2022
Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation
Akintoye E, Salih M, Aje K, Alvarez P, Sellke F, Briasoulis A, Dorbala S. Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 38: 1263-1270. PMID: 35525397, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantGraft survivalAmyloid cardiomyopathyWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantationRisk factorsSingle-organ heart transplantsStudy periodHeart transplant waitlistUnderwent heart transplantWorse graft survivalGraft survival ratesOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseHigher waitlist mortalityNumber of patientsNumber of transplantsAmyloid recurrenceAdult patientsGraft failureRenal failureIndependent predictorsSharing databaseUnited Network
2021
Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0965. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant graft survivalGraft survivalGraft survival ratesPropensity-matched analysisCA patientsHigher waitlist mortalityHeart transplantationCardiac amyloidosis patientsWaitlist mortalityRestrictive cardiomyopathyRisk factorsDonor heartsAmyloidosis patientsSurvival rateStudy periodComparable graft survivalPoor graft survivalPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseSingle-center experienceCohort of patientsPredictors of survivalLong-term outcomesSignificant risk factorsAmyloid recurrence