State-Level Variation in Waitlist Mortality and Transplant Outcomes Among Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation in the US From 2011 to 2016
Akintoye E, Shin D, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. State-Level Variation in Waitlist Mortality and Transplant Outcomes Among Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation in the US From 2011 to 2016. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2028459. PMID: 33295970, PMCID: PMC7726636, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantationGraft survivalWaitlist mortalityStatus 1AAdult patientsTransplant ratesSignificant state-level variationNationwide retrospective cohort studyAdult heart transplantationOutcomes of patientsRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable-adjusted modelsOrgan Sharing databaseRate of transplantRate of deathState-level variationRisk-adjustment modelsTransplant outcomesCohort studySharing databaseMedian timeScientific RegistryUnited NetworkLowest quartileOutcome measuresIncidence and clinical outcomes of bleeding complications and acute limb ischemia in STEMI and cardiogenic shock
Pahuja M, Ranka S, Chehab O, Mishra T, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Yassin A, Ando T, Thayer K, Shah P, Kimmelstiel C, Salehi P, Kapur N. Incidence and clinical outcomes of bleeding complications and acute limb ischemia in STEMI and cardiogenic shock. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 97: 1129-1138. PMID: 32473083, PMCID: PMC8344361, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute limb ischemiaLength of stayCardiogenic shockCS-STEMIHospital mortalityVascular complicationsLimb ischemiaClinical outcomesManagement of CSPercutaneous ventricular assist deviceIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous mechanical circulatory supportRetrospective cohort studyElevation myocardial infarctionMechanical circulatory supportVentricular assist deviceU.S. national databaseTandem HeartMultiorgan failureCohort studyBalloon pumpCommon complicationMembrane oxygenationCirculatory support