2022
Readmission rates and risk factors for readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease
Park DY, An S, Hanna JM, Wang SY, Cruz-Solbes AS, Kochar A, Lowenstern AM, Forrest JK, Ahmad Y, Cleman M, Al Damluji A, Nanna MG. Readmission rates and risk factors for readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276394. PMID: 36264931, PMCID: PMC9584363, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Valve StenosisHumansKidney Failure, ChronicPatient ReadmissionRisk FactorsTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseTranscatheter aortic valve replacementLength of stayAortic valve replacementIndex hospitalizationHospital mortalityReadmission ratesValve replacementRenal diseaseLonger LOSNational Readmission DatabaseRisk of readmissionChronic pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionCardiovascular causesCardiovascular readmissionCause readmissionHospital readmissionPulmonary diseaseHospital chargesPoor outcomeRisk factorsHospital costsReadmissionHigher odds
2017
Aortic Stenosis in Dialysis Patients
Ahmad Y, Bellamy MF, Baker CSR. Aortic Stenosis in Dialysis Patients. Seminars In Dialysis 2017, 30: 224-231. PMID: 28239994, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Valve StenosisEchocardiographyGlobal HealthHumansIncidenceKidney Failure, ChronicRenal DialysisRisk AssessmentConceptsAortic stenosisExercise-induced symptomsSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve stenosisDialysis populationExercise capacityRenal failureValve replacementDialysis patientsValve stenosisCardiac outputConventional surgeryPercutaneous techniquesGeneral populationStenosis severityStenosisPatientsSymptomsObjective assessmentValvePotential pitfallsComorbiditiesEchocardiographySurgeryAccurate interpretation