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 subjectsMultivessel Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the United States
Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, Patel N, Solanki S, Deshmukh A, Singh V, Lahewala S, Savani C, Thakkar B, Dave A, Patel A, Bhatt P, Sonani R, Patel A, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Schreiber T, Badheka AO, Grines C. Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the United States. Angiology 2015, 67: 326-335. PMID: 26145455, DOI: 10.1177/0003319715593853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayNationwide Inpatient SamplePercutaneous coronary interventionInhospital mortalityStent PCICoronary interventionSecondary outcomesHospitalization costsUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleMultivessel coronary artery diseaseShorter LOSClinical Modification procedure codesHigher inhospital mortalityHigh-volume hospitalsCoronary artery diseaseSignificant mortality riskAcute myocardial infarctionLower hospitalization costsCost of careDifferent International ClassificationInhospital outcomesCause mortalityPeriprocedural complicationsVolume hospitalsComparison of Inhospital Outcomes and Hospitalization Costs of Peripheral Angioplasty and Endovascular Stenting
Panaich SS, Arora S, Patel N, Patel NJ, Lahewala S, Solanki S, Manvar S, Savani C, Jhamnani S, Singh V, Patel SV, Thakkar B, Patel A, Deshmukh A, Chothani A, Bhatt P, Savani GT, Patel J, Mavani K, Bhimani R, Tripathi B, Mohamad T, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Attaran RR, Grines C, Mena CI, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Comparison of Inhospital Outcomes and Hospitalization Costs of Peripheral Angioplasty and Endovascular Stenting. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 634-641. PMID: 26096999, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower amputation ratesInhospital mortalityPostprocedural complicationsHospitalization costsEndovascular stentingAmputation rateUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseTwo-level hierarchical multivariateNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseComposite end pointPeripheral arterial diseaseHigher hospitalization costsAppropriate International ClassificationPeripheral endovascular interventionsInhospital outcomesSecondary outcomesPeripheral angioplastyPrimary outcomeArterial diseaseClinical outcomesStudy cohortNinth RevisionPatency ratesEndovascular interventionAngioplastyMulti‐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