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National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure
Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clark KAA, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Freeman JV, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019412. PMID: 34013736, PMCID: PMC8483517, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced ejection fractionComorbid atrial fibrillationHeart failureAtrial fibrillationEjection fractionHospital mortalityHF hospitalizationBackground Heart failureConclusion Atrial fibrillationWhite individualsNational Inpatient SampleMedian hospital chargesMore comorbiditiesComorbid hypertensionHF admissionsHF outcomesPatient demographicsDiabetes mellitusHospital admissionHospital chargesInpatient SampleVascular diseaseHospitalizationPatientsMortality
2022
Contemporary US Trends In Heart Transplantation And LVAD Index Hospitalizations: Volumes Increase, Utilization And Cost Vary Over Time, 2015-2018
Clark K, Reinhardt S, Chouairi F, Miller E, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai N. Contemporary US Trends In Heart Transplantation And LVAD Index Hospitalizations: Volumes Increase, Utilization And Cost Vary Over Time, 2015-2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s65. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayHeart transplantationHospital mortalityIndex hospitalizationLVAD implantationLonger median LOSMedian LOSLonger LOSPost-discharge utilizationNational Inpatient SampleHospitalization volumeInpatient mortalityHispanic patientsAsian patientsInpatient SampleHospitalizationMortalityStudy periodUS trendsPatientsTransplantationAdmissionLVADImplantationHigh percentage
2021
Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018
Chouairi F, Miller PE, Guha A, Clarke J, Reinhardt SW, Ahmad T, Freeman JV, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2021, 44: 1934-1938. PMID: 34506639, DOI: 10.1111/pace.14356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation hospitalizationsAF hospitalizationsImpact of CUDNational Inpatient SampleProportion of admissionsDiseases diagnosis codesPrevalence of cannabisHistory of CUDHospital dischargeYounger patientsHigher proportionUnderserved patientsBlack raceDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleInternational ClassificationHospitalizationLegality of cannabisCannabis usePatientsAdmissionCodiagnosisLittle dataCUDCannabisNINETY-DAY EPISODE OF CARE SPENDING FOLLOWING HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES
Reinhardt S, Clark K, Xin X, Parzynski C, Riello R, Sarocco P, Ahmad T, Desai N. NINETY-DAY EPISODE OF CARE SPENDING FOLLOWING HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 786. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02145-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research