2022
Readmission and In-Hospital Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Dementia
Park DY, Sana MK, Shoura S, Hammo H, Hu JR, Forrest JK, Lowenstern A, Cleman M, Ahmad Y, Nanna MG. Readmission and In-Hospital Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Dementia. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2022, 46: 70-77. PMID: 35973922, PMCID: PMC10940024, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2022.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementAortic stenosisValve replacementSecondary diagnosisHospital adverse outcomesAcute kidney injuryIn-Hospital OutcomesNational Readmission DatabasePresence of dementiaPrevalence of dementiaProportional hazards modelDecade of ageHigher hazardIndex hospitalizationInpatient outcomesKidney injuryDefinitive treatmentPacemaker placementReadmission riskAdverse outcomesReadmissionHigher oddsDecision-making discussionsHigh risk
2016
Emergent pacemaker placement in a patient with Lyme carditis-induced complete heart block and ventricular asystole
Brownstein AJ, Gautam S, Bhatt P, Nanna M. Emergent pacemaker placement in a patient with Lyme carditis-induced complete heart block and ventricular asystole. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016214474. PMID: 27207985, PMCID: PMC4885258, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214474.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsComplete heart blockHeart blockVentricular asystoleSymptomatic complete heart blockPermanent pacemaker insertionEpisodes of syncopePacemaker placementPositive serologyAntibiotic therapyPacemaker insertionEmergency departmentKnown exposureLyme diseaseUnderlying rhythmAsystoleDiseaseEpisodesH time spanSyncopePatientsSerologyTherapySymptoms