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Effect of Physician Gender and Race on Simulated Patients’ Ratings and Confidence in Their Physicians
Solnick RE, Peyton K, Kraft-Todd G, Safdar B. Effect of Physician Gender and Race on Simulated Patients’ Ratings and Confidence in Their Physicians. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1920511. PMID: 32083686, PMCID: PMC7043197, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite male physiciansPatient satisfactionPhysician genderMale physiciansHistory of cancerAbdominal surgical proceduresEmergency department physiciansLower patient satisfactionSignificant differencesOnline symptom checkersBlack physiciansComposite outcomeControl physiciansPhysician diagnosisPatient evaluationDepartment physiciansPatient ratingsSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMEPhysician confidenceClinical diagnosisPhysiciansWhite womenDiagnosisWhite menAssociation of renalase with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Safdar B, Wang M, Guo X, Cha C, Chun HJ, Deng Y, Dziura J, El-Khoury JM, Gorelick F, Ko AI, Lee AI, Safirstein R, Simonov M, Zhou B, Desir GV. Association of renalase with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264178. PMID: 35259186, PMCID: PMC8903289, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsRenalase levelsIntensive care unit admissionHospitalized COVID-19 patientsMean age 64 yearsCOVID-19Cox proportional hazards modelCare unit admissionPrimary composite outcomeRetrospective cohort studyUse of vasopressorsSevere COVID-19IL-6 levelsAge 64 yearsRisk of deathCOVID-19 subjectsInitial disease severityProportional hazards modelCOVID-19 diseasePlasma renalaseUnit admissionICU admissionCohort studyComposite outcomeCytokine levels
2022
Clinical Profile and Sex-Specific Recovery With Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Safdar B, Mori M, Nowroozpoor A, Geirsson A, D'Onofrio G, Mangi AA. Clinical Profile and Sex-Specific Recovery With Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. Clinical Therapeutics 2022, 44: 846-858. PMID: 35570056, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2022.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac rehabilitationElectronic health recordsComposite outcomeEndothelial functionClinical profileCoronary Artery Bypass Grafting SurgeryMajor adverse cardiac outcomesPostoperative blood transfusionTwelve-month mortalityCardiac risk factorsCoronary artery bypassPrimary composite outcomeRetrospective cohort studyHealth recordsAdverse cardiac outcomesCardiac risk profileKaplan-Meier analysisBody mass indexSex-specific outcomesKaplan-Meier plotsThoracic Surgeons registryAerobic exercise durationHigher hemoglobin AHealth care systemUrgent CABG