Publications by authors named "A Sabbag"
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine speech outcome differences for specific palate repair techniques and correlate these data with patient age at the time of operation.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on a cohort of consecutive nonsyndromic patients who underwent cleft lip and/or palate repair at the authors' hospital between 2010 and 2020. Only those patients who participated in at least 4 years of follow-up accompanied by audio-video recording were included.
Article Synopsis
- Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are uncommon but can occur after electrical cardioversion (ECV) for atrial fibrillation (AF), with an incidence of about 0.2% based on a study of nearly 12,000 ECV procedures.
- The study involved 23 patients who experienced VAs within 10 days of ECV, with most cases developing 28.5 hours after the procedure, and a significant number had underlying health issues like congestive heart failure.
- The findings suggest that while VAs post-ECV are rare, they can be life-threatening, especially in patients with certain risk factors, indicating that careful monitoring is essential for these individuals.
Aim: A recent European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) practical guide provides guidance on the use of novel digital devices for heart rhythm analysis using either electrocardiogram (ECG) or photoplethysmography (PPG) technology for the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF). This survey assesses physicians' preferences to use digital devices in patients with possible AF and their impact on clinical decision-making.
Methods And Results: Participants of the DAS-CAM III initiated and distributed an online survey assessing physician preferences in using digital devices for the management of AF in different clinical scenarios.
A decade of follow-up: atrial fibrillation, pulmonary pressure, and the progression of tricuspid regurgitation.
Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes
August 2024
Background And Aims: Long-term data on atrial fibrillation (AF) impact on tricuspid regurgitation (TR) progression and its relation to pulmonary pressure are scant. We investigated this association in a study spanning over a decade.
Methods: Adults with echocardiographic evaluation before 2014, free of significant TR, were included.
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the diagnostic process of Brugada syndrome (BrS) using ajmaline to expose the Type 1 Brugada pattern in patients, highlighting limited data on different populations.
- It analyzed 260 patients (average age 43.4, mostly males) who underwent ajmaline tests, revealing a significant number with syncope history and family backgrounds of BrS or sudden cardiac death.
- Results showed that less than half of the subjects met the current diagnostic criteria for BrS, but the overall rate of serious arrhythmia events was low over a median follow-up period of three years.