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Present	MD, Baystate Health ‐ Department of Medicine
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BMP Hospital Medicine

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Springfield, MA 01199

Same-Day Discharge After Left Bundle Area Pacing (Anis Kadado, Abdullah Pervaiz, Shayal Pundlik, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2023)

Background: Left bundle area pacing (LBAP) has emerged as an area that appears to be an attractive alternative to other forms of physiological pacing owing to its ease and favorable pacing parameters. Same-day discharge after ...

Relation of Patient's Opinion of Alcohol's Health Effects and Drinking Habits Among Hospitalized Patients With Cardiovascular Disease (Kyle Gobeil, Khalid Sawalha, Mohammed Abozenah, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2022)

Media reports frequently cite observational studies and meta-analyses to promote the reputed cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol consumption; however, it is unclear whether public opinion or drinking behavior align with these reports. We administered an ...

Cardiovascular Predictors of Intracerebral Hematoma Expansion (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2022)

Background: There is limited evidence on the effect and relevance of cardiovascular parameters on the cerebrovascular system when an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) occurs. While recent studies evaluating this relationship are conflicting, one evaluating the effect ...

COVID-19: The Impact on Internal Medicine Resident Training (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2022)

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the lives of physicians at all levels. The workloads and working hours have increased tremendously which affected the time spent on administrative and academic duties. The ...

Outcomes of cardiogenic shock with autoimmune rheumatological disorders (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2021)

Aims: Data on cardiogenic shock (CS) in autoimmune diseases (AID) is limited. Our study aims to evaluate in-hospital outcomes of CS in hospitalized patients with underlying AID compared with patients without AID. Methods: The National ...

In-hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Mitral Valve Repair in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease (Khalid Sawalha, Kamesh Gupta, Anis Kadado, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2021)

Background: Mitral valve trans-catheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) using MitraClip is a treatment option for patients with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation who are not surgical candidate. Liver cirrhosis is associated with higher operative morbidity and ...

Frequency of Hazardous and Binge Drinking Alcohol Among Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients (Kyle Gobeil, Khalid Sawalha, Mohammed Abozenah, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2021)

Excessive alcohol use is a risk factor for most cardiac diseases. The prevalence of unhealthy alcohol use among hospitalized cardiac patients is uncertain as is the frequency with which it is addressed. We performed a ...

Coronary subclavian steal syndrome causing myocardial Infarction (Paurush Ambesh, Khalid Sawalha, Kevin Groudan, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2021)

Coronary subclavian steal syndrome (CSSS) is a rare complication of the internal mammary artery (IMA) grafting in coronary artery bypass surgery. The technical definition is myocardial ischemia due to the reduced flow of blood, or ...

The Association Between Body Mass Index, Frailty and Long-term Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Adults (Prarthna Bhardwaj, Vida Rastegar, Rohini Meka, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2021)

Background: While frailty is thought to be a wasting disorder, there is scarce data regarding the association between frailty and body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ...

Ipsilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis After Acute Anterior Ischemic Stroke (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Introduction: The vocal cord is innervated by the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the superior laryngeal nerve, which are branches of the vagus nerve. The nucleus ambiguous is a motor nucleus of the vagus nerve and ...

Iatrogenic Right Atrial Thrombus Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism: Management and Outcomes (Ayman Battisha and Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Right atrial thrombus can originate from distal venous sources or can be iatrogenic secondary to placement of central venous catheters, atrial devices, or surgeries. One of the most common complications of central venous catheters (CVCs) ...

Concurring hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Assessment and management (Mohammed Abozenah, Anis Kadado, Khalid Sawalha, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2020)

The prevalence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) has been on the rise, but co-occurrence with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM) remains rare. Although presenting patient demographics were similar to those in TCM, the potential for hemodynamic compromise was ...

Role of Non-Perfusion Factors in Mildly Symptomatic Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Introduction: Uncertainty regarding reperfusion of mildly-symptomatic (minor) large vessel occlusion (LVO)-strokes exists. Recently, benefits from reperfusion were suggested. However, there is still no strong data to support this. Furthermore, a proportion of those patients don't ...

Impact of chronic kidney disease on in-hospital outcomes and readmission rate after edge-to-edge transcatheter mitral valve repair (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Background: Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) is a treatment option for patients with 3+ or greater mitral regurgitation who cannot undergo mitral valve surgery. Outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage ...

Outcomes of MitraClip placement in patients with liver cirrhosis (Khalid Sawalha, Anis Kadado, Kamesh Gupta, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Introduction: Liver cirrhosis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Many preoperative risk assessment tools do not take into account the presence or degree of liver cirrhosis prior to surgery. Over recent years, percutaneous mitral ...

Systematic review of COVID-19 related myocarditis: Insights on management and outcome (Khalid Sawalha, Mohammed Abozenah, Anis Kadado, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also referred to as COVID-19, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The manifestations of COVID-19 are widely variable and range from ...

Cardiogenic Shock in Autoimmune Rheumatologic Diseases: An Insight on Etiologies, Management, and Treatment Outcomes (Ayman Battisha and Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Autoimmune rheumatological disorders are known to have an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease (CAD), myocarditis, pericarditis, valvulopathy, and in consequence cardiogenic shock. Data on cardiogenic shock in rheumatological diseases are scarce; ...

Spontaneous Biliary Pericardial Tamponade: A Case Report and Literature Review (Ayman Battisha and Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Background: Biliary pericardial tamponade (BPT) is a rare form of pericardial tamponade, characterized by yellowish-greenish pericardial fluid upon pericardiocentesis. Historically, BPT reported to occur in the setting of an associated pericardio-biliary fistula. However, BPT in ...

Impact of cardiovascular comorbidities on inpatient mortality in patients hospitalized with neutropenic fever (Suheil Albert Atallah-Yunes, Anis Kadado and Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

NTRODUCTION: Concomitant cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with cancer are not uncommon. There is limited data on the impact of cardiovascular comorbidities on in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with neutropenic fever. METHODS: This is a retrospective ...

Readmissions Rates After Myocardial Infarction for Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A National Perspective (Kamesh Gupta, Khalid Sawalha, Mohammed Abozenah, et al.) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Background and aims: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is one most common complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We aimed to determine the incidence, in-hospital outcomes, associated healthcare burden and predictors of GI bleeding within 30 days ...

Acute Myocardial Infarction In Systemic Mastocytosis: Case Report With Literature Review Of The Role Of Inflammatory Process In Acute Coronary Syndrome (Ayman Battisha and Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

Systemic Mastocytosis (SM) is a disorder of excessive mast cell infiltration in multiple organ tissues. Atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for developing acute coronary syndrome [1]. In addition to lipid accumulation in the arterial ...

Echocardiographic Derived Parameters Association with Long Term Outcomes After Transcatheter Valve Replacement (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2020)

BACKGROUND: Transaortic flow, maximum velocity (V max), mean gradient (MG), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), Aortic valve area (AVA) and dimensional index (DI) are important determinants of prognosis in patients with severe aortic stenosis. The ...

The Significance of Contrast Density of the Computed Tomography-Angiographic Spot Sign and its Correlation with Hematoma Expansion (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2019)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The computed tomography angiographic (CTA) spot sign has been shown to predict hematoma expansion in patients with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), but the significance of the spot sign density (SSD) and the spot ...

Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis of Motor Neuron Disease: Literature Review and Two Case Illustrations (Khalid Sawalha) All Scholarly Works (2019)

Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are a group of devastating neurologic disorders that cause specific damage to the motor neuron cells. The current diagnosis of MND is based on results of the clinical examination and neurophysiologic ...