Ali Alsagheir, McMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine
Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine
Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine
Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine
Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

Feasibility of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With and Without Aortic Root Enlargement, Gated CT Study
Journal of Cardiac Surgery · 2025
Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Canadian Journal of Surgery · 2022
A survey of cardiac surgeons to evaluate the use of sutureless aortic valve replacement in Canada
Journal of Cardiac Surgery · 2022

All 32 publications

Latest funding

Low INR to Minimize bleeding with mechanical valves trial (LIMIT)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$2,620,124
Low INR to Minimize bleeding with mechanical valves Trial - Vanguard (LIMIT)
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$462,824

All 2 grants and awards

Researchers with similar interests

Dominic Parry

Surgery

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

Zahra Keshavarz Motamed

Mechanical Engineering

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Congenital Heart Disease Studies

Fan Victor Chu

Surgery

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

James Velianou

Medicine

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

Lloyd Semelhago

Surgery

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Anthony Wassef

Medicine

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

32 publications.

01

Feasibility of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With and Without Aortic Root Enlargement, Gated CT Study

Makhdoum A, Suleman M, Singh B, Al-Raddadi H, Wall L, Forsyth K, Parry D, Jaffer I, Alsagheir A, Chu V

Journal of Cardiac Surgery20251 citations

DOI: 10.1155/jocs/9518444

02

Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kim KS, Belley-Côté EP, Gupta S, Pandey A, Alsagheir A, Makhdoum A, McClure G, Newsome B, Gao SW, Bossard M

Canadian Journal of Surgery202220 citations

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.001121

03

A survey of cardiac surgeons to evaluate the use of sutureless aortic valve replacement in Canada

Makhdoum A, Kim K, Koziarz A, Reza S, Alsagheir A, Pandey A, Teoh K, Alhazzani W, Lamy A, Yanagawa B

Journal of Cardiac Surgery20222 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16839

04

Plastic Bronchitis After Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement: An Unusual Etiology of Acute Respiratory Failure After Cardiac Surgery

-Canivilo JMZ, Amin F, Belley-Cote E, Alsagheir A, Fox-Robichaud A, Chu V, Tang S

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine2022

DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a1143

05

Duct stenting versus modified Blalock–Taussig shunt in neonates and infants with duct-dependent pulmonary blood flow: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alsagheir A, Koziarz A, Makhdoum A, Contreras J, Alraddadi H, Abdalla T, Benson L, Chaturvedi RR, Honjo O

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery202182 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.008

06

Balloon versus self‐expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: A meta‐analysis of observational studies

Sá MPBO, Simonato M, Van den Eynde J, Cavalcanti LRP, Alsagheir A, Tzani A, Fovino LN, Kampaktsis PN, Gallo M, Laforgia PL

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions202144 citations

DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29538

07

Expertise-based design in surgical trials: a narrative review

Alsagheir A, Koziarz A, Belley-Côté EP, Whitlock RP

Canadian Journal of Surgery202114 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.008520 PMID: W3211662665

08

Outcomes of sutureless aortic valve replacement versus conventional aortic valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve replacement, updated systematic review, and meta‐analysis

Kim KS, Makhdoum A, Koziarz A, Gupta S, Alsagheir A, Pandey A, Reza S, Um K, Teoh K, Alhazzani W

Journal of Cardiac Surgery20214 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16044

09

OFF-PUMP TYPE 1 HYBRID AORTIC ARCH REPAIR: HOW FAR WE'VE COME

Eqbal A, Alsagheir A, Tittley J, Whitlock R

Canadian Journal of Cardiology2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.07.195

10

Prosthetic Valve in Chronic Dialysis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Belley-Côté E, Gupta S, Pandey A, Alsagheir A, Makhdoum A, McClure G, Newsome B, Gao S, Bossard M, Isayama T

2020Open Access

DOI: 10.22541/au.160855011.14022169/v1 PMID: W3114961511

Low INR to Minimize bleeding with mechanical valves trial (LIMIT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Belley-Côté, Emilie Prudence; Whitlock, Richard

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Aortic Valve; Inr Target; Mechanical Valve; Randomized Trial; Vitamin K Antagonist; Warfarin

$2,620,124

Low INR to Minimize bleeding with mechanical valves Trial - Vanguard (LIMIT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Belley-Côté, Emilie Prudence; Whitlock, Richard

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Bleeding; Heart Valves; Randomized Controlled Trial; Thrombosis

$462,824

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Surgery
Medicine
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Anesthesia
Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Other

Co-authors at McMaster University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mark Loeb

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Gordon Guyatt

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Amit Garg

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Nayer Youssef

Anesthesia

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Ali Alsagheir

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Researchers with similar interests

Dominic Parry

Zahra Keshavarz Motamed

Fan Victor Chu

James Velianou

Lloyd Semelhago

Anthony Wassef

Feasibility of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With and Without Aortic Root Enlargement, Gated CT Study

Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A survey of cardiac surgeons to evaluate the use of sutureless aortic valve replacement in Canada

Plastic Bronchitis After Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement: An Unusual Etiology of Acute Respiratory Failure After Cardiac Surgery

Duct stenting versus modified Blalock–Taussig shunt in neonates and infants with duct-dependent pulmonary blood flow: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Balloon versus self‐expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: A meta‐analysis of observational studies

Expertise-based design in surgical trials: a narrative review

Outcomes of sutureless aortic valve replacement versus conventional aortic valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve replacement, updated systematic review, and meta‐analysis

OFF-PUMP TYPE 1 HYBRID AORTIC ARCH REPAIR: HOW FAR WE'VE COME

Prosthetic Valve in Chronic Dialysis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Low INR to Minimize bleeding with mechanical valves trial (LIMIT)

Low INR to Minimize bleeding with mechanical valves Trial - Vanguard (LIMIT)

Frequent collaborators

Richard Whitlock

Emilie Belley-Cote

Dominic Parry

William McIntyre

Kevin Teoh

Iqbal Jaffer

Andre Lamy

Michael Walsh

Mark Loeb

John Eikelboom

Gordon Guyatt

Dominik Mertz

Kandace Forsyth

Jessica Spence

Jacques Tittley

Alison Fox-Robichaud

Tej Sheth

Adel M Dyub

Amit Garg

Faizan Amin

Nayer Youssef