AI & Medical Publications

Explore the latest publications from our team and stay ahead with the newest developments in medical AI.

Featured Research by Dr. Shahir Asfahan

Characterization and treatment patterns of patients treated with immediate-release sodium oxybate for narcolepsy: A propensity score–matched cohort study
MC Lipford, S Asfahan, GP Singh, JL Moore, M Tippmann-Peikert, ...

A propensity score-matched study analyzing treatment patterns for narcolepsy patients using immediate-release sodium oxybate.

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Assessing the accuracy of pleural puncture sites in patients with pleural effusion as determined by clinical examination versus ultrasound—A single-centre prospective study
S Asfahan, A Tandon, NK Chauhan, RN Jalandra, MK Garg, GK Bohra, ...

This prospective study compares the accuracy of clinical examination versus ultrasound for determining pleural puncture sites in patients with pleural effusion.

Lung India
Characterization of patients with narcolepsy treated vs not treated with sodium oxybate: a propensity score–matched cohort study
MC Lipford, S Asfahan, GP Singh, JL Moore, M Tippmann-Peikert, ...

Characterizes and compares patients with narcolepsy based on their treatment with sodium oxybate using a propensity score-matched cohort design.

Sleep Medicine
Demographic characteristics and comorbidities of patients with narcolepsy: a propensity-matched cohort study
MC Lipford, W Ip, S Awasthi, JL Moore, M Tippmann-Peikert, S Asfahan, ...

This study details the demographic characteristics and comorbidities of narcolepsy patients through a propensity-matched cohort analysis.

Sleep Advances
AN ECG AI-BASED MULTI-LABEL CLASSIFICATION MODEL ENABLES THE SCREENING FOR INTERVENABLE STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
S Asfahan, Y Mishra, S Bade, S Lalam, N Tayal, M Babu, A Prasad, ...

An AI-based ECG model for multi-label classification to screen for structural heart diseases that may require intervention.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Development of Electronic Health Record-Based Machine Learning Models to Predict Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Risk
PG Iyer, K Sachdeva, CL Leggett, DC Codipilly, H Abbas, K Anderson, ...

Describes the development of machine learning models from EHR data to predict the risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Clinical and translational gastroenterology
PREDICTING THE RISK OF POTENTIALLY FATAL ARRHYTHMIAS WITH A DEEP-LEARNING MODEL FOR DYSKALEMIA SCREENING FROM ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS
S Asfahan, A Anto, S Verma, Y Gupta, PA Noseworthy, Z Attia, P Friedman, ...

This study details the use of an AI-enabled ECG for identifying and stratifying the risk of coronary artery disease.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Artificial intelligence in the practice of pulmonology: The future is now
NK Chauhan, S Asfahan, N Dutt, RN Jalandra

An editorial discussing the current and future applications of artificial intelligence in the field of pulmonology.

Lung India
Emotional distress among health professionals involved in care of inpatients with COVID-19: a survey based cross-sectional study
A Shahul, N Rustagi, S Asfahan, N Dutt, ...

A survey-based study investigating the emotional distress experienced by healthcare professionals caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Identifying psychological antecedents and predictors of vaccine hesitancy through machine learning: A cross sectional study among chronic disease patients
Neeti Rustagi, Y Choudhary, S Asfahan, K Deokar, A Jaiswal, ...

Uses machine learning to identify psychological factors and predictors of vaccine hesitancy in chronic disease patients.

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
MORTALITY AND ITS PREDICTORS IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 WITH PREEXISTING INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
S Asfahan, N Dutt, RN Jalandra, NK Chauhan, ...

A study on the mortality rates and predictive factors in COVID-19 patients who have pre-existing interstitial lung disease.

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Air flow limitation in smokers – A cause of concern
N Kumar, G Chawla, AP Kansal, K Deokar, R Niwas, N Abrol, S Asfahan, ...

Investigates airflow limitation in smokers, highlighting it as a significant health concern in primary care.

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Medicopsis romeroi infection presenting as disseminated nodules and sinuses in a patient with chronic rheumatoid arthritis
A Bains, S Singh, N Dutt, S Asfahan, D Vedant, A Nalwa

This case study details a Medicopsis romeroi infection in a patient with chronic rheumatoid arthritis, presenting as disseminated nodules and sinuses.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Digital-Rapid On-site Examination in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (DEBUT) – a proof of concept study for the application of artificial intelligence in the bronchoscopy suite
S Asfahan, P Elhence, N Dutt, RN Jalandra, NK Chauhan

A proof-of-concept study for using digital rapid on-site examination (D-ROSE) with AI in EBUS-TBNA procedures.

European Respiratory Journal
D-dimer, disease severity, and deaths (3D-study) in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 100 studies
SR Varikasuvu, S Varshney, N Dutt, M Munikumar, S Asfahan, ...

A large systematic review and meta-analysis of 100 studies on the correlation between D-dimer levels, COVID-19 severity, and mortality.

Scientific reports
Clinical outcome, viral response and safety profile of chloroquine in COVID-19 patients—initial experience
S Asfahan, ...

An initial experience study on the clinical outcomes, viral response, and safety of using chloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

Preprint

Featured Research by Dr. Kedar Hibare

Case series of Y shaped self-expanding metallic stents (Y-SEMS) for central airway obstruction-Experience of deployment with ‘Single Guide Wire’technique
R Goyal, MK Aggarwal, C Nemani, K Hibare, J Shah, D Kadam, S Raiya, ...

This study shares experience with deploying Y-shaped metallic stents for central airway obstruction using a single guide wire technique.

Lung India
Effect on the Prevalence of Various Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases due to Paradigm Change in the Guidelines
K Hibare, SZ Tousheed, BVM Mohan, PH Manjunath, MRK Ravichandra...

Analyzes how changes in clinical guidelines have affected the prevalence statistics of various diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences
Rapid Prototyping Techniques for Manufacturing Fully Customized Airway Stents
Lutz Freitag, Manuel Gerold, Kaid Darwiche, Kedar Hibare, Filiz Oezkan,...

Explores the use of rapid prototyping technologies, like 3D printing, for creating fully customized airway stents for patients.

Op Acc J Bio Eng & Bio Sci
Scientific Predictors of Disease Outcomes: No Crystal Balls or Parrots Picking Cards
BVM Mohan, KR Hibare

A commentary on the importance of using scientific predictors for determining disease outcomes rather than relying on chance or outdated methods.

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine
Role of medical thoracoscopy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions
R Ranganatha, SZ Tousheed, BV MuraliMohan, M Zuhaib, D Manivannan, K Hibare...

Evaluates the effectiveness of medical thoracoscopy as a treatment intervention for patients with complicated parapneumonic effusions.

Lung India
Tracheobronchial stent sizing and deployment practices airway stenting practices around the world: a survey study
R Mathew, K Hibare, L Dalar, WE Roy

A global survey study examining the different practices and methodologies used by clinicians for sizing and deploying tracheobronchial stents.

Journal of Thoracic Disease
Yield of pleural biopsy in different types of tubercular effusions
SZ Tousheed, R Ranganatha, H Kumar, C Sagar, PH Manjunath, D Philip, K Hibare...

Investigates the diagnostic yield of pleural biopsies across various types of tubercular pleural effusions.

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
Airway Stents: Changing paradigms in the management of airway stenosis
KR Hibare, A Singla, F Funke, J Winantea, R Karpf-Wissel, K Darwiche

Discusses the evolving role and changing paradigms of airway stents in the management of airway stenosis.

European Respiratory Journal
Bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy: An Indian association for bronchology position statement
S Dhooria, R Agarwal, IS Sehgal, AN Aggarwal, R Goyal, R Guleria, K Hibare...

A position statement from the Indian Association for Bronchology on the use and best practices for bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy.

Lung India
Cryobiopsy of the pleura: an improved diagnostic tool
SZ Tousheed, PH Manjunath, S Chandrasekar, BVM Mohan, H Kumar, K Hibare...

Presents pleural cryobiopsy as an improved and effective diagnostic tool for pleural diseases.

Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology
Development of bulla in the ipsilateral untreated lobe following Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (ELVR) with valves
K Darwiche, F Oezkan, K Hibare, J Winantea, L Freitag

This study reports the development of new bullae in untreated lung lobes after ELVR treatment, a rare but important complication.

Respiration
Radial endobronchial ultrasound for the diagnosis of bronchoscopically invisible lesions: First case series from India
KR Hibare, R Goyal, C Nemani, R Avinash, B Ram, B Ullas

The first case series from India on using radial endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) to diagnose peripheral lung lesions that are not visible with a standard bronchoscope.

Lung India
Features predicting malignancy in mediastinal lymph nodes by endobronchial ultrasound in Indian setting: Is it different?
Kedar Hibare, et al.

This study investigates predictors of malignancy in mediastinal lymph nodes using endobronchial ultrasound in an Indian context.

European Respiratory Journal
Foreign body in the lung following dental procedure
R Goyal, P Gogia, V Chachra, K Hibare

A case report detailing an instance of an inhaled foreign body in the lung that occurred as a complication of a dental procedure.

Lung India