2019
Gender Differences in Outcomes After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Ahmed A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Inampudi C, Ajam M, Yassin A, Olawusi E, Shokr M, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Gender Differences in Outcomes After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: 780-786. PMID: 31479642, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLVAD implantationContinuous-flow LVADVentricular assist device implantationLeft ventricular assist deviceAcute kidney injuryAssist device implantationMost common complicationsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMedian hospitalization costNational Inpatient SamplePostoperative cardiac tamponadeLength of stayYears of ageVentricular assist deviceGender-specific differencesHospital mortalityPostoperative thromboembolismCardiac tamponadeHospital outcomesKidney injuryPeriprocedural complicationsPostoperative sepsisCommon complicationInpatient mortalityLVAD placementImpact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort
Subahi A, Akintoye E, Yassin A, Abubakar H, Adegbala O, Mishra T, Abdelrahman M, Shokr M, Afonso L. Impact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort. Clinical Cardiology 2019, 42: 26-31. PMID: 30284301, PMCID: PMC6436524, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationHospital mortalityHospital outcomesAcute myocarditisICD-9-CM diagnostic codesNon-routine hospital dischargeImpact of AFPropensity score-matched control groupAcute myocarditis patientsAcute kidney injuryUnited States cohortNational Inpatient SampleCardiac tamponadeCardiogenic shockCause mortalityKidney injuryMyocarditis patientsAM patientsHospital dischargeAF groupInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisDiagnostic codesHigh riskGeneral population
2018
Incidence and outcomes of cardiac tamponade in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy
Adegbala O, Olagoke O, Adejumo A, Akintoye E, Oluwole A, Alebna P, Williams K, Lieberman R, Afonso L. Incidence and outcomes of cardiac tamponade in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 272: 137-141. PMID: 30045818, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.07.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleCRT implantationCardiac tamponadeCoagulation disordersCardiac resynchronization therapy implantationHierarchical mixed-effects logistic regression modelsDevelopment of tamponadePropensity-matched analysisCardiac resynchronization therapyMixed effects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityHospital stayMultivariable adjustmentCABG proceduresHospitalized patientsIndependent predictorsResynchronization therapySevere complicationsRisk stratificationFemale sexInpatient SampleFemale genderHigher oddsPrior historyTrends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014)
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Alvarez P, Bhama J. Trends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 121: 1214-1218. PMID: 29525059, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedCardiac TamponadeDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Care CostsHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageProsthesis ImplantationRenal DialysisRespiratory Tract DiseasesStrokeSurgical Wound DehiscenceSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayMajor complicationsHospital mortalityLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantsVentricular assist device implantsVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationHospital mortality rateNational Inpatient SampleTime of dischargeCost of hospitalizationSignificant decreaseAnnual national estimatesVentricular assist deviceHospital complicationsMajor bleedingCardiac tamponadeRespiratory complicationsAdult patientsIschemic strokePostoperative infectionCF-LVADCF-LVADsDevice implantationInpatient Sample