
Mayana Bsoul
@bsoulmayana
🧑🏻🎨, ⚽️, MD, Research Scientist at TRIAD, Tulane University
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27-08-2023 22:14:36
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Women with HFrEF and AF have a 57% higher risk of ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and mortality compared to men! Outstanding work by Hadi Younes, MD! Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD! #HRS2025


Paroxysmal AF patients with high scores stroke just like persistent AF patients. More data to move away from the binary classification! Work by Mario Mekhael from TulaneTRIAD! Nassir Marrouche #HRS25 #EPEEEPS


Great work by Joe Abi-Rached presenting the long-term incidence of AF and HFpEF! •21.6% incidence of AFib in HFpEF patients •4.3% incidence of HFpEF in AFib patients Important insights into this two-way relationship! #HRS2025 Nassir Marrouche Tulane Medicine


Amazing work by Christian Massad! Ablation density — defined by the number of ablation points per LA surface area — matters. Higher ablation density was associated with 35% lower atrial arrhythmia recurrence! #HRS2025 Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD


Could the TRANSFORM-AF study change the game for AF patients? GLP-1RA in AF patients with obesity & T2DM led to a 13% reduction in events! Upstream therapy may be the future. #HRS2025 TulaneTRIAD


Left atrial epicardial fat isn’t just passive! More LA epicardial adipose tissue = more AF recurrence, worse function, slower conduction, lower voltage — but no link to scar. Important insight into atrial myopathy mechanisms! #HRS2025 Ahmad Kassar Nazem Akoum Romanos Haykal


AI is transforming AFib care from screening to management and monitoring. Using AI-driven scoring systems, we can better track patients after treatment. The future of MyAFib is bright: passive screening with a smartwatch that acts as a clinic on the wrist! Nassir Marrouche #HRS25



Remote monitoring cuts clinic visits and ICD shocks without increasing adverse events. But alert burden is high and varies by device. AI can filter out non-urgent alerts, easing workflow. Unified devices = better outcomes! Omar Kreidieh Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD #HRS25 #EPEEPs


Patients diagnosed with AF before OSA have higher cardiovascular risk: • 45% ↑ MACE • 61% ↑ Heart Failure • 51% ↑ Ischemic Heart Disease • 31% ↑ Thromboembolic Events Early OSA diagnosis matters! Ghassan Bidaoui Nassir Marrouche #AFib #OSA #HRS2025 #EPEEPS


Remote monitoring lowers arrhythmia and death risk, but comes with alert burden. Strategies like filtering transmissions and proper staffing helps! Not any teamwork, but the right teamwork makes it easier and more effective! Monique Young Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD #EP #HRS2025


With fibrosis guided ablation, higher ablation density (more ablation points per LA surface area) targeting fibrosis reduces recurrence risk by 30%! Work by Christian Massad! Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD #HRS25 #EPeeps


CASTLE-AF —> ablate in HFrEF, but no outcome difference between PVI and PVI+. Focus on PVs, know when to stop! HFpEF remains the elephant in the room: Ablationists ablate HF docs treat with drugs CASTLE-AF II is needed to solve the dilemma! Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD #HRS25


Traditional monitoring can miss AF episodes. Using one ECG strip and a 7-day window (3 days before and after), an AI model stratified patients into high vs low AF risk, capturing what ongoing monitoring might overlook! Yingshuo Liu Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD #HRS25 #Epeeps


Couldn’t have a better team!!! Thank you Dr. Nassir Marrouche for the opportunity and the experience! TulaneTRIAD Heart Rhythm Society Tulane Medicine #WomeninEP #HRS25



That’s a wrap up #HRS2025! Amazing science, amazing people, and an amazing time with the Heart Rhythm TV team. Had a blast this year — can’t wait for #HRS2026!

Christian Massad presenting their DECAAF II substudy on ablation density targeting atrial myopathy. Nassir Marrouche TulaneTRIAD #HRS2025

Christian Sohns TulaneTRIAD HDZ NRW Nassir Marrouche Philipp Sommer EJHF Editor-in-Chief Samuel Sossalla AGEP AFNET Young DGK Ala' Assaf Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium Christian-H. Heeger We found that patients with arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) and non-AIC patients differ in their septal wall fibrosis. Mayana Bsoul Hadi Younes, MD Christian Massad Mario Mekhael Charbel Noujaim Amitabh C. Pandey Swati N. Rao

The goal to ultimately abandon the use of #CHADSVASC score ! #afib #stroke we are close TulaneTRIAD