2020
Validation of Administrative Claims to Ascertain Outcomes in Pivotal Trials of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Butala NM, Strom JB, Faridi KF, Kazi DS, Zhao Y, Brennan JM, Popma JJ, Shen C, Yeh RW. Validation of Administrative Claims to Ascertain Outcomes in Pivotal Trials of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 13: 1777-1785. PMID: 32682677, PMCID: PMC7444647, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Valve StenosisBioprosthesisClinical Trials as TopicData AccuracyData MiningDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Services ResearchHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMedicarePostoperative ComplicationsReproducibility of ResultsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueValve replacementPivotal trialsAdministrative claimsPredictive valueAortic valve reinterventionProcedural billing codesAcute kidney injuryPermanent pacemaker implantationKappa agreement statisticsBleeding eventsValve reinterventionKidney injuryTrial patientsPacemaker implantationProcedural complicationsOutcome ascertainmentTrial endpointsClinical endpointsMyocardial infarctionInpatient claimsClinical trials
2019
Comparison of Clinical Trials and Administrative Claims to Identify Stroke Among Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement
Strom JB, Zhao Y, Faridi KF, Tamez H, Butala NM, Valsdottir LR, Curtis J, Brennan JM, Shen C, Boulware M, Popma JJ, Yeh RW. Comparison of Clinical Trials and Administrative Claims to Identify Stroke Among Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 12: e008231. PMID: 31694411, PMCID: PMC7212938, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.119.008231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBrain IschemiaClinical Trials as TopicDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMaleMedicareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStrokeTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNegative predictive valueAortic valve replacementCerebrovascular eventsInternational ClassificationPositive predictive valuePredictive valueValve replacementNinth RevisionClinical trialsTenth RevisionBilling codesKaplan-Meier estimatesMedicare inpatient claimsSURTAVI trialClinical event adjudicationDevastating complicationIschemic strokeNeurological eventsCerebrovascular diseaseBilling claimsInpatient claimsEvent adjudicationAdministrative claimsHigh riskTrial participantsComparing different assessments of remnant lipoprotein cholesterol: The very large database of lipids
Faridi KF, Quispe R, Martin SS, Hendrani AD, Joshi PH, Brinton EA, Cruz DE, Banach M, Toth PP, Kulkarni K, Jones SR. Comparing different assessments of remnant lipoprotein cholesterol: The very large database of lipids. Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2019, 13: 634-644. PMID: 31320236, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2019.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolRemnant lipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein cholesterolLipid parametersVertical auto profile ultracentrifugationRLP-C levelsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLipid panelMedian ageHighest quintileRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseSecond quintileFriedewald equationCholesterolQuintileDlRLPParameters correlatesSubject differencesLipidsCohortDisease
2015
Deficient serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with an atherogenic lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids (VLDL-3) study
Lupton JR, Faridi KF, Martin SS, Sharma S, Kulkarni K, Jones SR, Michos ED. Deficient serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with an atherogenic lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids (VLDL-3) study. Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2015, 10: 72-81.e1. PMID: 26892123, PMCID: PMC4762185, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolIntermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterolAtherogenic lipid profileLipoprotein cholesterolRemnant lipoprotein cholesterolLipid profileLipid panelHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolMultivariable-adjusted linear regressionVitamin D supplementationHigher total cholesterolSerum vitamin DCardiovascular disease riskLow serum HDLBlood urea nitrogenCross-sectional studyMultivariable linear regressionAdditional outcome measurementD supplementationGlycemic statusLow HDLHemoglobin A1cTotal cholesterolKidney functionSerum HDLRelationship of the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio to the remainder of the lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids-4 (VLDL-4) study
Quispe R, Manalac RJ, Faridi KF, Blaha MJ, Toth PP, Kulkarni KR, Nasir K, Virani SS, Banach M, Blumenthal RS, Martin SS, Jones SR. Relationship of the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio to the remainder of the lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids-4 (VLDL-4) study. Atherosclerosis 2015, 242: 243-250. PMID: 26232164, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.06.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratioLipoprotein cholesterol ratioLipid profileLDL densityCholesterol ratioAtherogenic lipid phenotypeLevels of RLPMedian TgMetabolic syndromeLipid parametersCohort representativeInsulin resistanceMean ageStudy populationElevated TGGeneral U.S.Higher RLPUS individualsLipid phenotypesDemographic informationHighest relative increaseTriglyceridesRLPAgeRelative increase