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 placementTrends in the Incidence of In-Hospital Mortality, Cardiogenic Shock, and Utilization of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in Myocarditis (Analysis of National Inpatient Sample Data, 2005–2014)
Pahuja M, Adegbala O, Mishra T, Akintoye E, Chehab O, Mony S, Singh M, Ando T, Abubaker H, Yassin A, Subahi A, Shokr M, Ranka S, Briasoulis A, Kapur N, Burkhoff D, Afonso L. Trends in the Incidence of In-Hospital Mortality, Cardiogenic Shock, and Utilization of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in Myocarditis (Analysis of National Inpatient Sample Data, 2005–2014). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: 457-467. PMID: 31035007, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of CSCardiogenic shockMechanical circulatory supportHospital mortalityMCS devicesPercutaneous ventricular assist deviceNational Inpatient Sample databaseMechanical circulatory support devicesIncidence of myocarditisPercutaneous cardiopulmonary supportCases of myocarditisIn-Hospital MortalityExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCirculatory support devicesVentricular assist deviceTandem HeartHemodynamic instabilityMultiple comorbiditiesCardiopulmonary supportEndomyocardial biopsyMembrane oxygenationTotal admissionsCirculatory supportPatient mortalityPoor prognosis
2017
Hospital outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in female in the United States
Ando T, Akintoye E, Telila T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Schreiber T, Afonso L, Grines C. Hospital outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in female in the United States. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2017, 91: 813-819. PMID: 28990736, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationTAVR patientsValve replacementPrimary endpointCardiac surgeryMembrane oxygenationFemale patientsMyocardial infarctionOdds ratioNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseRisk of needAcute kidney injuryNew pacemaker implantationNonfatal myocardial infarctionConcomitant cardiac surgeryPerioperative cardiac arrestMedian hospital costsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayPropensity score analysisHospital mortalityNonroutine discharge