Dr. S. (Sulayman) El Mathari

Werkervaring

• 2020 – 2021: ANIOS Cardiothoracale Chirurgie, AmsterdamUMC
• 2021 – 2024: Promovendus Cardiothoracale Chirurgie, AmsterdamUMC
• 2024 – 2025: ANIOS Cardiothoracale Chirurgie, ErasmusMC
• 2025 – heden: Cardiothoracaal chirurg in opleiding (AIOS), ErasmusMC

Opleiding

• 2014: Biomedische wetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam
• 2018: Management & Leadership, University of California Los Angeles
• 2020: Geneeskunde, Universiteit van Amsterdam
• 2025: Promotie (PhD), Universiteit van Amsterdam
o Optimization of cardiac surgery outcomes by use of modern advanced imaging technologies, University of Amsterdam.

Modern Imaging in Cardiac Surgery

• El Mathari S, van Ooij P, Merton R, Schrauben E, Hopman L, Nederveen A, Götte M, Kluin J. Feasibility of 4D-flow CMR for haemodynamic characterization in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after septal myectomy with and without anterior mitral valve leaflet extension. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2024 Dec 25;40(1):ivae210. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivae210. 

• El Mathari S, Bhoera RA, Hopman LHGA, Heidendael J, Malekzadeh A, Nederveen A, van Ooij P, Götte MJW, Kluin J. Disparities in quantification of mitral valve regurgitation between cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and trans-thoracic echocardiography: a systematic review. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Apr;41(4):647-658. doi: 10.1007/s10554-024-03280-y.

• El Mathari S, Hopman LHGA, Bouchnaf C, Heidendael JF, Nederveen AJ, van Ooij P, Selder JL, van Loon RB, Götte MJW, Kluin J. Clinical implications of different methods to assess left atrial remodeling: A comparative study between echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for left atrial volume index quantification. Int J Cardiol. 2024 Nov 1;414:132443. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132443.

• El Mathari S, Kluin J, Hopman LHGA, Bhagirath P, Oudeman MAP, Vonk ABA, Nederveen AJ, Eberl S, Klautz RJM, Chamuleau SAJ, van Ooij P, Götte MJW. The role and implications of left atrial fibrosis in surgical mitral valve repair as assessed by CMR: the ALIVE study design and rationale. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 May 12;10:1166703. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1166703.

• Hopman LHGA, Frenaij IM, Solís-Lemus JA, El Mathari S, Niederer SA, Allaart CP, Götte MJW. Quantification of left atrial appendage fibrosis by cardiac magnetic resonance: an accurate surrogate for left atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation patients? Europace. 2023 May 19;25(5):euad084. doi: 10.1093/europace/euad084.

Extended Reality in Cardiac Surgery

• El Mathari S, Shehadeh S, Zwaan WP, Boulidam N, Kuitert L, Twisk JWR, Klautz RJM, de Lind van Wijngaarden R, Veen K, Kluin J. The effect of virtual reality on postoperative anxiety and pain in patients following cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Nov 28;66(6):ezae440. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae440.

• El Mathari S, Kuitert L, Boulidam N, Shehadeh S, Klautz RJM, de Lind van Wijngaarden R, Kluin J. Evaluating Virtual Reality Patient Education in Cardiac Surgery: Impact on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Patient Satisfaction. J Clin Med. 2024 Oct 31;13(21):6567. doi: 10.3390/jcm13216567.

• El Mathari S, Hoekman A, Kharbanda RK, Sadeghi AH, de Lind van Wijngaarden R, Götte M, Klautz RJM, Kluin J. Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety Management in Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology. JACC Adv. 2024 Jan 5;3(2):100814. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100814.

• El Mathari S, Broersen A, Dijkstra J, Sadeghi AH, Grisèl B, de Lind van Wijngaarden RAF, Klautz RJM, Kluin J. First use of a new extended reality tool for preoperative planning in coronary artery bypass surgery: a case-report. J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Jun 3;2024(6):rjae383. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjae383. 

• Sadeghi AH, El Mathari S, Abjigitova D, Maat APWM, Taverne YJHJ, Bogers AJJC, Mahtab EAF. Current and Future Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb;113(2):681-691. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.030.

Other Research Topics

• El Mathari S, Tomšič A, Kharbanda RK, Zappala P, Wijnmaalen AP, Klautz RJM, Silva MR, Palmen M. Characterization of atrial arrhythmias following mitral valve repair: Incidence and risk factors. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Oct;35(10):1972-1980. doi: 10.1111/jce.16390.

• El Mathari S, Arrouby A, Boulidam N, Kluin J. Evaluation of Extracurricular Medical Education in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology; Students' Opinion On Current Medical Training. J Med Syst. 2023 Sep 1;47(1):96. doi: 10.1007/s10916-023-01988-3. 

• El Mathari S, Boulidam N, de Heer F, de Kerchove L, Schäfers HJ, Lansac E, Twisk JWR, Kluin J; Aortic Valve Research Network Investigators. Surgical outcomes of aortic valve repair for specific aortic valve cusp characteristics; retraction, calcification, and fenestration. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Dec;166(6):1627-1634.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.05.020.

• El Mathari S, van der Wal A, Raterman H, Kluin J. Mitral valve disease in ankylosing spondylitis: an autoimmune disease manifestation? A case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022 Aug 1;6(8):ytac322. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac322. 

• El Mathari S, van der Bom T, Bouma B, Driessen A, Kluin J. Sinus Valsalva Aneurysm of the non-coronary cusp initially diagnosed as right ventricular thrombus: A case report. Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Nov 25;17(2):306-309. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.10.063. 

• Dolmaci OB, El Mathari S, Driessen AHG, Klautz RJM, Poelmann RE, Lindeman JHN, Grewal N. Are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Patients at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Diseases? J Clin Med. 2022 Dec 29;12(1):272. doi: 10.3390/jcm12010272.

• Emiola A, Kluin J, El Mathari S, de Groot JR, van Boven WJ; Cardiothoracic Surgery Data Registration Committee of the Netherlands Heart Registry. Interventions to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in Dutch cardiothoracic centres: a survey study. Neth Heart J. 2024 Apr;32(4):173-181. doi: 10.1007/s12471-023-01849-1. Epub 2024 Feb 15.

• Vervoort D, Babar MS, Sabatino ME, Riaz MA, Hey MT, Prakash MPH, El Mathari S, Kpodonu J. Global Access to Cardiac Surgery Centers: Distribution, Disparities, and Targets. World J Surg. 2023 Nov;47(11):2909-2916. doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-07130-1. 

• Hopman LHGA, Bhagirath P, Mulder MJ, Demirkiran A, El Mathari S, van der Laan AM, van Rossum AC, Kemme MJB, Allaart CP, Götte MJW. Left atrial sphericity in relation to atrial strain and strain rate in atrial fibrillation patients. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Sep;39(9):1753-1763. doi: 10.1007/s10554-023-02866-2. 

• Kharbanda RK, Ramdat Misier NL, Van den Eynde J, El Mathari S, Tomšič A, Palmen M, Klautz RJM. Outcomes of concomitant surgical ablation in patients undergoing surgical myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Sep 15;387:131099. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.05.049.

• Tadros R, Tan HL, El Mathari S, Kors JA, Postema PG, Lahrouchi N, Beekman L, Radivojkov-Blagojevic M, Amin AS, Meitinger T, Tanck MW, Wilde AA, Bezzina CR. Predicting cardiac electrical response to sodium-channel blockade and Brugada syndrome using polygenic risk scores. Eur Heart J. 2019 Oct 1;40(37):3097-3107. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz435.