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
2014
Place of Residence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure
Bikdeli B, Wayda B, Bao H, Ross JS, Xu X, Chaudhry SI, Spertus JA, Bernheim SM, Lindenauer PK, Krumholz HM. Place of Residence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 749-756. PMID: 25074375, PMCID: PMC5323058, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusIndividual socioeconomic statusOutcomes of patientsHeart failureHigher SES neighborhoodsSocioeconomic statusClinical factorsHeart Failure Outcomes trialPrimary end pointPatient-level factorsUS internal medicineCause mortalityCause readmissionMultivariable adjustmentOutcome trialsMedical chartsPatient interviewsLow-SES neighborhoodsCardiology practiceMortality ratePatientsPlace of residenceInternal medicineReadmissionEnd point