2020
Effect of Concurrent Dementia on Heart Failure Hospital Outcomes: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2007–2014)
Vuong J, Akintoye E, Kim S, Desai A, Dorbala S. Effect of Concurrent Dementia on Heart Failure Hospital Outcomes: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2007–2014). Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 27: 258-260. PMID: 32505818, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between Hospital volume of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest and survival to Hospital discharge
Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Egbe A, Olawusi E, Afonso L, Briasoulis A. Association between Hospital volume of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest and survival to Hospital discharge. Resuscitation 2020, 148: 25-31. PMID: 31945429, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient SampleHospital cardiac arrestHospital dischargeCase volumeCardiac arrestCases of IHCAHospital case volumeMedian case volumeNon-significant trendNon-linear associationHospital volumeHome dischargeHospital CPRYounger patientsInpatient SampleCardiopulmonary resuscitationHigh comorbidityBetter survivalFirst quartileIHCAHospitalQuartilePatientsStudy periodSurvival
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
2017
Trends in Vascular Complications in High-Risk Patients Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States
Ando T, Akintoye E, Telila T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L. Trends in Vascular Complications in High-Risk Patients Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1433-1437. PMID: 28256249, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHospital Bed CapacityHospitalsHospitals, RuralHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansMalePeripheral Vascular DiseasesPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsSex FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesVascular DiseasesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementHigh-risk groupAortic valve replacementHigh-risk patientsVascular complicationsVC rateValve replacementHigh riskPeripheral vascular disease patientsOverall populationNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHigh-risk cohortVascular disease patientsContinuous longitudinal monitoringTAVR patientsCenter experienceDiabetes mellitusDisease patientsWorse outcomesInternational ClassificationPatientsSample databaseLongitudinal monitoringSignificant decreaseStatistical significance