2024
Digital Health Interventions for Hypertension Management in US Populations Experiencing Health Disparities
Katz M, Mszar R, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Onuma O, Lu Y, Spatz E. Digital Health Interventions for Hypertension Management in US Populations Experiencing Health Disparities. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2356070. PMID: 38353950, PMCID: PMC10867699, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.56070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHealth InequitiesHumansHypertensionMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicConceptsDigital health interventionsHealth disparitiesHealth interventionsSystematic reviewSystolic BPSocial determinants of healthHypertension managementCommunity health workersFactors associated with cardiovascular diseaseDeterminants of healthLeveraging digital healthRemote BP monitoringDigital health technologiesStandard care groupMeta-analysisBlood pressureDiastolic BPPreferred Reporting ItemsControl groupSystolic BP changeBaseline to 6Random-effects modelSkilled nursingCultural tailoringSocial determinants
2023
National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Recommended Therapies in Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 1999-2020
Lu Y, Liu Y, Dhingra L, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Massey D, Spatz E, Sharma R, Rodriguez F, Watson K, Masoudi F, Krumholz H. National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Recommended Therapies in Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 1999-2020. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345964. PMID: 38039001, PMCID: PMC10692850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansNutrition SurveysConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHistory of ASCVDCross-sectional studyLifestyle modificationPharmacological medicationsOptimal careCurrent careUS adultsEthnic differencesWhite individualsGuideline-recommended therapiesTotal cholesterol controlNon-Hispanic white individualsNutrition Examination SurveyLatino individualsQuality of careSelf-reported raceStatin useRecommended TherapiesSecondary preventionCholesterol controlOptimal regimensSmoking cessationEligible participantsExamination SurveyUncovering heterogeneous cardiometabolic risk profiles in US adults: the role of social and behavioral determinants of health
Ding Q, Lu Y, Herrin J, Zhang T, Marrero D. Uncovering heterogeneous cardiometabolic risk profiles in US adults: the role of social and behavioral determinants of health. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2023, 11: e003558. PMID: 37699720, PMCID: PMC10503393, DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingCardiovascular DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPrediabetic StateRisk FactorsConceptsCardiometabolic risk profileMetabolic risk factorsRace/ethnicityUndiagnosed diabetesUS adultsRisk factorsHealthcare accessNutrition Examination Survey 1999Risk profilePre-diabetes riskPrior diabetes diagnosisExamination Survey 1999Insurance coverageShort sleep durationLower diet qualityEffective prevention strategiesLimited healthcare accessBehavioral determinantsNon-white adultsMiddle-aged adultsHealth insurance coverageLow health insurance coverageCardiometabolic riskDiabetes statusDiabetes riskRacial/ethnic disparities in PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Opara I, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Chen K. Racial/ethnic disparities in PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States. Nature Human Behaviour 2023, 7: 2074-2083. PMID: 37653149, PMCID: PMC10901568, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01694-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanCardiovascular DiseasesEthnicityHispanic or LatinoHumansParticulate MatterRacial GroupsUnited StatesWhiteConceptsNon-Hispanic White peopleCVD deathMortality burdenNon-Hispanic black peopleCardiovascular disease mortality ratesDisease mortality ratesNon-Hispanic blacksRace/ethnicityMortality rateLong-term exposureWhite peopleEthnic disparitiesHealth benefitsHispanic peopleSignificant differencesBurdenDeathUS countiesEthnic groupsAbsolute disparityAssociationExposureEthnic minoritiesDisparitiesAmbient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations
2022
Clinical decision support in cardiovascular medicine
Lu Y, Melnick ER, Krumholz HM. Clinical decision support in cardiovascular medicine. The BMJ 2022, 377: e059818. PMID: 35613721, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2020-059818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careEffectiveness of CDSRisk factor modificationClinical decision support toolQuality of careClinical decision supportClinical outcomesFactor modificationHealth information technologyClinical practicePatient careDiseaseCardiovascular medicineCDS effectivenessCareEffectiveness of deliveryMissed opportunityTreatmentFailureProper evidenceHealthcare processesMedicineEvidencePrevention
2016
Sick Populations and Sick Subpopulations
Lu Y, Ezzati M, Rimm EB, Hajifathalian K, Ueda P, Danaei G. Sick Populations and Sick Subpopulations. Circulation 2016, 134: 472-485. PMID: 27324491, PMCID: PMC5001154, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.018102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack PeopleCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityNutrition SurveysPopulation SurveillanceUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsMultiple risk factorsCVD death ratesHigh-risk individualsRisk factorsNonfatal CVDCVD riskCVD deathFatal CVDDeath rateRisk-based interventionsWhite menCVD ratesNutrition Examination Survey 1999Cardiovascular disease death ratesWhite womenRacial disparitiesRisk of CVDExamination Survey 1999Black-white differencesDisease death ratesYears of ageBlack womenBlack menSick populationNational Health