2022
Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation
Akintoye E, Salih M, Aje K, Alvarez P, Sellke F, Briasoulis A, Dorbala S. Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 38: 1263-1270. PMID: 35525397, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantGraft survivalAmyloid cardiomyopathyWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantationRisk factorsSingle-organ heart transplantsStudy periodHeart transplant waitlistUnderwent heart transplantWorse graft survivalGraft survival ratesOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched cohortOrgan Sharing databaseHigher waitlist mortalityNumber of patientsNumber of transplantsAmyloid recurrenceAdult patientsGraft failureRenal failureIndependent predictorsSharing databaseUnited NetworkWait List And Transplant Outcomes Of Diabetic Patients With Listed For Heart Transplantation: A Propensity-matched Analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Salih M, Briasoulis A. Wait List And Transplant Outcomes Of Diabetic Patients With Listed For Heart Transplantation: A Propensity-matched Analysis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s64. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic patientsWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failurePropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureHeart failureUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsStudy periodTransplantMortalityFailureCohortWaitlistTrends In Waitlist And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation In The United States: Analysis OfUNOS Database 1991-2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Panos A, Briasoulis A. Trends In Waitlist And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation In The United States: Analysis OfUNOS Database 1991-2019. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant outcomesHeart transplantationWaitlist mortalityPatient characteristicsAdult heart transplant recipientsHeart transplant recipientsHigh-risk comorbiditiesShort-term survivalHospital strokeHospital lengthTransplant recipientsRenal failureWaitlist deathsPatient selectionUnited NetworkPatient outcomesTransplant volumeSurgical techniqueEra 1Organ SharingEra 4PatientsNational databaseStudy periodTime pointsOutcomes of diabetic patients with end‐stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: A propensity‐matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Salih M, Sellke F, Briasoulis A. Outcomes of diabetic patients with end‐stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: A propensity‐matched analysis. Clinical Transplantation 2022, 36: e14590. PMID: 35018661, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic patientsWaitlist mortalityHeart transplantPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failurePropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureHeart failureUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsStudy periodTransplantMortalityFailureCohortWaitlist
2021
Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Egbe A, Panos A, Sellke F, Briasoulis A. Changing Demographics, Temporal Trends in Waitlist, and Posttransplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation in the United States: Analysis of the UNOS Database 1991–2019. Circulation Heart Failure 2021, 14: e008764. PMID: 34689572, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.008764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantationPosttransplant outcomesPatient characteristicsHigh-risk comorbiditiesCharacteristics of patientsShort-term survivalRisk comorbiditiesHospital strokeWaitlist mortalityRenal failureUnited NetworkTransplant volumeEra 1Organ SharingPatientsTransplantationWaitlistEra 4Study periodTime pointsSignificant decreaseTemporal trendsOutcomesSignificant changesUnited StatesChanging demographics, temporal trend in waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation in the United States: analysis of unos database 1991–2019
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Shin D, Egbe A, Panos A, Briasoulis A. Changing demographics, temporal trend in waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation in the United States: analysis of unos database 1991–2019. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0953. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant outcomesHeart transplantationWaitlist mortalityPatient characteristicsAdult heart transplant recipientsHeart transplant recipientsHigh-risk comorbiditiesCharacteristics of patientsShort-term survivalHospital strokeHospital lengthTransplant recipientsRenal failureWaitlist deathsPatient selectionUnited NetworkPatient outcomesTransplant volumeSurgical techniqueEra 1Organ SharingPatientsEra 4National databaseStudy periodOutcomes of diabetic patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: a propensity-matched analysis
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Outcomes of diabetic patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: a propensity-matched analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0967. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart transplantWaitlist mortalityPost-transplant graft survivalEnd-stage heart failureOutcomes of patientsPropensity-matched cohortHeart failure patientsGraft survivalAdult patientsFailure patientsGraft failureDiabetic patientsHeart failureDiabetic cohortPoor outcomeUnited NetworkRisk factorsOrgan SharingPatientsTransplantStudy periodCohortMortalityOutcomesRisk
2020
State-Level Variation in Waitlist Mortality and Transplant Outcomes Among Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation in the US From 2011 to 2016
Akintoye E, Shin D, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. State-Level Variation in Waitlist Mortality and Transplant Outcomes Among Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation in the US From 2011 to 2016. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2028459. PMID: 33295970, PMCID: PMC7726636, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantationGraft survivalWaitlist mortalityStatus 1AAdult patientsTransplant ratesSignificant state-level variationNationwide retrospective cohort studyAdult heart transplantationOutcomes of patientsRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable-adjusted modelsOrgan Sharing databaseRate of transplantRate of deathState-level variationRisk-adjustment modelsTransplant outcomesCohort studySharing databaseMedian timeScientific RegistryUnited NetworkLowest quartileOutcome measuresTrends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry
Akintoye E, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Trends in Adult Heart Transplantation and Associated Outcomes- Analysis of the Unos Registry. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: s83-s84. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.09.244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult heart transplantationProcedure-related strokeHeart transplantationRenal failureHospital dischargePacemaker implantationStudy periodAdult donor heartsRate of strokePost-transplant survivalLength of hospitalizationPermanent pacemaker implantationHospitalization stayMedian hospitalizationGraft survivalSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDonor heartsUnited NetworkOutcome analysisOrgan SharingSurvival trendsOutcome trendsTransplantationSurvival endpointsCharacteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation (from the United Network for Organ Sharing)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Kuno T, Alvarez P. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation (from the United Network for Organ Sharing). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 129: 42-45. PMID: 32540168, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanCardiomyopathy, DilatedCardiomyopathy, RestrictiveFemaleGraft RejectionHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHeart-Lung TransplantationHispanic or LatinoHumansKidney DiseasesKidney TransplantationLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMortalityProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesReoperationSurvival RateWhite PeopleConceptsHeart-liver transplantPrimary heart transplantationLong-term survivalHeart transplantationOrgan transplantsStage D heart failureD heart failureOutcomes of patientsOrgan Sharing registryLong-term outcomesCongenital heart diseaseAdult patientsMedian survivalHeart failureTransplantation ratesUnited NetworkList timeHeart diseaseOperative characteristicsOrgan transplantationSurvival analysisPatientsTransplantInverse probabilityStudy periodTemporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation
Briasoulis A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Temporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e13857. PMID: 32167606, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceRight ventricular assist deviceVentricular assist deviceOutcomes of patientsTime of listingTime of transplantationHeart transplantationAssist deviceOrgan Sharing registryTerms of survivalStatus 1AInotropic therapyLVAD recipientsUnited NetworkWorse outcomesInotropesHigh riskWaiting listPatientsTransplantationLower ratesOutcomesTemporal trendsConfoundersRegistryTemporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Temporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Combined Organ Transplantation: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s167-s168. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart-liver transplantPrimary heart transplantationLong-term survivalHeart transplantationUnited NetworkOrgan transplantsStage D heart failureD heart failureMethods Adult patientsOutcomes of patientsOrgan Sharing registryLong-term outcomesCongenital heart diseaseAdult patientsMedian survivalHeart failureTransplantation ratesList timeHeart diseaseOperative characteristicsOrgan transplantationOrgan SharingSurvival analysisPatientsTransplantOutcomes of Heart Re-Transplantation: Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Outcomes of Heart Re-Transplantation: Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s286-s287. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac allograft vasculopathyPrimary HTLong-term survivalHT recipientsUnited NetworkLong-term graft survivalHeart transplantation recipientsPrimary graft failureOrgan Sharing registryRecipient-related factorsAllograft vasculopathyChronic rejectionGraft dysfunctionHRT recipientsFrequent etiologyGraft survivalGraft failureMedian survivalTransplantation recipientsOperative characteristicsOrgan SharingSurvival analysisLikely femalesStudy periodRecipientsThe impact of insurance type on listing status and wait‐list mortality of patients with left ventricular assist devices as bridge to transplantation
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Inampudi C, Hammoud A, Alvarez P. The impact of insurance type on listing status and wait‐list mortality of patients with left ventricular assist devices as bridge to transplantation. ESC Heart Failure 2020, 7: 804-810. PMID: 32135039, PMCID: PMC7261523, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceInsurance typeVentricular assist deviceTime of listingWaiting listAssist deviceHeart transplantation candidatesOrgan Sharing registryWait-list mortalityRisk regression analysisDifferent insurance typesAdequate health insurance coverageHealth insurance coverageStatus 1APublic health insuranceCumulative incidenceTransplantation candidatesTransplantation ratesUnited NetworkPost-HTMA patientsType of insurancePatientsMortalityCumulative mortality
2019
The Impact of Insurance Type on Listing Status and Mortality on the Waiting List: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Briasoulis A, Akintoye E, Duque E, Inampudi C, Bhama J, Alvarez P. The Impact of Insurance Type on Listing Status and Mortality on the Waiting List: Insights from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s399-s400. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsurance typeTime of listingWaiting listUnited NetworkHeart transplantation candidatesOrgan Sharing registryProportion of patientsPatient's clinical improvementRisk regression analysisDifferent insurance typesAdequate health insurance coverageHealth insurance coverageStatus 1APublic health insuranceClinical improvementCumulative incidenceTransplant listTransplantation candidatesMethods PatientsTransplantation ratesPost-HTMA patientsOrgan SharingType of insuranceFrequent reason