2023
Trends and Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest Among Heart Failure Admissions
Chouairi F, Miller P, Loriaux D, Katz J, Sen S, Ahmad T, Fudim M. Trends and Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest Among Heart Failure Admissions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 194: 93-101. PMID: 36889986, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseCardiac arrestHospital cardiac arrestHF admissionsHF hospitalizationArtery diseaseHeart failureRenal diseasePrimary HF admissionsHeart failure admissionsHigher inpatient mortalityClinical Modification codesLong-term outcomesNational Inpatient SampleMultivariate logistic regressionHF patientsInpatient mortalityMultivariate adjustmentInpatient SampleFemale genderTenth RevisionHigher oddsLower oddsInternational ClassificationSerious events
2022
Contemporary US Trends In Heart Transplantation And LVAD Index Hospitalizations: Volumes Increase, Utilization And Cost Vary Over Time, 2015-2018
Clark K, Reinhardt S, Chouairi F, Miller E, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai N. Contemporary US Trends In Heart Transplantation And LVAD Index Hospitalizations: Volumes Increase, Utilization And Cost Vary Over Time, 2015-2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s65. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayHeart transplantationHospital mortalityIndex hospitalizationLVAD implantationLonger median LOSMedian LOSLonger LOSPost-discharge utilizationNational Inpatient SampleHospitalization volumeInpatient mortalityHispanic patientsAsian patientsInpatient SampleHospitalizationMortalityStudy periodUS trendsPatientsTransplantationAdmissionLVADImplantationHigh percentage
2021
Brief report: Cannabis and opioid use disorder among heart failure admissions, 2008–2018
Chouairi F, Mullan CW, Ravindra N, Clark KAA, Jaffe EM, Bhinder J, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Brief report: Cannabis and opioid use disorder among heart failure admissions, 2008–2018. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0255514. PMID: 34591847, PMCID: PMC8483306, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018
Chouairi F, Miller PE, Guha A, Clarke J, Reinhardt SW, Ahmad T, Freeman JV, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2021, 44: 1934-1938. PMID: 34506639, DOI: 10.1111/pace.14356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation hospitalizationsAF hospitalizationsImpact of CUDNational Inpatient SampleProportion of admissionsDiseases diagnosis codesPrevalence of cannabisHistory of CUDHospital dischargeYounger patientsHigher proportionUnderserved patientsBlack raceDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleInternational ClassificationHospitalizationLegality of cannabisCannabis usePatientsAdmissionCodiagnosisLittle dataCUDCannabisTrends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018
Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 28: 171-180. PMID: 34534665, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall heart failureHeart failureEjection fractionStudy periodHeart failure hospitalizationInpatient mortality rateNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayHospital inpatient costsVolume of patientsHealth care costsHFpEF subgroupsComorbid diabetesFailure hospitalizationInpatient mortalityMedian ageBlack patientsHispanic patientsSleep apneaEntire cohortInpatient costsInpatient SampleHF typeHospital costsMortality rateNational Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure
Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clark KAA, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Freeman JV, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019412. PMID: 34013736, PMCID: PMC8483517, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced ejection fractionComorbid atrial fibrillationHeart failureAtrial fibrillationEjection fractionHospital mortalityHF hospitalizationBackground Heart failureConclusion Atrial fibrillationWhite individualsNational Inpatient SampleMedian hospital chargesMore comorbiditiesComorbid hypertensionHF admissionsHF outcomesPatient demographicsDiabetes mellitusHospital admissionHospital chargesInpatient SampleVascular diseaseHospitalizationPatientsMortality