2021
Sudden cardiac death after acute decompensation in heart failure patients: implications of discharge haemoglobin levels
Fukuoka R, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Sawano M, Abe T, Levy W, Nagatomo Y, Nishihata Y, Goda A, Kohno T, Kawamura A, Fukuda K, Yoshikawa T. Sudden cardiac death after acute decompensation in heart failure patients: implications of discharge haemoglobin levels. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8: 3917-3928. PMID: 34323007, PMCID: PMC8497203, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathPump failure deathAcute HF patientsDischarge Hb levelsHeart failure patientsMode of deathHb levelsHF patientsFailure patientsCardiac deathEjection fractionHemoglobin levelsIncidence of SCDConsecutive acute HF patientsSeattle Proportional Risk ModelDischarge hemoglobin levelsProspective multicentre registryBaseline ejection fractionMean Hb levelNon-cardiovascular causesSeverity of anemiaSCD risk predictionProportional risk modelFailure deathHF management
2019
Discharge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Cho B, DeMario V, Grant M, Hensley N, Brown C, Hebbar S, Mandal K, Whitman G, Frank S. Discharge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, 128: 342-348. PMID: 30059402, PMCID: PMC6533067, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge Hb levelsDischarge hemoglobin levelsReadmission ratesHb levelsPatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsMultivariable analysisBlood utilizationCoronary artery bypass surgeryCertain patient comorbiditiesRestrictive transfusion strategyCharlson Comorbidity IndexCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryLarge randomized trialsRisk-adjusted oddsSimilar patient characteristicsLow Hb levelsCABG patientsDischarge HbPreoperative comorbiditiesArtery bypassComorbidity indexBypass surgeryPatient comorbidities
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