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Trial characteristics associated with under-enrolment of females in randomized controlled trials of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review. (2021)
Journal Article
Mamas, M. (2021). Trial characteristics associated with under-enrolment of females in randomized controlled trials of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2034

AIMS: To evaluate temporal trends in the enrolment of females in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) published in high-impact journals, and assess RCT characteristics associated with under-enrol... Read More about Trial characteristics associated with under-enrolment of females in randomized controlled trials of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review..

Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2021). Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Heart, 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317912

OBJECTIVE: To describe the place and causes of acute cardiovascular death during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Retrospective cohort of adult (age =18 years) acute cardiovascular deaths (n=5?87?225) in England and Wales, from 1 January 2014 to 30 Ju... Read More about Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sex disparities in the choice of cardiac resynchronization therapy device utilized: an analysis of trends, predictors and outcomes. (2021)
Journal Article
Rashid, & Mamas. (2021). Sex disparities in the choice of cardiac resynchronization therapy device utilized: an analysis of trends, predictors and outcomes. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 86-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2020.02.073

Background
There is limited evidence on the influence of sex on the decision to implant a cardiac resynchronization therapy device with pacemaker (CRT-P) or defibrillator (CRT-D) and the existence of sex-dependent differences in complications that m... Read More about Sex disparities in the choice of cardiac resynchronization therapy device utilized: an analysis of trends, predictors and outcomes..

Cost of coronary syndrome treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and 30-day unplanned readmission in the United States (2021)
Journal Article
Nolan, J., Mamas, M., Kwok, C. S., Amin, A. P., Shah, B., Kinnaird, T., Alkutshan, R., Balghith, M., Ratib, K., & Bagur, R. (2021). Cost of coronary syndrome treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and 30-day unplanned readmission in the United States. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 97(1), 80-93. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28660

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the cost of coronary syndrome treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and 30-day unplanned readmissions.

Background: There is limited understanding of the hospital cost of index PCI and 30-day... Read More about Cost of coronary syndrome treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and 30-day unplanned readmission in the United States.

Comparison of distal radial access versus standard transradial access in patients with smaller diameter radial Arteries(The distal radial versus transradial access in small transradial ArteriesStudy: D.A.T.A - S.T.A.R study). (2021)
Journal Article
Chugh, Y., Sasidhar Kanaparthy, N., Piplani, S., Chugh, S., Shroff, A., Vidovich, M., Nolan, J., Mamas, M., & Kumar Chugh, S. (2021). Comparison of distal radial access versus standard transradial access in patients with smaller diameter radial Arteries(The distal radial versus transradial access in small transradial ArteriesStudy: D.A.T.A - S.T.A.R study). Indian Heart Journal, 73(1), 26 - 34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2020.11.002

AIMS: To evaluate safety and efficacy of distal right radial access (DRRA) compared to right radial access (RRA), for coronary procedures, in patients with smaller diameter radial arteries (SDRA) (radial artery diameter (RAD) < 2.1 mm). METHODS AND R...

Calcium intake, calcium supplementation and cardiovascular disease and mortality in the British population: EPIC-norfolk prospective cohort study and meta-analysis. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Calcium intake, calcium supplementation and cardiovascular disease and mortality in the British population: EPIC-norfolk prospective cohort study and meta-analysis. European Journal of Epidemiology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-020-00710-8

The role of dietary calcium in cardiovascular disease prevention is unclear. We aimed to determine the association between calcium intake and incident cardiovascular disease and mortality. Data were extracted from the European Prospective Investigati... Read More about Calcium intake, calcium supplementation and cardiovascular disease and mortality in the British population: EPIC-norfolk prospective cohort study and meta-analysis..

Sex differences in distribution, management and outcomes of combined ischemic-bleeding risk following acute coronary syndrome (2020)
Journal Article
Rashid, & Mamas. (2020). Sex differences in distribution, management and outcomes of combined ischemic-bleeding risk following acute coronary syndrome. International Journal of Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.063

Background
Risk factors for further bleeding and ischemic events after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) often overlap. Little is known about sex-based differences in the management and outcomes of ACS patients according to their combined bleeding-ische... Read More about Sex differences in distribution, management and outcomes of combined ischemic-bleeding risk following acute coronary syndrome.

Gout Pharmacotherapy in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review of Utility and Outcomes. (2020)
Journal Article
Roddy, & Mamas. (2020). Gout Pharmacotherapy in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review of Utility and Outcomes. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40256-020-00459-1

Hyperuricemia and gout have been linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease, stroke, hypertension, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease, possibly through a proinflammatory milieu. However, not all the drugs used in gout treatmen... Read More about Gout Pharmacotherapy in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review of Utility and Outcomes..

Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Heart, 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.14.20153734

Objective. To describe the place and causes of acute cardiovascular death during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods. Retrospective cohort of adult (age =18 years) acute cardiovascular deaths (n=587,225) in England and Wales, 1st January 2014 to 30th Jun... Read More about Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic..

Percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians: A risk scoring system to predict 30-day outcomes in the elderly. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians: A risk scoring system to predict 30-day outcomes in the elderly. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 1300 - 1307. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29406

OBJECTIVE: Octogenarians are a high-risk group presenting for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to create a 30-day mortality risk model for octogenarians presenting with both acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and chronic stable angina (C... Read More about Percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians: A risk scoring system to predict 30-day outcomes in the elderly..

The LENT index predicts 30 day outcomes following hospitalization for heart failure (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). The LENT index predicts 30 day outcomes following hospitalization for heart failure. ESC Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13109

AIMS: The LE index (Length of hospitalization plus number of Emergent visits =6 months) predicts 30 day all-cause readmission or death following hospitalization for heart failure (HF). We combined N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP)... Read More about The LENT index predicts 30 day outcomes following hospitalization for heart failure.

Cardiac arrest and related mortality in emergency departments in the United States: Analysis of the nationwide emergency department sample. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Cardiac arrest and related mortality in emergency departments in the United States: Analysis of the nationwide emergency department sample. Resuscitation, 166 - 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.005

AIMS: The aim of this study is to analyse the causes of cardiac arrests (CA) in the emergency departments (ED) in the United States and their clinical outcomes according to whether they had a primary or a secondary diagnosis of CA. METHODS: Data from... Read More about Cardiac arrest and related mortality in emergency departments in the United States: Analysis of the nationwide emergency department sample..

Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015 (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015. International Journal of Cardiology, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.07.039

Background
The present study sought to examine the trends of sex-based differences in clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), an area in which the current evidence remains limited.
Methods
All US adults hospitalized for fir... Read More about Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015.

Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease. International Journal of Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13841

AIMS: There are limited data on the management and outcomes of chronic liver disease (CLD) patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly according to the subtype of CLD. METHODS: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2004-... Read More about Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease..

The association between osteoarthritis and invasive treatment and clinical outcomes in 6.5 million patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parmar, S., Mohamed, M., Wilkie, R., & Mamas, M. The association between osteoarthritis and invasive treatment and clinical outcomes in 6.5 million patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction

Background
People with osteoarthritis (OA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Despite OA being the most common joint condition and the fastest increasing major health condition, there is li... Read More about The association between osteoarthritis and invasive treatment and clinical outcomes in 6.5 million patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction.

Comorbidity burden in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure (2020)
Journal Article
Sanjoy, S., Choi, Y.-H., Holmes, D., Herrman, H., Terre, J., Alraies, C., Ando, T., Tzemos, N., Mamas, M., & Bagur, R. (2021). Comorbidity burden in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure. Heart, 107(15), 1246-1253. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317741

Objective To estimate the risk of in-hospital complications after left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) in relationship with comorbidity burden.

Methods Cohort-based observational study using the US National Inpatient Sample database, 1 October 201... Read More about Comorbidity burden in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure.

Distribution of contemporary sensitivity troponin in the emergency department and relationship to 30-day mortality: The CHARIOT-ED substudy. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Distribution of contemporary sensitivity troponin in the emergency department and relationship to 30-day mortality: The CHARIOT-ED substudy. Clinical Medicine, 528 - 534. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0267

BACKGROUND: Contemporary sensitivity troponin (cs-cTn) concentrations above the upper limit of normal (ULN) are seen in a wide range of clinical conditions and evidence is growing that suggests cs-cTn may be a biomarker of future morbidity and mortal... Read More about Distribution of contemporary sensitivity troponin in the emergency department and relationship to 30-day mortality: The CHARIOT-ED substudy..