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 NetworkTrends In Waitlist And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation In The United States: Analysis OfUNOS Database 1991-2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Panos A, Briasoulis A. Trends In Waitlist And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation In The United States: Analysis OfUNOS Database 1991-2019. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant outcomesHeart transplantationWaitlist mortalityPatient characteristicsAdult heart transplant recipientsHeart transplant recipientsHigh-risk comorbiditiesShort-term survivalHospital strokeHospital lengthTransplant recipientsRenal failureWaitlist deathsPatient selectionUnited NetworkPatient outcomesTransplant volumeSurgical techniqueEra 1Organ SharingEra 4PatientsNational databaseStudy periodTime points
2021
Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Egbe A, Panos A, Sellke F, Briasoulis A. Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008764. PMID: 34689572, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantationPosttransplant outcomesPatient characteristicsHigh-risk comorbiditiesCharacteristics of patientsShort-term survivalRisk comorbiditiesHospital strokeWaitlist mortalityRenal failureUnited NetworkTransplant volumeEra 1Organ SharingPatientsTransplantationWaitlistEra 4Study periodTime pointsSignificant decreaseTemporal trendsOutcomesSignificant changesUnited StatesChanging demographics, temporal trend in waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation in the United States: analysis of unos database 1991–2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Egbe A, Panos A, Briasoulis A. Changing demographics, temporal trend in waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation in the United States: analysis of unos database 1991–2019. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0953. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant outcomesHeart transplantationWaitlist mortalityPatient characteristicsAdult heart transplant recipientsHeart transplant recipientsHigh-risk comorbiditiesCharacteristics of patientsShort-term survivalHospital strokeHospital lengthTransplant recipientsRenal failureWaitlist deathsPatient selectionUnited NetworkPatient outcomesTransplant volumeSurgical techniqueEra 1Organ SharingPatientsEra 4National databaseStudy period
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
2017
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the United States: Predictors of early hospital discharge
Mallikethi‐Reddy S, Akintoye E, Telila T, Sudhakar R, Jagadeesh K, Briasoulis A, Rubenfire M, Afonso L, Grines C. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the United States: Predictors of early hospital discharge. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2017, 30: 149-155. PMID: 28247569, DOI: 10.1111/joic.12373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationEarly hospital dischargeAortic valve implantationEarly dischargeDischarge cohortPost-TAVIAortic valvuloplastyHospital dischargeBlood transfusionValve implantationPermanent pacemakerNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseMechanical circulatory support devicesAcute kidney injuryEarly discharge cohortTransfemoral TAVI approachHigher hospitalization costsMechanical circulatory supportCost of hospitalizationOverall mean ageHealthcare Utilization ProjectCirculatory support devicesHospital outcomesKidney injuryRenal failure