Ala' Assaf

Tulane Internal Medicine PGY-1 | TRIAD | MD JUST Alumnus '21 | Car mechanic, tech geek and history enthusiast

[Han Feng @HanFengGHD]

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.

[EP Lab Digest @EPLabDigest]

David Haines EP Fellows Competition continues at #WAFib2025! ⁦@westernAFib⁩ ⁦@nmarrouche⁩ ⁦@AlaAssaf3⁩

[Nassir Marrouche @nmarrouche]

Important data from DECAAFII shedding the light on tachycardia mediated Cardiomyopathy in #afib! @S_NarayanMD @shivkumarmd @sumeet724 @netta_doc @PrashSanders @Phiso_de @SamuelSossalla

[Christian Sohns @chris_sohns]

@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 @AlaAssaf3]

And thus lower impedance drop*

[Ala' Assaf @AlaAssaf3]

🎉 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 🧵🧵

[Ghassan Bidaoui @BidaouiGhassan]

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
https://t.co/6K2pSvHW9s

[Ala' Assaf @AlaAssaf3]

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

[Ala' Assaf @AlaAssaf3]

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 @AlaAssaf3]

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

[JICE @JICE_EP]

🚨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

🧐📖 https://t.co/vwg8gNiEAJ

@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

[Nassir Marrouche @nmarrouche]

#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

[Chan Ho Lim @chanholim]

Live, love, LGE #HRS2024 @nmarrouche @eugenekholmovski

[Ala' Assaf @AlaAssaf3]

@YaacoubC @NazemAkoum @pmjboyle @UWMedHeart @UWCardiology @uwashfellows Great work yaacoub!

[Nassir Marrouche @nmarrouche]

#Proud of the great team @TulaneTriad @TulaneMedicine

[Chan Ho Lim @chanholim]

@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

[Kristie Coleman @kcole_12]

@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