2024
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faust J, Renton B, Bongiovanni T, Chen A, Sheares K, Du C, Essien U, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haywood T, Khera R, King T, Li S, Lin Z, Lu Y, Marshall A, Ndumele C, Opara I, Loarte-Rodriguez T, Sawano M, Taparra K, Taylor H, Watson K, Yancy C, Krumholz H. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2438918. PMID: 39392630, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 public health emergencyNon-HispanicPublic health emergencyOther Pacific IslanderExcess mortalityAlaska NativesUS populationExcess deathsRates of excess mortalityCross-sectional study analyzed dataYears of potential lifeMortality relative riskNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional studyPacific IslandersStudy analyzed dataAll-cause mortalityEthnic groupsMortality disparitiesMortality ratioTotal populationDeath certificatesEthnic disparitiesMain OutcomesDecedent ageCause-Specific Mortality Rates Among the US Black Population
Arun A, Caraballo C, Sawano M, Lu Y, Khera R, Yancy C, Krumholz H. Cause-Specific Mortality Rates Among the US Black Population. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2436402. PMID: 39348122, PMCID: PMC11443349, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36402.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Acute heart failure management in the USA and Japan: overview of practice patterns and review of evidence
Tanaka T, Sawano M, Ramani R, Friedman M, Kohsaka S. Acute heart failure management in the USA and Japan: overview of practice patterns and review of evidence. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 931-947. PMID: 29932314, PMCID: PMC6165950, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureTreatment strategiesHeart failureClinical outcomesManagement of AHFAcute heart failure managementOngoing public health issueChronic heart failureHeart failure managementMedical treatment optionsContemporary treatment strategiesEffective treatment strategiesPublic health issueClinical symptomsTreatment optionsPractice patternsSingle agentReview of evidenceFailure managementHealth issuesDefinitive rolePatientsOutcomesFailureSymptoms