selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- Exercise rehabilitation in cardiac resynchronization: systematic review and a meta-analysis. Heart Failure Reviews. 26:507-519. 2021
- Resting Heart Rate as an Important Predictor of Mortality and Morbidity in Ambulatory Patients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 27:349-363. 2021
- Predicting Survival After VA-ECMO for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Validating the SAVE Score. CJC Open. 3:71-81. 2021
- Clinical presentation and outcomes in women and men with advanced heart failure. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. 54:361-368. 2020
- Redo sternotomy versus left ventricular assist device explant as risk factors for early mortality following heart transplantation. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 31:603-610. 2020
- Reduced Rate of Hospital Presentations for Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Toronto, Canada. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36:1680-1684. 2020
- Comparison of Heart Transplantation Outcomes: Adult Congenital Heart Disease vs Matched Cardiac Patients in a Quaternary Reference Centre. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36:1208-1216. 2020
- Elevated pulmonary arterial elastance and right ventricular uncoupling are associated with greater mortality in advanced heart failure. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. 39:657-665. 2020
- The Next Wave of Health Care Strain Related to COVID-19: Heart Failure Patients Coming Back in Force—We Must Not Fail Them. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36:993-994. 2020
- Hypercapnia During Wakefulness Attenuates Ventricular Ectopy. Circulation: Heart Failure. 13:e006837. 2020
- GRADE Guidelines 28: Use of GRADE for the assessment of evidence about prognostic factors: rating certainty in identification of groups of patients with different absolute risks. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 121:62-70. 2020
- Optimal sampling in derivation studies was associated with improved discrimination in external validation for heart failure prognostic models. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 121:71-80. 2020
- Prognostic Value of Late Gadolinium Enhancement for the Prediction of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. 13:e010105. 2020
- Risk prediction models for survival after heart transplantation: A systematic review. American Journal of Transplantation. 20:1137-1151. 2020
- Performance of Prognostic Risk Scores in Heart Failure Patients: Do Sex Differences Exist?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36:45-53. 2020
- Physician Judgement vs Model-Predicted Prognosis in Patients With Heart Failure. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36:84-91. 2020
- Comparative effectiveness of the different components of care provided in heart failure clinics—protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 8:40. 2019
- Utility of the Seattle Heart Failure Model for palliative care referral in advanced ambulatory heart failure. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. bmjspcare-2018-001626. 2018
- Prognostic Assessment in Heart Failure Patients: An Unresolved Task. Revista Argentina de Cardiologia. 86:305-306. 2018
- Neural Networks for Prognostication of Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation: Heart Failure. 11:e005193. 2018
- Correction: Assessing the Use of Wrist-Worn Devices in Patients with Heart Failure: Feasibility Study. JMIR Cardio. 2:e10149-e10149. 2018
- Absolute vs Additive Net Reclassification Index—Reply. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 319:617-617. 2018
- An Appraisal of Biomarker-Based Risk-Scoring Models in Chronic Heart Failure: Which One Is Best?. Current Heart Failure Reports. 15:24-36. 2018
- The prognostic significance of frailty compared to peak oxygen consumption and B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with advanced heart failure. Clinical Transplantation. 32:e13158-e13158. 2018
- A local quality initiative to improve follow-up times for patients with heart failure. BMJ Open Quality. 6:e000052-e000052. 2017
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conference paper
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Early Graft Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S418-S419. 2020
- Incidence and Impact of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S144-S144. 2020
- Mortality in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Supported with Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Impact of Etiology. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S186-S186. 2020
- Patients with Fulminant Myocarditis Supported with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Mortality and Impact of Risk Factors. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S418-S418. 2020
- Single Centre Outcomes of Heart Re-Transplantation: A Matter of Indication?. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S283-S284. 2020
- The Effect of Age on Outcomes Following Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Analysis of the IMACS Registry. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S37-S37. 2020
- Application of Predicted Heart Mass Difference in a Canadian Cohort of Heart Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S263-S264. 2019
- Does Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in LVAD Patients Impact Outcomes: A Single Centre Study. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S172-S173. 2019
- Physician Prediction versus Model Predicted Prognosis in Ambulatory Patients with Heart Failure. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S381-S381. 2019
- Survival Outcomes in Heart Transplant Patients; Specific Focus on ACHD Patients and Their Outcomes as Compared to Dilated and Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S184-S185. 2019
- The Impact of Frailty on Survival in Patients Undergoing Advanced Therapies for Heart Failure. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S82-S82. 2019
- Acceptable Peri-Operative Risk for Cardiac Transplant: Physician and Patient Perspectives. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S236-S236. 2018
- Assessing the Predictive Validity of ISHLT's Primary Graft Dysfunction Classification Instrument. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S34-S35. 2018
- Association Between Common Measures of Graft Function and Mortality Post Heart Transplant (HT). Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S35-S35. 2018
- Donor Specific Antibodies in Heart Transplantation: Do Clinicians Need to do Something Always?. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S107-S107. 2018
- Utility of Intermacs Risk Classification at the Time of Assessment for Advanced Therapies. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S315-S315. 2018
- Association of Body Mass Index and Age on Risk of Driveline Infection Post Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S258-S259. 2017
- Impact of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy and Treated Rejection on Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients Receiving a Cardiac Transplant. An Analysis of the ISHLT Registry Data. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S154-S154. 2017
- Peak Oxygen Consumption as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S219-S219. 2017
- Predictors of Survival in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S217-S217. 2017
- The Effect of Pre-Heart Transplant Obesity on Post-Transplant Mortality: An Analysis of the ISHLT Registry Data. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S190-S190. 2017
- Impact of Health Literacy on Knowledge and Self-Care in Heart Failure Patients, Pre- and Post-Intervention. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S141-S141. 2016
- Perfusion Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S196-S196. 2016
- Frailty Phenotype Is Associated With Survival as Predicted By the Seattle Heart Failure Model in Heart Failure Patients Referred for Advanced Therapies. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S188-S188. 2015
- Is Pannus an Innocent Bystander in Mechanical Circulatory Support Thrombosis? Examining the Pathology of 50 Explanted Devices. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S317-S317. 2015
- Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S59-S60. 2015
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for De Novo HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S291-S292. 2015
- Independent Prognostic Value of Peak Oxygen Consumption in ICD and Non-ICD Patients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S275-S275. 2014
- Predicting Survival in Heart Failure Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: The Heart Failure Meta-Score. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S52-S52. 2014
- Proliferation Signal Inhibitors for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S16-S16. 2014
- Role of Serial Measurement of Peak Oxygen Consumption for Prognosis Assessment in Heart Failure. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S171-S172. 2014
- The Immunoregulatory Cytokine FGL2 is Associated With Functional Impairment in Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation. 2013
- C4d Immunostaining Is an Independent Predictor of Graft Dysfunction, Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy and Death in Heart Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S243-S244. 2013
- Changes in Circulating Progenitor Cells Are Associated with Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S96-S96. 2013
- Cost-Effectiveness of Ventricular Assist Device Therapy as a Bridge to Transplant in Comparison to Non-Bridged Cardiac Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S145-S145. 2013
- INTERMACS Level at the Time of Transplant Assessment Predicts Overall Mortality and Probability of Advanced Therapy. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S112-S112. 2013
- Liver Dysfunction and Early Mortality after Heart Transplant. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S164-S165. 2013
- Risk Prediction Models for Mortality in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: A Systematic Review. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S164-S164. 2013
- The Added Value of Exercise Variables in Addition to Clinical Predictors To Predict Prognosis in Heart Failure. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S112-S112. 2013
- Using Heart Failure Instruments To Determine When To Refer Heart Failure Patients to Palliative Care. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S126-S126. 2013
- CLINICAL OUTCOMES DURING PROLONGED MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT. Irish Journal of Medical Science. S450-S450. 2012
- 121 Factors Associated with Anti-HLA Antibodies in Patients Supported with Continuous Flow Devices and Impact on Probability of Transplant. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S49-S49. 2012
- 452 Right Ventricle Impact on Functional Capacity, Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Test and BNP in Chronic Heart Failure. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S159-S160. 2012
- 458 Endothelial Progenitor Cells Independently Predict Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S161-S161. 2012
- 360 The Effect of Ventricular Assist Devices on Long-Term Post-Transplant Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S124-S124. 2011
- 455 Is Reduced Pump Speed Associated with Less Gastrointestinal Bleeding among Patients on Non-Pulsatile Left Ventricular Assist Devices?. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S155-S155. 2011
- 266: The Type of Ventricular Assist Device Implanted Does Not Affect Post-Heart Transplant Renal Function. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S90-S90. 2010
- 40: Usefulness of the INTERMACS Scale To Predict Outcomes Post-Mechanical Assist Device Implantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S78-S79. 2009
- 41: Predictors of Acute Renal Dysfunction after Ventricular Assist Device Placement. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Journal of Heart Transplantation. S79-S79. 2009