2023
Advance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV
Walenczyk K, Cavanagh C, Skanderson M, Feder S, Soliman A, Justice A, Burg M, Akgün K. Advance directive screening among veterans with incident heart failure: Comparisons among people aging with and without HIV. Heart & Lung 2023, 61: 1-7. PMID: 37023581, PMCID: PMC10524135, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident heart failureVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHeart failureAD screeningDisease severityCox proportional hazards regressionIncident HF diagnosisAging Cohort StudyProportional hazards regressionGreater disease severityAdvance directive completionAssociation of ADFuture quality improvementCare contactsCohort studyHF diagnosisHIV statusScreening ratesHazards regressionPoor prognosisDiagnosis codesCardiology subspecialtiesHaenszel testHealthcare encountersPWH
2020
Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection
Hanberg JS, Akgün K, Hsieh E, Fraenkel L, Justice A. Incidence and Presentation of Sarcoidosis With and Without HIV Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: ofaa441. PMID: 33123611, PMCID: PMC7576681, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyIncident sarcoidosisCD4 countCohort studyMedian CD4 countPresentation of sarcoidosisHIV-negative controlsAging Cohort StudyDiagnosis of sarcoidosisDevelopment of sarcoidosisHIV-1 RNAProspective observational analysisTreatment of sarcoidosisLongitudinal cohort studyIncidence of sarcoidosisRisk of sarcoidosisOral glucocorticoidsUninfected veteransUnsuppressed viremiaChart reviewOrgan involvementHIV infectionPersistent viremiaViral loadCase report
2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes