2023
Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records
Lu Y, Du C, Khidir H, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz E, Curry L, Krumholz H. Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009453. PMID: 36727515, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent hypertensionElectronic health recordsBlood pressureHealth recordsPharmacologic agentsPrescribed treatmentYale New Haven Health SystemTreatment planAdditional pharmacologic agentsAntihypertensive treatment intensificationConsecutive outpatient visitsElevated blood pressurePersistence of hypertensionElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEligible patientsTreatment intensificationChart reviewHispanic patientsOutpatient visitsMean agePharmacological treatmentConventional content analysisHypertensionClinician notes
2020
Newly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults
Ding Q, Spatz ES, Lipska KJ, Lin H, Spertus JA, Dreyer RP, Whittemore R, Funk M, Bueno H, Krumholz HM. Newly diagnosed diabetes and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in young adults. Heart 2020, 107: 657-666. PMID: 33082173, PMCID: PMC8005796, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth statusDischarge diagnosisPharmacological treatmentMyocardial infarctionShort-term health statusYoung AMI Patients (VIRGO) studyDisease-specific health statusYoung adultsQuality of lifeHospital complicationsHospital mortalityMedication initiationBaseline characteristicsClinical outcomesDiabetesPatientsDiagnosisPatient studiesMonthsComplicationsInfarctionSignificant differencesOutcomesMortality