Tulane Internal Medicine PGY-1 | TRIAD | MD JUST Alumnus '21 | Car mechanic, tech geek and history enthusiast
Joined August 2022
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Ala' Assaf retweeted
Don’t miss TRIAD at #HRS26. Our team is grateful to share a full lineup of presentations highlighting new work and scientific progress in arrhythmia research, digital health, and AI. Proud of this amazing team and excited to learn, connect, and exchange ideas with everyone here.
Ala' Assaf retweeted
David Haines EP Fellows Competition continues at #WAFib2025! @westernAFib @nmarrouche @AlaAssaf3
Ala' Assaf retweeted
Important data from DECAAFII shedding the light on tachycardia mediated Cardiomyopathy in #afib! @S_NarayanMD @shivkumarmd @sumeet724 @netta_doc @PrashSanders @Phiso_de @SamuelSossalla
@AlaAssaf3 shows why all patients with #HF and #AFib need #CMR! Important data from DECAAF at #AHA @nmarrouche @CMahnkopf @Phiso_de @AGEP_DGK @YoungDgk @MekhaelMario @TillAlthoff @netta_doc @shivkumarmd @westernAFib
Ala' Assaf retweeted
@AlaAssaf3 shows why all patients with #HF and #AFib need #CMR! Important data from DECAAF at #AHA @nmarrouche @CMahnkopf @Phiso_de @AGEP_DGK @YoungDgk @MekhaelMario @TillAlthoff @netta_doc @shivkumarmd @westernAFib
🎉 Excited to share the impactful work of Dr. Ghassan Bidaoui & team @TulaneTriad @TulaneDDoM, exploring the role of #obesity and #BMI in scar formation post AF #ablation! 🚀 #EPeeps @nmarrouche 🧵🧵
Excited to share our team's new publication in JCE!
Our study explores how obesity affects ablation-induced scar formation on LGE-MRI, potentially uncovering a novel mechanism by which obesity influences catheter ablation outcomes.
#MRI #obesity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Could this be explained by impedance drop?
- Impedance drop is key marker of energy delivery during ablation, and usually associated with durable scar formation
- Obesity is known to limit effective energy transfer during ablation and thus lower obesity
Despite reduced scar formation and larger LA volumes in obese patients, we found no direct correlation between BMI and AF recurrence (p = .849). This may suggest complex remodeling dynamics in obesity, where factors beyond scar—like metabolic and tissue changes—may play a role
With obesity projected to rise globally, understanding its direct impact on procedural outcomes is critical. @BidaouiGhassan’s work highlights the need for #personalized ablation strategies to optimize success in obese populations
Ala' Assaf retweeted
🚨Latest #OpenAccess Article in
@JICE_EP
Direct-to-Catheter Ablation vs 2nd Line Catheter Ablation for Persistent AF: Effect on Arrhythmia Recurrence, AF Burden, Early LA Remodeling & Quality of Life
🧐📖 doi.org/10.1007/s10840-024-0…
@HadiiYounes, Besim Ademi, Eli Tsakiris, @HanFengGHD, @AmitabhCPandey, @MekhaelMario, @Charbelnoujaim, Chanho Lim, @DagherLilas, Abdel Hadi El Hajjar, @BidaouiGhassan, @BsoulMayana, @AlaAssaf3, @swatirao24, @CMahnkopf, Ghaith Shamaileh, @OmarKreidieh1, Abboud Hassan, Yinshuo Liu, Yishi Jia, Francisco T. Polo, @nmarrouche & @EoinDonnellan1
#EPeeps
Ala' Assaf retweeted
#PVI and personalization of treatment ! No one size fits all! Different fibrosis needs different treatment ! #DECAAFII #ESCCongress @shivkumarmd @S_NarayanMD @NazemAkoum @TinaBaykaner @AndreaRussoEP @omwazni @Dr_Santangeli @drluissaenz @netta_doc @chanholim @AlaAssaf3
SUPPRESS AF study at #ESCCongress : strong trend but no significance in favor of modification of low voltage areas. @purerfellner @YoungDgk @AGEP_DGK
Ala' Assaf retweeted
Very inspiring to see all the work from all the scientists, engineers, and clinicians in @TulaneTriad definitely a pleasure to attend #HRS24 thanks to our mentor @nmarrouche
Ala' Assaf retweeted
@HadiiYounes highlights how female patients are under represented and studied while demonstrating varying ablation outcomes in terms of scar formation, LA volume reduction and AF burden @Phiso_de @HRSonline @TulaneTriad
Ala' Assaf retweeted
@HadiiYounes presenting @TulaneTriad data highlighting sex #disparities in access to catheter ablation for #AF and clinical outcomes
🚨A call to action for further research to understand the socioeconomic+ pathophysiological factors driving this gap
Ala' Assaf retweeted
@AlaAssaf3 @HanFengGHD innovate yet again with the discovery of a new way to approach atrial myopathy. #entropy provides us the measure of distribution and demonstrates how targeting varying distribution of fibrosis leads to different results from #DECAAFII @nmarrouche
Patterns of Fibrosis Distribution Among Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Patients with high left atrial volume by the amazing Prof @HanFengGHD! @nmarrouche #HRS24 #EPEEPS
