
Amgad Mentias, M.D., M.S., FACC FESC
@amgadmentias
Clinical Cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic. Tweets are my own.
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03-04-2014 01:17:19
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When there was only one left. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes from #PCI of Last Remaining Vessel ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.116… Margaret McEntegart Dr M Rashid, PhD Mamas A. Mamas #AHAJournals Circ: CQO Circulation #ACCFIT


TAVR and Infective Endocarditis—Two Studies Address a Shifting Landscape Ignacio J. Amat Amgad Mentias, M.D., M.S., FACC FESC tctmd.com/news/tavr-and-…

Incidence of Endocarditis after TAVR is low, but prognosis is poor. 1-year mortality almost 50%. We report factors associated with endocarditis & factors associated with mortality JACC Journals Marwan Saad, MD, PhD Milind Desai MD MBA Samir Kapadia Saket Girotra Phillip Horwitz, MD Sidakpal Panaich


Cohort study finds 1 of 6 #LVAD patients had noncardiac surgery; 30-day all-cause mortality, ischemic stroke, or intracerebral bleeding was 17% (urgent/emergent ) & 7% (elective), with highest mortality risk in the early postoperative period. Amgad Mentias, M.D., M.S., FACC FESC ja.ma/35pJN0c

Our study JACC Journals about TAVR versus SAVR in Kidney Transplant Patients jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #TAVR Marwan Saad, MD, PhD Milind Desai MD MBA Hani Jneid MD Phillip Horwitz, MD Michael Megaly

Read our study JACC Journals to find out how did driving distance and driving time change for TAVR patients over the past years. Does driving distance affect outcomes of TAVR? jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Marwan Saad, MD, PhD Michael Megaly Milind Desai MD MBA Phillip Horwitz, MD Hani Jneid MD

In a study led by Amgad Mentias, M.D., M.S., FACC FESC JACC Journals examining the largest cohort of rheumatic AS to date, TAVR was associated with comparable outcomes to SAVR, & to TAVR in nonrheumatic AS up to ~ 2 years Paul C Gordon Samir Kapadia Mohamad Alkhouli jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…


In our latest study JACC Journals #TAVR was associated with comparable mortality to SAVR in rheumatic AS at midterm follow up and none of the TAVR patients required re intervention up to ~1.5 years jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Samir Kapadia Milind Desai MD MBA Phillip Horwitz, MD venu menon


#Medicare analysis finds Black and Hispanic AF patients are 44-50% less likely to receive #OAC therapy after cardioversion Milind Desai MD MBA Samir Kapadia Amgad Mentias, M.D., M.S., FACC FESC #JAHASpotlight #AHAJournals #disparities ow.ly/PmB930rS34K




Read our new study JACC Journals about utility of risk adjusted 30-day home time as a performance metric for TAVR hospitals jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…. #CardioTwitter #TAVR #Cardiology Samir Kapadia Milind Desai MD MBA ambarish Saket Girotra Cleveland Clinic

ICYMI - Economic Distress, Race, and Heart Failure Outcomes #AHAJournals @amgadmentias ambarish Alanna Morris Milind Desai MD MBA @GCFMD Saket Girotra Mario Sims Shreya Rao ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…


Bariatric Surgery for Obesity at Age 65 and Beyond: A Cardiovascular Win consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/bariatric-surg… via Cleveland Clinic MD

In our new study JACC Journals , bariatric surgery was associated with lower risk of death, MI, new onset HF and stroke. Benefits were consistent in men and women, patients 65-75 years old, and in patient with and without DM. #MedTwitter #CardioTwitter jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Excited to share our new paper Circulation about utility of 90-day risk standardized hone time as a performance metric for cardiac surgery in US. @TallRoundsTM Lars Svensson Samir Kapadia Marc Gillinov Milind Desai MD MBA ambarish Marwan Saad, MD, PhD Saket Girotra