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 period
2018
Racial/ethnic differences in the prognostic utility of left ventricular mass index for incident cardiovascular disease
Akintoye E, Mahmoud K, Shokr M, Sandio A, Mallikethi‐Reddy S, Sheikh M, Adegbala O, Egbe A, Briasoulis A, Afonso L. Racial/ethnic differences in the prognostic utility of left ventricular mass index for incident cardiovascular disease. Clinical Cardiology 2018, 41: 502-509. PMID: 29663526, PMCID: PMC6490106, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularIncidenceMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRacial GroupsRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftVentricular RemodelingWhite PeopleConceptsLeft ventricular mass indexLeft ventricular hypertrophyNon-Hispanic whitesVentricular mass indexCVD eventsIncident CVDMass indexPrognostic utilityEthnic differencesFuture cardiovascular disease eventsOptimal cutpointCardiovascular disease eventsFuture CVD eventsIncident cardiovascular diseaseRisk stratification strategiesIncident cardiovascular outcomesMulti-Ethnic StudyRace/ethnicityCardiovascular outcomesLVMI valuesVentricular hypertrophyCardiovascular diseaseDisease eventsCox modelStratification strategies