2018
Variation in the Use of Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Cost Implications
Rodwin BA, Salami JA, Spatz ES, Valero-Elizondo J, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Desai NR. Variation in the Use of Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Cost Implications. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 132: 61-70.e1. PMID: 30290193, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect oral anticoagulantsUse of DOACsAtrial fibrillationOral anticoagulantsDiseases Ninth Edition (ICD-9) codesPocket costsProportion of patientsUse of warfarinNinth Edition codesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyPrescription drug useTotal drug expendituresPrescription drug spendingWarfarin useAnticoagulant useNationwide cohortClinical factorsMedication useEdition codesStudy populationInternational ClassificationDrug useFibrillationClinical groupsAnticoagulants
2016
Economic Impact of Moderate‐Vigorous Physical Activity Among Those With and Without Established Cardiovascular Disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Valero‐Elizondo J, Salami JA, Osondu CU, Ogunmoroti O, Arrieta A, Spatz ES, Younus A, Rana JS, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Nasir K. Economic Impact of Moderate‐Vigorous Physical Activity Among Those With and Without Established Cardiovascular Disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003614. PMID: 27604455, PMCID: PMC5079024, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedArrhythmias, CardiacCardiovascular DiseasesCase-Control StudiesCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes MellitusExerciseFemaleHealth ExpendituresHealth ServicesHeart FailureHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedObesityPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRetrospective StudiesSmokingStrokeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsModerate-vigorous physical activityDays/weekPhysical activityHealth care expendituresTotal annual health care expendituresLower health care expendituresAnnual health care expendituresCare expendituresLower health care spendingModifiable risk factorsCardiovascular disease outcomesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyFinal study sampleYears of ageQuality of lifeMedical Expenditure PanelLink logCVD statusHealth care spendingRisk factorsDisease outcomeStudy populationUS adultsRepresentative cohortTwo-part econometric modelFavorable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs and Resource Utilization
Valero-Elizondo J, Salami JA, Ogunmoroti O, Osondu CU, Aneni EC, Malik R, Spatz ES, Rana JS, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Nasir K. Favorable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs and Resource Utilization. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2016, 9: 143-153. PMID: 26941417, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyCardiovascular diseaseCRF profileFavorable cardiovascular risk factor profileCardiovascular risk factor profileCause healthcare resource utilizationFavorable cardiovascular risk profileHealthcare expendituresCardiovascular risk profileRisk factor statusHealthcare resource utilizationRisk factor profileBurden of morbidityClinical Modification codesOverall healthcare expendituresFinal study sampleLower medical expendituresLower healthcare costsLower health expendituresHealthcare utilizationCVD statusFactor statusStudy populationInternational ClassificationTwo-part econometric model