2018
Outcomes 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
2017
Predictors of procedural complications in adult Fontan patients undergoing non-cardiac procedures
Egbe A, Khan A, Ammash N, Barbara D, Oliver W, Said S, Akintoye E, Warnes C, Connolly H. Predictors of procedural complications in adult Fontan patients undergoing non-cardiac procedures. Heart 2017, 103: 1813. PMID: 28501797, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-cardiac proceduresFontan patientsProcedural complicationsHeart diseaseRisk factorsAdult Fontan patientsAcute kidney injuryDialysis catheter placementMultivariable risk factorsIntensive care unitMultidisciplinary care approachCongenital heart diseaseBiventricular circulationFontan groupIntravenous diureticsAnesthesia typeCause mortalityKidney injuryAdult patientsFontan operationMinimal sedationBlood transfusionHeart failureUnplanned hospitalisationCare unit