The Association Between HIV Infection and the Use of Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Feder SL, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Womack JA, Jeon S, Funk M, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crothers K, Redeker NS. The Association Between HIV Infection and the Use of Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2018, 36: 228-234. PMID: 30304939, PMCID: PMC7457998, DOI: 10.1177/1049909118804465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCase-Control StudiesCD4 Lymphocyte CountComorbidityFemaleHeart FailureHIV InfectionsHospitalizationHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPalliative CarePatient DischargeRespiration, ArtificialRisk FactorsSex FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsHeart failureHIV infectionHIV-1 RNAPalliative careVeterans Health AdministrationHospitalized patientsHIV characteristicsPrimary diagnosisVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPalliative care useVentricular ejection fractionAging Cohort StudyCells/Case-control studyConditional logistic regressionDiseases NinthCohort studyEjection fractionPrimary outcomeVHA patientsDischarge dateMean ageCare useSevere diseaseAdjusted modelPrevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Zinchuk A, Edwards BA, Jeon S, Koo BB, Concato J, Sands S, Wellman A, Yaggi HK. Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2018, 14: 809-817. PMID: 29734986, PMCID: PMC5940432, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term CPAP useObstructive sleep apneaLow respiratory arousal thresholdLow ArTHRespiratory arousal thresholdCPAP useNonobese patientsClinical featuresSleep apneaOdds ratioArousal thresholdContinuous positive airway pressure usePositive airway pressure usePhysiologic phenotypeRegular CPAP useAntihypertensive medication useBody mass indexAssociated clinical featuresUnited States veteransAntihypertensive medicationsPolysomnography characteristicsClinical characteristicsCPAP adherenceAntidepressant useMedication use