Ayman Shaqdan
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View article: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Clinical Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Clinical Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis Open
Background Racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented among patients undergoing aortic valve replacement in the United States. We evaluated the impact of race and ethnicity on the diagnosis of aortic stenosis (AS). Methods and …
View article: Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device–Related Infective Endocarditis, Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis, and Native Valve Endocarditis: A Nationwide Study, 2003 to 2017
Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device–Related Infective Endocarditis, Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis, and Native Valve Endocarditis: A Nationwide Study, 2003 to 2017 Open
Background Most published reports describing outcomes of patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device–related infective endocarditis (CIED‐IE) are single‐center studies with small patient sample sizes. The goal of this study …
View article: Incidence of carditis and predictors of pacemaker implantation in patients hospitalized with Lyme disease
Incidence of carditis and predictors of pacemaker implantation in patients hospitalized with Lyme disease Open
Background Lyme carditis, defined as direct infection of cardiac tissue by Borrelia bacteria, affects up to 10% of patients with Lyme disease. The most frequently reported clinical manifestation of Lyme carditis is cardiac conduction syste…