2018
Regional Variation in Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014)
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Asleh R, Alvarez P, Bhama J. Regional Variation in Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 121: 1575-1580. PMID: 29731117, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital mortalityLVAD implantationMajor complicationsContinuous-flow LVAD implantationVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationClinical Modification codesPost-operative complicationsExtended care facilitiesNational Inpatient SampleHigher median costDiseases-Ninth RevisionPatient safety indicatorsAnnual national estimatesRisk-adjusted ratesComorbidity burdenMore patientsDevice implantationPatient populationInpatient SampleHigh percentageLVAD implantsMAIN OUTCOMEInternational ClassificationTrends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014)
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Alvarez P, Bhama J. Trends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 121: 1214-1218. PMID: 29525059, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedCardiac TamponadeDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Care CostsHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageProsthesis ImplantationRenal DialysisRespiratory Tract DiseasesStrokeSurgical Wound DehiscenceSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayMajor complicationsHospital mortalityLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantsVentricular assist device implantsVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationHospital mortality rateNational Inpatient SampleTime of dischargeCost of hospitalizationSignificant decreaseAnnual national estimatesVentricular assist deviceHospital complicationsMajor bleedingCardiac tamponadeRespiratory complicationsAdult patientsIschemic strokePostoperative infectionCF-LVADCF-LVADsDevice implantationInpatient Sample
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 guidelines