Publications by authors named "Swaiman Singh"
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- The study investigates the use of axillary artery intra-aortic balloon pumps (axIABP) as a temporary support for patients waiting for heart transplants, highlighting the need to understand associated complications.
- Initial findings showed a high complication rate of balloon pump malfunction (25%) and overall complications (47%) among 32 patients from 2017-2019.
- After implementing a revised protocol with 64 patients, the study achieved significant reductions in both balloon malfunction (from 25% to 2%) and total complications (from 47% to 16%), suggesting that using smaller balloon devices also minimized issues.
Background: To derive and validate a risk score that accurately predicts 1-year mortality after heart transplantation (HT) in patients bridged to transplant (BTT) with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Methods: The UNOS database was queried to identify patients BTT with an LVAD between 2008 and 2018. Patients with ⩾1-year follow up were randomly divided into derivation (70%) and validation (30%) cohorts.
Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure devices are alternative treatments recently approved for patients with atrial fibrillation. Due to the novelty of these devices, limited postapproval surveillance data on LAA closure devices have been published. Thus, we analyzed the United States Food and Drug Administration Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database to report these findings.
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- This study examined the outcomes of patients with advanced heart failure who received a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) as a bridge to heart transplantation, focusing on racial disparities.
- Researchers analyzed data from the United Network for Organ Sharing database from 2008 to 2018, revealing that African American (AA) and Hispanic patients faced higher waitlist mortality and lower transplantation rates compared to Caucasians, largely due to worsening clinical status.
- Despite these disparities during the waitlist phase, the post-transplant survival rates were similar among all racial groups.
Discharge disposition of older patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valve replacement and its impact on survival.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
September 2019
Background: Patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are likely to be discharged to a location other than home. We aimed to assess the association between discharge disposition after TAVR and patient survival at 1 year.
Methods: Patients admitted from home and survived till discharge after TAVR were divided into two groups based on discharge disposition (home discharge vs.
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has shown to reduce sudden cardiac death and overall mortality in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. The recently published DANISH trial has shown conflicting outcomes on the long-term survival in patients with prophylactic implantation of ICD in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (NICM). Two independent reviewers searched MEDLINE, PUBMED, Ovid, CINAHL, clinicaltrials.
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