2019
Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot
Egbe A, Vallabhajosyula S, Akintoye E, Deshmukh A. Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 123: 1999-2001. PMID: 30961908, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac implantable electronic devicesImplantable electronic devicesNationwide/National Inpatient SampleInflation-adjusted hospitalization costsNational Inpatient Sample databaseCharlson Comorbidity IndexMean hospital lengthPopulation-based studyNational Inpatient SampleSudden cardiac deathTetralogy of FallotTime of implantationComorbidity indexHospital lengthHospital mortalityCardiac deathTOF repairRepaired tetralogyRetrospective reviewHospitalization costsCIED implantationInpatient SampleTOF populationAdmissionObserved temporal increase
2017
Mechanism for temporal changes in exercise capacity after Fontan palliation: Role of Doppler echocardiography
Egbe A, Khan A, Miranda W, Ammash N, Warnes C, Said S, Taggart N, Akintoye E, Veldtman G, Connolly H. Mechanism for temporal changes in exercise capacity after Fontan palliation: Role of Doppler echocardiography. American Heart Journal 2017, 196: 144-152. PMID: 29421006, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAge FactorsCohort StudiesDouble Outlet Right VentricleEchocardiography, DopplerExercise TestExercise ToleranceFollow-Up StudiesFontan ProcedureHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansMaleMichiganOxygen ConsumptionPulmonary AtresiaRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTricuspid AtresiaYoung AdultConceptsCardiopulmonary exercise testTransthoracic echocardiogramLV function indicesFontan palliationExercise capacityChronotropic indexFunction IndexLeft ventricleAdult Fontan patientsFontan conversion operationSystemic left ventriclePeak oxygen consumptionSerial transthoracic echocardiogramsFontan patientsFontan conversionDoppler echocardiographyRetrospective reviewDoppler hemodynamicsMean ageHemodynamic mechanismsExercise testMayo ClinicCPET dataPatientsTemporal improvementOutcomes of cardiac pacing in adult patients after a Fontan operation
Egbe A, Huntley G, Connolly H, Ammash N, Deshmukh A, Khan A, Said S, Akintoye E, Warnes C, Kapa S. Outcomes of cardiac pacing in adult patients after a Fontan operation. American Heart Journal 2017, 194: 92-98. PMID: 29223440, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevice-related complicationsCardiovascular adverse eventsAdult Fontan patientsFontan patientsEndocardial leadsFontan operationPacemaker implantationRisk factorsEpicardial leadsCardiac pacingLead failureDevice-related infectionsReintervention rateAdult patientsAdverse eventsHeart transplantRetrospective reviewVenous thrombosisCardiac perforationMayo ClinicReinterventionPatientsLead recallDual chamberPacingPrevalence and predictors of intracranial aneurysms in patients with bicuspid aortic valve
Egbe A, Padang R, Brown R, Khan A, Luis S, Huston J, Akintoye E, Connolly H. Prevalence and predictors of intracranial aneurysms in patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Heart 2017, 103: 1508. PMID: 28596303, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBrainEchocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHeart Valve DiseasesHumansIntracranial AneurysmMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedMinnesotaPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex DistributionConceptsCoarctation of aortaBicuspid aortic valveLeft cusp fusionIntracranial aneurysmsCusp fusionAortic valveFemale genderBrain MR angiographyStudy mean ageAge tertilesRetrospective reviewCoil embolisationRisk factorsMayo ClinicHigh prevalenceAge 41General populationPatientsMR angiographyPrevalenceAneurysmsAgeRiskYearsEmbolisationCardiopulmonary exercise test in adults with prior Fontan operation: The prognostic value of serial testing
Egbe A, Driscoll D, Khan A, Said S, Akintoye E, Berganza F, Connolly H. Cardiopulmonary exercise test in adults with prior Fontan operation: The prognostic value of serial testing. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 235: 6-10. PMID: 28284501, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerial cardiopulmonary exercise testsCardiovascular adverse eventsCardiopulmonary exercise testPercentage points/yearPoints/yearFontan operationPeak VOExercise testBaseline cardiopulmonary exercise testBaseline peak oxygen consumptionAdult Fontan patientsAdult Fontan populationPrior Fontan operationPeak oxygen consumptionPeak heart rateFontan populationFontan palliationFontan patientsPeak exerciseAdverse eventsCardiac surgeryRetrospective reviewPrognostic valueInclusion criteriaSerial testing