2021
Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies
Hage F, Harris A, Clerc O, Altibi A, Hage A, Hamaya R, Papatheodorou S. Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1624. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationMid-term mortalityAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationTA-TAVIMeta-analysisKidney injuryVascular complicationsValve implantationPacemaker requirementHazard ratioOdds ratioMyocardial infarctionStandard surgical replacementHigher postoperative mortalityPostoperative aortic regurgitationAssociated with reduced vascular complicationsPerioperative surgical complicationsFollow-up durationSevere aortic stenosisKaplan-Meier curvesLong follow-upLong-term outcomesComorbidities of patientsMeta-analysis of studies
2020
Readmission-free period and in-hospital mortality at the time of first readmission in acute heart failure patients—NRD-based analysis of 40,000 heart failure readmissions
Altibi A, Prousi G, Agarwal M, Shah M, Tripathi B, Ram P, Patel B. Readmission-free period and in-hospital mortality at the time of first readmission in acute heart failure patients—NRD-based analysis of 40,000 heart failure readmissions. Heart Failure Reviews 2020, 26: 57-64. PMID: 31897907, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-019-09912-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureIn-hospital mortalityPercutaneous coronary interventionGroup 1Group 2Group 3Outcomes of acute heart failureMyocardial infarctionAssociated with decreased risk of in-hospital mortalityNon-ST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk of in-hospital mortalityAssociated with decreased riskST-elevation myocardial infarctionPercentage of patientsAcute kidney injuryAHF casesElevation myocardial infarctionVentricular assist device useMultivariate logistic regressionNational Readmission DatabaseHeart failure readmissionICD-9 codesTime of index admissionTime of readmissionKidney injury