2023
Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Mentz R, Anstrom K, Eisenstein E, Sapp S, Greene S, Morgan S, Testani J, Harrington A, Sachdev V, Ketema F, Kim D, Desvigne-Nickens P, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Adams K, Bhatt K, DeWald T, Axsom K, Murthy S, Rich J, Testani J, Smith B, Vader J, McCulloch M, Skopicki H, Psotka M, Heroux A, Lala-Trindade A, Stevens G, Tang W, Lev Y, William P, Eberly A, Gottleib S, Haught W, Grafton G, Larned J, Tejwani L, Mody F, Krim S, Robinson M, Fang J, Adler A, Bell A, Banerjee D, Ruiz Duque E, Mizyed A, Rommel J, Arhinful J, Goyal P, Hall M, Hummel S, Shetty S, Haas D, Vilaro J, Alexy T, Herre J, Clark J, Ambrosy A, Gaglianello N, Ramasubbu K, Meadows J, Tabtabai S, Sherwood M, Hasni S, D'Urso M, Muneer B, Dunlap S, Davis W, Friedman D, Guglin M, Ferguson A, Abbate A, Smart F. Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2023, 329: 214-223. PMID: 36648467, PMCID: PMC9857435, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.23924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityHeart failureTorsemide groupFurosemide groupTotal hospitalizationsCause hospitalizationEffects of torsemideDiuretic strategyPrespecified subgroupsSecondary outcomesEjection fractionMedian agePrimary outcomeHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsFurosemideMortalityMonthsTorsemidePrimary hypothesisSignificant differencesFinal dateOutcomesTrials
2019
Characteristics of Elderly Listed for Heart Transplantation: An Analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
Balakumaran K, Baker W, Tandon V, Joshi S, Tabtabai S, Jaiswal A. Characteristics of Elderly Listed for Heart Transplantation: An Analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: s15. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart transplantationScientific Registry of Transplant RecipientsNon-elderlyElderly groupElderly patientsProportion of elderly patientsCombined organ transplantationOrthotopic heart transplantationScientific RegistryUNOS Status 1ATransplant recipientsIschemic cardiomyopathyAdult patientsBaseline characteristicsOrgan transplantationStatus 1AElderly candidatesTransplant centersTransplantationPatientsAge groupsProportion of malesMortalityCharacteristics of eldersAge
2017
Acoustic speech analysis of patients with decompensated heart failure: A pilot study
Murton O, Daher M, Cunningham T, Verkouw K, Tabtabai S, Steiner J, Hillman R, Dec G, Ausiello D, Mehta D. Acoustic speech analysis of patients with decompensated heart failure: A pilot study. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 142: 2639-2640. DOI: 10.1121/1.5014673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failureIntracardiac filling pressuresDecompensated heart failureImpaired cardiac functionMean length of stayAverage weight lossLength of stayPeripheral edemaCardiac functionPrevent decompensationFilling pressurePatientsDecompensationMonitoring patientsEdemaWeight lossMean lengthInpatient treatmentEarly indicatorPilot studyChronic conditionsAcoustic speech analysisTreatmentAcoustic speech analysis of patients with decompensated heart failure: A pilot study
Murton O, Hillman R, Mehta D, Semigran M, Daher M, Cunningham T, Verkouw K, Tabtabai S, Steiner J, Dec G, Ausiello D. Acoustic speech analysis of patients with decompensated heart failure: A pilot study. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2017, 142: el401-el407. PMID: 29092550, PMCID: PMC5724620, DOI: 10.1121/1.5007092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureIntracardiac filling pressuresDecompensated heart failureSpeech analysisIndicators of HFAcoustic speech analysisSpeech breathing characteristicsDiuretic treatmentPeripheral edemaPilot studyFilling pressureCreaky voiceSpeech passagesPatientsMonitoring patientsSpeech respirationSpeechIncreasing fundamental frequencyEdemaSustained vowelsAcoustic measurements
2015
National Trends in Hospitalizations for Patients With Single-Ventricle Anatomy
Tabtabai S, Yeh D, Stefanescu A, Kennedy K, Yeh R, Bhatt A. National Trends in Hospitalizations for Patients With Single-Ventricle Anatomy. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 773-778. PMID: 26100589, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical co-morbiditiesSingle-ventricleHeart failureManagement of HFCo-morbiditiesCost of careSV anatomyAdult hospitalsCohort of patientsNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayIncreased cost of careReduce costs of careAnatomy patientsInternational Classification of DiseasesAtrial arrhythmiasCoexisting hypertensionRenal diseaseInhospital mortalityLiver diseaseClassification of DiseasesPatientsImprove outcomesInpatient SampleYounger age