Clinical implications of Type 2 diabetes on outcomes after cardiac transplantation
Chouairi F, Mullan C, Ahmed A, Bhinder J, Guha A, Miller P, Jastreboff A, Fuery M, Chiravuri M, Geirsson A, Desai N, Maulion C, Sen S, Ahmad T, Anwer M. Clinical implications of Type 2 diabetes on outcomes after cardiac transplantation. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0273111. PMID: 36516178, PMCID: PMC9750001, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transplant mortalityType 2 diabetesAllocation system changeOld allocation systemsHeart transplant recipientsOutcomes of patientsOrgan Sharing databaseProportion of patientsHeart transplantation outcomesLower likelihoodLikelihood of transplantationHigher likelihoodNew allocation systemCardiac transplantationHeart transplantationTransplant recipientsT2D patientsHeart failureSharing databaseCox regressionTransplantation outcomesUnited NetworkWorse outcomesT2DPatientsContemporary 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