Publications by authors named "Vijayatubini Vijayarajan"
Background: Haemorrhagic stroke (HS) is an important cardiovascular cause of mortality worldwide. Trends in admission rates and outcomes, and predictors of outcomes, post-HS in Australia remain unclear.
Methods: All New South Wales residents, Australia, hospitalized with HS from 2002 to 2017 were identified from the Admitted-Patient-Data-Collection database.
Background: Global trends in mitral valve surgery (MVSx) suggest increasing repair compared with replacement, especially in the United States and European countries. The relative use, and outcomes of, MV repair and replacement in Australia are unknown.
Methods: New South Wales residents who underwent isolated MVSx between 2001 and 2017 were identified from the Admitted-Patient-Data-Collection database.
Background: Patients ≥ 80 years of age are underrepresented in major implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) trials, and real-world data are lacking. In this study, we sought to assess ICD utilisation, outcomes, and their predictors, in an unselected statewide population including patients ≥ 80 years old.
Methods: We extracted details of ICDs implanted from 2009 to 2018 in New South Wales (NSW), Australia from the Centre for Health Record Linkage administrative data sets.
Background: Whether a bias exists in the implantation of permanent pacemakers (PPI) and complications according to sex and age in the Australian population is unclear.
Hypothesis: Population rate of PPI and its complications differed between men and women.
Methods: We examined the prevalence of PPI from January-2009 to December-2018 from datasets held by the New South Wales (NSW) Centre-for-Health-Record-Linkage, including patient's characteristics and in-hospital complications.