2020
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Screening for and Awareness of High Cholesterol Among Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care
Mszar R, Gopal DJ, Chowdary R, Smith CL, Dolin CD, Irwin ML, Soffer D, Nemiroff R, Lewey J. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Screening for and Awareness of High Cholesterol Among Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 10: e017415. PMID: 33345544, PMCID: PMC7955491, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsNon-Hispanic black womenNon-Hispanic white womenDisease risk factorsPregnant womenObstetrician/gynecologistsPrenatal careLipid screeningRisk factorsHigh cholesterolYoung womenBackground Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsWhite womenCardiovascular risk factorsPreventive care servicesRacial/ethnic disparitiesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseRisk factor awarenessPrimary care physiciansEthnic disparities persistPennsylvania Health SystemBlack womenMaternal dyslipidemiaA Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study and Systematic Review of Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma With Proposed Diagnostic Criteria
Nelson CA, Zhong CS, Hashemi DA, Ashchyan HJ, Brown-Joel Z, Noe MH, Imadojemu S, Micheletti RG, Vleugels RA, Wanat KA, Rosenbach M, Mostaghimi A. A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study and Systematic Review of Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma With Proposed Diagnostic Criteria. JAMA Dermatology 2020, 156: 270-279. PMID: 31940000, PMCID: PMC6990734, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulticenter cross-sectional studyNecrobiotic xanthogranulomaCross-sectional studyPlasma cell dyscrasiaDiagnostic criteriaMulticenter cohortMalignant conditionsConsensus exerciseSystematic reviewPeriorbital distributionLymphoproliferative disordersCutaneous lesionsMultiple myelomaMinor criteriaBetter treatment response rateDiagnosis of NXGTertiary academic referral centerNon-Langerhans cell histiocytosisAcademic referral centerTreatment response ratesPennsylvania Health SystemMassachusetts General HospitalBoard-certified dermatologistsIntralesional triamcinoloneIntravenous immunoglobulin
2019
Clinical Features and Comorbidities of Patients With Necrobiosis Lipoidica With or Without Diabetes
Hashemi DA, Brown-Joel ZO, Tkachenko E, Nelson CA, Noe MH, Imadojemu S, Vleugels RA, Mostaghimi A, Wanat KA, Rosenbach M. Clinical Features and Comorbidities of Patients With Necrobiosis Lipoidica With or Without Diabetes. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 455-459. PMID: 30785603, PMCID: PMC6523472, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNecrobiosis lipoidicaClinical featuresThyroid diseaseDiagnosis of NLRare granulomatous conditionComorbidities of patientsMulticenter retrospective reviewElevated blood glucosePennsylvania Health SystemMassachusetts General HospitalNL lesionsNotable comorbiditiesMedical comorbiditiesMedian hemoglobinPatient demographicsMedian ageRetrospective reviewEpidemiologic characteristicsPathophysiologic characteristicsBiopsy statusGranulomatous conditionsCase reportFemale sexBlood glucoseRisk factors
2018
The Association of Age With Clinical Presentation and Comorbidities of Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Ashchyan HJ, Butler DC, Nelson CA, Noe MH, Tsiaras WG, Lockwood SJ, James WD, Micheletti RG, Rosenbach M, Mostaghimi A. The Association of Age With Clinical Presentation and Comorbidities of Pyoderma Gangrenosum. JAMA Dermatology 2018, 154: 409-413. PMID: 29450453, PMCID: PMC5876860, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseHematologic malignant neoplasmsMedical comorbiditiesMalignant neoplasmsAssociation of agePyoderma gangrenosumClinical presentationBowel diseaseHematologic disordersMulticenter retrospective cohort studyTertiary academic referral centerInflammatory neutrophilic dermatosisPatients 65 yearsRetrospective cohort studyAcademic referral centerAge-specific evaluationPennsylvania Health SystemMassachusetts General HospitalLarge population studiesDifferent age groupsNeutrophilic dermatosisCohort studyInflammatory arthritisPatient demographicsReferral center
2014
Dialysis versus Nondialysis in Patients with AKI: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
Wilson FP, Yang W, Machado CA, Mariani LH, Borovskiy Y, Berns JS, Feldman HI. Dialysis versus Nondialysis in Patients with AKI: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 673-681. PMID: 24651073, PMCID: PMC3974360, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07630713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedBiomarkersCreatinineFemaleHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsInitiation of dialysisSerum creatinine concentrationCreatinine concentrationDialysis initiationDialyzed patientsSevere AKICohort studyPropensity-matched cohort studyPropensity scoreElevated creatinine levelOverall hazard ratioGreater survival benefitProportional hazards analysisAcute care hospitalsTime-varying propensity scoresPennsylvania Health SystemCause mortalityCreatinine levelsHazard ratioSurvival benefitCare hospitalDL increaseNondialyzed patientsPatient factorsLaboratory variables
2012
Predictors of Death and Dialysis in Severe AKI: The UPHS-AKI Cohort
Wilson FP, Yang W, Feldman HI. Predictors of Death and Dialysis in Severe AKI: The UPHS-AKI Cohort. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2012, 8: 527-537. PMID: 23258795, PMCID: PMC3613955, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06450612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere AKIC-indexIntensive care unit locationPredictors of deathEffective risk stratificationEndpoint of deathMore effective therapeutic interventionsHigh-risk subgroupsHarrell's C-indexLower overall mortalityProportional hazards modelEffective therapeutic interventionsPennsylvania Health SystemBaseline creatinineHospital AKIPressor medicationsSerum creatinineClinical factorsDerivation cohortHigher creatinineHospital admissionOverall mortalityLiver diseaseRisk stratificationValidation cohort
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