2022
Impact of chronic kidney disease on in-hospital mortality and clinical outcomes of catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Insights from the national readmission database
Khalil M, Maraey A, Aglan A, Akintoye E, Salem M, Elzanaty A, Younes A, Saeyeldin A, Barbhaiya C, Shokr M. Impact of chronic kidney disease on in-hospital mortality and clinical outcomes of catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Insights from the national readmission database. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2022, 66: 323-331. PMID: 35314904, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-022-01187-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseNational Readmission DatabaseClinical outcomesVentricular tachycardiaCatheter ablationKidney diseaseHospital mortalityVT ablationOdds ratioCorresponding diagnosis codesUnderwent catheter ablationAcute kidney injuryTotal hospital chargesWorse clinical outcomesMean lengthMultivariable regression analysisCKD groupConclusionIn patientsGroup patientsKidney injurySecondary outcomesHospital chargesDiagnosis codesClinical dataEffective treatment
2017
Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Orhurhu V, Ibrahim W, Kumar K, Alliu S, Nas H, Levine D, Weinberger J. Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 831-837. PMID: 28689752, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient mortalityFemale patientsGovernment hospitalsHospitalization outcomesHospital ownershipSignificant differencesCharge of hospitalizationRoutine home dischargeHeart failure hospitalizationMean lengthNational Inpatient SampleCost of hospitalizationHF hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationHome dischargeHospital dischargeMale patientsInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisProfit hospitalsHospitalizationMedian costMedian chargeMortality rateHospital