2021
Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Short and long term outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis patients listed for heart transplantation in the united states: a propensity-matched analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0965. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant graft survivalGraft survivalGraft survival ratesPropensity-matched analysisCA patientsHigher waitlist mortalityHeart transplantationCardiac amyloidosis patientsWaitlist mortalityRestrictive cardiomyopathyRisk factorsDonor heartsAmyloidosis patientsSurvival rateStudy periodComparable graft survivalPoor graft survivalPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseSingle-center experienceCohort of patientsPredictors of survivalLong-term outcomesSignificant risk factorsAmyloid recurrence
2018
The impact of atrial fibrillation on transcatheter mitral valve repair outcomes: A propensity‐matched analysis
Subahi A, Munir A, Abubakar H, Akintoye E, Yassin A, Adegbala O, Alraies M, Elder M, Mohamad T, Kaki A, Schreiber T. The impact of atrial fibrillation on transcatheter mitral valve repair outcomes: A propensity‐matched analysis. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2018, 31: 925-931. PMID: 30456770, DOI: 10.1111/joic.12568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter mitral valve repairAtrial fibrillationHospital outcomesTranscatheter Mitral Valve Repair OutcomesICD-9-CM diagnostic codesMitral valve repair outcomesNational Inpatient Sample registryNon-routine hospital dischargeImpact of AFPrevalence of AFPropensity score-matched analysisHigher AF burdenPropensity-matched analysisRepresentative United States sampleHospital-level characteristicsMitral valve repairCost of hospitalizationLength of stayHospital mortalityAF burdenHospital dischargePatient characteristicsAF patientsBaseline rhythmTMVR proceduresPredictors, Burden, and the Impact of Arrhythmia on Patients Admitted for Acute Myocarditis
Adegbala O, Olagoke O, Akintoye E, Adejumo A, Oluwole A, Jara C, Williams K, Briasoulis A, Afonso L. Predictors, Burden, and the Impact of Arrhythmia on Patients Admitted for Acute Myocarditis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 123: 139-144. PMID: 30539745, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of arrhythmiasCardiac arrhythmiasAcute myocarditisNonroutine hospital dischargePredictors of arrhythmiasPropensity-matched analysisMechanical circulatory supportSudden cardiac deathOccurrence of arrhythmiasCost of hospitalizationLength of staySignificant proportionHospital mortalityCardiogenic shockHospital outcomesHospital dischargeMyocarditis casesCardiac deathIndependent predictorsPacemaker implantationAtrial fibrillationCirculatory supportCommon arrhythmiaVentricular tachycardiaWorse outcomesIncidence and outcomes of cardiac tamponade in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy
Adegbala O, Olagoke O, Adejumo A, Akintoye E, Oluwole A, Alebna P, Williams K, Lieberman R, Afonso L. Incidence and outcomes of cardiac tamponade in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 272: 137-141. PMID: 30045818, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.07.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleCRT implantationCardiac tamponadeCoagulation disordersCardiac resynchronization therapy implantationHierarchical mixed-effects logistic regression modelsDevelopment of tamponadePropensity-matched analysisCardiac resynchronization therapyMixed effects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityHospital stayMultivariable adjustmentCABG proceduresHospitalized patientsIndependent predictorsResynchronization therapySevere complicationsRisk stratificationFemale sexInpatient SampleFemale genderHigher oddsPrior history