2022
Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Admitted to Contemporary Cardiac Intensive Care Units: Insights From the CCCTN Registry
Fagundes A, Berg DD, Park JG, Baird-Zars VM, Newby LK, Barsness GW, Miller PE, van Diepen S, Katz JN, Phreaner N, Roswell RO, Menon V, Daniels LB, Morrow DA, Bohula EA, Investigators F. Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Admitted to Contemporary Cardiac Intensive Care Units: Insights From the CCCTN Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008652. PMID: 35862019, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac intensive care unitAcute coronary syndromeContemporary cardiac intensive care unitsIntensive care unitCICU admissionAdmission indicationsCICU mortalityCoronary syndromeCare unitPrimary diagnosisIntensive care unit therapyEpidemiology of patientsNon-ACS diagnosisLow-risk patientsTime of admissionCICU lengthAcute severityVasoactive therapyPatient characteristicsRespiratory insufficiencyRisk patientsCommon indicationRoutine admissionACS admissionsProspective study
2019
Clinical Implications of Respiratory Failure in Patients Receiving Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices for End-Stage Heart Failure
Miller PE, Caraballo C, Ravindra NG, Mezzacappa C, McCullough M, Gruen J, Levin A, Reinhardt S, Ali A, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Clinical Implications of Respiratory Failure in Patients Receiving Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices for End-Stage Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2019, 12: e006369. PMID: 31707800, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.119.006369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleFrailtyHealth StatusHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHumansIntubation, IntratrachealLungMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRespiratory InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsMechanically Assisted Circulatory Support profile 1 patientsVentricular assist device implantationProfile 1 patientsAssist device implantationRespiratory failureInteragency RegistryLVAD implantationCirculatory supportDevice implantationMechanically Assisted Circulatory Support profile 1Right ventricular assist device implantationLeft ventricular assist device implantationAdvanced heart failure patientsEnd-stage heart failureMechanically Assisted Circulatory SupportAdvanced heart failure populationHeart failure populationHeart failure patientsLandmark clinical trialsMechanical circulatory supportContinuous-flow LVADVentricular assist devicePostimplant complicationsFailure patientsLVAD placementNational Trends in Incidence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure Requiring Respiratory Support
Miller PE, Patel S, Saha A, Guha A, Pawar S, Poojary P, Ratnani P, Chan L, Kamholz SL, Alviar CL, van Diepen S, Nasir K, Ahmad T, Nadkarni GN, Desai NR. National Trends in Incidence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure Requiring Respiratory Support. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 1712-1719. PMID: 31585698, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.08.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive mechanical ventilationUse of NIVRespiratory support strategiesNoninvasive ventilationHeart failureHospital mortalityRespiratory supportOutcomes of patientsNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayHF hospitalizationIMV groupHF patientsNIV groupRespiratory failureMechanical ventilationHospital chargesInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisHospital costsMedical complexityPatientsSupport strategiesStudy periodMortalityAcute Decompensated Heart Failure Complicated by Respiratory Failure
Miller PE, van Diepen S, Ahmad T. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Complicated by Respiratory Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2019, 12: e006013. PMID: 31030542, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.119.006013.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters