Research Day 2022

May 12, 2022

Oral Presentations:

Global Longitudinal Strain Predicts Cardiovascular Events and Future Deterioration in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Presented by Dr. Alison Brann
Authors: Alison Brann MD, James Miller MD, Jin Joo Park MD, Barry Greenberg MD

Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Elevated Lipoprotein(a)
Presented by Dr. Harpreet Bhatia
Authors: Harpreet S. Bhatia MD, Patrick Trainor PhD, Samantha Carlisle PhD, Michael Tsai PhD, Michael H. Criqui MD MPH, Andrew DeFilippis MD MSc, Sotirios Tsimikas MD

Temporal Trends and Long-Term Outcomes Among Recipients of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator in the United States, 2011-2015: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Presented by Dr. Douglas Darden
Authors: Douglas Darden, MD, Pamela N. Peterson, MD, MSPH, Xin Xin, MS, Muhammad Bilal Munir, MD, Karl E. Minges, PhD, MPH, Ilan Goldenberg, MD, Jeanne E. Poole, MD, Gregory K. Feld, MD, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, Jeptha P. Curtis, MD, Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS

Affinity-optimizing mutations within cardiac enhancers disrupt heart development
Presented by Dr. Granton Jindal
Authors: Granton A. Jindal, Alexis T. Bantle, Joe J. Solvason, Jessica L. Grudzien, Genevieve E. Ryan, Fabian Lim, Sophia H. Le, Reid O. Larsen, Adam Klie, Emma K. Farley

Association Between Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Survival in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation. A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Presented by Dr. Andrew Lin
Authors: Andrew Y. Lin, MD, Jason M. Duran, MD, PhD, Alexandra Sykes, MD, Douglas Darden, MD, Marcus Urey, MD, Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS, FHRS, Eric D. Adler, MD, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, FHRS

Association of Heart Failure with Procedural Complications and In-hospital Outcomes from Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Implantation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample of 62,980 Procedures
Presented by Dr. Bilal Munir
Authors: Muhammad Bilal Munir, MD, Muhammad Zia Khan, MD, Douglas Darden, MD, Zain Ul Abideen Asad, MD, Mohammed Osman, MD, Gagan D. Singh, MD, Uma N. Srivatsa, MD, Frederick T. Han, MD, Ryan Reeves, MD, Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS

Poster Presentations:

Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Octogenarians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Presented by Dr. Omar Aldaas
Authors: Omar M. Aldaas, MD; Amer M. Aldaas, BS; Frederick T. Han, MD; Kurt S. Hoffmayer, MD, PharmD; David Krummen, MD; Gordon Ho, MD; Farshad Raissi, MD; Gregory K. Feld, MD; Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS

Implantable Loop Recorder as a Strategy Following Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Extraction Without Reimplantation
Presented by Dr. Antoinette Birs

Synaptosomal-associated protein 29 is a critical mediator of cardiac arrhythmias and stress-induced sudden death
Presented by Dr. Jie Wang
Authors: Wang Jie; Pellman, Jason; Liang, Yan; Lyon, Robert; Mezzano, Valeria; Zhang, Jing; Nigam, Vishal; Gu, Yusu; Dalton, Nancy; Peterson, Kirk L.; Sheikh, Farah.

Connexin43 Restoration Alleviates Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/ Cardiomyopathy
Presented by Dr. Jing Zhang
Authors: Jing Zhang, Fabian Zanella, William H. Bradford, Kyohei Fujita, Ioannis Karakikes, Robert C. Lyon1, Valeria Mezzano, Jason D. Roberts, Cassiano Carromeu, Yusu Gu, Jody L. Martin, Alysson R. Muotri, Melvin Scheinman, Kirk L. Peterson and Farah Sheikh

Psoas Muscle Area Index Sarcopenia Associated with Prolonged Length of Hospitalization in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation
Presented by Dr. Gourisree Dharmavaram
Authors: Gourisree Dharmavaram, MD, Andrew Lin, MD, Gemmy Hannsun, MD, Eric Adler, MD, Victor Pretorius, MBchB, Hao Tran, MD

Varying phenotypes and outcomes in LMNA Cardiomyopathy
Presented by Dr. Anjali Kumar
Authors: Anjali Kumar M.D., Hubert Vu B.S., Quan Bui M.D., Nicholas Wettersten M.D, Marcus Anthony Urey M.D., Paul Kim M.D., Jorge Silva M.D., Denise Barnard M.D., Barry Greenberg M.D., Victor Pretorius M.D., Eric D. Adler, M.D., Kimberly N. Hong M.D.

Long term outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with linear ablation: insights from the UC San Diego Atrial Fibrillation Registry
Presented by Dr. Edward C. Wang
Authors: Edward C. Wang, MD, Anjali Kumar, MD, Omar Aldass, MD, Bilal Munir, MD, Gordon Ho, MD, Kurt Hoffmayer, MD, Frederick Han, MD, Farshad Raissi, MD, Gregory K. Feld, MD, Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS, Douglas Darden, MD

Language barriers in patients with cardiovascular disease: a mixed-methods study
Presented by Dr. Edward C. Wang
Authors: Edward C. Wang, MD, Wali Mansour, BS, Diego Oliva, Nicole L. Herrick, MD, Birju Desai, MBBS, Tala Al Rousan, MD, MPH, Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MSCI

The Role of Sensitization in Post-Transplant Outcomes in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Presented by Dr. Nicole L Herrick
Authors: Laith Alshawabkeh MD, MSCI; Nicole L Herrick MD;Alexander R Opotowsky, MD, MMSc; Tajinder P. Singh, MD, MSc; Michael Landzberg, MD; Marcus A. Urey, MD; Wida Cherikh, PhD; Joseph W. Rossano, MD; Michael M. Givertz, MD

Heart and Lung Transplant for Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: Implications for Pre-Transplant Testing
Presented by Dr. Lucas K. Keyt
Authors: Lucas K. Keyt, MD; Kamyar Afshar, DO; Gordon Yung, MD; Aarya Kafi, MD; Eugene Golts, MD; Eric D. Adler, MD; Gert V. Pretorius, MBChB; Grace Lin, MD; Marcus A. Urey, MD

Utilization of GDMT in patients with HFrEF during heart failure hospitalization
Presented by Dr. Emily Margolin
Authors: Emily Margolin, MD; Trina Huynh, PharmD; Jerry Lipinski, MD; Barry Greenberg, MD

Results of Implementation of Prospective EMR-based Registry for Surveillance of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Presented by Dr. Benjamin Yang
Authors: Benjamin Yang MD, Karlen Ulubabyan MD, Ali Syed MS, Amy Sitapati MD, Anna Narezkina MD