Works from 2025
SNRK facilitates cardiac repair associated with nonischemic fibrosis: Regulating transforming growth factor-beta1 levels in atrial cardiomyocytes, Karthikeyan Thirugnanam, Farhan Rizvi, Arshad Jahangir, et al. (Article)
Racial Disparities After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in the United States From 2016 to 2021, a Large Database Analysis, Vinicius Moreira MD, Rafaella Litvin MD, Abhin Sapkota MD, Amit Jain MD, Arjang Khorasani MD, and Nebojsa Knezevic MD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Differences in Clinical Presentation in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection vs. Type 1 Myocardial Infarction, Ekow Essien MD; Mouna Kodali MD; Tonga Nfor MD, MSPH; Suhail Allaqaband MD; Matthew Klinka MD; David Boulware MS; Michael Peterson BS; Patrycja Galazka MD; Sara Walczak BS; and Venkateswara Gogineni PhD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Pretreatment With Calcium Before Diltiazem in Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response, Marc McDowell PharmD, Haneen Hussein PharmD, Andrew McInerney PharmD, Dharati Desai PharmD, Kara Fifier PharmD, Michael Cirone MD, Cathrine Roels PharmD, Nadine Sheahan PharmD, Barbara Bukowski Gorno PharmD, and Cindy Ndiaye MPH (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Learning Curves in Pulsed Field Ablation: Implementation in Academic and Non-Academic Centers, Rebecca Riley DO, Lynn Erickson MS, Austin Deets MD, Hinduja Nallamala DO, David Boulware MS, Carson Castellani MD, Emma Hegwood DO, Atul Bhatia MD, and Mahmoud Ali MD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
An Unusual Source of Cardioembolic Stroke in a Hypertrabeculated Left Ventricle, Anya Lei Koza DO, Christopher Montes-Sabino MD, Carson Castellani MD, and Daniel Harland MD (Poster)
Downstream Testing Following Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Decade of Clinical Practice (2012–2022), Amjed Zidan DO (Poster)
Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae: Blood, Bones, and the Beating Heart, Daniel Sherlock MD, Hannah Runnoe DO, Noor Alkhawam DO, Viktoriya Bikeyeva MD, Danny Cho DO, Thomas Waller DO, and Adib Chaus MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Use of Empagliflozin in Pediatric Heart Failure, Alexis Craven PharmD, Ashley Lange PharmD, and Kristen Nelson McMillan MD (Poster)
Massive Pulmonary Embolism in Setting of Chronic PE and Lack of Medication Access, Samiuddin Syed MD, Abdulkareem Abuzir DO, and Shoeb Hussain MD (Poster)
Recurrent Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case of STEMI in Both Antenatal and Postpartum Periods, Andrii Labchuk MD, Katarzyna Mikrut MD, Viktoriya Bikeyeva MD, and Giovanni Paolella MD (Poster)
TEE-ing Up a Diagnosis: An Unexpected Presentation of Ludwig Angina Following Routine Cardiac Imaging, Nathan Fletcher DO; Anne Marie Bonaguro DO; Manasi Sejpal MD, MBBS; Amir Naqvi DO; and Nabeel Memon MD (Poster)
Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice ECMO Simulation in the Cath Lab, Kristina Strupp MSN, APNP, AGCNS-BC; Theresa Briggs MSN; Allison Condon BSN; Andrew Lin MD; and Jeannie Hlebichuk PhD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Age-Based Temporal Trends of In-Hospital Outcomes for Cardiogenic Shock Treated With Impella After Acute Myocardial Infarction, Huseyin E. Arman DO; Muddasir Ashraf MD; Suhail Allaqaband MD; Tanvir Bajwa MD; and M Fuad Jan MBBS, MD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Evolving Strategies in Lipid Lowering Therapy Post-Coronary CT Angiogram: A Decadal Analysis at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center (2012-2022), Amjed Zidan DO (Oral/Podium Presentation)
ATRIUM: Atrial Tachycardia Reduction With Intravenous Use of Magnesium, Samar Ashrafi PharmD; Haneen Hussein PharmD; Travis Hase MD, FACEP; Kara Fifer PharmD; Cathrine Roels PharmD; Nadine Lomotan PharmD; Barbara Bukowski Gorno PharmD; Alyse Rehberger PharmD; Cindy Ndiaye MPH; Loredana Huma PhD; and Marc McDowell PharmD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Block the Clot: Do Beta Blockers Mask Tachycardia in Patients Presenting with Acute Pulmonary Embolism?, Alexandra Olavarrieta Herrera MD; Oscar Sucre MD; Isimenmen Okekumata MD; Maheen Rahman MD; Christopher Kabir MSPH; and Ariel Katz MD, MPH (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Real-World 6-Month Outcomes With Pulsed Field Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis in United States Patients, Austin Deets MD, Hinduja Nallamala DO, Lynn Erickson MS, Jim Kanani MPH, David Boulware MS, Emma Hegwood DO, Atul Bhatia MD, and Mahmoud Ali MD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Impact of COVID-19 on prenatal diagnosis and surgical outcomes of congenital heart disease: Fetal Heart Society and Society of Thoracic Surgeons collaborative study, Bhawna Arya, Miza Salim Hammoud, Andrew J. Toth, et al. (Article)
Active compression during external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Hosam I. Taha, Abubakar Nazir, Ahmed A. Ibrahim, et al. (Article)
Changes in adequacy of splanchnic oxygen delivery and splanchnic artery doppler after bolus feedings in infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Rohit S. Loomba, Saloni P. Sheth, Joshua Wong, et al. (Article)
Doppler characterization of left anterior descending coronary artery diastolic flow profiles in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Matthew Peters, Patrycja Galazka, McKenzie Schweitzer, et al. (Article)
Rapid cycle deliberate practice extracorporeal membrane oxygenation simulation in the catheterization laboratory, Allison Condon, Theresa Briggs, Kristina Strupp, et al. (Article)
Real-world assessment of mavacamten's impact on left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A 1-year single-center observational study, Zaid Abood, M Fuad Jan, Muddasir Ashraf, et al. (Article)
Mechanisms of cardiac implantable electronic device interference with the tricuspid valve apparatus, Karima Addetia, Michael Henry, Heather Smith, et al. (Article)
5-year outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients with aortic stenosis, John K. Forrest, Steven J. Yakubov, G Michael Deeb, et al. (Article)
Reimagining heart failure care: Highlights from ACC 2025, Alexander G. Hajduczok, Elena Donald, Merna Hussien, et al. (Article)
AngioVac-assisted management of histoplasma capsulatum endocarditis in a bioprosthetic aortic valve: Challenges and outcomes, Qutaiba Qafisheh, Abdalhakim Shubietah, Roaa Aljunaidi, et al. (Article)
Outcomes of patients with cancer with acute coronary syndrome-associated cardiogenic shock, Orly Leiva, Sunil Rao, Richard K. Cheng, et al. (Article)
Relationship between remote, ambulatory pulmonary artery pressures, and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic heart failure, Michael R. Zile, William T. Abraham, Lynne W. Stevenson, et al. (Article)
A complex presentation of tetralogy of fallot with biventricular heart failure: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, Alfredo Toll, Pouyan Razminia, Pedro A. Gonzalez Martinez, et al. (Abstract)
Age-based temporal trends of in-hospital outcomes for cardiogenic shock treated with Impella after acute myocardial infarction, Huseyin E. Arman, Muddasir Ashraf, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Abstract)
Arterial thromboembolism, antithrombotic therapy, and risk of recurrent thromboembolism in children with CHD undergoing cardiac surgery, Amy L. Kiskaddon, Nhue L. Do, Ernest K. Amankwah, et al. (Article)
Characteristics and survival outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma after the Fontan operation, Benjamin E. Rosenthal, Maarouf A. Hoteit, Gentian Lluri, et al. (Article)
Diagnostic accuracy of artificial-intelligence-based electrocardiogram algorithm to estimate heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis, André Luiz Ferreira, Luanna Paula Feitoza, Maria E. Benitez, et al. (Article)
Differences in risk factors in spontaneous coronary artery dissection vs. type 1 myocardial infarction, Mouna Kodali, Ekow Essien, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Abstract)
Duplicated inferior vena cava: A rare anatomical variation, Ameer Awashra, Abdalhakim Shubietah, Abraam Rezkalla, et al. (Article)
Genotype-phenotype correlations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Insights from an HCM Center of Excellence, Muddasir Ashraf, M Fuad Jan, Arshad Jahangir, et al. (Article)
Mortality in VA-ECMO for cardiogenic shock: A six-year national perspective, Zaid Abood, Muddasir Ashraf, Mohamed Hommeida, et al. (Abstract)
National mortality and resource utlization in ischemic vs. non-ischemic cardiogenic shock treated with destination left ventricular assist device, Zaid Abood, Asad Ghafoor, Eric Weiss, et al. (Abstract)
Perspectives of challenges in counseling for congenital heart defects, Joyce L. Woo, Rupali Gandhi, Shelvonne Burton, et al. (Article)
Pregnancy and cardiac arrest: A complex crisis, Anne Marie Bonaguro, Moneeb Asghar, Manasi Sejpal, et al. (Abstract)
Prognostic implications of cardioMEMS monitoring in congestive heart failure patients based on baseline hemodynamic profiles, Daniel Jabr, Manasi Sejpal, Manuel Paredes Flores, et al. (Abstract)
Recurrent thromboembolism in pediatric congenital heart disease: Cumulative incidence and prognostic factors, Amy L. Kiskaddon, Therese M. Giglia, Marisol Betensky, et al. (Article)
Risk predictors of mortality after Impella: Sex-specific analysis, Zaid Abood, Huseyin E. Arman, Prabhjot Hundal, et al. (Abstract)
Sex-based trends in outcomes of cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction requiring Impella - insights from real-world database, Muddasir Ashraf, Zaid Abood, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Abstract)
Standardization of 3D semi-automated tricuspid valve annular size among echocardiographic vendors - The power of interchangeable 3D, Emily Tanel, Matthew Peters, Tatyanna Somsak, et al. (Abstract)
Tissue is the issue!: Isolated atrial amyloidosis due to atrial natriuretic peptide-type amyloid deposition in a patient with smoldering myeloma, Katelyn Garza, Anne Marie Bonaguro, Imran Uraizee, et al. (Abstract)
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes in patients with high gradient versus low ejection fraction low gradient severe aortic stenosis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Asseel Al-Bayati, Abdullah Alrifai, Fahed Darmoch, et al. (Article)
Trends in outcomes of cardiogenic shock in pateints with end-state renal disease after acute myocardial infarction, Muddasir Ashraf, M Fuad Jan, Tanvir Bajwa, et al. (Abstract)
Windy city breakthroughs: Highlights from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024, Alexander G. Hajduczok, Devin Stives, Matteo Fabbri, et al. (Article)
The 2023 American College of Cardiology advanced heart failure staffing survey: The report from the ACC Council on Heart Failure and Transplantation, Maya Guglin, Amrut V. Ambardekar, Anju Bhardwaj, et al. (Editorial)
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: Blood, bones, and the beating heart, Daniel Sherlock, Hannah Runnoe, Noor Alkhawam, et al. (Article)
Comparison of radial artery compression techniques in contemporary cardiovascular practice: The RAVE trial, Muddasir Ashraf, Suhail Q. Allaqaband, Louis Kostopoulos, et al. (Article)
Measuring disparities in out of hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in Chicago community areas, Marina Del Rios, Shaveta Khosla, Joseph Weber, et al. (Article)
Anomalous right coronary artery arising off the pulmonary artery in an elderly woman with palpitations, Brittany Tang, Madhusudan Ganigara, and Michael Earing (Article)
Resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography in critical care, Felipe Teran, Taylor Diederich, Clark G. Owyang, et al. (Article)
Risks of incident venous thromboembolism, recurrent thromboembolism, and use of antithrombotic therapies, among children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery: A global multicenter analysis of real-world data, Amy L. Kiskaddon, Nhue L. Do, Ernest K. Amankwah, et al. (Article)
Sex hormones and heart failure risk, Imo A. Ebong, Duke Appiah, Rina Mauricio, et al. (Article)
3D visualization technology for cardiac transplant planning in a patient with failing Fontan circulation, Madhusudan Ganigara, Kathleen Osea, Ann B. Nguyen, et al. (Article)
Expanding the clinical horizon of transcatheter interventions: Addressing the complications of endocarditis, Priscilla Wessly and Renuka Jain (Editorial)
Hyperuricemia and cardiovascular risk: Insights and implications, Abdalhakim Shubietah, Ameer Awashra, Fathi Milhem, et al. (Article)
Persistent left superior vena cava in pacemaker implantation for digoxin-induced complete heart block: Clinical considerations and challenges, Abdalhakim Shubietah, Mahmoud Doudein, Islam Rajab, et al. (Article)
Aspirin and hemocompatibility after LVAD implantation in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease: A secondary analysis from the ARIES-HM3 randomized clinical trial, Finn Gustafsson, Nir Uriel, Ivan Netuka, et al. (Article)
Concurrent micra leadless pacemaker implantation and AVN ablation: Computer modeling of novel risk mitigation strategy, Daniel Wetherbee Nelson, Lynn Erickson, Jodi L. Zilinski, et al. (Article)
Generation of patient specific cardiac chamber models using generative neural networks under a Bayesian framework for electroanatomical mapping, Sunil Mathew, Jasbir Sra, and Daniel B. Rowe (Article)
Impact of social determinants of health on primary adherence of oral anticoagulants among patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, Nicole Glowacki, Iridian Guzman, J Rebecca Mills, et al. (Article)
Real-world application of CCTA with CT-FFR for coronary assessment pre-TAVI: The CT2TAVI study, Kifah Hussain, Kevin Lee, Iva Minga, et al. (Article)
Semaglutide in obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, Kimberly Rowghani (Article)
Ticagrelor monotherapy following short-term DAPT in ACS undergoing PCI: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Rocio Barriga Guzman, Manuel Villegas Roberson, Larissa Teixeira, et al. (Article)
Applications of computational fluid dynamics in congenital heart disease: A review, Amartya Dave, Raquel Dos Santos, Usmaan Siddiqi, et al. (Article)
A systematic review of case reports of new-onset atrial fibrillation in COVID-19 patients, Rocio Barriga Guzman, Oluwaremilekun Tolu-Akinnawo, Toluwalase Awoyemi, et al. (Article)
Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy versus catheter-directed thrombolysis in the management of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism: Primary results of the PEERLESS randomized controlled trial, Wissam A. Jaber, Carin F. Gonsalves, Stefan Stortecky, et al. (Article)
Acute mechanical circulatory support: Insight from a cardiovascular simulator, Ronald A. Bronicki, Sebastian C. Tume, Saul Flores, et al. (Article)
Development and implementation of a multicenter registry for resuscitation-focused transesophageal echocardiography, Felipe Teran, Clark G. Owyang, Trenton C. Wray, et al. (Article)
Exertional syncope in a 6-year-old boy, Duhah Hamayel, Mary Rose Loftus, and David Gamboa (Article)
Haemodynamic effects of intra-aortic balloon pumps stratified by baseline pulmonary artery pulsatility index, George Kalapurakal, Vinh Q. Chau, Teruhiko Imamura, et al. (Article)
Impact of the fetal echocardiogram on maternal depression and well-being, Brian Lee, Saloni Sheth, and Rupali Gandhi (Article)
Mavacamten in real-life practice: Initial experience at a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy centre, Zaid Abood, Muhammad Fuad Jan, Muddasir Ashraf, et al. (Article)
To the Editor-Impact of mavacamten on atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Prabhjot Hundal, M Fuad Jan, Zaid Abood, et al. (Letter)
Long-term outcomes of second-generation drug-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass graft: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials and multivariable adjusted data, André Luiz Carvalho Ferreira, Maria Esther Benitez Gonzalez, Ana Emanuel Coelho Pessoa Lima, et al. (Article)
Conduction system pacing: Where are we in 2025?, Imran Niazi (Article)
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in diagnostics and cardiovascular risk assessment, Patrycja S. Matusik, Katarzyna Mikrut, Amira Bryll, et al. (Article)
Beta-blockers after myocardial infarction: Is it even needed?, Hemisha Sangani (Article)
Comorbidities, pharmacologic interventions, and mechanical interventions associated with mortality in isolated diastolic left heart failure: Lessons from a national database, Rohit S. Loomba, Nobuyuki Ikeda, Juan S. Farias, et al. (Article)
Congenital heart disease in adults, Daniel Bernstein, Salil Ginde, and Michael G. Earing (Book Chapter)
Poor correlation of venous lactate with systemic oxygen saturation in the paediatric cardiac ICU: A pilot study, Rohit S. Loomba, Enrique G. Villarreal, Angela Klein, et al. (Article)
Systolic blood pressure, a predictor of mortality and life expectancy following heart failure hospitalization, 2010-2023, Mohammed Yousufuddin, Zeliang Ma, Ebrahim Barkoudah, et al. (Article)
The digital revolution in medicine: Applications in cardio-oncology, Gift Echefu, Ladislav Batalik, Abdulkareem Lukan, et al. (Article)
The inadequate oxygen delivery index and its correlation with venous saturation in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, Rohit S. Loomba, Enrique G. Villarreal, Saul Flores, et al. (Article)
The POINTER imaging baseline cohort: Associations between multimodal neuroimaging biomarkers, cardiovascular health, and cognition, Theresa M. Harrison, Tyler Ward, Jacinda Taggett, et al. (Article)
Works from 2024
Distinguishing hypertensive cardiomyopathy from cardiac amyloidosis in hypertensive patients with heart failure: A CMR study with histological confirmation, Katarzyna Elzbieta Gil, Vien Truong, Chuanfen Liu, et al. (Article)
Management of iron deficiency in heart failure: Practical considerations and implementation of evidence-based iron supplementation, Kazuhiko Kido, Craig J. Beavers, Kenneth Dulnuan, et al. (Article)
Patterns of electrocardiographic abnormalities in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Mayme Marshall, Aneeq Malik, Frank Zimmermann, et al. (Article)
The utility and validation of SCAI-CSWG stages in patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock, Rajesh Rajan, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Amin Daoulah, et al. (Article)
Effects of Compliant Chest Compression Rate on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Janel Atkins MHS, CEP, CPHQ; Julia Reynolds MSN, RN, NE-BC; and David A. Pearson MD, MS, MBA (Poster)
"Improve Compliance of End-Tidal Monitoring During Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department", Kathryn Lauren Helms MSN, RN, CEN (Poster)
Rhythm Rescue: Gamification to Reinforce Electrocardiogram Knowledge, Katie Roman MSN, CCRN and Tammy Lis MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, NPD-BC (Poster)
Abstract 4140179: Impact of COVID-19 on patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Causes, predictors, and inpatient mortality of 30-day readmission, Zaid Abood, Patrycja Galazka, A Jamil Tajik, et al. (Abstract)
Abstract 4143119: National inpatient mortality trend of mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis, Zaid Abood, Suhail Allaqaband, Patrycja Galazka, et al. (Abstract)