2020
Trends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s83-s84. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult heart transplantationProcedure-related strokeHeart transplantationRenal failureHospital dischargePacemaker implantationStudy periodAdult donor heartsRate of strokePost-transplant survivalLength of hospitalizationPermanent pacemaker implantationHospitalization stayMedian hospitalizationGraft survivalSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDonor heartsUnited NetworkOutcome analysisOrgan SharingSurvival trendsOutcome trendsTransplantationSurvival endpoints
2019
Clinical Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Short-Term Outcomes and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome: A Propensity-Matched National Study
Yassin A, Subahi A, Adegbala O, Abubakar H, Dawdy J, Mishra T, Akintoye E, Shereef H, Ghandour M, Alhusain R, Shokr M, Oviedo C, Afonso L. Clinical Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Short-Term Outcomes and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome: A Propensity-Matched National Study. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2019, 21: 522-526. PMID: 31439442, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2019.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost of hospitalizationAtrial fibrillationHospital mortalityHospital complicationsVentricular arrhythmiasNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisMajor cardiac complicationsTakotsubo syndrome patientsIn-Hospital MortalityNon-routine dischargeAtrial fibrillation groupAtrial fibrillation patientsShort-term outcomesNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayPotential confounding factorsCardiac complicationsHospital stayFibrillation groupFibrillation patientsSecondary outcomesTakotsubo syndromePrimary outcomeCardiac arrestTemporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Inotropes at the Time Listing for Heart Transplant
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Duque E, Inampudi C, Bhama J, Alvarez P. Temporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Inotropes at the Time Listing for Heart Transplant. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s347. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular assist deviceOutcomes of patientsTime of listingSub-hazard ratiosVentricular assist deviceInotropic therapyHeart transplantationAssist deviceHigher mean pulmonary arterial pressureMean pulmonary arterial pressureHigh wedge pressurePrior cardiac surgeryOrgan Sharing registryPulmonary arterial pressureTime of transplantNew allocation systemTerms of survivalWedge pressureLVAD patientsMethods PatientsArterial pressureCardiac surgeryHeart transplantPrimary outcomeLVAD supportTrends and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot: A Review of the National Inpatient Sample Database
Egbe A, Vallabhajosyula S, Akintoye E, Connolly H. Trends and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot: A Review of the National Inpatient Sample Database. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 35: 721-726. PMID: 31151707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care resource utilizationTetralogy of FallotProsthetic valve implantationNational Inpatient SampleCongenital heart diseaseHospital mortalityValve implantationInfective endocarditisHeart diseaseRisk factorsTOF patientsInflation-adjusted hospitalization costsNational Inpatient Sample databaseCyanotic congenital heart diseaseIncidence of endocarditisLength of stayPacemaker/defibrillatorLow socioeconomic classPopulation-based riskHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHospitalization costsBlack raceInpatient Sample
2018
Fish Oil and Perioperative Bleeding
Akintoye E, Sethi P, Harris WS, Thompson PA, Marchioli R, Tavazzi L, Latini R, Pretorius M, Brown NJ, Libby P, Mozaffarian D. Fish Oil and Perioperative Bleeding. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004584. PMID: 30571332, PMCID: PMC6376981, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBleeding Academic Research Consortium bleedingPerioperative bleedingFish oil supplementationFish oil groupLower riskPrimary outcomeFish oilMean ageOil supplementationOil groupBleeding Academic Research ConsortiumPlasma phospholipid omega-3Coronary artery bypass graftMajor perioperative bleedingChest tube outputPlacebo-controlled trialAcademic Research ConsortiumArtery bypass graftTreatment of hypertriglyceridemiaAbsolute risk differenceParticipants' mean ageHealth care professionalsFatty acid levelsBleeding definitionsHemostasis definitionClinical impact of advanced chronic kidney disease on outcomes and in-hospital complications of Takotsubo Syndrome (broken-heart-syndrome): Propensity-matched national study
Yassin A, Adegbala O, Subahi A, Abubakar H, Akintoye E, Abdelrahamn M, Ahmed A, Agarwal A, Shokr M, Pahuja M, Elder M, Kaki A, Schreiber T, Mohamad T. Clinical impact of advanced chronic kidney disease on outcomes and in-hospital complications of Takotsubo Syndrome (broken-heart-syndrome): Propensity-matched national study. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 277: 16-19. PMID: 30293663, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseaseAcute kidney injuryTakotsubo syndromeHospital complicationsKidney diseaseCKD groupImpact of CKDNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisAdvanced CKD groupAdvanced CKD patientsIn-Hospital MortalityCost of hospitalizationCKD patientsHospital mortalityHospital lengthHospital stayKidney injuryComplication rateInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesTakotsubo cardiomyopathyPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesComparison of Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter AorticValve Implantation With Versus Without Hypothyroidism
Subahi A, Yassin A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Abubakar H, Elmoghrabi A, Ibrahim W, Ajam M, Pahuja M, Weinberger J, Levine D, Afonso L. Comparison of Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter AorticValve Implantation With Versus Without Hypothyroidism. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 838-843. PMID: 30037424, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationHypothyroid patientsImpact of hypothyroidismHospital outcomesSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisSymptomatic aortic stenosisAdditional randomized trialsAortic valve implantationCost of hospitalizationHemorrhage requiring transfusionEffect of hypothyroidismHospital mortalityTAVR outcomesHospital stayInpatient mortalityPostprocedural complicationsSecondary outcomesValve implantationAortic stenosisBlood transfusionPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesRandomized trialsOutcomes and Effects of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Yassin A, Subahi A, Abubakar H, Akintoye E, Alhusain R, Adegbala O, Ahmed A, Elmoughrabi A, Subahi E, Pahuja M, Sahlieh A, Elder M, Kaki A, Schreiber T, Mohamad T. Outcomes and Effects of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 455-460. PMID: 30041889, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationLiver cirrhosisCirrhotic patientsValve implantationUnderwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisNonroutine hospital dischargeSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementReasonable therapeutic optionCost of hospitalizationHospital mortalityHospital stayVascular complicationsHospital dischargeInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesValve replacementAortic stenosisPacemaker implantationPrimary outcomeProcedural complicationsClinical outcomesSafety and Efficacy of Novel Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Medicare Beneficiaries With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Panaich S, Vaughan‐Sarrazin M. Safety and Efficacy of Novel Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Medicare Beneficiaries With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008773. PMID: 29622591, PMCID: PMC6015407, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsValvular heart diseaseAtrial fibrillationMedicare beneficiariesIschemic strokeHeart diseaseNew-onset atrial fibrillationNon-vitamin K anticoagulantsGastrointestinal bleeding ratesLarge community-based samplePropensity-matched sampleCommunity-based sampleMajor bleedingNongastrointestinal bleedingCause mortalitySystemic thromboembolismVersus WarfarinPrimary outcomePropensity matchingMyocardial infarctionBleeding rateLower riskPatientsRivaroxabanWarfarinDabigatran
2017
Hospital teaching status and trascatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes in the United States: Analysis of the national inpatient sample
Telila T, Akintoye E, Ando T, Merid O, Palla M, Mallikethi‐Reddy S, Briasoulis A, Grines C, Afonso L. Hospital teaching status and trascatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes in the United States: Analysis of the national inpatient sample. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2017, 90: 1200-1205. PMID: 28795480, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsProcess Assessment, Health CareRegistriesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAcute kidney injuryNational Inpatient SampleHospital teaching statusHospital mortalityTeaching statusInpatient SampleMechanical circulatory support devicesAortic valve replacementProcedure-related complicationsShort-term outcomesMechanical circulatory supportLength of stayCirculatory support devicesICD-9 codingHospital stayKidney injurySecondary outcomesValve replacementPrimary outcomeTAVR proceduresClinical outcomesCirculatory supportMean agePatient outcomes