2018
Updates in heart failure 30-day readmission prevention
Goldgrab D, Balakumaran K, Kim M, Tabtabai S. Updates in heart failure 30-day readmission prevention. Heart Failure Reviews 2018, 24: 177-187. PMID: 30488242, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-018-9754-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAffordable Care ActReduce health care costsReadmission ratesReduce short-term readmissionsReadmissions Reduction ProgramHF readmissionHealth care costsCare costsShort-term readmissionCare ActAdmission diagnosisPrevent heart failureReduction programsRemote hemodynamic monitoringReadmissionMedical therapyHeart failureHF patientsHemodynamic monitoringHospitalProgram
2016
National Trends in Hospitalizations of Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot
Schmidt A, Yeh D, Tabtabai S, Kennedy K, Yeh R, Bhatt A. National Trends in Hospitalizations of Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 118: 906-911. PMID: 27530825, PMCID: PMC5349299, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultArrhythmias, CardiacComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusEquipment FailureFemaleHeart FailureHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansHypertensionKidney DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedObesityPneumoniaPrevalencePulmonary ValveTetralogy of FallotUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsTetralogy of FallotHigher quality of careCo-morbiditiesQuality of careFollow-up of patientsHealth care systemPrevalence of obesityModifiable risk factorsPrevalence of co-morbiditiesRates of co-morbiditiesUnited States Nationwide Inpatient SamplePulmonic valve replacementPrimary admission diagnosisHospitalizations of adultsPopulation of adultsNationwide Inpatient SampleCross-sectional dataCare systemDiagnostic codesValve replacementPrevention effortsHeart failureHospital admissionAdmission diagnosisFollow-up