2022
Smoking Status, Nicotine Medication, Vaccination, and COVID-19 Hospital Outcomes: Findings from the COVID EHR Cohort at the University of Wisconsin (CEC-UW) Study
Piasecki T, Smith S, Baker T, Slutske W, Adsit R, Bolt D, Conner K, Bernstein S, Eng O, Lazuk D, Gonzalez A, Jorenby D, D’Angelo H, Kirsch J, Williams B, Nolan M, Hayes-Birchler T, Kent S, Kim H, Lubanski S, Yu M, Suk Y, Cai Y, Kashyap N, Mathew J, McMahan G, Rolland B, Tindle H, Warren G, An L, Boyd A, Brunzell D, Carrillo V, Chen L, Davis J, Deshmukh V, Dilip D, Ellerbeck E, Goldstein A, Iturrate E, Jose T, Khanna N, King A, Klass E, Mermelstein R, Tong E, Tsoh J, Wilson K, Theobald W, Fiore M. Smoking Status, Nicotine Medication, Vaccination, and COVID-19 Hospital Outcomes: Findings from the COVID EHR Cohort at the University of Wisconsin (CEC-UW) Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 25: 1184-1193. PMID: 36069915, PMCID: PMC9494410, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine replacement therapySARS-CoV-2 vaccinationCOVID-19 patientsCurrent smokersFormer smokersSmoking statusCOVID-19 outcomesICU admissionNRT prescriptionHospital outcomesVaccination statusReplacement therapySevere COVID-19 disease outcomesCOVID-19 clinical outcomesCOVID-19 disease outcomesBetter hospital outcomesOdds of deathBody mass indexElectronic health record dataLarge cohort studyCOVID-19 hospitalizationHealth record dataPotential beneficial effectsU.S. health systemEHR cohort
2020
COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system
Caraballo C, McCullough M, Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Keating C, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, Malinis M, Kashyap N, Hsiao A, Wilson FP, Curtis JP, Grant M, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T. COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0238829. PMID: 32997657, PMCID: PMC7526909, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsIntegrated health care systemHeart Failure RegistryHealth care systemFailure patientsCOVID-19 infectionCare systemCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 infectionReal-time registryRenin-angiotensin blockersRetrospective chart reviewCoronary artery diseaseRisk of deathCOVID-19 testingAngiotensin blockersMultiple comorbiditiesRespiratory failureChart reviewSymptomatic patientsArtery diseaseHeart failureComorbid conditionsPatient mortalityClinical management