2025
Comparative efficacy and safety of stent retrievers as a bailout strategy following failed contact aspiration technique in acute stroke thrombectomy
Ezzeldin M, Hukamdad M, Kasem R, Ezzeldin R, Maier I, T A, Jabbour P, Kim J, Howard B, Alawieh A, Wolfe S, Starke R, Psychogios M, Shaban A, Goyal N, Dye J, Alaraj A, Yoshimura S, Fiorella D, Tanweer O, Romano D, Navia P, Cuellar H, Fragata I, Polifka A, Mascitelli J, Osbun J, Siddiqui F, Moss M, Limaye K, Mokin M, Matouk C, Park M, Brinjikji W, Daglioglu E, Williamson R, Altschul D, Ogilvy C, Crosa R, Levitt M, Gory B, Grandhi R, Paul A, Kan P, Casagrande W, Chowdhry S, Stiefel M, Chaubal V, Spiotta A. Comparative efficacy and safety of stent retrievers as a bailout strategy following failed contact aspiration technique in acute stroke thrombectomy. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2025, jnis-2024-022781. PMID: 39884851, DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2024-022781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageTrevo stent retrieverContact aspirationStent retrieverAcute ischemic strokeEndovascular thrombectomyRecanalization rateFunctional outcomesAssociated with higher recanalization ratesOdds of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhageHigher recanalization ratesAssociated with higher oddsEndovascular thrombectomy patientsContact aspiration techniqueIntracranial hemorrhageMulticenter registryRecanalizationReduced oddsStroke thrombectomyHigher oddsIschemic strokeThrombectomyAspiration techniqueBailout strategyOdds
2024
Factors Associated With Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort
Chen A, Farmer M, Han L, Runels T, Bade B, Crothers K, Bastian L, Bazan I, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Akgün K. Factors Associated With Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort. AJPM Focus 2024, 4: 100290. PMID: 39611140, PMCID: PMC11602634, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of vaccinationInfluenza vaccineFemale veteransAmerican Indian/Alaskan Native raceFactors associated with influenza vaccinationReceipt of influenza vaccinationDocumenting influenza vaccinationReduced oddsRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataMale veteransHealth record dataAmbulatory care utilizationInfluenza seasonRuralMale sexWhite male veteransWhite veteransAssociated with raceCohort studyBlack veteransBlack raceEthnic groupsRacial disparitiesInfluenza
2023
Examining sociodemographic correlates of opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in the All of Us Research Program.
Yeh H, Peltz-Rauchman C, Johnson C, Pawloski P, Chesla D, Waring S, Stevens A, Epstein M, Joseph C, Miller-Matero L, Gui H, Tang A, Boerwinkle E, Cicek M, Clark C, Cohn E, Gebo K, Loperena R, Mayo K, Mockrin S, Ohno-Machado L, Schully S, Ramirez A, Qian J, Ahmedani B. Examining sociodemographic correlates of opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in the All of Us Research Program. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0290416. PMID: 37594966, PMCID: PMC10437856, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid usePrescription opioidsElectronic health recordsReduced oddsDiagnosis of OUDSociodemographic characteristicsPrevalence of OUDNonmedical useLifetime opioid useEHR dataNon-Hispanic white participantsImportant clinical informationNon-medical useLifetime prevalenceStreet opioidsHigher oddsOpioidsClinical informationUse disordersUs Research ProgramSociodemographic correlatesLogistic regressionPrevalenceHealth recordsAssociation between statin exposure and short-term mortality in patients with high-grade acute-on-chronic liver failure
Chapin S, Kaplan D, Taddei T, Mahmud N. Association between statin exposure and short-term mortality in patients with high-grade acute-on-chronic liver failure. JHEP Reports 2023, 5: 100740. PMID: 37215188, PMCID: PMC10193237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic liver failureShort-term mortalityRetrospective cohort studyStatin exposureLiver failureStatin useCohort studyLogistic regression modelsLower oddsHigh short-term mortalityVeterans Health Administration patientsDose exposureMultivariable logistic regression modelClasses of medicationsFuture prospective studiesVeterans Health AdministrationDose-dependent reductionPotential beneficial effectsStatin therapyTerm mortalityAnalytic cohortRegression modelsProspective studyReduced oddsACLFCharacteristics associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes in people with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis: data from the COVID-19 PsoProtect and Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registries
Machado P, Schäfer M, Mahil S, Liew J, Gossec L, Dand N, Pfeil A, Strangfeld A, Regierer A, Fautrel B, Alonso C, Saad C, Griffiths C, Lomater C, Miceli-Richard C, Wendling D, Rodriguez D, Wiek D, Mateus E, Sirotich E, Soriano E, Ribeiro F, Omura F, Martins F, Santos H, Dau J, Barker J, Hausmann J, Hyrich K, Gensler L, Silva L, Jacobsohn L, Carmona L, Pinheiro M, Zelaya M, de los Ángeles Severina M, Yates M, Dubreuil M, Gore-Massy M, Romeo N, Haroon N, Sufka P, Grainger R, Hasseli R, Lawson-Tovey S, Bhana S, Pham T, Olofsson T, Bautista-Molano W, Wallace Z, Yiu Z, Yazdany J, Robinson P, Smith C. Characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes in people with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis: data from the COVID-19 PsoProtect and Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registries. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2023, 82: 698-709. PMID: 36787993, PMCID: PMC10176347, DOI: 10.1136/ard-2022-223499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19High disease activityPandemic time periodDisease activityPsoriatic arthritisMale sexAxial spondyloarthritisCOVID-19Multivariable ordinal logistic regressionPoor COVID-19 outcomesOlder ageFuture respiratory pandemicsCOVID-19 severityCOVID-19 outcomesComorbidity burdenGlucocorticoid intakeGlucocorticoid useCancer comorbidityClinical characteristicsCOVID-19 waveRisk stratificationOrdinal logistic regressionReduced oddsSeverity ScaleRespiratory pandemic
2022
Social participation and mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries
Smith L, Shin J, López Sánchez G, Oh H, Kostev K, Jacob L, Law C, Carmichael C, Tully M, Koyanagi A. Social participation and mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries. Preventive Medicine 2022, 164: 107230. PMID: 36057392, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of social participationMild cognitive impairmentSocial participation scoresMiddle-income countriesSocial participationIncrease levels of social participationAging-Alzheimer's Association criteriaParticipants' scoresPrevention of mild cognitive impairmentCommunity-based dataCognitive impairmentSample of adultsOne-unit increaseMultivariate logistic regressionAnalyzed cross-sectionallyImplement interventionsAdult HealthNationally representative datasetPotential confoundersReduced oddsAnalytic sampleDecreased riskGlobal ageLogistic regressionAssociation criteriaComparison of infection‐induced and vaccine‐induced immunity against COVID‐19 in patients with cirrhosis
John BV, Doshi A, Ferreira RD, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE, Spector SA, Deng Y, Bastaich D, Dahman B. Comparison of infection‐induced and vaccine‐induced immunity against COVID‐19 in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology 2022, 77: 186-196. PMID: 35712794, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reactionVaccine-induced immunitySARS-CoV-2 infectionInfection-induced immunityImmunity groupsReduced oddsSARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reactionCOVID-19Retrospective cohort studyCritical COVID-19Multivariable logistic regressionSARS-CoV-2Unvaccinated participantsUnvaccinated patientsFull vaccinationCohort studyCOVID-19 variantsCommunity prevalencePrevious infectionMRNA vaccinesPolymerase chain reactionUS veteransTreatment weightingCirrhosisPropensity scoreLongitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults
Steeger CM, Harlow AF, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Hill KG, Leventhal AM. Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults. Preventive Medicine 2022, 161: 107143. PMID: 35803351, PMCID: PMC9994601, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco productsTobacco useLower likelihoodFlavor useReduced likelihoodLong-term cessationShort-term abstinencePublic health impactTobacco product useWave 2Wave 4Adverse public health impactsReduced oddsHealth StudySociodemographic characteristicsAdult survey dataLong-term associationOlder adultsYoung adultsLongitudinal associationsCessationProduct useTwo yearsHealth impactsAdultsThe impact of induction therapy on mortality and treated rejection in cardiac transplantation: A retrospective study
Bellumkonda L, Oikonomou EK, Hsueh C, Maulion C, Testani J, Patel J. The impact of induction therapy on mortality and treated rejection in cardiac transplantation: A retrospective study. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2022, 41: 482-491. PMID: 35094919, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction therapyCause mortalityOutcome measuresLeft ventricular assist device therapyT-cell depleting agentsVentricular assist device therapyDual organ transplantsRoutine induction therapySecondary outcome measuresTime of transplantationPrimary outcome measureCox regression modelPropensity score adjustmentRisk of rejectionPrior transplantCardiac transplantationHeart transplantationUNOS databaseAdult patientsOverall survivalDevice therapyMedian ageRetrospective studyReceptor antagonistReduced odds
2021
Environmental Displacement and Mental Well-Being in Banjarnegara, Indonesia
Burrows K, Pelupessy DC, Khoshnood K, Bell ML. Environmental Displacement and Mental Well-Being in Banjarnegara, Indonesia. Environmental Health Perspectives 2021, 129: 117002. PMID: 34747632, PMCID: PMC8575071, DOI: 10.1289/ehp9391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex-based differences in helmet performance in bicycle trauma
Feler J, Maung AA, O'Connor R, Davis KA, Gerrard J. Sex-based differences in helmet performance in bicycle trauma. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 75: 994-1000. PMID: 33827896, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-based differencesBicycle traumaHead injuryHelmet useMultivariable logistic regression modelPatients 18 yearsRetrospective cohort studyNational Trauma DatabaseCervical spine fracturesSevere head injuryShort-term outcomesMotor vehicle collisionsSerious head injuryLogistic regression modelsAnticoagulant useCohort studyInjury overallIntracranial bleedingSpine fracturesTrauma databaseIntracranial hemorrhageCommon injuriesOdds reductionReduced oddsSkull fracture
2020
Sulodexide versus Control and the Risk of Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Events: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Bikdeli B, Chatterjee S, Kirtane AJ, Parikh SA, Andreozzi GM, Desai NR, Francese DP, Gibson CM, Piazza G, Goldhaber SZ, Eikelboom JW, Krumholz HM, Stone GW. Sulodexide versus Control and the Risk of Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Events: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Seminars In Thrombosis And Hemostasis 2020, 46: 908-918. PMID: 33086402, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisUse of sulodexideCause mortalityCardiovascular mortalityReduced oddsPulmonary embolismOdds ratioOdds of VTESafety of sulodexideCardiovascular risk factorsCochrane Central RegisterPeripheral arterial diseaseHistory of MIThrombotic cardiovascular diseasesRandom-effects modelCardiovascular efficacyOral glycosaminoglycansCardiovascular outcomesHemorrhagic eventsCentral RegisterVein thrombosisControlled TrialsArterial diseaseRandomized trialsRisk factorsAssessing the impact of high blood pressure referrals on hypertension awareness and management, BMI, and blood pressure values in adult Samoans 2010–2019
Rivara AC, Pomer A, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Viali S, Choy CC, McGarvey ST, Hawley NL. Assessing the impact of high blood pressure referrals on hypertension awareness and management, BMI, and blood pressure values in adult Samoans 2010–2019. Annals Of Human Biology 2020, 47: 597-601. PMID: 32924611, PMCID: PMC8180238, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1822914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated blood pressureBody mass indexBlood pressureNon-communicable diseasesMedication usePhysician diagnosisRisk factorsLong-term health improvementsHypertension medication useBlood pressure valuesNCD risk factorsHypertension controlCardiometabolic healthHypertension awarenessMass indexAdult SamoansHealth referralsDisease burdenReduced oddsBP valuesSamoan adultsReferralLogistic regressionHealth sector actorsMcNemar testCharacteristics associated with hospitalisation for COVID-19 in people with rheumatic disease: data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry
Gianfrancesco M, Hyrich K, Al-Adely S, Carmona L, Danila M, Gossec L, Izadi Z, Jacobsohn L, Katz P, Lawson-Tovey S, Mateus E, Rush S, Schmajuk G, Simard J, Strangfeld A, Trupin L, Wysham K, Bhana S, Costello W, Grainger R, Hausmann J, Liew J, Sirotich E, Sufka P, Wallace Z, Yazdany J, Machado P, Robinson P. Characteristics associated with hospitalisation for COVID-19 in people with rheumatic disease: data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2020, 79: 859-866. PMID: 32471903, PMCID: PMC7299648, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntimalarialsAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, PsoriaticArthritis, RheumatoidBetacoronavirusBiological ProductsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleGlucocorticoidsHospitalizationHumansJanus Kinase InhibitorsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPrednisoneProtective FactorsRegistriesRheumatic DiseasesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexSpondylarthropathiesTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsVasculitisYoung AdultConceptsDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsRheumatic diseasesHospitalisation statusHigher oddsNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug useConventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugsAnti-inflammatory drug useOdds of hospitalisationRheumatic disease diagnosisRheumatic disease medicationsMultivariable-adjusted modelsMultivariable logistic regressionJanus kinase inhibitorCOVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19Prednisone doseAntirheumatic drugsGlucocorticoid exposureInhibitor useAntimalarial useClinical factorsCase seriesSmoking statusReduced oddsDecreased odds
2019
Pre-arrest and intra-arrest prognostic factors associated with survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Taljaard M, Vaillancourt C, Rowan KM, Harrison DA, Nolan JP, Kyeremanteng K, McIsaac DI, Guyatt GH, Perry JJ. Pre-arrest and intra-arrest prognostic factors associated with survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ 2019, 367: l6373. PMID: 31801749, PMCID: PMC6891802, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l6373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestPrognostic factorsSystematic reviewReduced oddsPrimary analysisInitial shockable rhythmIntra-arrest factorsPre-arrest factorsHigh-certainty evidenceChronic kidney diseaseDuration of resuscitationRisk of biasEnglish-language studiesWeb of ScienceActive malignancyCertainty evidenceCohort studyGRADE approachOdds of survivalCochrane DatabaseMale sexKidney diseaseShockable rhythmRelevant confoundersUnderutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States
Giri S, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Neparidze N, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer 2019, 125: 4084-4095. PMID: 31381151, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone-modifying drugsSupportive careMultiple myelomaInfluenza vaccinationAntiviral prophylaxisOlder adultsLower oddsEnd Results-Medicare databaseNon-Hispanic black patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelBaseline renal impairmentSupportive care useTreatment-related toxicityFacility-level characteristicsNon-Hispanic blacksOutcomes of interestCommunity-based settingsLogistic regression modelsRenal impairmentActive treatmentBlack patientsCare useConcomitant useProphylactic antiviralsReduced oddsThe moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men
Gamarel KE, Nelson KM, Heinze J, Chiaramonte DM, Miller RL, Interventions T. The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1787-1798. PMID: 31094618, PMCID: PMC6692916, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1610447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung sexual minority menDrug useSexual minority menMean ageSubstance use behaviorsAlcohol useSubstance useAdverse health behaviorsResilience resourcesMinority menParticipants' mean ageOdds of alcoholHeavy alcohol useMarijuana useMen ages 15One-time surveyReduced oddsProtective effectHealth behaviorsSociodemographic factorsCross-sectional sampleUse behaviorsAge 15MenCrime exposureMedicare Shared Savings ACOs and Hospice Care for Ischemic Stroke Patients
Kaufman B, O'Brien E, Stearns S, Matsouaka R, Holmes G, Weinberger M, Schwamm L, Smith E, Fonarow G, Xian Y, Taylor D. Medicare Shared Savings ACOs and Hospice Care for Ischemic Stroke Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 1402-1409. PMID: 30835818, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke patientsHigher mortality riskHospice enrollmentStroke patientsAccountable care organizationsMortality riskMedicare Shared Savings ProgramComfort measuresLife careIncident ischemic stroke patientsLow-mortality risk groupsGWTG-Stroke hospitalsIncident ischemic strokeMortality risk groupsPalliative care servicesService Medicare beneficiariesQuality of endMedicare hospice benefitSevere strokeIschemic strokePoor prognosisNational registryReduced oddsRisk groupsHospice care
2016
Proximity of magnesium exposure to delivery and neonatal outcomes
Turitz A, Too G, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. Proximity of magnesium exposure to delivery and neonatal outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 215: 508.e1-508.e6. PMID: 27177525, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsySevere cerebral palsyLast exposureSecondary outcomesLast infusionMultivariable logistic regression modelBenefits of magnesiumAssociation of timeMann-Whitney U testYears of lifeLogistic regression modelsStudent's t-testPreterm deliverySingleton gestationsMulticenter trialPrimary outcomeReduced oddsPalsyMagnesium exposureSecondary analysisRemote exposureU testExposure timingBivariate associationsMagnesium sulfateIncreasing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with reduced odds of long menstrual cycles in a cross-sectional study of African American women
Jukic AM, Upson K, Harmon QE, Baird DD. Increasing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with reduced odds of long menstrual cycles in a cross-sectional study of African American women. Fertility And Sterility 2016, 106: 172-179.e2. PMID: 26997249, PMCID: PMC4930882, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual cycle lengthLong menstrual cyclesCross-sectional studyMenstrual cycleAfrican American womenCycle lengthSelf-reported menstrual cycle lengthVitamin D statusPolytomous logistic regressionAmerican womenD statusGynecologic historyOvarian hormonesProspective studyOvarian functionReduced oddsMAIN OUTCOMEIrregular cyclesLogistic regressionWomenOddsFurther investigationDaysAssociationMedications
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