2024
Trends in Age, Sex, and Racial Differences in the Incidence of Infective Endocarditis in Florida and New York
Anuforo A, Aneni E, Akintoye E, Anikpezie N, Patel S, Soipe A, Olojakpoke E, Burke D, Latorre J, Khandelwal P, Chaturvedi S, Ovbiagele B, Otite F. Trends in Age, Sex, and Racial Differences in the Incidence of Infective Endocarditis in Florida and New York. Circulation 2024, 149: 1391-1393. PMID: 38648273, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.066921.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Gender Differences in Outcomes After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Ahmed A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Inampudi C, Ajam M, Yassin A, Olawusi E, Shokr M, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Gender Differences in Outcomes After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: 780-786. PMID: 31479642, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLVAD implantationContinuous-flow LVADVentricular assist device implantationLeft ventricular assist deviceAcute kidney injuryAssist device implantationMost common complicationsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMedian hospitalization costNational Inpatient SamplePostoperative cardiac tamponadeLength of stayYears of ageVentricular assist deviceGender-specific differencesHospital mortalityPostoperative thromboembolismCardiac tamponadeHospital outcomesKidney injuryPeriprocedural complicationsPostoperative sepsisCommon complicationInpatient mortalityLVAD placementLeft Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Tetralogy of Fallot: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Egbe A, Adigun R, Anand V, West C, Montori V, Murad M, Akintoye E, Osman K, Connolly H. Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Tetralogy of Fallot: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 35: 1784-1790. PMID: 31732195, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular adverse eventsLV ejection fractionLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionLV systolic dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionSystolic dysfunctionHazard ratioLV systolic functionSudden cardiac deathNew treatment optionsClinical risk stratificationConfidence intervalsTetralogy of FallotVentricular tachycardia eventsRandom-effects modelCardiovascular outcomesAdverse eventsSystolic functionCardiac deathEjection fractionIndependent predictorsRisk stratificationPrognostic implicationsTreatment optionsTachycardia events
2017
Hospital outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in female in the United States
Ando T, Akintoye E, Telila T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Schreiber T, Afonso L, Grines C. Hospital outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in female in the United States. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2017, 91: 813-819. PMID: 28990736, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationTAVR patientsValve replacementPrimary endpointCardiac surgeryMembrane oxygenationFemale patientsMyocardial infarctionOdds ratioNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseRisk of needAcute kidney injuryNew pacemaker implantationNonfatal myocardial infarctionConcomitant cardiac surgeryPerioperative cardiac arrestMedian hospital costsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayPropensity score analysisHospital mortalityNonroutine dischargeSeasonal variation in hospitalization outcomes in patients admitted for heart failure in the United States
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Adegbala O, Alliu S, Sheikh M, Singh M, Ahmed A, Mallikethi‐Reddy S, Levine D. Seasonal variation in hospitalization outcomes in patients admitted for heart failure in the United States. Clinical Cardiology 2017, 40: 1105-1111. PMID: 28873233, PMCID: PMC6490330, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart FailureHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient AdmissionPrevalenceRisk FactorsSeasonsSex FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultRole of diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease
Egbe A, Khan A, Boler A, Said S, Geske J, Miranda W, Akintoye E, Connolly H, Warnes C, Oh J. Role of diastolic function indices in the risk stratification of patients with mixed aortic valve disease. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 19: 668-674. PMID: 28655164, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAortic Valve InsufficiencyAortic Valve StenosisAsymptomatic DiseasesCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDiastoleEchocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsStroke VolumeSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsAortic valve replacementCardiovascular adverse eventsRelative wall thicknessMixed aortic valve diseaseDiastolic function indicesAortic valve diseaseCardiac deathRisk stratificationValve diseaseFunction IndexHigh-risk patient subsetsPost-operative risk stratificationSevere left ventricular dysfunctionAtrial volume indexHeart failure hospitalizationTricuspid regurgitation velocityEarly diastolic velocityLeft ventricular dysfunctionMultivariable risk factorsAsymptomatic patientsCardiovascular morbidityFailure hospitalizationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsVentricular dysfunctionTrends in Vascular Complications in High-Risk Patients Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States
Ando T, Akintoye E, Telila T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L. Trends in Vascular Complications in High-Risk Patients Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1433-1437. PMID: 28256249, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Valve StenosisComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHospital Bed CapacityHospitalsHospitals, RuralHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansMalePeripheral Vascular DiseasesPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsSex FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesVascular DiseasesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementHigh-risk groupAortic valve replacementHigh-risk patientsVascular complicationsVC rateValve replacementHigh riskPeripheral vascular disease patientsOverall populationNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHigh-risk cohortVascular disease patientsContinuous longitudinal monitoringTAVR patientsCenter experienceDiabetes mellitusDisease patientsWorse outcomesInternational ClassificationPatientsSample databaseLongitudinal monitoringSignificant decreaseStatistical significance