2022
Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation
Akintoye E, Salih M, Aje K, Alvarez P, Sellke F, Briasoulis A, Dorbala S. Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 38: 1263-1270. PMID: 35525397, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantGraft survivalAmyloid cardiomyopathyWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantationRisk factorsSingle-organ heart transplantsStudy periodHeart transplant waitlistUnderwent heart transplantWorse graft survivalGraft survival ratesOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseHigher waitlist mortalityNumber of patientsNumber of transplantsAmyloid recurrenceAdult patientsGraft failureRenal failureIndependent predictorsSharing databaseUnited NetworkWait List And Transplant Outcomes Of Diabetic Patients With Listed For Heart Transplantation: A Propensity-matched Analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Salih M, Briasoulis A. Wait List And Transplant Outcomes Of Diabetic Patients With Listed For Heart Transplantation: A Propensity-matched Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s64. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic patientsWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failurePropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureHeart failureUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsStudy periodTransplantMortalityFailureCohortWaitlistOutcomes of diabetic patients with end‐stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: A propensity‐matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Salih M, Sellke F, Briasoulis A. Outcomes of diabetic patients with end‐stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: A propensity‐matched analysis. Clinical Transplantation 2022, 36: e14590. PMID: 35018661, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic patientsWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failurePropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureHeart failureUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsStudy periodTransplantMortalityFailureCohortWaitlist
2021
Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0965. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant graft survivalGraft survivalGraft survival ratesPropensity-matched analysisCA patientsHigher waitlist mortalityHeart transplantationCardiac amyloidosis patientsWaitlist mortalityRestrictive cardiomyopathyRisk factorsDonor heartsAmyloidosis patientsSurvival rateStudy periodComparable graft survivalPoor graft survivalPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseSingle-center experienceCohort of patientsPredictors of survivalLong-term outcomesSignificant risk factorsAmyloid recurrenceOutcomes of diabetic patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: a propensity-matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Outcomes of diabetic patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: a propensity-matched analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0967. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart transplantWaitlist mortalityPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failureOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureDiabetic patientsHeart failureDiabetic cohortPoor outcomeUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsTransplantStudy periodCohortMortalityOutcomesRisk
2019
P3603Impact of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura on clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Chehab O, Pahuja M, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Ramia P, Morsi R, Alrojolah L, Mishra T, Shokr M, Kanj A, Abdallah N, Tabaja H, Afonso L, Abidov A. P3603Impact of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura on clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: ehz745.0462. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayLonger LOSNon-ITP patientsAcute ischemic strokeClinical outcomesHospital mortalitySecondary outcomesThrombocytopenic purpuraAMI patientsMyocardial infarctionACC/AHA/ESCUS National Inpatient Sample databaseNational Inpatient Sample databaseCardiovascular risk factorsPropensity-matched cohortLow platelet countManagement of patientsShort-term mortalityLong-term outcomesCoronary revascularization proceduresHospital complicationsMore comorbiditiesAnticoagulation therapy
2018
Acute 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 infarctionIncidence, Predictors, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation After Nonelective Admission in Comparison With Elective Admission: From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database
Ando T, Adegbala O, Villablanca P, Akintoye E, Ashraf S, Shokr M, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L, Schreiber T. Incidence, Predictors, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation After Nonelective Admission in Comparison With Elective Admission: From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 123: 100-107. PMID: 30360892, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNonelective admissionsPropensity-matched cohortAortic valve implantationHospital mortalityValve implantationElective admissionsOutcomes of TAVITransarterial transcatheter aortic valve implantationSample databaseHigher adverse outcomesPulmonary circulation disordersAcute kidney injuryHealth resource utilizationIn-Hospital OutcomesChronic kidney diseaseIndependent risk factorCongestive heart failureHigh-risk cohortAcute myocardial infarctionCardiogenic shockHospital lengthKidney injuryRespiratory failureIs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Better Than Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis
Ando T, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Ashraf S, Pahuja M, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L, Schreiber T. Is Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Better Than Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008408. PMID: 29606641, PMCID: PMC5907603, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.008408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth StatusHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementCOPD patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsAortic valve replacement resultsNationwide Inpatient Sample AnalysisSurgical aortic valve replacementObstructive pulmonary disease patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseRespiratory-related complicationsAcute kidney injuryAcute respiratory failurePropensity-matched cohortPulmonary disease patientsNoninvasive mechanical ventilationObstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionRespiratory related complicationsHospital mortalitySAVR patientsHospital stayKidney injuryRespiratory failure