2021
Impact of SGLT2 inhibitors in comparison with DPP4 inhibitors on ascites and death in veterans with cirrhosis on metformin
Saffo S, Kaplan DE, Mahmud N, Serper M, John BV, Ross JS, Taddei T. Impact of SGLT2 inhibitors in comparison with DPP4 inhibitors on ascites and death in veterans with cirrhosis on metformin. Diabetes Obesity And Metabolism 2021, 23: 2402-2408. PMID: 34227216, PMCID: PMC8429193, DOI: 10.1111/dom.14488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsPeptidase-4 inhibitorsDiabetes mellitusLiver diseaseNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseCotransporter 2 inhibitorsChronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseVeterans Affairs hospitalIncidence of ascitesAdditional pharmacotherapyTreat analysisElectronic health dataSGLT2 inhibitorsSGLT2i usersSurrogate biomarkerDPP4 inhibitorsMetabolic effectsPatientsCirrhosisPropensity scoreAscitesConfirmatory studiesMetformin
2016
Association of Admission to Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals With Mortality and Readmission Rates Among Older Men Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia
Nuti SV, Qin L, Rumsfeld JS, Ross JS, Masoudi FA, Normand SL, Murugiah K, Bernheim SM, Suter LG, Krumholz HM. Association of Admission to Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals With Mortality and Readmission Rates Among Older Men Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2016, 315: 582-592. PMID: 26864412, PMCID: PMC5459395, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNon-VA hospitalsReadmission ratesHeart failureVA hospitalsMortality rateVeterans AffairsMyocardial infarctionOlder menMedicare Standard Analytic FilesRisk-standardized mortality ratesCause readmission rateCause mortality ratesHigher readmission ratesStandard Analytic FilesVeterans Affairs hospitalRisk-standardized readmission ratesAdministrative claims dataAcute care hospitalsAssociation of admissionLittle contemporary informationLower mortality rateCross-sectional analysisAnalysis cohortCare hospital