2022
Correlates of cognition among people with chronic heart failure and insomnia
Geer JH, Jeon S, O’Connell M, Linsky S, Conley S, Hollenbeak CS, Jacoby D, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS. Correlates of cognition among people with chronic heart failure and insomnia. Sleep And Breathing 2022, 27: 1287-1296. PMID: 36214945, PMCID: PMC10084469, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-022-02716-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureHigher body mass indexHeart failureBody mass indexQuality of lifeMass indexDaytime sleepinessNew York Heart Association class ICognitive impairmentSignificant risk factorsNon-white raceSelf-reported cognitive impairmentInsomnia Severity IndexSleep disturbance questionnaireCross-sectional analysisCognitive behavioral therapyFrequency of lapsesMedical comorbiditiesCommon comorbiditiesClinical factorsEjection fractionPulmonary diseaseMultivariable analysisRisk factorsSleep characteristics
2021
Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes
Chouairi F, Milner A, Sen S, Guha A, Stewart J, Jastreboff AM, Mori M, Clark KA, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Rogers JG, Notarianni A, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Mullan CW. Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021346. PMID: 34854316, PMCID: PMC9075353, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher BMI categoriesImpact of obesityHeart transplantation outcomesBMI categoriesTransplantation outcomesHeart transplantationHigher body mass indexAllocation system changeAdvanced heart failureOrgan Sharing databaseObese BMI categoriesVentricular assist deviceNew Organ ProcurementPosttransplant deathPosttransplantation deathPosttransplant mortalityBackground PatientsBMI 18.5Adult patientsCohort studyHeart failureHeart transplantSharing databaseWaitlist deathsPredictors of Major Atrial Fibrillation Endpoints in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute HCMR
Kramer CM, DiMarco JP, Kolm P, Ho CY, Desai MY, Kwong RY, Dolman SF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Geller N, Kim DY, Maron MS, Appelbaum E, Jerosch-Herold M, Friedrich MG, Schulz-Menger J, Piechnik SK, Mahmod M, Jacoby D, White J, Chiribiri A, Helms A, Choudhury L, Michels M, Bradlow W, Salerno M, Dawson DK, Weinsaft JW, Berry C, Nagueh SF, Buccarelli-Ducci C, Owens A, Casadei B, Watkins H, Weintraub WS, Neubauer S, Investigators H. Predictors of Major Atrial Fibrillation Endpoints in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute HCMR. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2021, 7: 1376-1386. PMID: 34217663, PMCID: PMC8605982, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexSevere mitral regurgitationHistory of arrhythmiaMitral regurgitationHypertrophic cardiomyopathyAtrial fibrillationLA volumeProspective natural history studyVolume indexHigher body mass indexAtrial volume indexLA volume indexPermanent atrial fibrillationOlder adult patientsStrong risk factorNatural history studiesCommon morbidityAdult patientsElectrical cardioversionYounger patientsCatheter ablationEndpoint eventsMass indexNational HeartRisk factors