2017
The State of the Science on Integrating Palliative Care in Heart Failure
Gelfman L, Bakitas M, Warner Stevenson L, Kirkpatrick J, Goldstein N, Ahluwalia S, Allen L, Allen K, Arnold B, Bakitas M, Bekelman D, Buck H, Dionne-Odom J, Dougherty C, Dunbar S, Evangelista L, Fahlberg B, Fendler T, Gelfman L, Goldstein N, Hanson L, Hauptman P, Karlekar M, Kavalieratos D, Kirkpatrick J, Kirkwood P, Kono A, Krumholz H, Kutner J, Lala A, Lindenfeld J, Mancarella G, Matlock D, Matzo M, Maurer M, Morrison S, O'Donnell A, Pamboukian S, Pinney S, Prince S, Reigel B, Ritchie C, Rogers J, Spertus J, Steinhauser K, Stevenson L, Strömberg A, Sudore R, Swetz K, Teuteberg W, Teuteberg J, Tucker R, Tulsky J, Wiegand D. The State of the Science on Integrating Palliative Care in Heart Failure. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2017, 20: 592-603. PMID: 29493362, PMCID: PMC5455612, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failurePalliative careUncontrolled symptomsIntegrating Palliative CarePalliative care integrationAdvanced heart failureAdvanced HF patientsChronic progressive illnessLife-prolonging therapiesCare of patientsAdvance care planningQuality of careQuality of lifeHF diseaseHF patientsHealthcare utilizationProgressive illnessHF populationHigh morbidityInterdisciplinary careInterdisciplinary working groupCare planningLife careCurrent evidenceFamily caregivers
2005
77 ADMISSION BODY TEMPERATURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE
Nallamothu B, Payvar S, Wang Y, Kosiborod M, Foody J, Masoudi F, Havranek E, Casscells S, Krumholz H. 77 ADMISSION BODY TEMPERATURE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2005, 53: s400. DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.00205.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne-year mortalityAdmission body temperatureHeart failureWorse survivalBody temperatureLow body temperatureLogistic regressionPatients 65 yearsAdvanced heart failurePATIENTS HOSPITALIZEDHospital deathMultivariate adjustmentPatient subgroupsIndependent associationClinical dataStudy populationPatientsPolynomial logistic regressionCare ProjectMortalityHospitalSurvivalFailureSignificant relationshipHospitalized
2003
Metformin and Thiazolidinedione Use in Medicare Patients With Heart Failure
Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Inzucchi SE, Setaro JF, Havranek EP, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. Metformin and Thiazolidinedione Use in Medicare Patients With Heart Failure. JAMA 2003, 290: 81-85. PMID: 12837715, DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.1.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDiabetic patientsConcomitant diabetesThiazolidinedione useMedicare beneficiariesRetrospective medical record abstractionUse of metforminAdvanced heart failureProportion of patientsHeart failure therapyMedical record abstractionAcute care hospitalsMetformin useFailure therapyHospital dischargeCare hospitalRecord abstractionOptimal carePrimary diagnosisAntihyperglycemic drugsMedicare patientsDrug treatmentPatterns of usePatientsPackage inserts
1996
Epidemiologic and economic impact of advanced heart failure
Funk M, Krumholz H. Epidemiologic and economic impact of advanced heart failure. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 1996, 10: 1-10. PMID: 8656234, DOI: 10.1097/00005082-199601000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureMajor public health problemAdvanced heart failureCoronary heart diseasePublic health problemFinal common pathwayHeart diseaseRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular conditionsHealth problemsPremature deathLethal conditionCommon pathwayPrevalenceDiseaseIncidenceNumber of peopleFailureEconomic impactPrognosisMortality