2022
Contemporary US Trends In Heart Transplantation And LVAD Index Hospitalizations: Volumes Increase, Utilization And Cost Vary Over Time, 2015-2018
Clark K, Reinhardt S, Chouairi F, Miller E, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai N. Contemporary US Trends In Heart Transplantation And LVAD Index Hospitalizations: Volumes Increase, Utilization And Cost Vary Over Time, 2015-2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s65. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayHeart transplantationHospital mortalityIndex hospitalizationLVAD implantationLonger median LOSMedian LOSLonger LOSPost-discharge utilizationNational Inpatient SampleHospitalization volumeInpatient mortalityHispanic patientsAsian patientsInpatient SampleHospitalizationMortalityStudy periodUS trendsPatientsTransplantationAdmissionLVADImplantationHigh percentageTrends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018
Reinhardt S, Clark K, Chouairi F, Miller E, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai N. Trends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s109-s110. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall heart failureHeart failureInpatient mortalityDiagnosis codesHospital costsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIntroduction Heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationPeripheral arterial diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseaseNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayUS healthcare costsComorbid diabetesHF hospitalizationHospitalization volumeFailure hospitalizationHF cohortArtery diseaseEjection fractionMedian agePulmonary diseaseArterial diseaseHispanic patients
2021
Trends in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in the United States, 2008-2018
Clark KA, Chouairi F, Kay B, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery M, Mullan CW, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in the United States, 2008-2018. American Heart Journal 2021, 243: 87-91. PMID: 34571040, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018
Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 28: 171-180. PMID: 34534665, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall heart failureHeart failureEjection fractionStudy periodHeart failure hospitalizationInpatient mortality rateNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayHospital inpatient costsVolume of patientsHealth care costsHFpEF subgroupsComorbid diabetesFailure hospitalizationInpatient mortalityMedian ageBlack patientsHispanic patientsSleep apneaEntire cohortInpatient costsInpatient SampleHF typeHospital costsMortality rateComparison of Transcatheter and Open Mitral Valve Repair Among Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Kay B, Chouairi F, Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Kaple RK, Desai NR. Comparison of Transcatheter and Open Mitral Valve Repair Among Patients With Mitral Regurgitation. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2021, 96: 1522-1529. PMID: 34088415, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve repairMitral regurgitationValve repairInternational ClassificationPatient underwent mitral valve repairOpen mitral valve repairUnderwent mitral valve repairTranscatheter mitral valve repairStudy periodComparison of transcatheterProhibitive surgical riskTenth Revision codesTotal hospital chargesDegenerative mitral regurgitationNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayTranscatheter mitral valve repair deviceDischarge homeHospital mortalityDischarge dispositionPatient comorbiditiesSurgical riskHospital chargesMedian lengthNinth Revision