2019
Impact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort
Subahi A, Akintoye E, Yassin A, Abubakar H, Adegbala O, Mishra T, Abdelrahman M, Shokr M, Afonso L. Impact of atrial fibrillation on patients hospitalized for acute myocarditis: Insights from a nationally‐representative United States cohort. Clinical Cardiology 2019, 42: 26-31. PMID: 30284301, PMCID: PMC6436524, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationHospital mortalityHospital outcomesAcute myocarditisICD-9-CM diagnostic codesNon-routine hospital dischargeImpact of AFPropensity score-matched control groupAcute myocarditis patientsAcute kidney injuryUnited States cohortNational Inpatient SampleCardiac tamponadeCardiogenic shockCause mortalityKidney injuryMyocarditis patientsAM patientsHospital dischargeAF groupInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisDiagnostic codesHigh riskGeneral population
2017
Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Orhurhu V, Ibrahim W, Kumar K, Alliu S, Nas H, Levine D, Weinberger J. Effect of Hospital Ownership on Outcomes of Heart Failure Hospitalization. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 831-837. PMID: 28689752, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient mortalityFemale patientsGovernment hospitalsHospitalization outcomesHospital ownershipSignificant differencesCharge of hospitalizationRoutine home dischargeHeart failure hospitalizationMean lengthNational Inpatient SampleCost of hospitalizationHF hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationHome dischargeHospital dischargeMale patientsInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisProfit hospitalsHospitalizationMedian costMedian chargeMortality rateHospitalBurden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations
Mallikethi-Reddy S, Akintoye E, Trehan N, Sharma S, Briasoulis A, Jagadeesh K, Rubenfire M, Grines C, Afonso L. Burden of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 9841 hospitalizations. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 235: 114-117. PMID: 28268089, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArrhythmias, CardiacCardiomyopathiesDatabases, FactualElectric CountershockElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleHeart ArrestHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsBurden of arrhythmiasPeripartum cardiomyopathyHospital mortalityHospitalization costsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseElixhauser comorbidity scoreSwan-Ganz catheterizationFrequency of arrhythmiasLength of stayHealthcare Utilization ProjectArrhythmogenic causesCardiogenic shockComorbidity scorePPM implantationBalloon pumpCoronary angiographyElectrical cardioversionCatheter ablationSignificant morbidityInpatient stayCardiac arrestCommon arrhythmiaMean agePrimary diagnosisVentricular tachycardia