 25:695-697. [PMID: 31247286 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Shah H, Murray T, El Rafei A, Schultz J, Thenappan T, Alexy T, John R, Martin C, Pritzker M, Cogswell R. External Assessment of EUROMACS Right-Sided Heart Failure Risk Score. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Maharaj V, Cogswell R, Schultz J, John R, Martin C, Thenappan T, Alexy T. Poor Left Ventricular Unloading is Associated with Increased Mortality after Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Schultz J, John R, Alexy T, Thenappan T, Cogswell R. Association between angiotensin II antagonism and gastrointestinal bleeding on left ventricular assist device support. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018; 38:469-471. [PMID: 30665699 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Goodwin K, Kluis A, Alexy T, John R, Voeller R. Neurological complications associated with left ventricular assist device therapy. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2018; 16:909-917. [DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2018.1540300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Schultz J, Goodwin K, John R, Alexy T, Kamdar F, Martin C, Cogswell R. Association Between Angiotensin II Receptor Blockade and Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Cogswell R, Rhodes A, Alexy T, Shultz J, Martin C, Freitag T, Wick L, John R. A Novel Readmission Risk Score is Highly Predictive of Mortality after Heart Failure Admission. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Francis GS, Alexy T. Furosemide Reimagined: Novel Subcutaneous Formulation for a 50-Year-Old Loop Diuretic Agent for the Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. JACC. HEART FAILURE 2018; 6:71-72. [PMID: 29226820 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Alexy T, Kamioka N, Iturbe JM, Vega DJ, Cole RT, Laskar SR, Babaliaros V, Burke MA. Percutaneous Repair of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device (CF-LVAD) Outflow Graft Stenosis: Single Center Experience. J Card Fail 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lebeis T, Lee S, Alexy T, Morris A, Gupta D, Bhatt K, Laskar SR, Smith A, Nguyen D, Vega JD, Cole RT. Continuation of Beta Blocker Therapy Reduces Hospitalizations in Patients Treated with Milrinone as a Bridge to Transplant. J Card Fail 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lee S, Lebeis T, Morris A, Gupta D, Bhatt K, Laskar SR, Nguyen D, Smith A, Vega JD, Alexy T, Cole RT. Utility of Neurohormonal Blockade in Patients Receiving Milrinone as Bridge to Transplant. J Card Fail 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Papp E, Havasi V, Bene J, Komlosi K, Czopf L, Magyar E, Feher C, Feher G, Horvath B, Marton Z, Alexy T, Habon T, Szabo L, Toth K, Melegh B. Glycoprotein IIIA Gene (PIA) Polymorphism and Aspirin Resistance: Is There Any Correlation? Ann Pharmacother 2017; 39:1013-8. [PMID: 15840736 DOI: 10.1345/aph.1e227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND:Platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptors play an inevitable role in platelet aggregation. The GP IIIa gene is polymorphic ( PIA1/PIA2) and the presence of a PIA2 allele might be associated with an increased risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS).OBJECTIVE:To examine the prevalence of the PIA2 allele in patients with ACS and in subjects with or without aspirin resistance.METHODS:The prevalence of the PIA2 allele was assessed in 158 patients with ACS and PIA2 compared with its prevalence in 199 healthy volunteers. The antiplatelet efficacy of aspirin was examined in all patients with ACS, as well as in 69 individuals who had suffered ischemic stroke and in 58 high-risk subjects without any known ischemic vascular events.RESULTS:PIA2 prevalence was significantly higher in patients with ACS (59/158) than in the control group (51/199; p < 0.05). Carriers of the PIA2 allele had a significantly higher risk of developing ACS, even after an adjustment to the risk factors (OR 5.74; 95% CI 1.75 to 18.8; p = 0.004). The occurrence of the PIA2 allele was significantly higher among patients with aspirin resistance than in subjects who demonstrated an appropriate response to the drug (allele frequencies, 0.21 vs 0.14; p < 0.05). All patients homozygous for the PIA2 allele had an inadequate platelet response to aspirin.CONCLUSIONS:Our results support the hypothesis that carriers of the PIA2 allele might have an increased risk for ACS. PIA2 homozygosity was associated with an inadequate response to aspirin therapy. Our data further suggest that patients with PIA2 allele homozygosity might benefit from antiplatelet therapy based on adenosine diphosphate antagonists throughout secondary treatment for prevention of ACS.
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Mitchell AJ, Alexy T, Rubinsztain L, Iqbal A, Shah A, Zafari M, Searles CD. Rheumatoid Arthritis Presenting as Acute Myopericarditis. Am J Med 2016; 129:e17-8. [PMID: 26797082 PMCID: PMC5125546 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Connes P, Alexy T, Detterich J, Romana M, Hardy-Dessources MD, Ballas SK. The role of blood rheology in sickle cell disease. Blood Rev 2015; 30:111-8. [PMID: 26341565 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2015.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Studies performed in the last decades have highlighted the need to better understand the contribution of the endothelium, vascular function, oxidative stress, inflammation, coagulation, hemolysis and vascular adhesion mechanisms to the pathophysiology of acute vaso-occlusive like events and chronic organ damages in sickle cell disease (SCD). Although SCD is a hemorheological disease, a few works focused on the contribution of blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, red blood cell deformability and aggregation in the pathophysiology of SCD. After a brief description of basic hemorheology, the present review focuses on the role of the hemorheological abnormalities in the causation of several SCD complications, mainly in sickle cell anemia and hemoglobin (Hb) SC disease. Several genetic and cellular modulators of blood rheology in SCD are discussed, as well as unresolved questions and perspectives.
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