2019
Trends in utilization, mortality, major complications, and cost after total artificial heart implantation in the United States (2009-2015)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Mohsen A, Inampudi C, Briasouli A, Asleh R, Alvarez P. Trends in utilization, mortality, major complications, and cost after total artificial heart implantation in the United States (2009-2015). Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 61: 407-412. PMID: 30790715, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2019.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayTotal artificial heartHospital mortalityHeart transplantationTAH implantationMajor complicationsLeft ventricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device implantationTotal artificial heart implantationComplex congenital heart diseaseStudy periodAcute kidney injuryAssist device implantationSame hospital staySevere biventricular failureDisposition of patientsNational Inpatient SampleTime of dischargeContinuous-flow LVADCost of hospitalizationArtificial heart implantationCongenital heart diseaseHospital complicationsMajor bleedingBiventricular failure
2018
Safety and Efficacy of Novel Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Medicare Beneficiaries With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Panaich S, Vaughan‐Sarrazin M. Safety and Efficacy of Novel Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Medicare Beneficiaries With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e008773. PMID: 29622591, PMCID: PMC6015407, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsValvular heart diseaseAtrial fibrillationMedicare beneficiariesIschemic strokeHeart diseaseNew-onset atrial fibrillationNon-vitamin K anticoagulantsGastrointestinal bleeding ratesLarge community-based samplePropensity-matched sampleCommunity-based sampleMajor bleedingNongastrointestinal bleedingCause mortalitySystemic thromboembolismVersus WarfarinPrimary outcomePropensity matchingMyocardial infarctionBleeding rateLower riskPatientsRivaroxabanWarfarinDabigatranTrends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014)
Briasoulis A, Inampudi C, Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Alvarez P, Bhama J. Trends in Utilization, Mortality, Major Complications, and Cost After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States (2009 to 2014). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 121: 1214-1218. PMID: 29525059, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedCardiac TamponadeDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Care CostsHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageProsthesis ImplantationRenal DialysisRespiratory Tract DiseasesStrokeSurgical Wound DehiscenceSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayMajor complicationsHospital mortalityLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantsVentricular assist device implantsVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationHospital mortality rateNational Inpatient SampleTime of dischargeCost of hospitalizationSignificant decreaseAnnual national estimatesVentricular assist deviceHospital complicationsMajor bleedingCardiac tamponadeRespiratory complicationsAdult patientsIschemic strokePostoperative infectionCF-LVADCF-LVADsDevice implantationInpatient Sample
2016
Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Akintoye E, Kumar N, Aihara H, Nas H, Thompson C. Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Endoscopy International Open 2016, 04: e1030-e1044. PMID: 27747275, PMCID: PMC5063641, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-114774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal endoscopic submucosal dissectionEndoscopic submucosal dissectionR0 resectionResection rateAverage postoperative followR0 resection rateCurative resection rateFirst-line therapyAverage tumor sizeEn bloc resectionAdvanced endoscopic techniquesComprehensive literature searchMajor bleedingPostoperative followResection statusDelayed perforationClinical efficacyRecurrence rateSafety profileTumor sizeGastrointestinal tumorsTumor recurrenceSubmucosal dissectionColorectal tumorsEndoscopic techniquesEndoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Akintoye E, Obaitan I, Muthusamy A, Akanbi O, Olusunmade M, Levine D. Endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal Of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2016, 8: 517-532. PMID: 27606044, PMCID: PMC4980641, DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i15.517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastric endoscopic submucosal dissectionEndoscopic submucosal dissectionR0 resectionResection rateSubmucosal dissectionGastric tumorsCurative resection rateFirst-line therapyR0 resection rateComprehensive literature searchMajor bleedingLine therapyResection statusClinical efficacyRecurrence rateSafety profileTumor recurrencePerforation rateStudy heterogeneitySystematic reviewMedical literatureLiterature searchTumorsWarrants considerationResection