Predictors, 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 outcomesOutcomes and Effects of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Yassin A, Subahi A, Abubakar H, Akintoye E, Alhusain R, Adegbala O, Ahmed A, Elmoughrabi A, Subahi E, Pahuja M, Sahlieh A, Elder M, Kaki A, Schreiber T, Mohamad T. Outcomes and Effects of Hepatic Cirrhosis in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 455-460. PMID: 30041889, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationLiver cirrhosisCirrhotic patientsValve implantationUnderwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisNonroutine hospital dischargeSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve replacementReasonable therapeutic optionCost of hospitalizationHospital mortalityHospital stayVascular complicationsHospital dischargeInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesValve replacementAortic stenosisPacemaker implantationPrimary outcomeProcedural complicationsClinical outcomes