2019
Gender Differences in Outcomes After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Ahmed A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Inampudi C, Ajam M, Yassin A, Olawusi E, Shokr M, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Gender Differences in Outcomes After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: 780-786. PMID: 31479642, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLVAD implantationContinuous-flow LVADVentricular assist device implantationLeft ventricular assist deviceAcute kidney injuryAssist device implantationMost common complicationsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMedian hospitalization costNational Inpatient SamplePostoperative cardiac tamponadeLength of stayYears of ageVentricular assist deviceGender-specific differencesHospital mortalityPostoperative thromboembolismCardiac tamponadeHospital outcomesKidney injuryPeriprocedural complicationsPostoperative sepsisCommon complicationInpatient mortalityLVAD placement
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