2020
Effect of Concurrent Dementia on Heart Failure Hospital Outcomes: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2007–2014)
Vuong J, Akintoye E, Kim S, Desai A, Dorbala S. Effect of Concurrent Dementia on Heart Failure Hospital Outcomes: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2007–2014). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 27: 258-260. PMID: 32505818, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends, Outcomes, and Readmissions Among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis.
Adegbala O, Olakanmi O, Akintoye E, Inampudi C, Pahuja M, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends, Outcomes, and Readmissions Among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis. ASAIO Journal 2020, 66: 507-512. PMID: 31192850, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryLength of stayHospital mortalityKidney injuryLVAD recipientsMaintenance hemodialysisLVAD implantationAcute Kidney Injury Requiring HemodialysisVentricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device recipientsNational Readmission DatabaseAssist device implantationReduced hospital costsHospital outcomesPostoperative bleedingHospital dischargeRenal functionDevice implantationDevice recipientsHemodialysis therapyHospital characteristicsHospital costsHemodialysisReadmissionPatientsAortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis Before and During the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Akintoye E, Ando T, Sandio A, Adegbala O, Salih M, Zubairu J, Oseni A, Sistla P, Alqasrawi M, Egbe A, Mentias A, Afonso L, Briasoulis A, Panaich S, Desai M. Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis Before and During the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 126: 73-81. PMID: 32336533, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.03.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementNational Inpatient SampleTAVI eraAortic stenosisMean annual changeValve replacementFavorable short-term outcomesTranscatheter aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve implantationRate of AVRAcute kidney injuryRate of strokeAortic valve implantationShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted ratesHospital mortalityPre-TAVIHospital outcomesKidney injuryHome dischargeHospital dischargePacemaker implantationValve implantationMedian length
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 placementThe impact of safety‐net burden on in‐hospital outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement
Ando T, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Takagi H. The impact of safety‐net burden on in‐hospital outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 1178-1184. PMID: 31441545, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementSafety-net burdenAortic valve replacementSAVR outcomesValve replacementAcute kidney injuryMajor perioperative complicationsHospital-level characteristicsNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of staySafety-net hospitalNumber of admissionsHospital mortalityNonroutine dischargeValvular surgeryHospital outcomesHospital stayKidney injuryPerioperative complicationsDisadvantaged patientsInpatient SampleHospital costsUnadjusted modelsHospitalPatientsClinical and economic burden of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients undergoing percutaneous peripheral arterial interventions
Subahi A, Osman M, Adegbala O, Abubakar H, Kheiri B, Yassin A, Khalid M, Akintoye E, Eljack A, Osman K, Alkhouli M. Clinical and economic burden of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in hospitalized patients undergoing percutaneous peripheral arterial interventions. Vascular 2019, 28: 81-86. PMID: 31382836, DOI: 10.1177/1708538119868615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryIschemic strokePulmonary embolismHigh riskDeep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismPercutaneous peripheral arterial interventionsICD-9-CM codesHospital mortality differenceProlonged hospital stayHospital-level characteristicsPeripheral arterial interventionsNational Inpatient SampleHospital outcomesHospital stayIntervention patientsAbsence of heparinBaseline characteristicsHome dischargeLonger hospitalizationArterial interventionsHospitalized patientsInpatient SampleThrombocytopeniaIn-Hospital Outcomes of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated With Cardiogenic Shock at Safety-Net Hospitals in the United States (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample)
Ando T, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Ashraf S, Shokr M, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L, Briasoulis A. In-Hospital Outcomes of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated With Cardiogenic Shock at Safety-Net Hospitals in the United States (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 485-490. PMID: 31213279, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.05.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overArrhythmias, CardiacAssisted CirculationCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, FactualEthnicityFemaleHeart-Assist DevicesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRenal DialysisSafety-net ProvidersShock, CardiogenicST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionStrokeThrombolytic TherapyUnited StatesConceptsSafety-net hospitalPercutaneous coronary interventionSTEMI-CSCardiogenic shockHospital mortalityCoronary interventionST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction ComplicatedST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAdministration of thrombolysisMyocardial Infarction ComplicatedCoronary artery bypassElevation myocardial infarctionMechanical circulatory supportNationwide Inpatient SampleNew dialysisArtery bypassHospital outcomesClinical outcomesCirculatory supportInpatient stayMedian lengthPoor outcomeFatal arrhythmiasInpatient SampleMyocardial infarctionIncidence and predictors of readmissions to non-index hospitals after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and the impact on in-hospital outcomes: From the nationwide readmission database
Ando T, Adegbala O, Villablanca P, Akintoye E, Ashraf S, Shokr M, Siddiqui F, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L, Briasoulis A. Incidence and predictors of readmissions to non-index hospitals after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and the impact on in-hospital outcomes: From the nationwide readmission database. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 292: 50-55. PMID: 31053244, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.04.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementNon-index hospitalsNon-index hospital readmissionsNon-index readmissionsAortic valve replacementNationwide Readmissions DatabaseHospital mortalityIndex hospitalHospital outcomesValve replacementHospital readmissionEndovascular transcatheter aortic valve replacementMetropolitan non-teaching hospitalsMultivariable logistic regression analysisAcute kidney injuryPredictors of readmissionAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayLogistic regression analysisNon-teaching hospitalsElective readmissionsTAVR recipientsKidney injuryPacemaker placementHealthcare utilizationTrends, Outcomes and Readmissions among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis: An Insight from the National Readmissions Database 2012-2014
Inampudi C, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends, Outcomes and Readmissions among Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis: An Insight from the National Readmissions Database 2012-2014. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s348. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryLength of stayPost-operative bleedingLVAD implantationHospital mortalityMaintenance hemodialysisLVAD recipientsHospital costsAcute Kidney Injury Requiring HemodialysisVentricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device recipientsAnnual national ratesNational Readmission DatabaseAssist device implantationChronic kidney diseaseAcute kidneyIndex admissionHospital outcomesKidney injuryHospital dischargeRenal functionDevice implantationDevice recipientsKidney diseaseHemodialysis therapyCharacteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Complicated by Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis
Inampudi C, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Complicated by Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s63. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayCardiogenic shockOutcomes of patientsHospital mortalityAcute Kidney Injury Requiring HemodialysisPre-existing chronic kidney diseasePropensity score-matched groupsHigher comorbidity burdenAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyHospital-level characteristicsRenal venous pressureNational Inpatient SampleComorbidity burdenHospital morbidityHospital outcomesKidney injuryElixhauser scoreRenal functionBiventricular functionDiabetes mellitusRenal perfusionVenous pressureHospitalization costsCharacteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Utilizing Hemodialysis for Acute Kidney Injury
Adegbala O, Inampudi C, Adejumo A, Otuonye G, Akintoye E, Elsayed R, Williams K, Alvarez P, Afonso L, Briasoulis A. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Utilizing Hemodialysis for Acute Kidney Injury. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 123: 1816-1821. PMID: 30967283, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.02.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAcute kidney injuryCardiogenic shockOutcomes of patientsHospital mortalityKidney injuryTemporary mechanical supportCause of CSPropensity score-matched groupsST-elevation myocardial infarctionMechanical circulatory support devicesHigher comorbidity burdenRenal replacement therapyElevation myocardial infarctionHospital-level characteristicsRenal venous pressureNational Inpatient SampleCirculatory support devicesComorbidity burdenHospital morbidityHospital outcomesRenal functionBiventricular functionRenal perfusionVenous pressureImpact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort
Subahi A, Akintoye E, Yassin A, Abubakar H, Adegbala O, Mishra T, Abdelrahman M, Shokr M, Afonso L. Impact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort. Clinical Cardiology 2019, 42: 26-31. PMID: 30284301, PMCID: PMC6436524, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationHospital mortalityHospital outcomesAcute myocarditisICD-9-CM diagnostic codesNon-routine hospital dischargeImpact of AFPropensity score-matched control groupAcute myocarditis patientsAcute kidney injuryUnited States cohortNational Inpatient SampleCardiac tamponadeCardiogenic shockCause mortalityKidney injuryMyocarditis patientsAM patientsHospital dischargeAF groupInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisDiagnostic codesHigh riskGeneral population
2018
In‐hospital outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair with Mitraclip in patients with pulmonary hypertension: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample
Ahmed A, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Yassin A, Subahi A, Bangura L, Abubakar H, Elder M, Shokr M, Afonso L. In‐hospital outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair with Mitraclip in patients with pulmonary hypertension: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 94: e30-e36. PMID: 30506974, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationClinical Decision-MakingDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceProsthesis DesignRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter mitral valve repairNational Inpatient SamplePulmonary hypertensionMitral valve repairHospital outcomesValve repairInpatient SamplePre-existing pulmonary hypertensionPrevalence of PHPostoperative deep vein thrombosisAcute respiratory failureCohort of patientsDeep vein thrombosisMedian hospital costsHemorrhage requiring transfusionLength of stayPH groupCardiogenic shockPostoperative sepsisRespiratory failureHome dischargeInpatient mortalityPeriprocedural outcomesProhibitive riskPulmonary embolismComparison 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 cardiomyopathyThe impact of atrial fibrillation on transcatheter mitral valve repair outcomes: A propensity‐matched analysis
Subahi A, Munir A, Abubakar H, Akintoye E, Yassin A, Adegbala O, Alraies M, Elder M, Mohamad T, Kaki A, Schreiber T. The impact of atrial fibrillation on transcatheter mitral valve repair outcomes: A propensity‐matched analysis. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2018, 31: 925-931. PMID: 30456770, DOI: 10.1111/joic.12568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter mitral valve repairAtrial fibrillationHospital outcomesTranscatheter Mitral Valve Repair OutcomesICD-9-CM diagnostic codesMitral valve repair outcomesNational Inpatient Sample registryNon-routine hospital dischargeImpact of AFPrevalence of AFPropensity score-matched analysisHigher AF burdenPropensity-matched analysisRepresentative United States sampleHospital-level characteristicsMitral valve repairCost of hospitalizationLength of stayHospital mortalityAF burdenHospital dischargePatient characteristicsAF patientsBaseline rhythmTMVR proceduresNational 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 changesAcute Myocardial Infarction Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample)
Ando T, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Ashraf S, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Afonso L. Acute Myocardial Infarction Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 123: 227-232. PMID: 30424870, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.09.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionSystemic lupus erythematosusPropensity-matched cohortMajor adverse eventsHospital mortalityTherapy ratesRevascularization strategyNSTEMI admissionsHospital outcomesAdverse eventsLupus erythematosusMyocardial infarctionOdds ratioAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) outcomesMajor adverse clinical eventsCoronary artery bypass surgeryMyocardial infarction outcomesNon-SLE cohortAcute coronary syndromeArtery bypass surgeryNationwide inpatient databaseAdverse clinical eventsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionPredictors, Burden, and the Impact of Arrhythmia on Patients Admitted for Acute Myocarditis
Adegbala O, Olagoke O, Akintoye E, Adejumo A, Oluwole A, Jara C, Williams K, Briasoulis A, Afonso L. Predictors, Burden, and the Impact of Arrhythmia on Patients Admitted for Acute Myocarditis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 123: 139-144. PMID: 30539745, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of arrhythmiasCardiac arrhythmiasAcute myocarditisNonroutine hospital dischargePredictors of arrhythmiasPropensity-matched analysisMechanical circulatory supportSudden cardiac deathOccurrence of arrhythmiasCost of hospitalizationLength of staySignificant proportionHospital mortalityCardiogenic shockHospital outcomesHospital dischargeMyocarditis casesCardiac deathIndependent predictorsPacemaker implantationAtrial fibrillationCirculatory supportCommon arrhythmiaVentricular tachycardiaWorse outcomesComparison of Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter AorticValve Implantation With Versus Without Hypothyroidism
Subahi A, Yassin A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Abubakar H, Elmoghrabi A, Ibrahim W, Ajam M, Pahuja M, Weinberger J, Levine D, Afonso L. Comparison of Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter AorticValve Implantation With Versus Without Hypothyroidism. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 838-843. PMID: 30037424, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationHypothyroid patientsImpact of hypothyroidismHospital outcomesSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisSymptomatic aortic stenosisAdditional randomized trialsAortic valve implantationCost of hospitalizationHemorrhage requiring transfusionEffect of hypothyroidismHospital mortalityTAVR outcomesHospital stayInpatient mortalityPostprocedural complicationsSecondary outcomesValve implantationAortic stenosisBlood transfusionPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesRandomized trialsTRANSCATHETER VERSUS SURGICAL VALVE REPLACEMENT IN NON-ELDERLY (AGE LESS THAN 65): IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES FROM THE NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE
Ando T, Akintoye E, Pahuja M, Briasoulis A, Javed A, Takagi H, Schreiber T, Grines C, Afonso L. TRANSCATHETER VERSUS SURGICAL VALVE REPLACEMENT IN NON-ELDERLY (AGE LESS THAN 65): IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES FROM THE NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a998. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31539-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research