2022
Clinical implications of Type 2 diabetes on outcomes after cardiac transplantation
Chouairi F, Mullan C, Ahmed A, Bhinder J, Guha A, Miller P, Jastreboff A, Fuery M, Chiravuri M, Geirsson A, Desai N, Maulion C, Sen S, Ahmad T, Anwer M. Clinical implications of Type 2 diabetes on outcomes after cardiac transplantation. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0273111. PMID: 36516178, PMCID: PMC9750001, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHumansMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesWaiting ListsConceptsPost-transplant mortalityType 2 diabetesAllocation system changeOld allocation systemsHeart transplant recipientsOutcomes of patientsOrgan Sharing databaseProportion of patientsHeart transplantation outcomesLower likelihoodLikelihood of transplantationHigher likelihoodNew allocation systemCardiac transplantationHeart transplantationTransplant recipientsT2D patientsHeart failureSharing databaseCox regressionTransplantation outcomesUnited NetworkWorse outcomesT2DPatients
2021
The Impact of Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Treated in the GUIDE-IT Trial
Chouairi F, Fuery MA, Mullan CW, Caraballo C, Sen S, Maulion C, Wilkinson ST, Surti T, McCullough M, Miller PE, Pacor J, Leifer ES, Felker GM, Velazquez EJ, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Januzzi JL, Desai NR, Ahmad T. The Impact of Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Treated in the GUIDE-IT Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 27: 1359-1366. PMID: 34166799, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDepressionFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansProportional Hazards ModelsStroke VolumeConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyReduced ejection fractionAmino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levelsPro-B-type natriuretic peptide levelsGUIDE-IT trialNatriuretic peptide levelsHeart failureEjection fractionClinical outcomesPeptide levelsOptimal guideline-directed medical therapyCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingImpact of depressionHistory of depressionCardiovascular deathCause hospitalizationCause mortalityOverall cohortMedical therapyAdverse outcomesTarget dosesPatientsMental healthTime points