2022
Wait List And Transplant Outcomes Of Diabetic Patients With Listed For Heart Transplantation: A Propensity-matched Analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Salih M, Briasoulis A. Wait List And Transplant Outcomes Of Diabetic Patients With Listed For Heart Transplantation: A Propensity-matched Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s64. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic patientsWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failurePropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureHeart failureUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsStudy periodTransplantMortalityFailureCohortWaitlistTrends In Waitlist And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation In The United States: Analysis OfUNOS Database 1991-2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Panos A, Briasoulis A. Trends In Waitlist And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation In The United States: Analysis OfUNOS Database 1991-2019. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant outcomesHeart transplantationWaitlist mortalityPatient characteristicsAdult heart transplant recipientsHeart transplant recipientsHigh-risk comorbiditiesShort-term survivalHospital strokeHospital lengthTransplant recipientsRenal failureWaitlist deathsPatient selectionUnited NetworkPatient outcomesTransplant volumeSurgical techniqueEra 1Organ SharingEra 4PatientsNational databaseStudy periodTime pointsOutcomes of diabetic patients with end‐stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: A propensity‐matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Salih M, Sellke F, Briasoulis A. Outcomes of diabetic patients with end‐stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: A propensity‐matched analysis. Clinical Transplantation 2022, 36: e14590. PMID: 35018661, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic patientsWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failurePropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureHeart failureUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsStudy periodTransplantMortalityFailureCohortWaitlist
2021
Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Egbe A, Panos A, Sellke F, Briasoulis A. Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008764. PMID: 34689572, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantationPosttransplant outcomesPatient characteristicsHigh-risk comorbiditiesCharacteristics of patientsShort-term survivalRisk comorbiditiesHospital strokeWaitlist mortalityRenal failureUnited NetworkTransplant volumeEra 1Organ SharingPatientsTransplantationWaitlistEra 4Study periodTime pointsSignificant decreaseTemporal trendsOutcomesSignificant changesUnited StatesChanging demographics, temporal trend in waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation in the United States: analysis of unos database 1991–2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Egbe A, Panos A, Briasoulis A. Changing demographics, temporal trend in waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation in the United States: analysis of unos database 1991–2019. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0953. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant outcomesHeart transplantationWaitlist mortalityPatient characteristicsAdult heart transplant recipientsHeart transplant recipientsHigh-risk comorbiditiesCharacteristics of patientsShort-term survivalHospital strokeHospital lengthTransplant recipientsRenal failureWaitlist deathsPatient selectionUnited NetworkPatient outcomesTransplant volumeSurgical techniqueEra 1Organ SharingPatientsEra 4National databaseStudy periodOutcomes of diabetic patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: a propensity-matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Outcomes of diabetic patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: a propensity-matched analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0967. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart transplantWaitlist mortalityPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failureOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureDiabetic patientsHeart failureDiabetic cohortPoor outcomeUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsTransplantStudy periodCohortMortalityOutcomesRisk
2020
Trends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s83-s84. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult heart transplantationProcedure-related strokeHeart transplantationRenal failureHospital dischargePacemaker implantationStudy periodAdult donor heartsRate of strokePost-transplant survivalLength of hospitalizationPermanent pacemaker implantationHospitalization stayMedian hospitalizationGraft survivalSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDonor heartsUnited NetworkOutcome analysisOrgan SharingSurvival trendsOutcome trendsTransplantationSurvival endpointsTemporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Temporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s167-s168. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart-liver transplantPrimary heart transplantationLong-term survivalHeart transplantationUnited NetworkOrgan transplantsStage D heart failureD heart failureMethods Adult patientsOutcomes of patientsOrgan Sharing registryLong-term outcomesCongenital heart diseaseAdult patientsMedian survivalHeart failureTransplantation ratesList timeHeart diseaseOperative characteristicsOrgan transplantationOrgan SharingSurvival analysisPatientsTransplantOutcomes of Heart Re-Transplantation: Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Outcomes of Heart Re-Transplantation: Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s286-s287. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac allograft vasculopathyPrimary HTLong-term survivalHT recipientsUnited NetworkLong-term graft survivalHeart transplantation recipientsPrimary graft failureOrgan Sharing registryRecipient-related factorsAllograft vasculopathyChronic rejectionGraft dysfunctionHRT recipientsFrequent etiologyGraft survivalGraft failureMedian survivalTransplantation recipientsOperative characteristicsOrgan SharingSurvival analysisLikely femalesStudy periodRecipients
2019
The Impact of Insurance Type on Listing Status and Mortality on the Waiting List: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Duque E, Inampudi C, Bhama J, Alvarez P. The Impact of Insurance Type on Listing Status and Mortality on the Waiting List: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s399-s400. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsurance typeTime of listingWaiting listUnited NetworkHeart transplantation candidatesOrgan Sharing registryProportion of patientsPatient's clinical improvementRisk regression analysisDifferent insurance typesAdequate health insurance coverageHealth insurance coverageStatus 1APublic health insuranceClinical improvementCumulative incidenceTransplant listTransplantation candidatesMethods PatientsTransplantation ratesPost-HTMA patientsOrgan SharingType of insuranceFrequent reason