2023
Atorvastatin versus Placebo in ICU Patients with COVID-19: Ninety-day Results of the INSPIRATION-S Trial
Talasaz A, Sadeghipour P, Bakhshandeh H, Sharif-Kashani B, Rashidi F, Beigmohammadi M, Moghadam K, Rezaian S, Dabbagh A, Sezavar S, Farrokhpour M, Abedini A, Aliannejad R, Riahi T, Yadollahzadeh M, Lookzadeh S, Rezaeifar P, Matin S, Tahamtan O, Mohammadi K, Zoghi E, Rahmani H, Hosseini S, Mousavian S, Abri H, Sadeghipour P, Baghizadeh E, Rafiee F, Jamalkhani S, Amin A, Mohebbi B, Parhizgar S, Soleimanzadeh M, Aghakouchakzadeh M, Eslami V, Payandemehr P, Khalili H, Talakoob H, Tojari T, Shafaghi S, Tabrizi S, Kakavand H, Kashefizadeh A, Najafi A, Jimenez D, Gupta A, Madhavan M, Sethi S, Parikh S, Monreal M, Hadavand N, Hajighasemi A, Ansarin K, Maleki M, Sadeghian S, Barco S, Siegerink B, Spatz E, Piazza G, Kirtane A, Tassell B, Lip G, Klok F, Goldhaber S, Stone G, Krumholz H, Bikdeli B. Atorvastatin versus Placebo in ICU Patients with COVID-19: Ninety-day Results of the INSPIRATION-S Trial. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2023, 123: 723-733. PMID: 36944357, DOI: 10.1055/a-2059-4844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAtorvastatinCOVID-19Double-Blind MethodFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedThrombosisTreatment OutcomeConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationArterial thrombosisMAIN OUTCOMEAtorvastatin 20Symptom onsetICU patientsFunctional statusIntensive care unit patientsCOVID-19Double-blind multicenterAdult ICU patientsCare unit patientsThrombo-inflammatory responseCoronavirus disease 2019Meaningful treatment effectPrespecified studyCause mortalityAtorvastatin useUnit patientsMembrane oxygenationFunctional outcomeDisease 2019Functional scalesPlaceboPatients
2020
Intermediate versus standard-dose prophylactic anticoagulation and statin therapy versus placebo in critically-ill patients with COVID-19: Rationale and design of the INSPIRATION/INSPIRATION-S studies
Bikdeli B, Talasaz AH, Rashidi F, Sharif-Kashani B, Farrokhpour M, Bakhshandeh H, Sezavar H, Dabbagh A, Beigmohammadi MT, Payandemehr P, Yadollahzadeh M, Riahi T, Khalili H, Jamalkhani S, Rezaeifar P, Abedini A, Lookzadeh S, Shahmirzaei S, Tahamtan O, Matin S, Amin A, Parhizgar SE, Jimenez D, Gupta A, Madhavan MV, Parikh SA, Monreal M, Hadavand N, Hajighasemi A, Maleki M, Sadeghian S, Mohebbi B, Piazza G, Kirtane AJ, Lip GYH, Krumholz HM, Goldhaber SZ, Sadeghipour P. Intermediate versus standard-dose prophylactic anticoagulation and statin therapy versus placebo in critically-ill patients with COVID-19: Rationale and design of the INSPIRATION/INSPIRATION-S studies. Thrombosis Research 2020, 196: 382-394. PMID: 32992075, PMCID: PMC7513771, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard-dose prophylactic anticoagulationKey safety endpointIll patientsProphylactic anticoagulationVenous thromboembolismMajor bleedingSafety endpointCOVID-19Bleeding Academic Research Consortium definitionAcademic Research Consortium definitionsTimes upper normal limitAcute arterial thrombosisExuberant immune responseMacrovascular thrombotic eventsPrespecified secondary analysisCritically Ill PatientsKey secondary endpointVentilator-free daysExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationUpper normal limitNon-inferiority marginReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCoronavirus disease 2019Transcription-polymerase chain reactionAtorvastatin 20
2019
Machine Learning Prediction of Mortality and Hospitalization in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Angraal S, Mortazavi BJ, Gupta A, Khera R, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Jacoby DL, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Machine Learning Prediction of Mortality and Hospitalization in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JACC Heart Failure 2019, 8: 12-21. PMID: 31606361, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHF hospitalizationRisk of mortalityEjection fractionBlood urea nitrogen levelsLogistic regressionPrevious HF hospitalizationHeart failure hospitalizationReduced ejection fractionReceiver-operating characteristic curveRisk of deathBody mass indexBlood urea nitrogenUrea nitrogen levelsHealth status dataMean c-statisticKCCQ scoresTOPCAT trialFailure hospitalizationHeart failureHemoglobin levelsMass indexC-statisticHospitalizationUrea nitrogenMortalityDisparities in Socioeconomic Context and Association With Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in ALLHAT
Shahu A, Herrin J, Dhruva SS, Desai NR, Davis BR, Krumholz HM, Spatz ES. Disparities in Socioeconomic Context and Association With Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in ALLHAT. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e012277. PMID: 31362591, PMCID: PMC6761647, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure controlLow-income sitesCardiovascular outcomesPressure controlALLHAT participantsPoor blood pressure controlEnd-stage renal diseaseHospitalization/mortalityAdverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular risk factorsWorse cardiovascular outcomesHigh blood pressureStandardized treatment protocolRandomized clinical trialsBackground Observational studiesLow socioeconomic statusHighest income quintileAngina hospitalizationCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityCoronary revascularizationClinical characteristicsBlood pressureRenal diseaseClinical outcomes
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