Publications by authors named "Suchellis Rhodd"
Curr Probl Cardiol
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) on heart failure (HF) outcomes, specifically comparing ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) in hospitalized patients with HF and OUD.
- Researchers analyzed data from 99,810 hospitalizations between 2018-2020 and found that NICM patients had a 36% higher risk of in-hospital mortality compared to those with ICM, despite being younger and having fewer comorbidities.
- The study highlights that while there is no significant difference in the incidence of cardiogenic shock between ICM and NICM patients, the findings contribute
