2023
Early Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Receiving Acute Mechanical Support in the US
Jang S, Webber F, Alam M, Bae J, Aggarwal A, Thomas A, Zarich S, Ahmad T, Miller P, Davila C. Early Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Receiving Acute Mechanical Support in the US. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 101185. PMID: 39131072, PMCID: PMC11308019, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute mechanical circulatory supportStress-induced cardiomyopathyRenal replacement therapyCardiogenic shockIndex hospitalizationReplacement therapyIntra-aortic balloon pumpAggressive hemodynamic supportHospital mortality rateNationwide Readmissions DatabaseMechanical circulatory supportFuture prospective studiesLarge national databaseObserved mortality differencesHospital mortalityMore comorbiditiesHospital deathHemodynamic supportBalloon pumpMembrane oxygenationClinical outcomesCirculatory supportProspective studyAdministrative databasesImpella
2022
Assessing race and ethnicity differences in outcomes based on GDMT and target NT-proBNP in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: An analysis of the GUIDE-IT study
Pahuja M, Leifer ES, Clarke JD, Ahmad T, Daubert MA, Mark DB, Cooper L, Desvigne-Nickens P, Fiuzat M, Adams K, Ezekowitz J, Whellan DJ, Januzzi JL, O'Connor CM, Felker GM, Piña IL. Assessing race and ethnicity differences in outcomes based on GDMT and target NT-proBNP in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: An analysis of the GUIDE-IT study. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 71: 79-85. PMID: 35490873, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationNon-black patientsNT-proBNPBlack patientsFailure hospitalizationHigh riskKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire overall scorePre-specified subgroup analysisGUIDE-IT trialHigher NYHA classReduced ejection fractionNT-proBNP concentrationsHeart failure therapyNon-Hispanic patientsUsual clinical careImportant baseline covariatesQuality of lifeEthnicity-based differencesHF hospitalizationMore comorbiditiesNYHA classCause mortalityTriple therapyFailure therapyEjection fraction
2021
National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure
Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clark KAA, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Freeman JV, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019412. PMID: 34013736, PMCID: PMC8483517, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced ejection fractionComorbid atrial fibrillationHeart failureAtrial fibrillationEjection fractionHospital mortalityHF hospitalizationBackground Heart failureConclusion Atrial fibrillationWhite individualsNational Inpatient SampleMedian hospital chargesMore comorbiditiesComorbid hypertensionHF admissionsHF outcomesPatient demographicsDiabetes mellitusHospital admissionHospital chargesInpatient SampleVascular diseaseHospitalizationPatientsMortality