Taha Alam

Temporal trends and disparities in mesenteric ischemia–associated cardiovascular mortality among U.S. adults aged ≥45 years, 1999–2023

Mesenteric ischemia (MI) is a highly fatal vascular condition associated with cardiovascular disease, but long-term national mortality patterns remain poorly described. To evaluate national mortality trends, demographic heterogeneity, and geographic variations in MI and cardiovascular mortality among U.S. ad...

Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy to standard treatment in Kawasaki disease: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Diagnostic Accuracy of Machine Learning-Enhanced Methods for Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background/Objectives: Right heart catheterization (RHC) is the diagnostic gold standard for pulmonary hypertension (PH), defined as mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) greater than 20 mmHg at rest. It is invasive and carries procedural risk. Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) applied to non-invasive moda...

Correlation of Echocardiographic Right Ventricular Functional Parameters with CMR-Derived Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

RV-FWLS showed the highest numerical and most consistent association with CMR-derived RVEF, suggesting that it may serve as a useful non-invasive adjunct for RV assessment in PH, especially where CMR is not readily available.