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
2017
Acoustic 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