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Electronic health record alerts for acute kidney injury: multicenter, randomized clinical trial
Wilson FP, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Partridge C, Moreira E, Arora T, Biswas A, Feldman H, Garg AX, Greenberg JH, Hinchcliff M, Latham S, Li F, Lin H, Mansour SG, Moledina DG, Palevsky PM, Parikh CR, Simonov M, Testani J, Ugwuowo U. Electronic health record alerts for acute kidney injury: multicenter, randomized clinical trial. The BMJ 2021, 372: m4786. PMID: 33461986, PMCID: PMC8034420, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m4786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryElectronic health record alertsKidney injuryPrimary outcomeMedical recordsYale New Haven Health SystemCare practicesGlobal Outcomes creatinine criteriaLarge tertiary care centerComposite of progressionDays of randomizationReceipt of dialysisPrespecified secondary outcomesTertiary care centerPatients' medical recordsSmall community hospitalNon-teaching hospitalsElectronic health recordsCreatinine criteriaUsual careSecondary outcomesAdult inpatientsKidney diseaseClinical centersWorse outcomesPersonalised recommendations for hospitalised patients with Acute Kidney Injury using a Kidney Action Team (KAT-AKI): protocol and early data of a randomised controlled trial
Aklilu A, O’Connor K, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Coronel-Moreno C, Shvets K, Jones C, Kadhim B, Corona-Villalobos C, Baker M, Tan J, Freeman N, Groener M, Menez S, Brown D, Culli S, Lindsley J, Orias M, Parikh C, Smith A, Sundararajan A, Wilson F. Personalised recommendations for hospitalised patients with Acute Kidney Injury using a Kidney Action Team (KAT-AKI): protocol and early data of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e071968. PMID: 37068906, PMCID: PMC10111926, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary teamAcute Kidney Injury OutcomesAKI alert systemInvestigator-blinded trialUsual care armKey secondary outcomesClinical decision support toolIntensive care unitUS hospital systemAKI alertsAKI detectionAKI progressionCare armSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCare unitMedian timeMedical floorPercentage of recommendationsDiagnostic interventionsInjury outcomesRandomisationHospital systemEthics CommitteeDedicated teamImpact Of Digital Health Interventions In The Quality Of Life Of Patients With Heart Failure: A Randomized Trial
Castro A, Martin M, Desai N, Ahmad T, Yamamoto Y, Melchinger H, Lee K, Gerber B, Nguyen A, Weinstein J, Subair L, Lee V, Williams A, Shaw M, Arora T, Wilson F. Impact Of Digital Health Interventions In The Quality Of Life Of Patients With Heart Failure: A Randomized Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2023, 29: 662. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.10.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeUsual careClinical summary scoreTotal symptom scoreHeart failureSymptom scoresSummary scoresKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire overall scoreYale New Haven Health SystemDigital health toolsHealth toolsReduced ejection fractionResults One hundred fiftyUsual care groupMethods One hundred eightyNon-Hispanic blacksDigital health interventionsHF clinicSecondary outcomesEjection fractionEmergency visitsMedian agePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesRandomization group
2024
Pragmatic Trial of Messaging to Providers About Treatment of Hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID): A Randomized Clinical Trial
Shah N, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Kumar S, Martin M, Simonov M, Riello Iii R, Faridi K, Ahmad T, Wilson F, Desai N. Pragmatic Trial of Messaging to Providers About Treatment of Hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID): A Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2024, 17: e010335. PMID: 38634282, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.123.010335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsElectronic health record alertsHigh-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLipid lowering therapyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePragmatic trialCardiovascular diseaseProportion of patientsYale New Haven HealthLDL-CSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeInternal medicine cliniciansEHR alertUsual careHealth recordsProvider levelCluster-randomizedLDL-C managementLDL-C levelsAdverse cardiovascular eventsRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of hyperlipidemiaCliniciansCardiovascular events
2023
Rationale, Design, and Patient Characteristics of a Cluster-Randomized Pragmatic Trial to Improve Mineralocorticoid Antagonist Use
Clark K, Victoria-Castro A, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Coronel-Moreno C, Kadhim B, Riello R, O'Connor K, Ahmad T, Wilson F, Desai N. Rationale, Design, and Patient Characteristics of a Cluster-Randomized Pragmatic Trial to Improve Mineralocorticoid Antagonist Use. JACC Heart Failure 2023, 12: 322-332. PMID: 37943221, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBest practice alertMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsNovel potassium bindersPotassium bindersEligible patientsUsual careEjection fractionSerum potassiumHistory of hyperkalemiaIncidence of hyperkalemiaStrong guideline recommendationsHeart failure hospitalizationReduced ejection fractionLaboratory test valuesPopulation health outcomesHyperkalemia treatmentMRA prescriptionAntagonist useFailure hospitalizationPatient characteristicsSecondary outcomesHeart failurePrimary outcomeGuideline recommendationsOutpatient visits
2022
Rationale and design of a pragmatic trial aimed at improving treatment of hyperlipidemia in outpatients with very high risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A pragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID)
Shah NN, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Martin M, Simonov M, Riello RJ, Faridi KF, Ahmad T, Wilson FP, Desai NR. Rationale and design of a pragmatic trial aimed at improving treatment of hyperlipidemia in outpatients with very high risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A pragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID). American Heart Journal 2022, 253: 76-85. PMID: 35841944, PMCID: PMC9936562, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid-lowering therapyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseTreatment of hyperlipidemiaProportion of patientsElectronic health recordsPragmatic trialHigh riskCardiovascular diseaseProprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitorsHigh-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseSubtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitorsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol reductionImportant public health implicationsEnrollment of patientsPublic health implicationsUsual careSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeGuideline recommendationsCholesterol reductionPatientsLDLHyperlipidemiaScalable interventionsOutpatientsAngiopoietins as Prognostic Markers for Future Kidney Disease and Heart Failure Events after Acute Kidney Injury
Mansour SG, Bhatraju PK, Coca SG, Obeid W, Wilson FP, Stanaway IB, Jia Y, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Go AS, Ikizler TA, Siew ED, Chinchilli VM, Hsu CY, Garg AX, Reeves WB, Liu KD, Kimmel PL, Kaufman JS, Wurfel MM, Himmelfarb J, Parikh SM, Parikh CR. Angiopoietins as Prognostic Markers for Future Kidney Disease and Heart Failure Events after Acute Kidney Injury. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 613-627. PMID: 35017169, PMCID: PMC8975075, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021060757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCKD progressionHeart failureLower riskAngpt-1Highest quartileFuture kidney diseaseSetting of AKIAcute kidney injuryHeart failure admissionsHeart failure eventsProspective cohort studyMortality 3 monthsPlasma angiopoietinsKidney injuryCohort studySecondary outcomesEndothelial injuryMedian agePrimary outcomeKidney diseasePrognostic markerAngiopoietin-2AKIAngiopoietin-1Vessel destabilization
2020
A Time-Updated, Parsimonious Model to Predict AKI in Hospitalized Children
Sandokji I, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Arora T, Ugwuowo U, Simonov M, Saran I, Martin M, Testani JM, Mansour S, Moledina DG, Greenberg JH, Wilson FP. A Time-Updated, Parsimonious Model to Predict AKI in Hospitalized Children. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 31: 1348-1357. PMID: 32381598, PMCID: PMC7269342, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019070745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal validation cohortValidation cohortElectronic health recordsSevere AKIClinical risk stratification toolDevelopment of AKIHealth recordsRisk stratification toolInternal validation cohortLength of stayCharacteristic curveElectronic medical recordsNeonatal AKIInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesHospital admissionPrimary outcomeHospitalized childrenCreatinine valuesMedical recordsStudy populationAKICohortChildrenPredictive variables
2018
Outcomes Associated With a Strategy of Adjuvant Metolazone or High‐Dose Loop Diuretics in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Propensity Analysis
Brisco‐Bacik M, Maaten J, Houser SR, Vedage NA, Rao V, Ahmad T, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Outcomes Associated With a Strategy of Adjuvant Metolazone or High‐Dose Loop Diuretics in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Propensity Analysis. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009149. PMID: 30371181, PMCID: PMC6222930, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedCause of DeathDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHeart FailureHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMetolazonePropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSodium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsStroke VolumeSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsHigh-dose loop diureticsAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureLoop diureticsRenal functionPropensity adjustmentHeart failureCommon electronic medical recordIntravenous loop diureticsLoop diuretic dosePropensity-adjusted analysisThiazide-type diureticsControl trial dataElectronic medical recordsDiuretic doseDiuretic strategyCause mortalityAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsSecondary outcomesThiazide diureticsResults PatientsDischarge diagnosisMedical recordsDiuretics
2017
Group analysis identifies differentially elevated biomarkers with distinct outcomes for advanced acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery
Lin H, Scherzer R, Philbrook HT, Coca SG, Wilson FP, Garg AX, Shlipak MG, Parikh CR. Group analysis identifies differentially elevated biomarkers with distinct outcomes for advanced acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery. Biomarkers In Medicine 2017, 11: 1091-1102. PMID: 29172665, PMCID: PMC5753615, DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2017-0060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryCardiac surgeryPatient groupSingle biomarkerIndividual biomarkersPostoperative biomarkersDistinct biomarker patternsNT-proBNPSecondary outcomesIL-10Clinical variablesIL-6Plasma biomarkersCK-MBRisk discriminationAbstractTextH-FABPBiomarkersSignificant differencesSurgeryBiomarker patternsInjuryOutcomes