Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Endovascular Stenting for Adult Aortic Coarctation
Bhatt P, Patel NJ, Patel A, Sonani R, Patel A, Panaich SS, Thakkar B, Savani C, Jhamnani S, Patel N, Patel N, Pant S, Patel S, Arora S, Dave A, Singh V, Chothani A, Patel J, Ansari M, Deshmukh A, Bhimani R, Grines C, Cleman M, Mangi A, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Endovascular Stenting for Adult Aortic Coarctation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1418-1424. PMID: 26471501, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAnnual hospital volumeShorter LOSNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital volumeProcedure-related complicationsEndovascular stentingNinth RevisionInternational ClassificationUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseClinical Modification procedure codesAdult aortic coarctationUnique hospital identifiersNationwide Inpatient SampleTreatment of coarctationMultivariate regression analysisComposite outcomeHighest tertileInhospital deathAortic coarctationRetrospective studyInpatient SampleStent placementLower incidenceIdentified subjectsMulti‐Drug–Resistant Hypertension Caused by Severe Aortic Coarctation Presenting in Late Adulthood
Meller SM, Fahey JT, Setaro JF, Forrest JK. Multi‐Drug–Resistant Hypertension Caused by Severe Aortic Coarctation Presenting in Late Adulthood. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2015, 17: 313-316. PMID: 25644790, PMCID: PMC8032136, DOI: 10.1111/jch.12495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic coarctationRefractory hypertensionStent implantationSuccessful blood pressure controlElevated renin levelsSevere aortic coarctationDrug-resistant hypertensionBlood pressure controlPercutaneous stent implantationTreatment of coarctationEndovascular stent implantationLong-term improvementLate adulthoodVerapamil monotherapyRenin levelsResistant hypertensionFemale patientsRare etiologyCongenital narrowingDisease entityDifferential diagnosisHypertensionCoarctationPressure controlAdulthood