2018
National trends in Fontan operation and in-hospital outcomes in the USA
Akintoye E, Miranda W, Veldtman G, Connolly H, Egbe A. National trends in Fontan operation and in-hospital outcomes in the USA. Heart 2018, 105: 708. PMID: 30377261, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFontan operationHospital mortalityPostoperative complicationsClinical Modification procedure codesHypoplastic left heart syndromePostoperative cardiac complicationsCongenital heart disease diagnosisNationwide Inpatient SampleAcute care facilitiesLength of stayNumber of patientsDiseases-Ninth RevisionVolume of proceduresSignificant declineNumber of proceduresCardiac complicationsRespiratory complicationsHospital dischargeHospital outcomesPatient demographicsMedian ageHeart syndromeHospitalisation costsPatient populationSignificant changesTrends 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
2017
Comparison of Hospital Outcome of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample)
Ando T, Akintoye E, Telila T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Slovut D, Schreiber T, Grines C, Afonso L. Comparison of Hospital Outcome of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1250-1254. PMID: 28219665, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedAged, 80 and overBlood TransfusionDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayMaleMyocardial InfarctionPacemaker, ArtificialPostoperative ComplicationsSepsisTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementTAVR patientsValve replacementDM patientsHospital outcomesOdds ratioOutcomes of TAVRTranscatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve ReplacementNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePrimary end pointNew pacemaker implantationDiabetes mellitus patientsMean hospitalization costAcute myocardial infarctionLength of staySAVR patientsSAVR proceduresCardiac complicationsCause mortalityPerioperative complicationsPostoperative sepsisRespiratory complicationsVascular complications