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Outcomes and Care Quality Metrics for Women of Reproductive Age Living With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
Chang A, Nabbaale J, Okello E, Ssinabulya I, Barry M, Beaton A, Webel A, Longenecker C. Outcomes and Care Quality Metrics for Women of Reproductive Age Living With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015562. PMID: 32295465, PMCID: PMC7428530, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnticoagulantsComorbidityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMedication AdherenceOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesReproductive HealthRetention in CareRetrospective StudiesRheumatic Heart DiseaseRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUgandaWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsRheumatic heart diseaseWomen of reproductive ageHeart diseaseReproductive ageClinical rheumatic heart diseaseRheumatic Heart Disease RegistryAdherence to guideline-based therapyNew York Heart Association class III-IV heart failurePrescription of warfarinRisk of cardiovascular complicationsCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyGuideline-based therapyAdherence ratesDisease RegistryCohort studyAnticoagulant prescriptionSub-Saharan AfricaAnticoagulant useCardiovascular complicationsClinical outcomesCompare comorbiditiesHazards modelHeart failure
2024
Extreme heat and cardiovascular mortality among structurally marginalized populations in the United States: A scoping review
Sejo C, Mehta N, Wilairat S, Barry M, Odden M, Chang A. Extreme heat and cardiovascular mortality among structurally marginalized populations in the United States: A scoping review. The Journal Of Climate Change And Health 2024, 20: 100343. DOI: 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScoping reviewCardiovascular mortalityStructurally marginalized populationsMarginalized populationsLow socioeconomic statusAsian American/Pacific Islander populationsWeb of ScienceDatabases of PubMedMedical Subject HeadingsOlder adultsSocioeconomic statusQuantitative research studyEnglish language manuscriptsCause of deathCohort studySystematic reviewInclusion criteriaUnited StatesExtreme heatSystematic searchMeta-analysisNarrative reviewRisk factorsPrimary researchSubject headings
2021
Abstract 11913: Mortality Along the Rheumatic Heart Disease Cascade of Care in Uganda
Chang A, Barry M, Bendavid E, Watkins D, Beaton A, Lwabi P, Ssinabulya I, Longenecker C, Okello E. Abstract 11913: Mortality Along the Rheumatic Heart Disease Cascade of Care in Uganda. Circulation 2021, 144: a11913-a11913. DOI: 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.11913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical rheumatic heart diseaseRheumatic heart diseasePublic health response to HIVMortality riskCare of HIV patientsMiddle-income countriesMortality of peopleCox proportional hazards modelsCare modelRetrospective cohort studyClinical careParticipant dataResponse to HIVCareAssess mortalityCohort studyHazard ratioAdherent subjectsEpidemiological evidenceSub-Saharan AfricaHeart failure historyKaplan-Meier curvesReference groupHazards modelMortality benefit
2018
Association of Healthcare Plan with atrial fibrillation prescription patterns
Chang A, Askari M, Fan J, Heidenreich P, Ho P, Mahaffey K, Ullal A, Perino A, Turakhia M. Association of Healthcare Plan with atrial fibrillation prescription patterns. Clinical Cardiology 2018, 41: 1136-1143. PMID: 30098034, PMCID: PMC6489790, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-vitamin K-dependent oral anticoagulantsPrimary care physiciansAtrial fibrillationHealthcare planningOral anticoagulantsPlanned patientsOdds of OAC prescriptionAF diagnosisPrescription of oral anticoagulantsRhythm control agentsRhythm control medicationsRetrospective cohort studyAF treatment strategiesReceipt of therapyPharmaceutical claims databaseAssociated with lower useIndex AF diagnosisReceipt of medicationsOAC prescriptionMedian timeLogistic regression modelsAF therapyPrescription patternsTreatment strategiesCohort study