2023
2288. Short and Longer-Term All-Cause Mortality among SARS CoV-2-Infected Persons and the Pull-Forward Phenomenon in Qatar
Chemaitelly H, Faust J, Krumholz H, Ayoub H, Abu-Raddad L. 2288. Short and Longer-Term All-Cause Mortality among SARS CoV-2-Infected Persons and the Pull-Forward Phenomenon in Qatar. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1910. PMCID: PMC10676887, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere COVID-19Incidence of deathCause mortalityPrimary infectionCOVID-19Primary SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2-infected personsCox proportional hazards regression modelSARS-CoV-2 infectionProportional hazards regression modelsPrimary infection cohortRetrospective cohort studyCOVID-19 mortalitySARS-CoV-2Short life expectancyCohort studyHazard ratioUnvaccinated personsMonth 3Uninfected personsVaccinated personsControl cohortNational cohortEarly deathCohort
2016
Association of Guideline-Based Admission Treatments and Life Expectancy After Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Bucholz EM, Butala NM, Normand SL, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Association of Guideline-Based Admission Treatments and Life Expectancy After Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2378-2391. PMID: 27199062, PMCID: PMC5097252, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAspirinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHospitalizationHumansLife ExpectancyMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicThrombolytic TherapyTime-to-TreatmentUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionGuideline-based therapyYears of lifeAdmission therapyLife expectancyMyocardial infarctionMedicare beneficiariesCox proportional hazards regressionAcute reperfusion therapyLate survival benefitReceipt of aspirinPercutaneous coronary interventionLong-term outcomesProportional hazards regressionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectElderly Medicare beneficiariesDose-response relationshipAssociation of GuidelineShort life expectancyLonger life expectancyReperfusion therapyCoronary interventionD2B timeElderly patients
2013
For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Sen S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Lesnikoski BA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery. Surgery 2013, 155: 776-788. PMID: 24787104, PMCID: PMC4008843, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital ownership statusBreast-conserving operationsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of brachytherapyRadiation therapyOperative careBreast cancerMedicare beneficiariesOverall useReceipt of brachytherapyAdjuvant radiation therapyInvasive breast cancerFemale Medicare beneficiariesGreater overall useYears of ageShort life expectancyRetrospective studyRT modalityProfit hospitalsExpensive modalityOlder womenBrachytherapy useBreast brachytherapyHospitalBrachytherapy
2006
The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening.
Gross CP, McAvay GJ, Krumholz HM, Paltiel AD, Bhasin D, Tinetti ME. The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2006, 145: 646-53. PMID: 17088577, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-9-200611070-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic illnessColorectal cancerChronic conditionsLife expectancyCancer stageEarly-stage colorectal cancerPopulation-based cancer registriesPatients 67 yearsRetrospective cohort studyStage I cancerAdministrative claims dataChronic condition groupsFinal study sampleYears of ageShort life expectancyCohort studyEffect of agePatient ageI cancerCancer RegistryCancer variesHealthy patientsIndividual patientsMedicare claimsAdministrative claims