2023
Imaging biomarkers in aortic valve disease: it is time to shift the focus to the myocardium
Kwon D, Akintoye E. Imaging biomarkers in aortic valve disease: it is time to shift the focus to the myocardium. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 24: 863-865. PMID: 37220177, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrognostic Utility of Left Atrial Strain to Predict Thrombotic Events and Mortality in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Akintoye E, Majid M, Klein A, Hanna M. Prognostic Utility of Left Atrial Strain to Predict Thrombotic Events and Mortality in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 16: 1371-1383. PMID: 37940322, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombotic eventsAmyloid cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillationLA contractileLA strainLA contractile strainModest discriminatory abilityPrognostic staging systemRisk stratification toolLeft Atrial StrainHigh thrombotic riskAtrial strainPrognostic utilityStratification toolPrognostic valueC-statisticRespective HRsStaging systemThrombotic riskACM patientsSD decreaseAF casesPredictive valuePatientsDiscriminatory ability
2018
Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients With-Versus-Without Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Abubakar H, Subahi A, Adegbala O, Yassin A, Akintoye E, Abdulrahman A, Ahmed A, Alade A, Pahuja M, Afonso L. Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients With-Versus-Without Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 123: 414-418. PMID: 30545482, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular assist device placementPostoperative myocardial infarctionLength of stayHospital mortalityVascular complicationsLVAD placementMyocardial infarctionEnd pointLeft ventricular assist device placementNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseST-segment myocardial infarctionDevice placementPeriprocedural vascular complicationsHeart failure etiologyIn-Hospital OutcomesPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsClinical end pointsHospital-level characteristicsCost of hospitalizationHemorrhage requiring transfusionMixed-effects logistic modelHospital outcomesFailure etiologyIschemic cardiomyopathy
2017
Burden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations
Mallikethi-Reddy S, Akintoye E, Trehan N, Sharma S, Briasoulis A, Jagadeesh K, Rubenfire M, Grines C, Afonso L. Burden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 235: 114-117. PMID: 28268089, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArrhythmias, CardiacCardiomyopathiesDatabases, FactualElectric CountershockElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleHeart ArrestHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsBurden of arrhythmiasPeripartum cardiomyopathyHospital mortalityHospitalization costsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseElixhauser comorbidity scoreSwan-Ganz catheterizationFrequency of arrhythmiasLength of stayHealthcare Utilization ProjectArrhythmogenic causesCardiogenic shockComorbidity scorePPM implantationBalloon pumpCoronary angiographyElectrical cardioversionCatheter ablationSignificant morbidityInpatient stayCardiac arrestCommon arrhythmiaMean agePrimary diagnosisVentricular tachycardia