2020
Palliative Care in Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database
Ando T, Adegbala O, Uemura T, Ashraf S, Akintoye E, Pahuja M, Afonso L, Briasoulis A, Takagi H. Palliative Care in Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. Angiology 2020, 71: 633-640. PMID: 32249588, DOI: 10.1177/0003319720917239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospitalization costsPalliative careAortic aneurysmRepair groupNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePalliative care referralPC referral ratePercutaneous repair groupRuptured Aortic AneurysmSurgical repair groupNationwide Inpatient SamplePC referralCare referralInpatient SampleReferral ratesRetrospective analysisAdmissionStudy periodSample databaseFurther studiesStayAneurysmsReferralCare
2019
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Complicated by Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis
Inampudi C, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Complicated by Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s63. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayCardiogenic shockOutcomes of patientsHospital mortalityAcute Kidney Injury Requiring HemodialysisPre-existing chronic kidney diseasePropensity score-matched groupsHigher comorbidity burdenAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyHospital-level characteristicsRenal venous pressureNational Inpatient SampleComorbidity burdenHospital morbidityHospital outcomesKidney injuryElixhauser scoreRenal functionBiventricular functionDiabetes mellitusRenal perfusionVenous pressureHospitalization costsCardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot
Egbe A, Vallabhajosyula S, Akintoye E, Deshmukh A. Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 123: 1999-2001. PMID: 30961908, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac implantable electronic devicesImplantable electronic devicesNationwide/National Inpatient SampleInflation-adjusted hospitalization costsNational Inpatient Sample databaseCharlson Comorbidity IndexMean hospital lengthPopulation-based studyNational Inpatient SampleSudden cardiac deathTetralogy of FallotTime of implantationComorbidity indexHospital lengthHospital mortalityCardiac deathTOF repairRepaired tetralogyRetrospective reviewHospitalization costsCIED implantationInpatient SampleTOF populationAdmissionObserved temporal increaseTrends and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot: A Review of the National Inpatient Sample Database
Egbe A, Vallabhajosyula S, Akintoye E, Connolly H. Trends and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot: A Review of the National Inpatient Sample Database. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 35: 721-726. PMID: 31151707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care resource utilizationTetralogy of FallotProsthetic valve implantationNational Inpatient SampleCongenital heart diseaseHospital mortalityValve implantationInfective endocarditisHeart diseaseRisk factorsTOF patientsInflation-adjusted hospitalization costsNational Inpatient Sample databaseCyanotic congenital heart diseaseIncidence of endocarditisLength of stayPacemaker/defibrillatorLow socioeconomic classPopulation-based riskHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeHospitalization costsBlack raceInpatient SamplePredictors of Hospital Cost After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in the United States: From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database
Ando T, Adegbala O, Villablanca P, Akintoye E, Ashraf S, Briasoulis A, Telila T, Takagi H, Grines C, Schreiber T, Bhatt D, Afonso L. Predictors of Hospital Cost After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in the United States: From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 123: 1142-1148. PMID: 30658917, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.12.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAortic Valve StenosisDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInpatientsMalePatient Acceptance of Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHigh-cost groupHigher hospitalization costsAortic valve implantationHospitalization costsValve implantationHospital costsSample databaseSurgical aortic valve replacementCost groupsHigher co-morbidity burdenAcute kidney injuryAcute respiratory failureAortic valve replacementPeripheral vascular diseaseCo-morbidity burdenCost of hospitalizationLength of stayMultivariable regression analysisLow-cost groupHigh incremental costPost-TAVITAVI hospitalizationsCardiogenic shock
2017
Burden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations
Mallikethi-Reddy S, Akintoye E, Trehan N, Sharma S, Briasoulis A, Jagadeesh K, Rubenfire M, Grines C, Afonso L. Burden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 235: 114-117. PMID: 28268089, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArrhythmias, CardiacCardiomyopathiesDatabases, FactualElectric CountershockElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleHeart ArrestHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsBurden of arrhythmiasPeripartum cardiomyopathyHospital mortalityHospitalization costsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseElixhauser comorbidity scoreSwan-Ganz catheterizationFrequency of arrhythmiasLength of stayHealthcare Utilization ProjectArrhythmogenic causesCardiogenic shockComorbidity scorePPM implantationBalloon pumpCoronary angiographyElectrical cardioversionCatheter ablationSignificant morbidityInpatient stayCardiac arrestCommon arrhythmiaMean agePrimary diagnosisVentricular tachycardia