2022
Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Ahmad T, Desai NR, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Martin M, Simonov M, Dhar R, Hsiao A, Kashyap N, Allen L, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP. Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology 2022, 7: 905-912. PMID: 35947362, PMCID: PMC9366654, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual care groupElectronic health recordsHeart failureAlert groupMedian agePrimary outcomeFemale patientsTerminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsYale New Haven Health SystemPro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsMedian NT-proBNP levelLeft ventricular ejection fractionLarge tertiary care centerHeart failure hospitalizationHeart failure medicationsNatriuretic peptide levelsNT-proBNP levelsHealth recordsHours of admissionTertiary care centerVentricular ejection fractionRate of hospitalizationIntensive care unitEthnicity groupsSmall community hospital
2021
Relation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (from the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry)
Pareek M, Singh A, Vadlamani L, Eder M, Pacor J, Park J, Ghazizadeh Z, Heard A, Cruz-Solbes AS, Nikooie R, Gier C, Ahmed ZV, Freeman JV, Meadows J, Smolderen KGE, Lampert R, Velazquez EJ, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Relation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (from the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 146: 99-106. PMID: 33539857, PMCID: PMC7849530, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCoronavirus disease 2019Risk factorsHigher troponin TCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular eventsHospitalized patientsLaboratory findingsMental statusDisease 2019Multivariable binary logistic regression analysisTroponin TMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsPre-existing cardiovascular diseaseHigher C-reactive proteinCOVID-19 positive patientsPredictors of MACEPrevious ventricular arrhythmiaUse of P2YAdverse cardiovascular eventsProspective cohort studyTertiary care centerC-reactive proteinBinary logistic regression analysisPoor prognostic marker