2021
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Hospitalization Rate and Infection Fatality Rate Among the Non-Congregate Population in Connecticut
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Li SX, Dong Y, Chen L, Huston SK, Srinivasan R, Redlich CA, Ko AI, Faust JS, Forman HP, Krumholz HM. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Hospitalization Rate and Infection Fatality Rate Among the Non-Congregate Population in Connecticut. The American Journal Of Medicine 2021, 134: 812-816.e2. PMID: 33617808, PMCID: PMC7895685, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection hospitalization rateInfection fatality rateHospitalization ratesFatality rateSeroprevalence estimatesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodiesSARS-CoV-2 antibodiesConnecticut Hospital AssociationNon-Hispanic black peopleProportion of deathsCoronavirus disease 2019Total infected individualsTotal hospitalizationsAdverse outcomesNon-congregate settingsHigh burdenDisease 2019Prevalence studyMost subgroupsInfected individualsHospitalizationOlder peopleHospital AssociationConnecticut DepartmentDeath
2020
COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system
Caraballo C, McCullough M, Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Keating C, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, Malinis M, Kashyap N, Hsiao A, Wilson FP, Curtis JP, Grant M, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T. COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0238829. PMID: 32997657, PMCID: PMC7526909, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsIntegrated health care systemHeart Failure RegistryHealth care systemFailure patientsCOVID-19 infectionCare systemCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 infectionReal-time registryRenin-angiotensin blockersRetrospective chart reviewCoronary artery diseaseRisk of deathCOVID-19 testingAngiotensin blockersMultiple comorbiditiesRespiratory failureChart reviewSymptomatic patientsArtery diseaseHeart failureComorbid conditionsPatient mortalityClinical management