2024
Sex differences in treatment strategies for pulmonary embolism in older adults: The SERIOUS-PE study of RIETE participants and US Medicare beneficiaries.
Bikdeli B, Leyva H, Muriel A, Lin Z, Piazza G, Khairani C, Rosovsky R, Mehdipour G, O'Donoghue M, Madridano O, Lopez-Saez J, Mellado M, Diaz Brasero A, Grandone E, Spagnolo P, Lu Y, Bertoletti L, López-Jiménez L, Jesús Núñez M, Blanco-Molina Á, Gerhard-Herman M, Goldhaber S, Bates S, Jimenez D, Krumholz H, Monreal M. Sex differences in treatment strategies for pulmonary embolism in older adults: The SERIOUS-PE study of RIETE participants and US Medicare beneficiaries. Vascular Medicine 2024, 1358863x241292023. PMID: 39588564, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241292023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegistro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbolicaIntermediate-risk PEInferior vena cavaPulmonary embolismFibrinolytic therapyAdvanced therapiesInferior vena cava filter placementUS Medicare beneficiariesSex differencesOlder adultsMedicare beneficiariesAnticoagulation patternsFilter placementVena cavaMale patientsClinical outcomesTreatment strategiesAssess sex differencesPE therapyTherapyRisk factorsStandardized differenceAnticoagulationTherapy utilizationSex disparitiesTrends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer
Jain S, Long J, Rao V, Law A, Walkey A, Prsic E, Lindenauer P, Krumholz H, Gross C. Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39090970, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life hospitalizationsLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeIntensity of careIn-hospital deathOlder adultsIntensive care unitAdvanced cancerRisk-adjusted hospitalEvaluate trendsIncreased intensity of careIntensive care unit useSEER-Medicare dataIntensive care unit careMultinomial regression modelsYear of diagnosisIntensive careHospital categoryMedicare beneficiariesSEER-MedicareHospitalization ratesCareCancer characteristicsNoninvasive ventilationHospitalSocial Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU Hospitalization
Jain S, Murphy T, Falvey J, Leo-Summers L, O’Leary J, Zang E, Gill T, Krumholz H, Ferrante L. Social Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2410713. PMID: 38728030, PMCID: PMC11087837, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthOccupational therapyPhysical therapyOlder adultsRural residentsIntensive care unit hospitalizationRehabilitation deliveryIntensive care unitSocial determinantsSocioeconomic disadvantageNational Health and Aging Trends StudyDelivery of physical therapyIllness hospitalizationFactors associated with lower oddsDelivery of rehabilitationIn-hospital rehabilitationMitigate functional declineMedicaid eligibilityBurden of disabilityHigh school educationDual MedicareTrends StudyMedicare claimsLength of stayHospital Variation in Delivery of Skilled Rehabilitation to Mechanically Ventilated Older Adults With Acute Respiratory Failure
Jimenez Ceja J, Zhang L, Lin Z, Walkey A, Krumholz H, Jain S. Hospital Variation in Delivery of Skilled Rehabilitation to Mechanically Ventilated Older Adults With Acute Respiratory Failure. 2024, a1096-a1096. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurden of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Across the US From 1990 to 2019
Renedo D, Acosta J, Leasure A, Sharma R, Krumholz H, de Havenon A, Alahdab F, Aravkin A, Aryan Z, Bärnighausen T, Basu S, Burkart K, Coberly K, Criqui M, Dai X, Desai R, Dharmaratne S, Doshi R, Elgendy I, Feigin V, Filip I, Gad M, Ghozy S, Hafezi-Nejad N, Kalani R, Karaye I, Kisa A, Krishnamoorthy V, Lo W, Mestrovic T, Miller T, Misganaw A, Mokdad A, Murray C, Natto Z, Radfar A, Ram P, Roth G, Seylani A, Shah N, Sharma P, Sheikh A, Singh J, Song S, Sotoudeh H, Vervoort D, Wang C, Xiao H, Xu S, Zand R, Falcone G, Sheth K. Burden of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Across the US From 1990 to 2019. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 394-404. PMID: 38436973, PMCID: PMC10913004, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.0190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurden of strokeHemorrhagic strokeBurden trendsGlobal burdenGlobal Burden of Disease StudyBurden of Disease StudyAge-standardized ratesAge-standardized estimatesPublic health policiesStroke-related outcomesIschemic strokeCross-sectional studyPublic health challengeCross-sectional analysisStroke mortalityStroke burdenHealth policyOlder adultsMain OutcomesStroke incidenceStroke casesIntracerebral hemorrhageEscalating burdenHealth challengesSignificant disparities
2023
Social Vulnerability and Delivery of In-hospital Rehabilitation Services to Older Adults With Critical Illness
Jain S, Murphy T, O'Leary Jr J, Leo-Summers L, Zang E, Falvey J, Gill T, Krumholz H, Ferrante L. Social Vulnerability and Delivery of In-hospital Rehabilitation Services to Older Adults With Critical Illness. 2023, a2889-a2889. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex-Related Differences in Patient Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Symptomatology in Older Adults with Pulmonary Embolism: Findings from the SERIOUS-PE Study
Bikdeli B, Muriel A, Wang Y, Piazza G, Khairani C, Rosovsky R, Mehdipoor G, O'Donoghue M, Madridano O, Lopez-Saez J, Mellado M, Brasero A, Grandone E, Spagnolo P, Lu Y, Bertoletti L, López-Jiménez L, Núñez M, Blanco-Molina Á, Gerhard-Herman M, Goldhaber S, Bates S, Jimenez D, Krumholz H, Monreal M. Sex-Related Differences in Patient Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Symptomatology in Older Adults with Pulmonary Embolism: Findings from the SERIOUS-PE Study. Seminars In Thrombosis And Hemostasis 2023, 49: 725-735. PMID: 36868268, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1764231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsClinical characteristicsRisk factorsElderly womenPE risk stratificationTransient provoking factorsRelevant clinical characteristicsSex differencesWarrants further investigationSex-related differencesSex-specific factorsClot burdenPE presentationChest painHormonal therapyHormone therapyPatient characteristicsPulmonary embolismYounger patientsAtherosclerotic diseaseRisk stratificationLung diseaseMedicare databaseProvoking factorsCardiovascular disease
2021
Factors Associated With Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Myocardial Infarction
Goldstein DW, Hajduk AM, Song X, Tsang S, Geda M, Dodson JA, Forman DE, Krumholz H, Chaudhry SI. Factors Associated With Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2021, 42: 109-114. PMID: 34799530, PMCID: PMC8881286, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUtilization of CRCardiac rehabilitationCR participationOlder adultsMyocardial infarctionSensory impairmentMultivariable-adjusted logistic regression modelsNationwide prospective cohort studyOlder AMI patientsCardiac rehabilitation participationProspective cohort studyYr of educationSILVER-AMI StudyLogistic regression modelsSecondary preventionClinical factorsCohort studyPatient ageIndependent predictorsAMI patientsRehabilitation participationPsychosocial factorsCR useExtensive baseline dataFalls in older adults after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction
Goldstein DW, Hajduk AM, Song X, Tsang S, Geda M, McClurken JB, Tinetti ME, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI. Falls in older adults after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 3476-3485. PMID: 34383963, PMCID: PMC8882265, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSerious fallsOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsAge 75Older adultsMedical record adjudicationLonger hospital stayMonths of dischargeProspective cohort studyMedical record reviewSelf-reported fallsAdults age 75Logistic regression analysisAcademic medical centerHospital stayCohort studyClinical factorsRecord reviewFunctional mobilityNew medicationsFall riskMedical CenterImpaired mobilityThe association of neighborhood walkability with health outcomes in older adults after acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER-AMI study
Roy B, Hajduk AM, Tsang S, Geda M, Riley C, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI. The association of neighborhood walkability with health outcomes in older adults after acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER-AMI study. Preventive Medicine Reports 2021, 23: 101391. PMID: 34040930, PMCID: PMC8141908, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionSILVER-AMI StudyPhysical activityMental healthMyocardial infarctionNeighborhood walkabilityOlder adultsHealth outcomesSocial supportCommunity-Living AdultsSecondary outcomesCoronary diseasePrimary outcomeSF-12Longitudinal cohortPhysical therapyAdjusted modelSurvival timeBetter outcomesGreater walkabilitySurvival analysisMobility limitationsPhysical healthOutcomesAdults180-day readmission risk model for older adults with acute myocardial infarction: the SILVER-AMI study
Dodson JA, Hajduk AM, Murphy TE, Geda M, Krumholz HM, Tsang S, Nanna MG, Tinetti ME, Ouellet G, Sybrant D, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. 180-day readmission risk model for older adults with acute myocardial infarction: the SILVER-AMI study. Open Heart 2021, 8: e001442. PMID: 33452007, PMCID: PMC7813425, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionReadmission risk modelSelf-reported health statusMyocardial infarctionFunctional mobilityOlder adultsHealth statusDays of AMIFirst diastolic blood pressureChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic ECG changesProspective cohort studyDiastolic blood pressureObstructive pulmonary diseaseLength of stayInitial heart rateFinal risk modelSILVER-AMI StudyRisk modelInitial hemoglobinCohort studyReadmission ratesBlood pressureEjection fractionHeart failure
2020
Associations Between the Severity of Influenza Seasons and Mortality and Readmission Risks After Elective Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Older Adults
Mori M, Wang Y, Mahajan S, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Associations Between the Severity of Influenza Seasons and Mortality and Readmission Risks After Elective Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Older Adults. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2031078. PMID: 33355673, PMCID: PMC7758803, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.31078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementElective surgical aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementReadmission riskCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryOlder adultsBypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypassCross-sectional studyArtery bypassGraft surgeryInfluenza seasonMedicaid ServicesMortalitySeverityAdultsRiskAssociationSurgeryBypassTrends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017
Mori M, Wang Y, Murugiah K, Khera R, Gupta A, Vallabhajosyula P, Masoudi FA, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016980. PMID: 33045889, PMCID: PMC7763387, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryFirst-time coronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryGraft surgeryMedicare feeOlder adultsPatient baseline characteristicsData of adultsYear of dischargeProportion of womenService inpatientsIndex surgeryBaseline characteristicsHospital dischargeOlder patientsMedian agePrimary outcomeCox regressionService patientsUnique patientsPatientsSurgeryAnnual declineDemographic subgroups
2019
Recent trends in use of inferior vena caval filters in US older adults with acute pulmonary embolism
Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Jimenez D, Ross JS, Gupta A, Desai MM, Parikh SA, Monreal M, Goldhaber SZ, Krumholz HM. Recent trends in use of inferior vena caval filters in US older adults with acute pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis Research 2019, 186: 78-79. PMID: 31901644, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2019.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredicting 6-Month Mortality for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study.
Dodson JA, Hajduk AM, Geda M, Krumholz HM, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Tinetti ME, Nanna MG, McNamara R, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Predicting 6-Month Mortality for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 172: 12-21. PMID: 31816630, PMCID: PMC7695040, DOI: 10.7326/m19-0974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-AMI mortalityFunctional impairmentOlder adultsCohort studyMean ageMyocardial infarctionPatient-reported health statusNet reclassification improvement indexProspective cohort studyParticipants' mean ageFinal risk modelMobility impairmentsGood discriminatory abilityRisk modelChart reviewHospital dischargePrognostic utilityBlood InstituteClinical variablesNational HeartHigh prevalenceHealth statusMortalityYounger counterpartsUsefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study)
Green YS, Hajduk AM, Song X, Krumholz HM, Sinha SK, Chaudhry SI. Usefulness of Social Support in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the SILVER-AMI Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 125: 313-319. PMID: 31787249, PMCID: PMC7003680, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.10.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-AMI outcomesMyocardial infarctionIndependent associationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveySocial supportOlder AMI patientsSocial Support SurveyParticipants 75 yearsLow emotional supportLow social supportImportant social determinantInitial hospitalizationOlder patientsDevelopment of interventionsAMI patientsMultivariable analysisMean ageMultivariable regressionHealth outcomesSupport SurveyInformational supportReadmissionSocial determinantsOlder adultsSex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Nanna MG, Hajduk AM, Krumholz HM, Murphy TE, Dreyer RP, Alexander KP, Geda M, Tsang S, Welty FK, Safdar B, Lakshminarayan DK, Chaudhry SI, Dodson JA. Sex-Based Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and Complications Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005691. PMID: 31607145, PMCID: PMC6913190, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityDisability EvaluationFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMyocardial RevascularizationNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSex-based differencesPercutaneous coronary interventionFunctional impairmentOlder adultsHospital complicationsCoronary interventionOlder patientsCoronary diseaseMyocardial infarctionAge-related functional impairmentsAge-associated functional impairmentsLower ratesPrior coronary diseaseObstructive coronary diseaseProspective observational studyNSTEMI subgroupSTEMI subgroupUnderwent revascularizationAcute myocardialChest painClinical presentationAMI subgroupRisk factorsHigh prevalenceAcute Kidney Injury Among Older Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER-AMI Study
Dodson JA, Hajduk A, Curtis J, Geda M, Krumholz HM, Song X, Tsang S, Blaum C, Miller P, Parikh CR, Chaudhry SI. Acute Kidney Injury Among Older Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER-AMI Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 132: e817-e826. PMID: 31170374, PMCID: PMC6891160, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAcute Kidney InjuryAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesCoronary AngiographyDatabases, FactualFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisConceptsAcute kidney injuryAcute myocardial infarctionAge-related conditionsKidney injuryBody mass indexCoronary angiographyRisk factorsMyocardial infarctionOlder patientsMean ageAcute kidney injury risk factorsAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyAcute myocardial infarction cohortOlder adultsGlobal Outcomes criteriaMyocardial Infarction StudyInjury risk factorsParticipants' mean ageSILVER-AMI StudyMultivariable adjustmentComorbid diseasesHeart failureIndependent predictorsGeriatric conditionsMass indexDigoxin Use and Associated Adverse Events Among Older Adults
Angraal S, Nuti SV, Masoudi FA, Freeman JV, Murugiah K, Shah ND, Desai NR, Ranasinghe I, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Digoxin Use and Associated Adverse Events Among Older Adults. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 132: 1191-1198. PMID: 31077654, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of hospitalizationDigoxin useDigoxin toxicityNational Prescription AuditMedicare feeService beneficiariesDigoxin prescriptionAssociated adverse eventsAdverse eventsCohort studyAdverse outcomesSecondary diagnosisNational cohortPrescription auditPrescription trendsClinical guidelinesHospitalizationMortality rateClinical practiceOlder adultsSubsequent outcomesOutcomesToxicityPrescriptionNational-level trendsThirty-Day Readmission Risk Model for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dodson JA, Hajduk AM, Murphy TE, Geda M, Krumholz HM, Tsang S, Nanna MG, Tinetti ME, Goldstein D, Forman DE, Alexander KP, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Thirty-Day Readmission Risk Model for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005320. PMID: 31010300, PMCID: PMC6481309, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.005320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionReadmission risk modelFinal risk modelFunctional mobilityFunctional impairmentMyocardial infarctionOlder adultsFirst diastolic blood pressureChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAge-related functional impairmentsP2Y12 inhibitor useAcute kidney injuryDaily living (ADL) disabilityPatient-level factorsProspective cohort studyDiastolic blood pressureObstructive pulmonary diseasePatients of ageGeneral health statusStrongest predictorRisk modelMore comorbiditiesCause readmissionKidney injuryCohort study