2021
Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Egbe A, Panos A, Sellke F, Briasoulis A. Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008764. PMID: 34689572, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantationPosttransplant outcomesPatient characteristicsHigh-risk comorbiditiesCharacteristics of patientsShort-term survivalRisk comorbiditiesHospital strokeWaitlist mortalityRenal failureUnited NetworkTransplant volumeEra 1Organ SharingPatientsTransplantationWaitlistEra 4Study periodTime pointsSignificant decreaseTemporal trendsOutcomesSignificant changesUnited States
2018
National trends in Fontan operation and in-hospital outcomes in the USA
Akintoye E, Miranda W, Veldtman G, Connolly H, Egbe A. National trends in Fontan operation and in-hospital outcomes in the USA. Heart 2018, 105: 708. PMID: 30377261, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFontan operationHospital mortalityPostoperative complicationsClinical Modification procedure codesHypoplastic left heart syndromePostoperative cardiac complicationsCongenital heart disease diagnosisNationwide Inpatient SampleAcute care facilitiesLength of stayNumber of patientsDiseases-Ninth RevisionVolume of proceduresSignificant declineNumber of proceduresCardiac complicationsRespiratory complicationsHospital dischargeHospital outcomesPatient demographicsMedian ageHeart syndromeHospitalisation costsPatient populationSignificant changes
2017
Incidence and Survival After In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Nonelderly Adults
Mallikethi-Reddy S, Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Jagadeesh K, Brook R, Rubenfire M, Afonso L, Grines C. Incidence and Survival After In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Nonelderly Adults. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003194. PMID: 28193738, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCardiopulmonary ResuscitationChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart ArrestHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient DischargeRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelinesHospital cardiopulmonary resuscitationNonelderly adultsResuscitation guidelinesSurvival trendsOdds of survivalCardiac arrestBlack raceFemale sexCardiopulmonary resuscitationAmerican Heart Association cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelinesUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseShockable arrest rhythmOverall survival rateWeekend admissionArrest rhythmHospital dischargeShockable rhythmSignificant changesLower oddsSurvival ratePatientsStudy periodSample database