2022
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Disparities in Utilization of Cardiovascular Preventive Services by Socioeconomic Status
Verma H, Javed Z, Hong JC, Mahajan S, Mszar R, Grandhi GR, Desai NR, Virani SS, Javed U, Valero-Elizondo J, Nasir K. The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Disparities in Utilization of Cardiovascular Preventive Services by Socioeconomic Status. Population Health Management 2022, 25: 669-676. PMID: 36067118, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2021.0337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive servicesSocioeconomic statusAffordable Care ActNational Health Interview SurveyBlood pressure checkSmoking cessation adviceCare ActHealth Interview SurveyVulnerable population subgroupsCardiovascular preventive servicesCessation adviceGlycemic screeningCardiovascular outcomesCholesterol checkBlood pressurePressure checkStudy populationUS adultsCare disparitiesSES disparitiesSES groupStudy periodInterview SurveyPopulation subgroupsSignificant decrease
2020
Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults
Mszar R, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Yahya T, Sharma R, Grandhi GR, Khera R, Virani SS, Lichtman J, Khan SU, Cainzos-Achirica M, Vahidy FS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults. Stroke 2020, 51: 3552-3561. PMID: 33100188, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health Interview SurveyCommon stroke symptomsStroke symptomsHealth Interview SurveyYoung adultsUS young adultsSymptom awarenessFocused public health interventionsInterview SurveyStroke symptom awarenessHigh-risk characteristicsPublic health interventionsArms/legsCertain sociodemographic subgroupsLow education levelStroke incidenceSevere headacheSingle symptomStudy populationTimely diagnosisHigher oddsStroke rateHispanic ethnicityGeneral populationSociodemographic determinantsRelationship of Age With the Hemodynamic Parameters in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure
Mahajan S, Gu J, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Zhao H, Zhang M, Sun N, Zheng X, Lu H, Yuan H, J. Z, Krumholz HM. Relationship of Age With the Hemodynamic Parameters in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1520-1528. PMID: 32212398, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated blood pressureBlood pressureCardiac indexHemodynamic profileHemodynamic parametersHealth checkup centerFinal study populationPathophysiology of hypertensionSelection of therapyCross-sectional studyMin/Relationship of ageDifferent age groupsHemodynamic assessmentMean ageStudy populationMAIN OUTCOMEAge strataAge groupsLarger studyImpedance cardiographyAgeSVRIWomenMen