Publications by authors named "Ariba Moin"

There is a paucity of data on the prognostic impact of mitral annular calcification (MAC) in patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with conflicting results being reported by the studies that are published. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the short-term and long-term outcomes of MAC in patients after TAVI. Of 25,407 studies identified after the initial database search, 4 observational studies comprising 2,620 patients (2,030 patients in the nonsevere MAC arm and 590 patients in the severe MAC arm) were included in the final analysis.

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality globally. Wald and Law proposed the idea of a "polypill"; a fixed dose combination therapy (FDC) in the form of a single pill to curb the CVD epidemic. Such a drug would include the combination of a broad spectrum of drugs including cholesterol lowering drugs, antihypertensive drugs, antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulation drugs, and antiarrhythmic drugs, which are frequently integrated to combat specific CVDs.

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Endosulfan, an organochlorine (OC) insecticide, is a widely used agricultural pesticide, despite its life threatening toxic effects. In this review, the pharmacokinetics of endosulfan, mechanism of endosulfan toxicity, clinical presentations and management, histopathological findings, and toxicological analysis are described, in addition to its environmental toxicity. The toxic effects of endosulfan can affect many organs and systems presenting in a wide array of signs and symptoms.

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