2021
Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0965. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant graft survivalGraft survivalGraft survival ratesPropensity-matched analysisCA patientsHigher waitlist mortalityHeart transplantationCardiac amyloidosis patientsWaitlist mortalityRestrictive cardiomyopathyRisk factorsDonor heartsAmyloidosis patientsSurvival rateStudy periodComparable graft survivalPoor graft survivalPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseSingle-center experienceCohort of patientsPredictors of survivalLong-term outcomesSignificant risk factorsAmyloid recurrence
2018
Intra-thoracic Impedance and the Onset of Atrial and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias: A Meta-analysis
Abubakar H, Osman M, Akintoye E, Subahi A, Osman K, Abidov A. Intra-thoracic Impedance and the Onset of Atrial and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias: A Meta-analysis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 258: 144-150. PMID: 29544921, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.12.092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAT/AFVT/VFOptiVol fluid indexOdds ratioImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator devicesSignificant risk factorsFluid index threshold crossingCardioverter-defibrillator devicesLarger pooled populationFluid overloadVentricular tachyarrhythmiasArrhythmic eventsRisk factorsFluid indexMeta-AnalysisPatientsICD devicesPooled populationEffect estimatesConfidence intervalsOnsetPooled samplesVFAssociationAF