2017
HIV/HCV coinfection and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta‐analysis
Osibogun O, Ogunmoroti O, Michos E, Spatz E, Olubajo B, Nasir K, Madhivanan P, Maziak W. HIV/HCV coinfection and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta‐analysis. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2017, 24: 998-1004. PMID: 28502092, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHCV coinfectionHazard ratioCardiovascular diseaseHIV monoinfectionCVD riskHepatitis C virus coinfectionTraditional CVD risk factorsC virus coinfectionImproved antiretroviral therapyAdjusted hazard ratioCVD risk factorsRisk reduction therapyCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusIncreased inflammatory responseRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceHCV individualsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyCVD outcomesArtery diseaseHeart failurePrime Time for Shared Decision Making
Spatz ES, Krumholz HM, Moulton BW. Prime Time for Shared Decision Making. JAMA 2017, 317: 1309-1310. PMID: 28384834, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.0616.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Sex-Specific Mortality Risk by QRS Morphology and Duration in Patients Receiving CRT Results From the NCDR
Zusterzeel R, Curtis JP, Caños DA, Sanders WE, Selzman KA, Piña IL, Spatz ES, Bao H, Ponirakis A, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Strauss DG. Sex-Specific Mortality Risk by QRS Morphology and Duration in Patients Receiving CRT Results From the NCDR. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 887-894. PMID: 25169173, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.06.1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft bundle branch blockNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryLonger QRS durationQRS durationQRS morphologyHazard ratioMortality riskBetter survivalCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantationImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistrySex-specific mortality risksCRT-D implantationCRT-D patientsBundle branch blockLower mortality riskSex differencesComparator groupBranch blockData registryBetter outcomesPatientsLower mortalitySurvival curvesMortalityWomen