2020
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 measuresTemporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation
Briasoulis A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Temporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e13857. PMID: 32167606, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceRight ventricular assist deviceVentricular assist deviceOutcomes of patientsTime of listingTime of transplantationHeart transplantationAssist deviceOrgan Sharing registryTerms of survivalStatus 1AInotropic therapyLVAD recipientsUnited NetworkWorse outcomesInotropesHigh riskWaiting listPatientsTransplantationLower ratesOutcomesTemporal trendsConfoundersRegistryThe impact of insurance type on listing status and wait‐list mortality of patients with left ventricular assist devices as bridge to transplantation
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Inampudi C, Hammoud A, Alvarez P. The impact of insurance type on listing status and wait‐list mortality of patients with left ventricular assist devices as bridge to transplantation. ESC Heart Failure 2020, 7: 804-810. PMID: 32135039, PMCID: PMC7261523, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceInsurance typeVentricular assist deviceTime of listingWaiting listAssist deviceHeart transplantation candidatesOrgan Sharing registryWait-list mortalityRisk regression analysisDifferent insurance typesAdequate health insurance coverageHealth insurance coverageStatus 1APublic health insuranceCumulative incidenceTransplantation candidatesTransplantation ratesUnited NetworkPost-HTMA patientsType of insurancePatientsMortalityCumulative mortality
2019
The Impact of Insurance Type on Listing Status and Mortality on the Waiting List: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Duque E, Inampudi C, Bhama J, Alvarez P. The Impact of Insurance Type on Listing Status and Mortality on the Waiting List: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s399-s400. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsurance typeTime of listingWaiting listUnited NetworkHeart transplantation candidatesOrgan Sharing registryProportion of patientsPatient's clinical improvementRisk regression analysisDifferent insurance typesAdequate health insurance coverageHealth insurance coverageStatus 1APublic health insuranceClinical improvementCumulative incidenceTransplant listTransplantation candidatesMethods PatientsTransplantation ratesPost-HTMA patientsOrgan SharingType of insuranceFrequent reason