2017
Predictors of Death in Adults With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy–Associated Cardiomyopathy
Cheeran D, Khan S, Khera R, Bhatt A, Garg S, Grodin JL, Morlend R, Araj FG, Amin AA, Thibodeau JT, Das S, Drazner MH, Mammen PPA. Predictors of Death in Adults With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy–Associated Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006340. PMID: 29042427, PMCID: PMC5721845, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuchenne muscular dystrophyDMD patientsPrognostic factorsDMD populationCardiac biomarkersHigh-risk cardiovascular populationLower body mass indexAdult DMD patientsHeart failure medicationsPredictors of deathAlanine aminotransferase levelsElevated cardiac biomarkersPoor prognostic factorMaximum inspiratory pressureBody mass indexElectronic medical recordsCardiomyopathy clinicMedian followAminotransferase levelsBaseline characteristicsCardiovascular populationRetrospective cohortConsecutive patientsMass indexWorse prognosis
2009
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: experience from a tertiary care center in north India
Khera R, Jain S, Kumar L, Thulkar S, Vijayraghwan M, Dawar R. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: experience from a tertiary care center in north India. Medical Oncology 2009, 27: 310-318. PMID: 19350421, DOI: 10.1007/s12032-009-9211-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaB symptomsAnn Arbor stage IV diseaseRetrospective case record studyMedian event-free survivalLarge B-cell lymphomaClinico-laboratory characteristicsMedian overall survivalUnfavorable prognosis groupStage IV diseaseEvent-free survivalSerum albumin levelTertiary care centerClinico-pathological presentationErythrocyte sedimentation rateCase record studyB-cell lymphomaFree survivalAlbumin levelsMedian ageOverall survivalPatient characteristicsPrognostic factorsHemoglobin levelsPrognosis group