School of Medicine

Excess mortality in England and Wales during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Excess mortality in England and Wales during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 213 - 223. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-214764

BACKGROUND: Deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic result directly from infection and exacerbation of other diseases and indirectly from deferment of care for other conditions, and are socially and geographically patterned. We quantified excess mortalit... Read More about Excess mortality in England and Wales during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic..

Impact of COVID19 Pandemic on the Incidence and Management of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction in England (2020)
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Rashid, M., Gale, C. P., Curzen, N., Ludman, P., De Belder, M., Timmis, A., Mohamed, M. O., Lüscher, T. F., Hains, J., Wu, J., Shoaib, A., Kontopantelis, E., Roebuck, C., Denwood, T., Deanfield, J., & Mamas, M. (2020). Impact of COVID19 Pandemic on the Incidence and Management of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction in England. Journal of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 9(22), https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.018379

Background: Studies have reported significant reduction in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) related hospitalizations during the COVID19 pandemic. However, whether these trends are associated with increased incidence of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest... Read More about Impact of COVID19 Pandemic on the Incidence and Management of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction in England.

Seasonality of stroke: Winter admissions and mortality excess: A Thailand National Stroke population database study. (2020)
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Lorking, N., Wood, A. D., Tiamkao, S., Clark, A. B., Kongbunkiat, K., Bettencourt-Silva, J. H., Sawanyawisuth, K., Kasemsap, N., Mamas, M. A., & Myint, P. K. (2020). Seasonality of stroke: Winter admissions and mortality excess: A Thailand National Stroke population database study. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 106261 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106261

OBJECTIVES: We examined the existence and potential burden of seasonality of stroke admissions and mortality within a tropical climate using cohort data collected between 1?st November 2003 and 31?st October 2012. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a prospecti... Read More about Seasonality of stroke: Winter admissions and mortality excess: A Thailand National Stroke population database study..

Meta-Analysis Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome. (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Meta-Analysis Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome. American Journal of Cardiology, 22 - 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.017

Prasugrel and ticagrelor are preferred over clopidogrel for patients with acute coronary syndrome who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. We sought to determine the relative merits of 1 agent over the other. Multiple databases were queried... Read More about Meta-Analysis Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome..

Social media in the era of COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Social media in the era of COVID-19. Open Heart, https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001352

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Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome (2020)
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Mamas, Pemmasani, G., Elgendy, I., Leighton, J. A., Aronow, W. S., & Tremaine, W. J. (2021). Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 27(7), 1017-1025. https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izaa237

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with an increased acute coronary syndrome (ACS) risk. Data are limited regarding the epidemiology and outcomes of ACS in patients with IBD. METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis of patient... Read More about Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Diffuse coronary artery vasospasm in a patient with subarachnoid hemorrhage: A case report (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Diffuse coronary artery vasospasm in a patient with subarachnoid hemorrhage: A case report. World Journal of Cardiology, 468 - 474. https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v12.i9.468

BACKGROUND Coronary artery vasospasm (CAV) is a reversible, transient form of vasoconstriction with clinical manifestations ranging from stable angina to acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Vasospasm of epicardial coronary arteries or associated micro-va... Read More about Diffuse coronary artery vasospasm in a patient with subarachnoid hemorrhage: A case report.

Temporal Trends and Outcomes in Utilization of Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Therapies in Aortic Valve Stenosis Patients with Heart Failure (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Temporal Trends and Outcomes in Utilization of Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Therapies in Aortic Valve Stenosis Patients with Heart Failure. International Journal of Clinical Practice, e13711 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13711

INTRODUCTIONS & AIMS: Heart failure (HF) is a common comorbidity in patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We sought to access the temporal trends and outcomes of TAVR or SAVR i... Read More about Temporal Trends and Outcomes in Utilization of Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Therapies in Aortic Valve Stenosis Patients with Heart Failure.

Excimer laser coronary atherectomy during complex PCI: An analysis of 1,471 laser cases from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society database. (2020)
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Protty, M. B., Hussain, H. I., Gallagher, S., Al-Raisi, S., Aldalati, O., Farooq, V., Sharp, A. S. P., Egred, M., O'Kane, P., Ludman, P., Anderson, R. A., Mamas, M. A., & Kinnaird, T. (2021). Excimer laser coronary atherectomy during complex PCI: An analysis of 1,471 laser cases from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society database. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 97(5), E653-E660. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29251

INTRODUCTION: Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) is a recognized adjunctive therapy utilized in the percutaneous management of complex coronary lesions. Studies examining its safety and utility have been limited by small sample sizes. Our stud... Read More about Excimer laser coronary atherectomy during complex PCI: An analysis of 1,471 laser cases from the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society database..

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