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2. Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion Complicating Coronary Sinus Cannulation During Coronary Artery Bypass Operation
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DABBAH, S, primary
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- 2005
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3. Functional tricuspid regurgitation in patients with pulmonary hypertension: is pulmonary artery pressure the only determinant of regurgitation severity?
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Mutlak D, Aronson D, Lessick J, Reisner SA, Dabbah S, Agmon Y, Mutlak, Diab, Aronson, Doron, Lessick, Jonathan, Reisner, Shimon A, Dabbah, Salim, and Agmon, Yoram
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Background: Pulmonary hypertension is a common cause of functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR), but other factors play a role in determining TR severity. The objectives of our study were to determine the distribution of TR severity in relation to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and to define the determinants of TR severity.Methods: The echocardiographic reports and selected echocardiographic studies of patients with echocardiographic estimation of PASP were reviewed. Patients with organic tricuspid valve (TV) disease were excluded from the analysis.Results: Among 2,139 patients, the frequency of moderate or severe TR was progressively greater in patients with higher PASP. Nevertheless, TR was only mild in a substantial proportion of patients with high PASP (mild TR in 65.4% of patients with PASP 50-69 mm Hg and in 45.6% of patients with PASP >or= 70 mm Hg). By multivariate analysis, age, female gender, PASP (odds ratio, 2.26 per 10-mm Hg increase; 95% confidence interval, 1.95 to 2.61), pacemaker lead, right atrial (RA) and right ventricular enlargement, left atrial enlargement, and organic mitral valve disease were independently associated with greater degrees of TR. In patients with PASP >or= 70 mm Hg, RA size, tricuspid annular diameter, and TV tethering area were greater in patients with greater degrees of TR.Conclusions: PASP is a strong determinant of TR severity, but many patients with pulmonary hypertension do not exhibit significant TR. In addition to PASP, demographic characteristics, mechanical factors, remodeling of the right heart cavities, and other factors (possibly reflecting the presence of atrial fibrillation or occult organic TV disease) are predictive of TR severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2009
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4. Left Ventricular Filling Hemodynamics in Patients with Pulmonary Edema and Preserved Versus Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Prospective Doppler Echocardiographic Study
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Dabbah, S., Reisner, S.A., Aronson, D., and Agmon, Y.
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Background: Objective evidence of elevated left ventricular (LV) filling pressures is infrequently demonstrated in clinical practice in patients with heart failure (HF) and preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF) and the clinical diagnosis of HF is commonly questionable in these patients. The objective of this study was to examine whether elevated LV filling pressures can be demonstrated noninvasively in consecutive patients with HF and preserved (vs reduced) LVEF. Methods: Echocardiography was performed in 141 patients hospitalized with acute pulmonary edema (within 3 days of admission in 83.6%). LV filling was assessed in 116 patients without significant valve disease (median age 76 years; 51.7% men) and LV filling pressures were estimated based on mitral and pulmonary venous flow patterns and mitral annular diastolic velocities. Results: LVEF was preserved (>=45%) in 49 patients (42.2%) and reduced (<45%) in 67 patients (57.8%). In patients with in sinus rhythm, normal LV filling pattern and abnormal relaxation, pseudonormal, and restrictive LV filling patterns (the latter two patterns associated with elevated LV filling pressures) were evident in 8, 1, 11, and 9 patients with preserved LVEF, versus 5, 11, 15, and 23 patients with reduced LVEF, respectively (P = .01) (LV filling pattern was nonconclusive in 12 patients). In patients with atrial arrhythmias, elevated LV filling pressures were evident in 4 of 14 patients with preserved LVEF and 3 of 4 patients with reduced LVEF. Overall, elevated LV filling pressures were demonstrable in 24 patients with preserved LVEF (49.0%) and in 41 patients with reduced LVEF (68.3%) (P = .26). Conclusions: Elevated LV filling pressures are frequently evident by Doppler echocardiography in patients with HF and preserved or reduced LVEF. Thus, Doppler echocardiography can provide objective noninvasive evidence of abnormal LV filling in a large proportion of patients with HF and preserved LVEF.
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- 2006
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5. Predictors of advanced liver fibrosis and the performance of fibrosis scores: lean compared to non-lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) patients.
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Dabbah S, Ben Yakov G, Kaufmann MI, Cohen-Ezra O, Likhter M, Davidov Y, and Ben Ari Z
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Aged, Adult, Biopsy, Thinness complications, Age Factors, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Liver Cirrhosis complications, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease complications, Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Body Mass Index
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Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in lean patients differs from that of NAFLD in non-lean patients. However, current data regarding predictors of advanced fibrosis and the performance of fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) and NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS) in lean compared to non-lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) patients is insufficient., Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Lean was defined as Body Mass Index <25 kg/m
2 . Advanced fibrosis (F3-F4) was detected by liver biopsy or two-dimension shear wave elastography (2D-SWE). Predictors of advanced fibrosis were identified using logistic regression and area under ROC curves (AUROC) were derived for FIB-4 and NFS., Results: Lean patients (N.=153) comprised 19.2% of the MASLD cohort. Advanced fibrosis was associated with the number of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in lean (OR=2.06, P=0.011) and non-lean (OR=1.58, P<0.001) patients, however, hypertension and diabetes or impaired fasting glucose were significant only among non-lean. Age was associated with advanced fibrosis in both subgroups with age ≥65 showing higher odds in lean compared to non-lean patients (P=0.016). Non-lean patients had higher odds for advanced fibrosis relative to lean patients (OR=4.8, P=0.048). FIB-4 and NFS predicted advanced fibrosis among lean (AUROC=0.79 and AUROC=0.85, respectively) and non-lean (AUROC=0.79 and AUROC=0.76, respectively) patients. NFS ≥-1.445 showed higher specificity among lean compared to non-lean (P<0.001) and compared to that of FIB-4 ≥1.3 in lean patients (P<0.001)., Conclusions: The number of CMRF was predictive of advanced fibrosis in both subgroups while age ≥65 showed higher odds among lean patients. NFS ≥-1.445 is more specific than FIB-4 ≥1.3 for advanced fibrosis prediction in lean patients. These findings may help identify high-risk lean MASLD patients for further liver fibrosis stage assessment.- Published
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6. Ocular and systemic associations and heritability of retinal arterial wall-to-lumen ratios in a twin cohort.
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Carstensen CV, Bjerager J, Belmouhand M, Eckmann-Hansen C, Rothenbuehler SP, Dabbah S, Dalgård C, Laigaard P, and Larsen M
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- Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Axial Length, Eye, Blood Pressure physiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Intraocular Pressure physiology, Retinal Artery diagnostic imaging, Twins, Dizygotic genetics, Twins, Monozygotic genetics
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Purpose: To investigate ocular and systemic factors associated with the retinal arterial wall-to-lumen ratio (WLR) and to determine the relative contribution of genetic and environmental variation to WLR in healthy adults., Methods: This cross-sectional twin study included 78 monozygotic and 67 dizygotic same-sex twin pairs aged 58.4 ± 9.8 (mean ± SD) years. Lumen diameter (LD) and outer diameter (OD) of a superotemporal retinal artery were measured using adaptive optics fundus photography, and the WLR was calculated. Linear mixed model regression analysis of associations with WLR comprised the descriptive variables ocular axial length (AL), intraocular pressure (IOP), height, weight, body mass index (BMI), smoking, blood pressure, high density (HDL), low density (LDL) and very low density (VLDL) lipoproteins, total cholesterol and triglycerides. The relative influence of genes and environment on WLR was calculated through polygenetic modelling., Results: Increasing age and arterial blood pressure were associated with a higher WLR, while increasing retinal artery OD and ocular AL were associated with a lower WLR. Sex, smoking status, BMI, IOP, cholesterol levels or triglycerides had no detectable impact on the WLR. Broad-sense heritability of WLR was 21% (95% CI: 1-41%), while environmental factors accounted for the remaining 79% of the interindividual variance (95% CI: 59-99%)., Conclusion: Retinal artery wall thickness was closely linked to increasing age and higher arterial blood pressure, the latter being mediated by the environment over genes., (© 2023 The Authors. Acta Ophthalmologica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation.)
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- 2024
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7. Spontaneous Rupture of the Unscarred Uterus: A Review of the Literature.
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Sgayer I, Dabbah S, Farah RK, Wolf M, Ashkar N, Lowenstein L, and Odeh M
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- Pregnancy, Infant, Newborn, Female, Humans, Adult, Infant, Retrospective Studies, Rupture, Spontaneous complications, Cesarean Section adverse effects, Uterus, Pregnancy Outcome, Uterine Rupture etiology
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Importance: Uterine rupture is defined as a nonsurgical disruption of all layers of the uterus. Most ruptures occur in the presence of a scar, usually secondary to a previous cesarean delivery. Rupture of an unscarred uterus is rare and is associated with severe maternal and neonatal outcomes., Objective: To outline the literature on potential predisposing factors, clinical findings, and maternal and fetal outcomes of a rupture of an unscarred uterus., Evidence Acquisition: PubMed was searched for the phrases "uterine rupture," "unscarred," and "spontaneous." Individual case reports, retrospective case series, and review articles in English between 1983 and 2020 were included., Results: We found 84 case reports in 79 articles. The mean maternal age was 29.3 (SD, 5.7) years; 38 women (45.2%) were nulliparous. Uterine rupture occurred in 37% of the women at term; in 9.9%, the gestational age was ≤12 weeks. The most common clinical presentations were abdominal pain (77.4%), signs of hypovolemic shock (36.9%), fetal distress (31%), and vaginal bleeding (22.6%). The most common risk factors were the use of uterotonic drugs for induction or augmentation of labor and a prior curettage procedure. The most frequently ruptured site was the body of the uterus. Hysterectomy managed 36.9% of the ruptures. Four women died (4.8%). Perinatal mortality was 50.6%. Perinatal death was higher in developing than developed countries., Conclusions and Relevance: Although rare, spontaneous rupture of the unscarred uterus has serious consequences to the mother and the fetus and should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in pregnancy.
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- 2023
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8. Review and comparison of retinal vessel calibre and geometry software and their application to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and dementia.
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Brazionis L, Quinn N, Dabbah S, Ryan CD, Møller DM, Richardson H, Keech AC, Januszewski AS, Grauslund J, Rasmussen ML, Peto T, and Jenkins AJ
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- Humans, Retinal Vessels, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetic Retinopathy complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 complications, Dementia complications
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Developments in retinal imaging technologies have enabled the quantitative evaluation of the retinal vasculature. Changes in retinal calibre and/or geometry have been reported in systemic vascular diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and more recently in neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia. Several retinal vessel analysis softwares exist, some being disease-specific, others for a broader context. In the research setting, retinal vasculature analysis using semi-automated software has identified associations between retinal vessel calibre and geometry and the presence of or risk of DM and its chronic complications, and of CVD and dementia, including in the general population. In this article, we review and compare the most widely used semi-automated retinal vessel analysis softwares and their associations with ocular imaging findings in common systemic diseases, including DM and its chronic complications, CVD, and dementia. We also provide original data comparing retinal calibre grading in people with Type 1 DM using two softwares, with good concordance., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2023
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9. Small hard drusen and associated factors in early seniority.
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Belmouhand M, Rothenbuehler SP, Dabbah S, Bjerager J, Sander B, Hjelmborg JB, Dalgård C, Jensen R, and Larsen M
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- Female, Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Retina, Risk Factors, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Retinal Drusen diagnostic imaging, Macular Degeneration diagnosis
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the ocular and systemic risk profile of the fundus phenotype ≥ 20 small hard (macular) drusen (< 63 μm in diameter)., Methods: This single-center, cross-sectional study of 176 same-sex twin pairs aged 30 to 80 (median 60) years was a component of a framework study of the transition from not having age-related macular degeneration to having early AMD. Drusen categories assessed using fundus photography and optical coherence tomography included small hard drusen (diameter < 63 μm), intermediate soft drusen (63-125 μm), and large soft drusen (> 125 μm), of which the soft drusen are compatible with a diagnosis of AMD., Results: Having ≥ 20 small hard drusen within or outside the macula was associated with increasing age, lower body mass index, shorter axial length, hyperopia, female sex, increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL), high alcohol consumption, and with the presence of soft drusen., Conclusions: Having ≥ 20 small hard drusen was associated with some AMD-related risk factors, but not with smoking, increasing body mass index, and higher blood pressure. Having ≥ 20 small hard drusen was also associated with soft drusen, in agreement with previous studies. These findings suggest that small hard drusen are not an early manifestation of AMD but the product of a distinct process of tissue alteration that promotes the development of AMD or some subtype thereof., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2022 Belmouhand et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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- 2022
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10. Heritability of retinal drusen in the Copenhagen Twin Cohort Eye Study.
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Belmouhand M, Rothenbuehler SP, Hjelmborg JB, Dabbah S, Bjerager J, Sander BA, Dalgård C, and Larsen M
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- Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Twins, Monozygotic, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Retinal Drusen diagnosis, Retinal Drusen epidemiology, Retinal Drusen genetics, Macular Degeneration diagnosis, Macular Degeneration epidemiology, Macular Degeneration genetics, Geographic Atrophy
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Purpose: To study age- and sex-adjusted heritability of small hard drusen and early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a population-based twin cohort., Methods: This was a single-centre, cross-sectional, classical twin study with ophthalmic examination including refraction, biometry, best-corrected visual acuity assessment, colour and autofluorescence fundus photography, and fundus optical coherence tomography. Grading and categorization of drusen was by diameter and location., Results: The study enrolled 176 same-sex pairs of twins of mean (SD) age 58.6 (9.9) years. The prevalence of the four phenotypes ≥20 small hard macular drusen (largest diameter < 63 μm), ≥20 small hard extramacular drusen, intermediate drusen (63-125 μm) anywhere, and large drusen (>125 μm) anywhere was 12.4%, 36.4%, 5.8%, and 8.4%, respectively, and the respective heritabilities, adjusted for age and sex, were 78.2% [73.5-82.9], 69.1% [62.3-75.9], 30.1% [4.1-56.1], and 65.6% [26.4-100]. Age trajectory analysis supported a gradual transition to larger numbers of small hard drusen with increasing age. The heritability of ≥20 small hard drusen was markedly lower than the 99% found in the 40% overlapping twin cohort that was seen 20 years earlier., Conclusion: Numerous (≥20) small hard drusen and larger drusen that fit the definition of dry AMD were highly heritable. Small hard drusen counts increased with age. Decreasing heritability with increasing age suggests that the impact of behavioural and environmental factors on the development of small hard drusen increases with age., (© 2022 The Authors. Acta Ophthalmologica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation.)
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- 2022
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11. Long-term development of lens fluorescence in a twin cohort: Heritability and effects of age and lifestyle.
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Bjerager J, Dabbah S, Belmouhand M, Kessel L, Hougaard JL, Rothenbuehler SP, Sander B, and Larsen M
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- Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose metabolism, Fluorescence, Humans, Life Style, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Cataract, Lens, Crystalline metabolism, Lenses
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The blue-green autofluorescence of the ocular lens increases with age, glycemia and smoking, as the irreplaceable structural proteins of the lens slowly accumulate damage from the encounter with reactive molecular species. We have conducted a prospective study of lens autofluorescence over two decades in a twin cohort. The study included 131 phakic, non-diabetic adult twins (median age at follow-up 58 years, range 41-66 years) who were examined twice at an interval of 21 years. Change in anterior lens peak autofluorescence was analyzed in relation to age, current and baseline glycemia, cumulative smoking and heritability. The level of lens autofluorescence in the study population increased as a function of age and smoking (p ≤.002), but not as a function of glycemia (p ≥.069). Lens autofluorescence remained a highly heritable trait (90.6% at baseline and 93.3% at follow-up), but whereas the combined effect of age and cumulative smoking explained 57.2% of the variance in lens autofluorescence at baseline in mid-life, it only accounted for 31.6% at follow-up 21 years later. From mid to late adulthood, the level of blue-green fluorescence remained overwhelmingly heritable, but became less predictable from age, smoking habits and glycemic status. Presumably, as the lens ages, its intrinsic characteristics come to dominate over environmental and systemic factors, perhaps in a prelude to the development of cataract., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2022
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12. Sjælden medfødt linseanomali afbildet med forreste optical coherence tomography.
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Dabbah S, Gade E, and Vestergaard A
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- Humans, Tomography, Optical Coherence methods
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- 2022
13. Heritability and Risk Factors of Incident Small and Large Drusen in the Copenhagen Twin Cohort Eye Study: A 20-Year Follow-Up.
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Belmouhand M, Rothenbuehler SP, Bjerager J, Dabbah S, Hjelmborg JB, Munch IC, Dalgård C, and Larsen M
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- Adult, Aged, Humans, Middle Aged, Cohort Studies, Follow-Up Studies, Risk Factors, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Macular Degeneration complications, Retinal Drusen diagnosis, Retinal Drusen epidemiology, Retinal Drusen etiology
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Introduction: The transition from a normal fundus to one with early drusen (≥20 small hard drusen) to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the form of drusen ≥63 μm in diameter is of interest, because small hard drusen may be precursors of large drusen. Study of AMD precursor lesions may provide valuable insight into factors that initiate AMD. Here, the progression of drusen was studied over an interval of 20 years in a population-based twin cohort., Methods: Single-center, 20-year follow-up of 138 twins include biometry, fundus optical coherence tomography, and fundus photography. Macular characteristics were hierarchically classified as (per eye) (1) <20 small hard drusen, (2) ≥20 small hard drusen, (3) drusen ≥63 μm, or (4) ≥20 small hard drusen combined with drusen ≥63 μm. Additive and dominant genetic effects as well as shared and nonshared environmental effects were analyzed in a bivariate biprobit model with a classic liability-threshold approach and polygenic modeling with random effects., Results: Median participant age was 59 (range 41-66) years. Of 25 (18%) cases of incident macular drusen, 7 had ≥20 small hard drusen, and 18 had drusen ≥63 μm at follow-up, whereas no participant had developed both traits simultaneously. Smoking was associated with incident ≥20 small hard drusen (p = 0.04) and incident drusen ≥63 μm (p = 0.003). Having ≥20 small hard drusen at baseline was associated with incident drusen ≥63 μm at follow-up (p = 0.02). Development of drusen ≥63 μm was attributable to 49% genetic effects and 51% environmental effects., Conclusion: The risk of progressing from 0 to 19 small hard macular drusen per eye to having ≥20 small hard drusen or drusen ≥63 μm at follow-up was associated with smoking and genetic predisposition. Having ≥20 small hard drusen in the absence of drusen ≥63 μm at baseline was associated with incident drusen ≥63 μm when examined 20 years later. The study confirms that small hard macular drusen is a forewarning of AMD and that progression to AMD may be hindered by avoidance of smoking., (© 2022 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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- 2022
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14. Lens fluorescence and skin fluorescence in the Copenhagen Twin Cohort Eye Study: Covariates and heritability.
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Bjerager J, Dabbah S, Belmouhand M, Rothenbuehler SP, Sander B, and Larsen M
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- Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Denmark epidemiology, Female, Fluorescence, Humans, Infant, Lens, Crystalline metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, Skin metabolism, Twin Studies as Topic, Twins, Monozygotic genetics, Eye anatomy & histology, Lens, Crystalline anatomy & histology, Ocular Physiological Phenomena genetics, Skin anatomy & histology
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Lens and skin fluorescence are related to the systemic accumulation of advanced glycation end products, which is accelerated in diabetes. We have examined lens fluorescence and skin fluorescence in healthy adult twins. The study enrolled twins aged median 59 years from a national population-based registry. Diabetic individuals were excluded from analysis. The interrelatedness between fluorescence parameters and relations between fluorescence and age, current HbA1c and smoking pack years were examined using correlation tests and mixed model linear regression analyses. Broad-sense heritability was analyzed and compared for lens fluorescence, skin fluorescence and HbA1c. Lens fluorescence and skin fluorescence were crudely interrelated (R = 0.38). In linear regression analyses, age explained a larger fraction of the variance in lens fluorescence (R2 = 32%) than in skin fluorescence (R2 = 20%), whereas HbA1c explained smaller variance fractions (R2 = 3% and 8%, respectively) followed by smoking pack years (4% and 3%, respectively). In multivariate analyses, age, HbA1c and smoking pack years combined explained more of the variance in lens fluorescence (R2 = 35%) than in skin fluorescence (R2 = 21%), but the influence of HbA1c on lens fluorescence was not statistically significant (p = .2). Age-adjusted broad-sense heritability was 85% for lens fluorescence, 53% for skin fluorescence and 71% for HbA1c in best fitting heritability models. Both fluorescence parameters increased with age, current glycemia and cumulative smoking. Lens fluorescence was found to be a predominantly heritable trait, whereas skin fluorescence was more influenced by environmental factors and closer related to current glycemia. The results suggest that skin fluorophores have a faster turn-over than lens fluorophores., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2021
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15. Negev Bedouin Teachers' Attitudes Toward ADHD and Its Pharmacological Treatment.
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Fleischmann A and Dabbah S
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- Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Cultural Characteristics, Female, Grounded Theory, Humans, Israel epidemiology, Male, Qualitative Research, Social Stigma, Arabs psychology, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity drug therapy, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity ethnology, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, School Teachers psychology
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Little is known about the attitudes of Negev Bedouin toward attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its pharmacological treatment. This study examines the perspectives of Negev Bedouin teachers on pharmacological treatment. Thirty-six teachers are asked to consider how their views influence the way they relate to pupils' parents. A grounded-theory analysis of semistructured interviews illuminates ambivalence in teachers' attitudes. Teachers, like the rest of their community, when asked about the implications of an ADHD evaluation for their children, respond that ADHD and its pharmacological treatment cause dishonor. When asked what ADHD means when it is their pupils who are diagnosed and treated, however, teachers, like the education establishment, accept the need for medication. However, they fail to communicate this need to parents because their attempts to do so show parents that they consider their children "flawed"-causing parents to oppose treatment even more lest they succumb to social stigma.
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- 2019
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16. Red cell distribution width predicts death and appropriate therapy in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A simple measurement with prognostic value in a variety of diseases, may help in better selection of patients who will benefit the most from this device.
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Dabbah S, Chertin L, Khateeb A, Rosenfeld I, Suleiman M, and Halabi M
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- Aged, Arrhythmias, Cardiac complications, Death, Sudden, Cardiac etiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Arrhythmias, Cardiac therapy, Death, Sudden, Cardiac prevention & control, Defibrillators, Implantable, Erythrocyte Indices, Patient Selection
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Background: Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of the size variation of erythrocytes. Its prognostic value has been described in a variety of cardiac and noncardiac diseases. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is useful in preventing sudden cardiac death in high-risk patients, but many of these patients continue to survive without needing ICD therapy. We sought to examine whether RDW, with its prognostic values, can benefit in risk stratification of patients with ICD by predicting death and ICD therapy, and thus help in the selection of patients who will benefit the most from ICD, and minimizing its implantation in others at low risk of death and arrhythmias., Methods: In a retrospective study, we enrolled patients with ICD implanted for both primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Baseline RDW values, demographics, and clinical characteristics, as well as the occurrence of death or first appropriate ICD therapy in postimplantation follow-up were collected. We examined whether RDW can predict higher-risk ICD-implanted patients prone to death and first appropriate ICD therapy (the combined outcome)., Results: Final population included 432 patients. Compared to others, patients in the upper RDW tertile were older and had more comorbidities and outcomes. In multivariate analysis including RDW, age, gender, and ejection fraction, RDW was the only predictor of the combined outcome., Conclusion: RDW may be useful in risk stratification of patients selected for ICD implantation. But larger prospective randomized trials are needed., (© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2017
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17. Restrictive left ventricular filling pattern and risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation after acute myocardial infarction.
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Aronson D, Mutlak D, Bahouth F, Bishara R, Hammerman H, Lessick J, Carasso S, Dabbah S, Reisner S, and Agmon Y
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- Aged, Atrial Fibrillation physiopathology, Echocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction diagnostic imaging, Myocardial Infarction physiopathology, Risk Factors, Stroke Volume, Ventricular Function, Left, Atrial Fibrillation etiology, Myocardial Infarction complications, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology
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Mechanisms for atrial arrhythmias that occur in the context of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have not been well characterized. AMI often leads to alterations in left ventricular (LV) filling dynamics, which may result in advanced diastolic dysfunction. Diastolic dysfunction may produce increased left atrial (LA) pressure and initiate LA remodeling, promoting the progression to atrial fibrillation (AF). We studied 1,169 patients admitted with AMI. Advanced diastolic dysfunction was defined as a restrictive filling pattern (RFP), defined as ratio of early to late transmitral velocity of mitral inflow >1.5 or deceleration time <130 ms. The relation between RFP and the primary end point of new-onset AF occurring within 6 months was analyzed using multivariable Cox models. Of 1,169 patients (70% men, mean ± SD 64 ± 10 years of age), 110 (9.4%) developed new-onset AF (19.6% and 7.5% in patients with and without RFP, respectively, p <0.0001). RFP was associated with a hazard ratio of 2.72 for AF (95% confidence interval 1.83 to 4.05, p <0.0001). After multivariable adjustments for clinical variables, LV ejection fraction (EF) and LA size, RFP remained an independent predictor of AF (hazard ratio 2.17, 95% confidence interval 1.42 to 3.32, p <0.0001). Risk of AF was higher in patients with RFP for preserved (≥45%, hazard ratio 2.14, 95% confidence interval 1.09 to 4.20, p = 0.03) or decreased (hazard ratio 2.80, 95% confidence interval 1.63 to 4.82, p <0.0001) LVEF. In contrast, decreased LVEF in the absence of RFP was similar to that of patients with preserved LVEF and without RFP. In conclusion, in patients with AMI, presence of advanced diastolic dysfunction was independently associated with new-onset AF, suggesting that increased filling pressures may contribute to the development of AF after AMI., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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18. Frequency, characteristics, and outcome of patients with aortic stenosis, left ventricular dysfunction, and high (versus low) trans-aortic pressure gradient.
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Mutlak D, Aronson D, Lessick J, Reisner SA, Dabbah S, and Agmon Y
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aortic Valve Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Blood Pressure, Cardiac Output, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Ultrasonography, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left surgery, Aortic Valve physiopathology, Aortic Valve Stenosis physiopathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology
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Background: Trans-aortic pressure gradient in patients with aortic stenosis and left ventricular systolic dysfunction is typically low but occasionally high., Objectives: To examine the distribution of trans-aortic PG in patients with severe AS and severe LV dysfunction and compare the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics and outcome of patients with high versus low PG., Methods: Using the echocardiographic laboratory database at our institution, 72 patients with severe AS (aortic valve area < or = 1.0 cm2) and severe LV dysfunction (LV ejection fraction < or = 30%) were identified. The characteristics and outcome of these patients were compared., Results: PG was high (mean PG > or = 35 mmHg) in 32 patients (44.4%) and low (< 35 mmHg) in 40 (55.6%). Aortic valve area was slightly smaller in patients with high PG (0.63 + 0.15 vs. 0.75 +/- 0.16 cm2 in patients with low PG, P = 0.003), and LV ejection fraction was slightly higher in patients with high PG (26 +/- 5 vs. 22 +/- 5% in patients with low PG, P = 0.005). During a median follow-up period of 9 months 14 patients (19%) underwent aortic valve replacement and 46 patients (64%) died. Aortic valve replacement was associated with lower mortality (age and gender-adjusted hazard ratio 0.19, 95% confidence interval 0.05-0.82), whereas trans-aortic PG was not (P = 0.41)., Conclusions: A large proportion of patients with severe AS have relatively high trans-aortic PG despite severe LV dysfunction, a finding partially related to more severe AS and better LV function. Trans-aortic PG is not related to outcome in these patients.
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- 2010
19. Relationship of functional mitral regurgitation to new-onset atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction.
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Bahouth F, Mutlak D, Furman M, Musallam A, Hammerman H, Lessick J, Dabbah S, Reisner S, Agmon Y, and Aronson D
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- Atrial Fibrillation mortality, Female, Heart Failure etiology, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Mitral Valve Insufficiency mortality, Myocardial Infarction mortality, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Atrial Fibrillation etiology, Mitral Valve Insufficiency complications, Myocardial Infarction complications
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Background/objective: The role of factors that increase left atrial pressure or cause acute left atrial dilatation is frequently emphasised in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This study was designed to test the hypothesis that functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) occurring after AMI may promote AF by producing left atrial volume overload., Setting: Intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital., Patients and Methods: 1920 patients admitted with AMI were studied. Patients with known AF were excluded. FMR was classified using echocardiography into three groups: none; mild FMR and moderate or severe FMR. The relationship between FMR and AF occurring at any time during the hospital course was examined using multivariable logistic regression., Results: Mild FMR was present in 744 patients (38.8%) and moderate or severe FMR was present in 150 patients (7.8%). AF developed in 51 (5.0%), 83 (11.2%) and 28 (18.7%) patients with no FMR, mild FMR and moderate or severe FMR, respectively (p trend <0.001). In multivariable logistic regression, both mild (odds ratio (OR) 1.6; 95% CI 1.1 to 2.3, p=0.02) and moderate or severe FMR (OR 2.1; 95% CI 1.2 to 3.6, p=0.007) were independent predictors of AF. There was a significant interaction between the left ventricular ejection fraction and FMR (p=0.003) such that mild FMR was predictive of AF only in patients with a reduced (<45%) ejection fraction., Conclusions: There is a graded independent association between the severity of FMR and the new onset of AF in patients with AMI.
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- 2010
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20. Relation between red cell distribution width and clinical outcomes after acute myocardial infarction.
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Dabbah S, Hammerman H, Markiewicz W, and Aronson D
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- Adult, Aged, Confidence Intervals, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Inpatients statistics & numerical data, Israel epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Odds Ratio, Predictive Value of Tests, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Erythrocyte Indices, Erythrocytes cytology, Myocardial Infarction blood, Myocardial Infarction mortality
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Increased red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure and stable coronary disease. We studied the association between baseline RDW and changes in RDW during hospital course with clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Baseline RDW and RDW change during hospital course were determined in 1,709 patients with AMI who were followed for a median of 27 months (range 6 to 48). The relation between RDW and clinical outcomes after hospital discharge were tested using Cox regression models, adjusting for clinical variables, baseline hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, and left ventricular ejection fraction. Compared to patients in the first RDW quintile, the adjusted hazard ratios for death progressively increased with higher quintiles of RDW (second quintile 1.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.6 to 2.1; third quintile 1.8, 95% CI 1.0 to 3.2; fourth quintile 2.0, 95% CI 1.1 to 3.4; fifth quintile 2.8, 95% CI 1.6 to 4.7, p for trend <0.0001). An increase in RDW during hospital course was also associated with subsequent mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 1.13 for 1-SD increase in RDW, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.25). Similar results were obtained for the end point of heart failure. The association between increased RDW and worse outcome was evident in patients with and without anemia. In conclusion, there is a graded, independent association between increased RDW and mortality after AMI. An increase in RDW during hospitalization also portends adverse clinical outcome., (Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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21. Impact of diastolic dysfunction on the development of heart failure in diabetic patients after acute myocardial infarction.
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Aronson D, Musallam A, Lessick J, Dabbah S, Carasso S, Hammerman H, Reisner S, Agmon Y, and Mutlak D
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- Aged, Female, Heart Failure, Diastolic physiopathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction mortality, Myocardial Infarction physiopathology, Severity of Illness Index, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left complications, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Angiopathies, Heart Failure, Diastolic etiology, Myocardial Infarction complications, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology
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Background: Diabetes is often associated with an abnormal diastolic function. However, there are no data regarding the contribution of diastolic dysfunction to the development of heart failure (HF) in diabetic patients after acute myocardial infarction., Methods and Results: A total of 1513 patients with acute myocardial infarction (417 diabetic) underwent echocardiographic examination during the index hospitalization. Severe diastolic dysfunction was defined as a restrictive filling pattern (RFP) based on E/A ratio >1.5 or deceleration time <130 ms. The primary end points of the study were readmission for HF and all-cause mortality. The frequency of RFP was higher in patients with diabetes (20 versus 14%; P=0.005). During a median follow-up of 17 months (range, 8 to 39 months), 52 (12.5%) and 62 (5.7%) HF events occurred in patients with and without diabetes, respectively (P<0.001). There was a significant interaction between diabetes and RFP (P=0.04) such that HF events among diabetic patients occurred mainly in those with RFP. The adjusted hazard ratio for HF was 2.77 (95%, CI 1.41 to 5.46) in diabetic patients with RFP and 1.21 (95% CI, 0.75 to 1.55) in diabetic patients without RFP. A borderline interaction (P=0.059) was present with regard to mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.39 [95% CI, 1.57 to 7.34] versus 1.61 [95% CI, 1.04 to 2.51] in diabetic patients with and without RFP, respectively)., Conclusions: Severe diastolic dysfunction is more common among diabetic patients after acute myocardial infarction and portends adverse outcome. HF and mortality in diabetic patients occur predominantly in those with concomitant RFP.
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- 2010
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22. Relation of statin therapy to risk of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction.
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Aronson D, Mutlak D, Lessick J, Kapeliovich M, Dabbah S, Markiewicz W, Beyar R, Hammerman H, Reisner S, and Agmon Y
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- Aged, Echocardiography, Doppler, Color, Female, Heart Failure etiology, Hospitalization statistics & numerical data, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction complications, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Heart Failure prevention & control, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Myocardial Infarction drug therapy
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Recent studies suggest that statin therapy reduces hospitalizations for heart failure (HF). However, few data exist regarding the role of statins in preventing HF after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In addition, the potential impact of left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and coexisting functional mitral regurgitation (MR) on the efficacy of statin therapy was not considered. We prospectively studied 1,563 patients with AMI. The primary endpoint was readmission for the treatment of HF. The effect of statin therapy initiated before hospital discharge was evaluated using a Cox model, adjusting for clinical variables, a propensity score for statin therapy, LVEF, and MR grade. Patients with recurrent infarctions were censored. Statins were prescribed in 1,048 patients (67.1%) before hospital discharge. During a median follow-up of 17 months, admissions for HF were lower in patients receiving statins (6.5% vs 14.8%; unadjusted hazard ratio 0.45, 95% confidence interval 0.32 to 0.63, p <0.0001). In a multivariable Cox model, statin therapy was associated with a significant reduction of hospitalization for HF (HR 0.62, 95% confidence interval 0.43 to 0.89, p = 0.009). There was a significant interaction between MR and statin therapy (p = 0.039), such that the beneficial effect of statins on HF hospitalizations was most pronounced in patients without concomitant MR and absent in patients with hemodynamically significant MR. In conclusion, in patients with AMI statin therapy initiated before hospital discharge significantly reduces subsequent hospitalizations for HF. The effect of statins is driven largely by the reduction in events in patients without concomitant hemodynamically significant MR.
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- 2008
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23. Echocardiography-based spectrum of severe tricuspid regurgitation: the frequency of apparently idiopathic tricuspid regurgitation.
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Mutlak D, Lessick J, Reisner SA, Aronson D, Dabbah S, and Agmon Y
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Pulmonary Wedge Pressure, Severity of Illness Index, Tricuspid Valve physiopathology, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency physiopathology, Ventricular Function, Left physiology, Ventricular Function, Right physiology, Echocardiography methods, Tricuspid Valve diagnostic imaging, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency diagnostic imaging
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Background: The cause of tricuspid valve (TV) regurgitation (TR) occasionally remains unclear. The objectives of our study were to define the causal spectrum of severe TR diagnosed by echocardiography at a tertiary medical center and to assess the relative frequency and determine the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of TR without an apparent cause (idiopathic TR)., Methods: Consecutive patients with severe TR were identified by the echocardiography laboratory computerized database. The echocardiographic reports of all patients were reviewed and the causes of TR were determined. The echocardiographic studies and medical charts were reviewed in patients without an obvious cause of TR., Results: Of 242 consecutive patients diagnosed with severe TR, organic TV disease was evident in 23 patients (9.5%) and significant pulmonary hypertension (estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure > 50 mm Hg) in an additional 157 patients (64.9%). After further excluding patients with various confounding factors, possibly associated with occult organic TV disease or significant pulmonary hypertension, 23 patients (9.5%) had severe TR without an apparent cause. Of these, TV coaptation appeared relatively intact, allowing adequate estimation of pulmonary artery pressure, in 15 patients (6.2% of all patients with severe TR; idiopathic TR group). Patients with idiopathic TR were older (76 +/- 10 years), with a high frequency of atrial fibrillation (93%), and prominent TV annular dilatation., Conclusions: After excluding multiple potential causes of TR, severe TR is occasionally idiopathic. Annular dilatation (secondary to aging, atrial fibrillation, or other causes) is the likely mechanism of TR in these patients.
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- 2007
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24. Ischemic mitral regurgitation and risk of heart failure after myocardial infarction.
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Aronson D, Goldsher N, Zukermann R, Kapeliovich M, Lessick J, Mutlak D, Dabbah S, Markiewicz W, Beyar R, Hammerman H, Reisner S, and Agmon Y
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- Aged, Echocardiography, Doppler, Color, Female, Heart Failure diagnostic imaging, Heart Failure mortality, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mitral Valve Insufficiency diagnostic imaging, Mitral Valve Insufficiency mortality, Myocardial Infarction diagnostic imaging, Myocardial Infarction mortality, Odds Ratio, Prospective Studies, Research Design, Severity of Illness Index, Heart Failure etiology, Mitral Valve Insufficiency etiology, Myocardial Infarction complications
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Background: The development of ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) after myocardial infarction may impose hemodynamic load during a period of active left ventricular remodeling and promote heart failure (HF). However, few data are available on the relationship between ischemic MR and the long-term risk for HF., Methods: We prospectively studied 1190 patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction. Mitral regurgitation was assessed by echocardiography and was considered mild, moderate, and severe when the regurgitant jet area occupied less than 20%, 20% to 40%, and greater than 40% of the left atrial area, respectively. The median duration of follow-up was 24 months (range, 6-48 months)., Results: Mild and moderate or severe ischemic MR was present in 39.7% and 6.3% of patients, respectively. After adjusting for ejection fraction and clinical variables (age, sex, Killip class, previous infarction, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, anterior infarction, ST-elevation infarction, and coronary revascularization), compared with patients without MR, the hazard ratios for HF were 2.8 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.8-4.2; P<.001) and 3.6 (95% CI, 2.0-6.4; P<.001) in patients with mild and moderate or severe ischemic MR, respectively. The adjusted hazard ratios for death were 1.2 (95% CI, 0.8-1.8; P = .43) and 2.0 (95% CI, 1.2-3.4; P = .02) in patients with mild and moderate or severe MR, respectively., Conclusions: There is a graded independent association between the severity of ischemic MR and the development of HF after myocardial infarction. Even mild ischemic MR is associated with an increase in the risk of HF.
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- 2006
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25. Pericardiocentesis ending in the superior vena cava.
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Dabbah S, Fischer D, and Markiewicz W
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- Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Pericardial Effusion complications, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Cardiac Tamponade etiology, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Pericardial Effusion diagnostic imaging, Pericardial Effusion therapy, Pericardiocentesis methods, Vena Cava, Superior
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Pericardiocentesis is associated with a wide range of complications. We describe a pericardiocentesis attempt ending in the superior vena cava through the route of liver parenchyma, hepatic vein, inferior vena cava, and right atrium.
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- 2005
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26. Background diseases in 671 patients with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension.
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Yigla M, Dabbah S, Azzam ZS, Rubin AH, and Reisner SA
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Echocardiography, Female, Heart Diseases complications, Heart Diseases diagnosis, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary diagnosis, Lung Diseases complications, Lung Diseases diagnosis, Male, Middle Aged, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Hypertension, Pulmonary etiology
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Background: Data regarding the epidemiology of secondary pulmonary hypertension are scanty., Objectives: To describe the spectrum and relative incidence of background diseases in patients with significant secondary PHT., Methods: We identified 671 patients with systolic pulmonary artery pressure of 45 mm Hg or more from the database of the echocardiographic laboratory. Their background diseases were recorded and classified into three subgroups: cardiac, pulmonary and pulmonary vascular disease without pulmonary parenchymal disease. Age at the first echocardiographic study, gender and systolic PAP values were recorded. Data between the three subgroups were compared., Results: The mean age of the patients was 65 +/- 15 years, mean systolic PAP 61 +/- 14 mm Hg and female:male ratio 1.21:1. At the time of diagnosis 85% of the patients were older than 50. PHT was secondary to cardiac disease in 579 patients (86.3%), to PVD without PPD in 54 patients (8%) and to PPD in only 38 patients (5.7%). Mean age and mean systolic PAP did not differ significantly among the three subgroups. There was a significantly higher female:male ratio in patients with PVD without PPD compared with cardiac or pulmonary diseases (1.7:1 vs. 1.2:1 and 1.7 vs. 0.8:1 respectively, P < 0.05)., Conclusions: The majority of patients with significant PHT are elderly with heart disease. PVD without PPD and chronic PPD are a relatively uncommon cause of significant PHT. Since the diagnosis of PHT is of clinical significance and sometimes merits different therapeutic interventions, we recommend screening by Doppler echocardiography for patients with high risk background diseases.
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- 2000
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