Ali Ahmed

CATHETER ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA: TEN-YEAR TRENDS IN UTILIZATION, IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS, AND IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

Catheter ablation has been used to treat incessant ventricular tachycardia (VT) and also to prevent or reduce the frequency of episodes of VT in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, there are limited data regarding the complications and in-hospital mortality after catheter ablation for

SEX-RELATED VARIATIONS IN IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE RECEIVING LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES: FINDINGS FROM NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE STUDY 2002-2012

Sex-based differences in in-hospital clinical outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation have not been well studied in real-world advanced heart failure patients.nn- Of the 14,273 LVAD recipients in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample databases 2002-2012 (weighted sample), 3,256 (

TEMPORAL TRENDS IN INCIDENCE OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS AND ASSOCIATION OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS WITH OUTCOMES IN ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Ventricular arrhythmias are relatively common in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, there are limited data on contemporary trends in the incidence of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) in STEMI and association of VT and VF with outcomes in patients with

DONOR-RECIPIENT RACE MISMATCH INCREASES GRAFT FAILURE AND MORTALITY AFTER ADULT HEART TRANSPLANTATION: A PROPENSITY-MATCHED STUDY OF THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING DATABASE

Donor-recipient race mismatch (DRRM) has been shown to increase graft failure and mortality among pediatric heart transplant (HT) recipients. However, similar association has not been examined among adult HT recipients.nnOf 40,705 adult HT recipients in the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)

BURDEN OF ARRHYTHMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOLIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE 2003-2011

Arrhythmias are a well-known complication of alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACMP); however, there are limited data on the burden of arrhythmias and their association with outcomes in ACMP patients.nnWe used the 2003-2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample Databases to identify all patients aged ≥ 18 years

OUTCOMES OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: A UNITED STATES POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a recognized complication in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, there are limited data on outcomes of HCM patients presenting with AMI.nnWe queried the 2003-2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample databases to identify all patients ≥18 years

HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WITH PRE-TRANSPLANT COAGULOPATHY HAVE AN INCREASED INDEPENDENT RISK OF IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY: A PROPENSITY-MATCHED NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE STUDY

Pre-transplant coagulopathy trends and associated outcomes among heart transplant recipients have not been studied from a national database.nnUsing the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) databases 2003-2010 we assembled a weighted sample of 13,966 first-time heart transplant recipients, of which 3,

TRENDS IN INCIDENCE, EARLY INVASIVE STRATEGY AND OUTCOMES OF NON-ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN PATIENTS ≥75 YEARS OF AGE

Non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the older patient population. We sought to analyze the trends in incidence, utilization of early invasive strategy (diagnostic coronary angiography with intent to perform revascularization within 24 hours

PRE-HEART-TRANSPLANT DEPRESSION IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RISK OF IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY: A PARADOX, CONFOUNDING, OR UNDERDIAGNOSIS PHENOMENA? FINDINGS FROM A US NATIONAL STUDY

Depression is a common problem among patients awaiting heart transplantation, but little is known about the impact of pre-transplant depression and its treatment on outcomes of heart transplantation.nnOf 13,961 heart transplant recipients (ICD-9 procedure code 37.51) within the Nationwide Inpatient

GENDER AND RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN SURVIVAL AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION FOR IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST

Data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in survival to hospital discharge after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) are limited.nnWe used the 2003-2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample databases to identify all patients aged ≥18 years who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (International