Publications by authors named "Taha Teaima"
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- - The study examines the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on readmission rates for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) due to severe aortic stenosis, highlighting the challenge it presents in terms of patient outcomes.
- - An analysis of a national database revealed that 32.4% of CKD patients who had TAVR were readmitted within 90 days, with predictors including female gender, longer hospital stays, and additional health conditions like diabetes and heart failure.
- - The primary reasons for readmission were identified as congestive heart failure, sepsis, and complete atrioventricular block, emphasizing the need for better monitoring and follow-up care to reduce readmission rates.
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- Chest radiotherapy (C-XRT) can lead to complications such as aortic stenosis, which often necessitates transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), but data on outcomes for C-XRT survivors are limited.
- A national inpatient study from 2016 to 2020 identified 515 patients with a history of C-XRT who underwent TAVR, comparing their outcomes to matched controls without C-XRT.
- The results indicated that C-XRT patients had lower in-hospital mortality, shorter hospital stays, reduced total charges, and fewer complications, highlighting a potential advantage in TAVR outcomes for these patients.
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- - Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) presents significant challenges for managing patients considering mechanical circulatory support (MCS), with limited data on outcomes for these patients.
- - A study analyzed 126,985 hospitalizations for intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) placement, finding that 1,475 patients (1.2%) had RVD, which was linked to a significantly higher risk of inpatient mortality (aOR: 2.33).
- - The findings highlight the need for more research and clinical trials to better understand RVD's impact and improve management strategies for affected patients.
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a worldwide health crisis since it first appeared. Numerous studies demonstrated the virus's predilection to cardiomyocytes; however, the effects that COVID-19 has on the cardiac conduction system still need to be fully understood.
Aim: To analyze the impact that COVID-19 has on the odds of major cardiovascular complications in patients with new onset heart blocks or bundle branch blocks (BBB).
Various studies in the medical literature reported significant cardiovascular involvement in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Atrial fibrillation (AF) was identified as the most commonly observed arrhythmia complicating COVID-19 infection with an increased risk of short-term mortality. We used the National Inpatient Sample Database (NIS) of 2020 to conduct this retrospective cohort study.
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