2022
Clinical outcomes and 30-day readmissions associated with high-output heart failure
Uddin M, Mir T, Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Shafi I, Qureshi W, Afonso L. Clinical outcomes and 30-day readmissions associated with high-output heart failure. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 69: 24-30. PMID: 36273803, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2022.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-output heart failureNational Readmission DatabaseHeart failureMyelodysplastic syndromeHealthcare costsUtilization Project National Readmission DatabaseLow systemic vascular resistanceReduced ejection fractionSystemic vascular resistanceHigh cardiac outputQuality's Healthcare CostSickle cell diseaseHospital mortalityNoncardiovascular disordersUnderdiagnosed typeCardiovascular complicationsMorbid obesityVascular resistanceHematological complicationsReadmission ratesEjection fractionPulmonary diseaseClinical outcomesCardiac outputDiagnostic codes
2019
Impact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort
Subahi A, Akintoye E, Yassin A, Abubakar H, Adegbala O, Mishra T, Abdelrahman M, Shokr M, Afonso L. Impact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort. Clinical Cardiology 2019, 42: 26-31. PMID: 30284301, PMCID: PMC6436524, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationHospital mortalityHospital outcomesAcute myocarditisICD-9-CM diagnostic codesNon-routine hospital dischargeImpact of AFPropensity score-matched control groupAcute myocarditis patientsAcute kidney injuryUnited States cohortNational Inpatient SampleCardiac tamponadeCardiogenic shockCause mortalityKidney injuryMyocarditis patientsAM patientsHospital dischargeAF groupInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisDiagnostic codesHigh riskGeneral population