2021
Trends in 30- and 90-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Failure
Khan MS, Sreenivasan J, Lateef N, Abougergi MS, Greene SJ, Ahmad T, Anker SD, Fonarow GC, Butler J. Trends in 30- and 90-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008335. PMID: 33866827, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramHF readmission ratesIndex HF hospitalizationLow-volume hospitalsReadmission ratesHF hospitalizationPayer sourceHeart failure outcomesNational Readmission DatabaseReadmissions Reduction ProgramNon-Medicare insuranceCause 30Cause readmissionEjection fractionHeart failureSubgroup analysisReadmissionLinear regression analysisPrimary analysisSecondary analysisHospitalizationFailure outcomesHF volumeLimited dataRegression analysis
2020
Mortality and readmission in non-ischemic compared with ischemic cardiomyopathies after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation
Freeman J, Bjerre J, Parzynski C, Minges K, Ahmad T, Desai N, Enriquez A, Spatz E, Friedman D, Curtis J, Hlatky M, Higgins A. Mortality and readmission in non-ischemic compared with ischemic cardiomyopathies after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.0788. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationPrimary prevention ICDsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationIschemic cardiomyopathyICM patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryCox proportional hazards regression modelPrimary prevention ICD implantationLeft ventricular ejection fractionProportional hazards regression modelsOne-year mortalityHeart failure readmissionVentricular ejection fractionKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsRisk of mortalityMedian followCause readmissionICD implantationEjection fractionHeart failureHospital readmissionICD RegistryPatient subgroups