2023
Quantifying Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability in the Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Lu Y, Linderman G, Mahajan S, Liu Y, Huang C, Khera R, Mortazavi B, Spatz E, Krumholz H. Quantifying Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability in the Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009258. PMID: 36883456, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyBlood pressure valuesPatient characteristicsReal-world settingCohort studyPatient subgroupsYale New Haven Health SystemMean body mass indexSystolic blood pressure valuesBlood pressure visitHistory of hypertensionCoronary artery diseaseManagement of patientsMultivariable linear regression modelsBlood pressure readingsBody mass indexPatient-level measuresBlood pressure variationAbsolute standardized differencesNon-Hispanic whitesAntihypertensive medicationsReal-world practiceVisit variabilityArtery diseaseRegression models
2020
Rates and Predictors of Patient Underreporting of Hospitalizations During Follow-Up After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Caraballo C, Khera R, Jones PG, Decker C, Schulz W, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Rates and Predictors of Patient Underreporting of Hospitalizations During Follow-Up After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e006231. PMID: 32552061, PMCID: PMC9465954, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionHospitalization eventsMedical recordsLongitudinal multicenter cohort studyMulticenter cohort studyMedical record abstractionDifferent patient characteristicsHealth care eventsPatients' underreportingTRIUMPH registryAccuracy of reportingCohort studyPatient characteristicsRecord abstractionProspective studyClinical studiesClinical investigationHospitalizationPatientsCare eventsInfarctionEvent ratesParticipantsPredictorsTemporal Trends in Racial Differences in 30-Day Readmission and Mortality Rates After Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Pandey A, Keshvani N, Khera R, Lu D, Vaduganathan M, Maddox K, Das SR, Kumbhani DJ, Goyal A, Girotra S, Chan P, Fonarow GC, Matsouaka R, Wang TY, de Lemos JA. Temporal Trends in Racial Differences in 30-Day Readmission and Mortality Rates After Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 136-145. PMID: 31913411, PMCID: PMC6990949, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAcute myocardial infarctionNonblack patientsMyocardial infarctionReadmission ratesMortality rateBlack patientsChest Pain-MI RegistryThirty-day readmission ratesRacial disparitiesExcess readmission ratiosPenalty statusObservational cohort analysisPatient-level factorsRacial differencesReadmissions Reduction ProgramHigher unadjusted oddsHRRP implementationCause readmissionPatient characteristicsUnadjusted oddsBlack raceThirty-dayAdjusted associationsReadmission ratios
2009
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: experience from a tertiary care center in north India
Khera R, Jain S, Kumar L, Thulkar S, Vijayraghwan M, Dawar R. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: experience from a tertiary care center in north India. Medical Oncology 2009, 27: 310-318. PMID: 19350421, DOI: 10.1007/s12032-009-9211-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaB symptomsAnn Arbor stage IV diseaseRetrospective case record studyMedian event-free survivalLarge B-cell lymphomaClinico-laboratory characteristicsMedian overall survivalUnfavorable prognosis groupStage IV diseaseEvent-free survivalSerum albumin levelTertiary care centerClinico-pathological presentationErythrocyte sedimentation rateCase record studyB-cell lymphomaFree survivalAlbumin levelsMedian ageOverall survivalPatient characteristicsPrognostic factorsHemoglobin levelsPrognosis group