2022
A multicenter evaluation of computable phenotyping approaches for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalizations
Khera R, Mortazavi BJ, Sangha V, Warner F, Patrick Young H, Ross JS, Shah ND, Theel ES, Jenkinson WG, Knepper C, Wang K, Peaper D, Martinello RA, Brandt CA, Lin Z, Ko AI, Krumholz HM, Pollock BD, Schulz WL. A multicenter evaluation of computable phenotyping approaches for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalizations. Npj Digital Medicine 2022, 5: 27. PMID: 35260762, PMCID: PMC8904579, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-022-00570-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 hospitalizationMayo ClinicDiagnosis codesCOVID-19 diagnosisPositive SARS-CoV-2 PCRYale New Haven Health SystemPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 PCRSARS-CoV-2 testCOVID-19Higher inhospital mortalitySARS-CoV2 infectionElectronic health record dataICD-10 diagnosisPositive laboratory testsHealth record dataInhospital mortalityAdditional patientsAntigen testSecondary diagnosisPrincipal diagnosisMulticenter evaluationPositive testComputable phenotype definitions
2019
Digoxin Use and Associated Adverse Events Among Older Adults
Angraal S, Nuti SV, Masoudi FA, Freeman JV, Murugiah K, Shah ND, Desai NR, Ranasinghe I, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Digoxin Use and Associated Adverse Events Among Older Adults. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 132: 1191-1198. PMID: 31077654, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of hospitalizationDigoxin useDigoxin toxicityNational Prescription AuditMedicare feeService beneficiariesDigoxin prescriptionAssociated adverse eventsAdverse eventsCohort studyAdverse outcomesSecondary diagnosisNational cohortPrescription auditPrescription trendsClinical guidelinesHospitalizationMortality rateClinical practiceOlder adultsSubsequent outcomesOutcomesToxicityPrescriptionNational-level trends
2015
Trends in Short- and Long-Term Outcomes for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2007 to 2012
Murugiah K, Wang Y, Desai NR, Spatz ES, Nuti SV, Dreyer RP, Krumholz HM. Trends in Short- and Long-Term Outcomes for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2007 to 2012. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 4: 197-205. PMID: 26746377, PMCID: PMC5323042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesReadmission ratesNonwhite patientsHospitalization ratesSecondary diagnosisMedicare feeYears of ageTakotsubo cardiomyopathyWorse outcomesWhite racePatientsService beneficiariesHospitalMortalityTime pointsOutcomesHospitalizationCohortDiagnosisRepresentative dataTakotsuboTTCReadmissionCardiomyopathyYears