Predicting non-specific myocardial fibrosis in clinical setting in a large cohort of young and veteran athletes using a powerful machine learning model

Read the full research here E Androulakis, N Dikaros, E Papatheodorou, A Merghani, S Fyyaz, G Perry-Williams, S Sharma, M Papadakis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Abstract: Background Non-specific myocardial fibrosis (NSMF) is a heterogeneous entity with potentially significant clinical implications. We aimed to create a machine-learning (ML) based model for its prediction, based on thorough baseline investigations in a large cohort […]


Feasibility of novel points-based health questionnaire utilised in a nationwide cardiac screening programme for young individuals

Read the full research here H Maclachlan, R Ambrogetti, N Moulson, R Bhatia, S Fyyaz, N Chatrath, E Androulakis, C Miles, J Basu, G Finocchiaro, S Gati, A Malhotra, S Sharma, J Mckinney, M Papadakis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Abstract: Background Widely used cardiac screening protocols in the United States and the United Kingdom include health questionnaires (HQ) with open-ended questions that require an on-site physician to differentiate […]


Comparing clinical outcomes in bicuspid versus trileaflet aortic valve endocarditis 

N Chatrath, J Dargan, R Hampal, N Kaza, R Bhatia, S Fyyaz, H Maclachlan, A Breathnatch, S Sharma, M Papadakis, M Tome Esteban, A Marciniak. 09 November 2023. Read the paper here Abstract Background: The incidence of bicuspid aortic valve infective endocarditis (BAV-IE) has been reported at 2% in contemporary BAV cohorts with an estimated risk of developing BAV-IE 11 times that of the general population […]


The aortic root in young adults

N Chatrath, R Bhatia, S Fyyaz, J Forster, S Marwaha, C Scrocco, N Jayaratne, B Ensam, E Androulakis, S Al-Turaihi, S Sharma, M Tome Esteban, M Papadakis. 09 November 2023. Read paper here Abstract Background: Aortic size varies between individuals and is influenced by age, gender, body size and blood pressure. There are numerous studies aimed at defining normative aortic root measurements, but the vast majority of […]