2019
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
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 utilization
2018
Incidence, Trends, and Predictors of Palliative Care Consultation After Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States
Ando T, Adegbala O, Uemura T, Akintoye E, Ashraf S, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Afonso L. Incidence, Trends, and Predictors of Palliative Care Consultation After Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States. Journal Of Palliative Care 2018, 34: 111-117. PMID: 30587081, DOI: 10.1177/0825859718819433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementPC referral rateAdjusted odds ratioPC consultPC referralValve replacementIndex hospitalizationPC consultationReferral ratesTransapical transcatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacement patientsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseValve replacement patientsPalliative care consultPalliative care consultationMultivariable regression analysisCare consultTAVR cohortAcceptable morbidityInpatient mortalityReplacement patientsElectrolyte derangementsNIS database
2017
Biochemical risk markers and 10-year incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: independent predictors, improvement in pooled cohort equation, and risk reclassification
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Afonso L. Biochemical risk markers and 10-year incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: independent predictors, improvement in pooled cohort equation, and risk reclassification. American Heart Journal 2017, 193: 95-103. PMID: 29129262, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled Cohort EquationsNet reclassification indexBiochemical risk markersBiomarker scoreCohort EquationsC-statisticRisk markersTreatment decisionsPrimary atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) preventionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease preventionCategorical net reclassification indexSensitivity C-reactive proteinCategory-free net reclassification indexN-terminal prohormoneBrain natriuretic peptideAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease preventionC-reactive proteinMulti-Ethnic StudyRate of incidentsASCVD preventionIndependent predictorsNet reclassificationNatriuretic peptideRisk reclassificationPrevalence and predictors of intracranial aneurysms in patients with bicuspid aortic valve
Egbe A, Padang R, Brown R, Khan A, Luis S, Huston J, Akintoye E, Connolly H. Prevalence and predictors of intracranial aneurysms in patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Heart 2017, 103: 1508. PMID: 28596303, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBrainEchocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHeart Valve DiseasesHumansIntracranial AneurysmMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedMinnesotaPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex DistributionConceptsCoarctation of aortaBicuspid aortic valveLeft cusp fusionIntracranial aneurysmsCusp fusionAortic valveFemale genderBrain MR angiographyStudy mean ageAge tertilesRetrospective reviewCoil embolisationRisk factorsMayo ClinicHigh prevalenceAge 41General populationPatientsMR angiographyPrevalenceAneurysmsAgeRiskYearsEmbolisation