2017
Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events
McCoy RG, Lipska KJ, Herrin J, Jeffery MM, Krumholz HM, Shah ND. Hospital Readmissions among Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Diabetes and the Impact of Severe Hypoglycemic and Hyperglycemic Events. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 1097-1105. PMID: 28685482, PMCID: PMC5602759, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4095-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes Complications Severity IndexSevere dysglycemiaIndex hospitalizationMedicare Advantage beneficiariesRisk factorsBetter care transitionsComplications Severity IndexPost-discharge managementIndependent risk factorYounger patient ageOptumLabs Data WarehouseStrong risk factorYears of ageBackgroundHospital readmissionsDesignRetrospective analysisCause readmissionUnplanned readmissionPatient agePrior hospitalizationReadmission ratesYounger patientsHeart failureHospital readmissionSevere hypoglycemiaDiabetes complications
2013
Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Chen S, Whitson H, Newman AB, Krumholz HM, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 635-642. PMID: 23391194, PMCID: PMC3576871, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure diagnosisIndependent risk factorHospital admissionCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureGeriatric conditionsRisk factorsMuscle weaknessSlow gaitOlder personsHealth StudyNew diagnosisNew York Heart Association functional class IIICommunity-living older personsDepressed ejection fractionHeart Failure FindingsFunctional class IIIChronic kidney diseaseCause hospital admissionsMedical record reviewRelevant clinical dataLong-term riskDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionKidney disease
2010
Geriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Gill TM, Krumholz HM. Geriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: 309-316. PMID: 20117435, PMCID: PMC2832791, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term mortalityGeriatric conditionsNet reclassification improvementMobility disabilityOlder patientsReclassification improvementRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelHeart failure hospitalizationIndependent risk factorTraditional risk factorsMedical record dataFinal multivariable modelYears of ageLogistic regression modelsFailure hospitalizationTerm mortalityHeart failureIndependent predictorsPrognostic importanceMean ageMultivariable modelMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateSubsequent mortality
2006
Increase in Creatinine and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Systolic Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction
Jose P, Skali H, Anavekar N, Tomson C, Krumholz HM, Rouleau JL, Moye L, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD, Investigators F. Increase in Creatinine and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Systolic Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2006, 17: 2886-2891. PMID: 16928807, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006010063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionCaptopril groupCardiovascular riskRenal functionSerum creatininePotent independent risk factorVentricular Enlargement (SAVE) trialBaseline renal functionHeart failure populationComposite end pointIndependent risk factorSerum creatinine measurementsBaseline creatinineCardiovascular deathCardiovascular morbidityPlacebo groupRenal dysfunctionSystolic dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionAdverse eventsPrognostic importanceFailure populationTherapeutic choiceRisk factors
2002
Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among the Elderly: A Prospective Community-Based Study
Williams SA, Kasl SV, Heiat A, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM, Vaccarino V. Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among the Elderly: A Prospective Community-Based Study. Psychosomatic Medicine 2002, 64: 6-12. PMID: 11818580, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200201000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureIndependent risk factorCoronary heart diseaseImpact of depressionEffect of depressionHospital admissionComorbidity factorsCox regressionProspective CommunityElderly menFunctional statusHeart diseaseRisk factorsElderly womenBaseline differencesEpidemiological studiesFunctional limitationsGreater riskUnderlying causeDepressionIncidenceEstablished PopulationsCommunity sampleDepressed participantsWomen
1998
Depression and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men and Women: New Haven EPESE, 1982-1991
Mendes de Leon CF, Krumholz HM, Seeman TS, Vaccarino V, Williams CS, Kasl SV, Berkman LF. Depression and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men and Women: New Haven EPESE, 1982-1991. JAMA Internal Medicine 1998, 158: 2341-2348. PMID: 9827785, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.21.2341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedCause of DeathCohort StudiesConnecticutCoronary DiseaseDeath CertificatesDepressionFemaleForecastingHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInterviews as TopicMaleMedical AuditMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsCoronary heart diseaseCHD risk factorsDepressive symptomsRisk factorsCHD outcomesHeart diseaseAge-adjusted relative riskImpaired physical functionIncident coronary diseasePhysical function impairmentIncident CHD eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionIndependent risk factorMedical chart reviewHealthy older womenCause of deathCHD deathCHD eventsCHD mortalityChart reviewCHD incidenceCoronary diseaseFunction impairmentPhysical functionElderly men
1996
Cardiac Risk of Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy
Haering M, Comunale M, Parker R, Lowenstein E, Douglas P, Krumholz H, Manning W. Cardiac Risk of Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy. Anesthesiology 1996, 85: 254-259. PMID: 8712439, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199608000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cardiac eventsAsymmetric septal hypertrophyAdverse perioperative cardiac eventsPerioperative cardiac eventsCongestive heart failureCardiac eventsNoncardiac surgerySeptal hypertrophyHeart failureMajor surgeryCardiac riskMyocardial infarctionImportant independent risk factorOutflow tract gradientPercent of patientsDuration of surgeryIndependent risk factorLength of surgerySystolic anterior motionPrior myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseType of anesthesiaAnterior mitral leafletEmergent cardioversionTract gradient