2024
Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States.
Jain S, Priya A, Pekow P, Spitzer K, Walkey A, Opara I, Krumholz H, Lindenauer P. Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 585-594. PMID: 37943953, PMCID: PMC10995557, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202304-359oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizationsObstructive pulmonary diseaseMedicare beneficiariesWhite racePulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsObstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsObstructive pulmonary disease patientsHospital-level clusteringPulmonary disease exacerbationsRetrospective cohort studyPulmonary disease patientsCox regression modelIndividual socioeconomic statusDisease exacerbationPulmonary rehabilitationCohort studyDischarge dispositionOverall mortalityIllness severityHospitalized populationCare factorsDisease patients
2020
Association Between Subsequent Hospitalizations and Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wang Y, Leifheit E, Normand S, Krumholz HM. Association Between Subsequent Hospitalizations and Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction Within 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014907. PMID: 32172654, PMCID: PMC7335517, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionIndex acute myocardial infarctionClinical Classification SoftwareMyocardial infarctionDisease categoriesRisk of deathCox regression modelPost-acute careAcute care hospitalsOccurrence of hospitalizationLow recurrence riskUnplanned rehospitalizationSubsequent hospitalizationBackground PatientsHazard ratioPatient characteristicsSecondary preventionMedian timeService patientsChronic diseasesPatient riskOutcome measuresRehospitalizationHigh risk
2009
Elevated Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Kosiborod M, Inzucchi SE, Spertus JA, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Elevated Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 2009, 119: 1899-1907. PMID: 19332465, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.821843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureAdmission glucoseElderly patientsDiabetes mellitusAdverse outcomesMultivariable Cox regression modelsAdmission glucose levelsElevated admission glucoseAcute myocardial infarctionCox regression modelCause mortalityMultivariable adjustmentEntire cohortGlucose controlMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular conditionsGlucose levelsLarge cohortElevated glucoseRepresentative cohortPatientsSignificant associationMortalityCohortMellitus