2020
The Upcoming Epidemic of Heart Failure in South Asia
Martinez-Amezcua P, Haque W, Khera R, Kanaya AM, Sattar N, Lam CSP, Harikrishnan S, Shah SJ, Kandula NR, Jose PO, Narayan KMV, Agyemang C, Misra A, Jenum AK, Bilal U, Nasir K, Cainzos-Achirica M. The Upcoming Epidemic of Heart Failure in South Asia. Circulation Heart Failure 2020, 13: e007218. PMID: 32962410, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.007218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge of OnsetAsiaAsian PeopleEpidemicsHealth Services Needs and DemandHeart FailureHumansNeeds AssessmentPrevalencePreventive Health ServicesPrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsType 2 diabetes mellitusHeart failureCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseHF epidemicDiabetes mellitusEarly type 2 diabetes mellitusLifestyle-related risk factorsPrognosis of HFPremature coronary heart diseasePremature heart failurePrevalent heart failureRheumatic heart diseaseSouth AsiansAbdominal obesityGeneral obesitySouth Asian populationRisk factorsDramatic healthGlobal burdenRecent studiesUrgent interventionUnderrecognized threatTobacco productsUpcoming epidemic
2017
Contemporary Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Fee-For-Service Medicare Beneficiaries Across Healthcare Settings
Khera R, Pandey A, Ayers CR, Agusala V, Pruitt SL, Halm EA, Drazner MH, Das SR, de Lemos JA, Berry JD. Contemporary Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Fee-For-Service Medicare Beneficiaries Across Healthcare Settings. Circulation Heart Failure 2017, 10: e004402. PMID: 29129828, PMCID: PMC6057614, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.117.004402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareCardiology Service, HospitalDatabases, FactualFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHeart FailureHumansIncidenceInsurance BenefitsMaleMedicareNeeds AssessmentPrevalencePrognosisTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsIncident HFService Medicare beneficiariesMedicare beneficiariesStudy periodEpidemiology of HFHeart failure epidemicOutpatient care settingsHealth policy interventionsHF mortalityPrevalent HFHeart failureMean ageOutpatient settingOverall burdenCare settingsContemporary epidemiologyNew diagnosisInpatientsHealthcare settingsCohortEpidemiologyPatientsMortalityFirst yearPronounced decrease