2022
Efficacy and Safety Considerations With Dose-Reduced Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Bikdeli B, Tajrishi F, Sadeghipour P, Talasaz AH, Fanikos J, Lippi G, Siegal DM, Eikelboom JW, Monreal M, Jimenez D, Connors JM, Ageno W, Barnes GD, Piazza G, Angiolillo DJ, Parikh SA, Kirtane AJ, Lopes RD, Bhatt DL, Weitz JI, Mehran R, Krumholz HM, Goldhaber SZ, Lip GYH. Efficacy and Safety Considerations With Dose-Reduced Direct Oral Anticoagulants. JAMA Cardiology 2022, 7: 747-759. PMID: 35648414, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.1292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect oral anticoagulantsRandomized clinical trialsAcute VTE treatmentDose adjustmentOral anticoagulantsLow-intensity treatmentPrimary preventionLarge registriesVTE treatmentHigh-risk medical patientsStable atherosclerotic vascular diseaseHigh-risk cancer patientsLarge randomized clinical trialsSecondary VTE preventionPeripheral artery diseaseAtherosclerotic vascular diseaseDaily clinical practiceRoutine practice patternEvidence of safetyRecent revascularizationStroke preventionVTE preventionArtery diseaseMedical patientsCancer patients
2021
Patterns of Prescribing Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States
Sangha V, Lipska K, Lin Z, Inzucchi SE, McGuire DK, Krumholz HM, Khera R. Patterns of Prescribing Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e008381. PMID: 34779654, PMCID: PMC9022137, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesMedicare beneficiariesSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsLarge randomized clinical trialsMedicare Part D prescriber dataChronic kidney diseaseCotransporter 2 inhibitorsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePercent of cliniciansRandomized clinical trialsUS Medicare beneficiariesAdvanced practice providersCross-sectional studyKidney outcomesSGLT2i useSulfonylurea prescriptionUnique cliniciansCardiovascular deathMedication classesKidney diseaseLabel indicationsClinical trialsSGLT2iCardiovascular diseasePractice providers
2020
Association of Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel With Net Adverse Clinical Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
You SC, Rho Y, Bikdeli B, Kim J, Siapos A, Weaver J, Londhe A, Cho J, Park J, Schuemie M, Suchard MA, Madigan D, Hripcsak G, Gupta A, Reich CG, Ryan PB, Park RW, Krumholz HM. Association of Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel With Net Adverse Clinical Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA 2020, 324: 1640-1650. PMID: 33107944, PMCID: PMC7592033, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.16167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAspirinCase-Control StudiesCause of DeathClopidogrelDatabases, FactualDyspneaFemaleHemorrhageHumansIschemiaMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNetwork Meta-AnalysisPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPropensity ScorePurinergic P2Y Receptor AntagonistsRecurrenceRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesStrokeTicagrelorUnited StatesConceptsNet adverse clinical eventsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionAdverse clinical eventsHemorrhagic eventsIschemic eventsHazard ratioCause mortalityCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionClinical eventsRisk of NACEClinical practiceLarge randomized clinical trialsPrimary end pointRetrospective cohort studyPropensity-matched pairsSummary hazard ratioRandomized clinical trialsRoutine clinical practiceSignificant differencesP2Y12 platelet inhibitorsTicagrelor groupCohort studySecondary outcomes
2016
Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: A Review of Glycemic Control in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Lipska KJ, Krumholz H, Soones T, Lee SJ. Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: A Review of Glycemic Control in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA 2016, 315: 1034-1045. PMID: 26954412, PMCID: PMC4823136, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0299.BooksConceptsRandomized clinical trialsIntensive glycemic controlGlycemic controlClinical trialsOlder adultsMicrovascular outcomesTreatment burdenPatient preferencesMost RCTsLarge randomized clinical trialsType 2 diabetes mellitusMajor macrovascular eventsStandard glycemic controlOptimal glycemic controlLower treatment burdenSurrogate end pointsHigh-quality evidenceType 2 diabetesLikelihood of benefitMajority of adultsGlycemic treatmentMacrovascular eventsDiabetes mellitusPatient factorsAging Patient