2020
Characteristics 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 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 analysisPatientsTransplant
2019
Trends 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 Sample
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 riskPatientsRivaroxabanWarfarinDabigatran
2017
Predictors of procedural complications in adult Fontan patients undergoing non-cardiac procedures
Egbe A, Khan A, Ammash N, Barbara D, Oliver W, Said S, Akintoye E, Warnes C, Connolly H. Predictors of procedural complications in adult Fontan patients undergoing non-cardiac procedures. Heart 2017, 103: 1813. PMID: 28501797, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-cardiac proceduresFontan patientsProcedural complicationsHeart diseaseRisk factorsAdult Fontan patientsAcute kidney injuryDialysis catheter placementMultivariable risk factorsIntensive care unitMultidisciplinary care approachCongenital heart diseaseBiventricular circulationFontan groupIntravenous diureticsAnesthesia typeCause mortalityKidney injuryAdult patientsFontan operationMinimal sedationBlood transfusionHeart failureUnplanned hospitalisationCare unit