2020
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation (from the United Network for Organ Sharing)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Kuno T, Alvarez P. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation (from the United Network for Organ Sharing). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 129: 42-45. PMID: 32540168, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanCardiomyopathy, DilatedCardiomyopathy, RestrictiveFemaleGraft RejectionHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHeart-Lung TransplantationHispanic or LatinoHumansKidney DiseasesKidney TransplantationLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMortalityProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesReoperationSurvival RateWhite PeopleConceptsHeart-liver transplantPrimary heart transplantationLong-term survivalHeart transplantationOrgan transplantsStage D heart failureD heart failureOutcomes of patientsOrgan Sharing registryLong-term outcomesCongenital heart diseaseAdult patientsMedian survivalHeart failureTransplantation ratesUnited NetworkList timeHeart diseaseOperative characteristicsOrgan transplantationSurvival analysisPatientsTransplantInverse probabilityStudy periodAssociation between Hospital volume of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest and survival to Hospital discharge
Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Egbe A, Olawusi E, Afonso L, Briasoulis A. Association between Hospital volume of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest and survival to Hospital discharge. Resuscitation 2020, 148: 25-31. PMID: 31945429, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient SampleHospital cardiac arrestHospital dischargeCase volumeCardiac arrestCases of IHCAHospital case volumeMedian case volumeNon-significant trendNon-linear associationHospital volumeHome dischargeHospital CPRYounger patientsInpatient SampleCardiopulmonary resuscitationHigh comorbidityBetter survivalFirst quartileIHCAHospitalQuartilePatientsStudy periodSurvival
2019
Optimum age for performing Fontan operation in patients with univentricular heart
Akintoye E, Veldtman G, Miranda W, Connolly H, Egbe A. Optimum age for performing Fontan operation in patients with univentricular heart. Congenital Heart Disease 2019, 14: 138-139. PMID: 30945806, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot: A Review of the National Inpatient Sample Database
Egbe A, Vallabhajosyula S, Akintoye E, Connolly H. Trends and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot: A Review of the National Inpatient Sample Database. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 35: 721-726. PMID: 31151707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care resource utilizationTetralogy of FallotProsthetic valve implantationNational Inpatient SampleCongenital heart diseaseHospital mortalityValve implantationInfective endocarditisHeart diseaseRisk factorsTOF patientsInflation-adjusted hospitalization costsNational Inpatient Sample databaseCyanotic congenital heart diseaseIncidence of endocarditisLength of stayPacemaker/defibrillatorLow socioeconomic classPopulation-based riskHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHospitalization costsBlack raceInpatient SampleImpact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort
Subahi A, Akintoye E, Yassin A, Abubakar H, Adegbala O, Mishra T, Abdelrahman M, Shokr M, Afonso L. Impact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort. Clinical Cardiology 2019, 42: 26-31. PMID: 30284301, PMCID: PMC6436524, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationHospital mortalityHospital outcomesAcute myocarditisICD-9-CM diagnostic codesNon-routine hospital dischargeImpact of AFPropensity score-matched control groupAcute myocarditis patientsAcute kidney injuryUnited States cohortNational Inpatient SampleCardiac tamponadeCardiogenic shockCause mortalityKidney injuryMyocarditis patientsAM patientsHospital dischargeAF groupInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisDiagnostic codesHigh riskGeneral population
2018
Regional disparity in outcomes among patients hospitalized for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the United States✰
Adegbala O, Olagoke O, Adejumo A, Oluwole A, Akintoye E, Ando T, Tavares M, Williams K, Afonso L. Regional disparity in outcomes among patients hospitalized for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the United States✰. Heart & Lung 2018, 48: 79-84. PMID: 30446395, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational 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 changesOutcomes and Effects of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Yassin A, Subahi A, Abubakar H, Akintoye E, Alhusain R, Adegbala O, Ahmed A, Elmoughrabi A, Subahi E, Pahuja M, Sahlieh A, Elder M, Kaki A, Schreiber T, Mohamad T. Outcomes and Effects of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 455-460. PMID: 30041889, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationLiver cirrhosisCirrhotic patientsValve implantationUnderwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisNonroutine hospital dischargeSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementReasonable therapeutic optionCost of hospitalizationHospital mortalityHospital stayVascular complicationsHospital dischargeInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesValve replacementAortic stenosisPacemaker implantationPrimary outcomeProcedural complicationsClinical outcomesClinical End Points of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients <65 Years of Age (From the National Inpatient Sample Database)
Ando T, Akintoye E, Holmes A, Briasoulis A, Pahuja M, Takagi H, Schreiber T, Grines C, Afonso L. Clinical End Points of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients <65 Years of Age (From the National Inpatient Sample Database). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 279-283. PMID: 29880287, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisCause of DeathFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve replacementShorter hospital stayAortic valve implantationHospital mortalityHospital stayValve replacementValve implantationNational Inpatient Sample databaseSafe alternativeAcute kidney injuryOlder patient populationClinical end pointsAcute myocardial infarctionPropensity score analysisYears of agePostprocedure strokeKidney injuryValve surgeryVascular complicationsMajor complicationsPacemaker implantationPatient populationMyocardial infarction
2017
National Trends in Admission and In‐Hospital Mortality of Patients With Heart Failure in the United States (2001–2014)
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Dunlay S, Kushwaha S, Levine D, Afonso L, Mozaffarian D, Weinberger J. National Trends in Admission and In‐Hospital Mortality of Patients With Heart Failure in the United States (2001–2014). Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006955. PMID: 29187385, PMCID: PMC5779014, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary HF admissionsHospital mortality rateHF admissionsHospital mortalityMortality ratePrimary HF hospitalizationsIn-Hospital MortalityNational Inpatient SampleRate of admissionHospital mortality trendsAnnual national estimatesAnnual rateHF hospitalizationAverage annual rateHF guidelinesHeart failureSecondary diagnosisInpatient SampleHospitalization trendsAmerican CollegeAdmissionMortality trendsNational estimatesMortalityManagement guidelinesNationwide survival after inhospital cardiac arrest before and after 2010 cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines: 2007–2014
Mallikethi-Reddy S, Akintoye E, Rubenfire M, Briasoulis A, Grines C, Afonso L. Nationwide survival after inhospital cardiac arrest before and after 2010 cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines: 2007–2014. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 249: 231-233. PMID: 28987317, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.09.199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhospital cardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelinesCPR guidelinesCardiac arrestResuscitation guidelinesSurvival trendsAmerican Heart AssociationSignificant improvementInhospital survivalStudy cohortMean ageHeart AssociationStudy populationSurvival rateStudy periodSurvivalCPRGuidelinesOutcomes 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 chamberPacingComparison of In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese (Body Mass Index ≥ 30 Kg/M2) Patients
Ando T, Akintoye E, Trehan N, Telila T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L. Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese (Body Mass Index ≥ 30 Kg/M2) Patients. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1858-1862. PMID: 28860018, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBody Mass IndexComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceInpatientsMaleObesityPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalencePrognosisPropensity ScoreRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementTAVI patientsNonroutine dischargeObese patientsValve replacementTranscatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve ReplacementNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHigher co-morbidity burdenCertain perioperative complicationsAcute kidney injuryIn-Hospital OutcomesShorter hospital stayAortic valve implantationCo-morbidity burdenMedian hospital costsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayCharlson scoreDeyo's modificationHospital mortalityCardiac complicationsHospital stayKidney injuryRole of diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease
Egbe A, Khan A, Boler A, Said S, Geske J, Miranda W, Akintoye E, Connolly H, Warnes C, Oh J. Role of diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 19: 668-674. PMID: 28655164, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisAsymptomatic DiseasesCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDiastoleEchocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsStroke VolumeSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsAortic valve replacementCardiovascular adverse eventsRelative wall thicknessMixed aortic valve diseaseDiastolic function indicesAortic valve diseaseCardiac deathRisk stratificationValve diseaseFunction IndexHigh-risk patient subsetsPost-operative risk stratificationSevere left ventricular dysfunctionAtrial volume indexHeart failure hospitalizationTricuspid regurgitation velocityEarly diastolic velocityLeft ventricular dysfunctionMultivariable risk factorsAsymptomatic patientsCardiovascular morbidityFailure hospitalizationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsVentricular dysfunctionRegional Variation in Mortality, Length of Stay, Cost, and Discharge Disposition Among Patients Admitted for Heart Failure in the United States
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Adegbala O, Sheikh M, Singh M, Alliu S, Ahmed A, Asleh R, Kushwaha S, Levine D. Regional Variation in Mortality, Length of Stay, Cost, and Discharge Disposition Among Patients Admitted for Heart Failure in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 817-824. PMID: 28705376, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.05.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence and Outcomes of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Telila T, Akintoye E, Ando T, Merid O, Mallikethi-Reddy S, Briasoulis A, Grines C, Afonso L. Incidence and Outcomes of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 300-303. PMID: 28576265, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAortic Valve StenosisFemaleHeparinHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateMalePostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateThrombocytopeniaThromboembolismTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsVenous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismAcute kidney injuryHospital-level characteristicsHospital stayHospital mortalityKidney injuryPulmonary embolismHospital costsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseOutcomes of HITPerioperative thromboembolic complicationsLonger hospital stayOutcomes of patientsAortic valve replacementHeparin-Induced ThrombocytopeniaMedian hospital costsImpact of HITTAVR groupCumulative incidenceInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesThromboembolic complicationsValve replacementCardiac surgery