2021
Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Transplantation
Chouairi F, Fuery M, Clark KA, Mullan CW, Stewart J, Caraballo C, Clarke J, Sen S, Guha A, Ibrahim NE, Cole RT, Holaday L, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Rogers JG, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Miller PE. Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Transplantation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021067. PMID: 34431324, PMCID: PMC8649228, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.021067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsHispanic patientsBlack patientsCardiac transplantationHeart transplantationHigh riskEthnic disparitiesAdult heart recipientsAllocation system changePost-transplant deathPost-transplant mortalityOrgan Sharing databasePost-transplantation deathNew allocation systemHeart recipientsDiabetes mellitusRenal diseaseSharing databaseTransplantation ratesUnited NetworkContemporary outcomesPatientsTransplantationDonor characteristicsStudy period
2020
Transition to Advanced Therapies in Elderly Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy
Chouairi F, Vallabhajosyula S, Mullan C, Mori M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Miller PE. Transition to Advanced Therapies in Elderly Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 1086-1089. PMID: 32777479, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationOrthotopic cardiac transplantationCardiogenic shockAdvanced therapiesVentricular assist device implantationNational Inpatient Sample databaseExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapyYounger groupStudy periodAssist device implantationMembrane oxygenation therapyProportion of patientsSurvival of patientsHospitalizations of peopleOlder age groupsHospital mortalityCardiac transplantationECMO supportMultivariable adjustmentElderly patientsLVAD implantationMembrane oxygenationOxygenation therapyPrimary outcomeDevice implantation