2019
P4727Comparing in-hospital outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair vs surgical mitral valve repair in patients with pulmonary hypertension
Ahmed A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alhatemi G, Aldiwani H, Yassin A, Khalid M, Mishra T, Ajam M, Abubakar H, Shokr M, Afonso L. P4727Comparing in-hospital outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair vs surgical mitral valve repair in patients with pulmonary hypertension. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: ehz745.1104. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.1104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical mitral valve repairMitral valve repairTranscatheter mitral valve repairAbsolute standardized differencesValve repairTMVR groupPercutaneous interventionHigher Elixhauser comorbidity scoreStandardized morbidity ratio weightsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePropensity scoreLow periprocedural complicationsAcute kidney injuryChronic renal failureCoronary artery bypassElixhauser comorbidity scorePulmonary hypertension patientsCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseasePrevious myocardial infarctionMedian hospital costsHospital mortalityPH patientsTMVR patients
2017
Burden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations
Mallikethi-Reddy S, Akintoye E, Trehan N, Sharma S, Briasoulis A, Jagadeesh K, Rubenfire M, Grines C, Afonso L. Burden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 235: 114-117. PMID: 28268089, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArrhythmias, CardiacCardiomyopathiesDatabases, FactualElectric CountershockElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleHeart ArrestHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsBurden of arrhythmiasPeripartum cardiomyopathyHospital mortalityHospitalization costsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseElixhauser comorbidity scoreSwan-Ganz catheterizationFrequency of arrhythmiasLength of stayHealthcare Utilization ProjectArrhythmogenic causesCardiogenic shockComorbidity scorePPM implantationBalloon pumpCoronary angiographyElectrical cardioversionCatheter ablationSignificant morbidityInpatient stayCardiac arrestCommon arrhythmiaMean agePrimary diagnosisVentricular tachycardia