Publications by authors named "M T Tawil"
Background: Acute type A aortic dissection is a life-threatening clinical emergency that necessitates immediate surgical intervention with an estimated mortality rate of approximately 1-2% per hour. When complicated by malperfusion, the perioperative mortality rate is reported to be increased by up to 39%. Malperfusion can affect many vascular beds with varying incidence and severity, resulting in coronary, cerebral, visceral, peripheral, renal or spinal malperfusion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOutcomes of Concomitant Mitral Intervention in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Surgery?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Evidence.
Cardiol Rev
November 2024
The 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines advise not to perform mitral valve replacement (MVR) during septal myectomy (SM) to alleviate outflow obstruction. This study aims to review outcomes after concomitant mitral valve (MV) intervention versus SM alone. We conducted a comprehensive literature search across Embase, PubMed, and Scopus.
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- * The systematic review included 44 studies and found that females experience higher rates of anxiety and depression, have worse quality of life scores, and are less likely to have certain complications compared to males, who have a higher mortality risk and require more surgeries.
- * Overall, males and females show some differences in mental health and disease management, but no significant variations were noted in hospitalization rates or the overall behavior of the disease.
Mitral regurgitation is the most prevalent form of valvular heart disease, impacting over 24 million people globally. Robotic and thoracoscopic minimally invasive mitral valve repair (MIMR) techniques have emerged as viable alternatives to traditional open-heart surgery. However, the comparative effectiveness and safety of these 2 approaches remain underexplored.
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