2020
Trends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s83-s84. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult heart transplantationProcedure-related strokeHeart transplantationRenal failureHospital dischargePacemaker implantationStudy periodAdult donor heartsRate of strokePost-transplant survivalLength of hospitalizationPermanent pacemaker implantationHospitalization stayMedian hospitalizationGraft survivalSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDonor heartsUnited NetworkOutcome analysisOrgan SharingSurvival trendsOutcome trendsTransplantationSurvival endpointsAortic 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
2018
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 outcomesClinical End Points of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients <65 Years of Age (From the National Inpatient Sample Database)
Ando T, Akintoye E, Holmes A, Briasoulis A, Pahuja M, Takagi H, Schreiber T, Grines C, Afonso L. Clinical End Points of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients <65 Years of Age (From the National Inpatient Sample Database). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 279-283. PMID: 29880287, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisCause of DeathFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve replacementShorter hospital stayAortic valve implantationHospital mortalityHospital stayValve replacementValve implantationNational Inpatient Sample databaseSafe alternativeAcute kidney injuryOlder patient populationClinical end pointsAcute myocardial infarctionPropensity score analysisYears of agePostprocedure strokeKidney injuryValve surgeryVascular complicationsMajor complicationsPacemaker implantationPatient populationMyocardial infarction
2017
Outcomes of cardiac pacing in adult patients after a Fontan operation
Egbe A, Huntley G, Connolly H, Ammash N, Deshmukh A, Khan A, Said S, Akintoye E, Warnes C, Kapa S. Outcomes of cardiac pacing in adult patients after a Fontan operation. American Heart Journal 2017, 194: 92-98. PMID: 29223440, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevice-related complicationsCardiovascular adverse eventsAdult Fontan patientsFontan patientsEndocardial leadsFontan operationPacemaker implantationRisk factorsEpicardial leadsCardiac pacingLead failureDevice-related infectionsReintervention rateAdult patientsAdverse eventsHeart transplantRetrospective reviewVenous thrombosisCardiac perforationMayo ClinicReinterventionPatientsLead recallDual chamberPacing