Featured Publications
Trends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018
Reinhardt S, Clark K, Chouairi F, Miller E, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai N. Trends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s109-s110. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall heart failureHeart failureInpatient mortalityDiagnosis codesHospital costsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIntroduction Heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationPeripheral arterial diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseaseNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayUS healthcare costsComorbid diabetesHF hospitalizationHospitalization volumeFailure hospitalizationHF cohortArtery diseaseEjection fractionMedian agePulmonary diseaseArterial diseaseHispanic patients
2021
Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018
Chouairi F, Miller PE, Guha A, Clarke J, Reinhardt SW, Ahmad T, Freeman JV, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008–2018. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2021, 44: 1934-1938. PMID: 34506639, DOI: 10.1111/pace.14356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation hospitalizationsAF hospitalizationsImpact of CUDNational Inpatient SampleProportion of admissionsDiseases diagnosis codesPrevalence of cannabisHistory of CUDHospital dischargeYounger patientsHigher proportionUnderserved patientsBlack raceDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleInternational ClassificationHospitalizationLegality of cannabisCannabis usePatientsAdmissionCodiagnosisLittle dataCUDCannabis