2018
Favorable Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs Among Cancer Patients: The 2012–2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Singh J, Valero‐Elizondo J, Salami JA, Warraich HJ, Ogunmoroti O, Spatz ES, Desai N, Rana JS, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Nasir K. Favorable Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs Among Cancer Patients: The 2012–2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007874. PMID: 29686026, PMCID: PMC6015292, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAbsence of ASCVDCancer patientsMedical Expenditure PanelCRF profileRepresentative US adult populationHealthcare expendituresCardiovascular risk profileRisk factor profileBurden of cancerMean annual costAnnual healthcare expendituresMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyUS adult populationLower medical expendituresYears of ageLower healthcare costsCardiovascular managementCardiovascular diseaseHigh prevalenceRepresentative adult sampleUS adultsTwo-part econometric modelHealthcare costsEconomic burden
2016
A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Outcomes of Ideal Cardiovascular Health in US and Non-US Populations
Younus A, Aneni EC, Spatz ES, Osondu CU, Roberson L, Ogunmoroti O, Malik R, Ali SS, Aziz M, Feldman T, Virani SS, Maziak W, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Nasir K. A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Outcomes of Ideal Cardiovascular Health in US and Non-US Populations. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016, 91: 649-670. PMID: 27040086, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdeal CVH metricsNon-CVD outcomesIdeal cardiovascular health metricsCVH metricsIdeal cardiovascular healthCardiovascular healthLow prevalenceAmerican Heart Association ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metricsSystematic reviewMore ideal CVH metricsIncident cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular health metricsPopulation-based studyNon-US populationsCochrane RegisterCardiovascular eventsControlled TrialsUS cohortInverse associationCardiovascular diseaseCINAHL databasesMortality riskMortality studyCognitive impairmentUS population
2015
Geriatric Conditions in Patients Undergoing Defibrillator Implantation for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Green AR, Leff B, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Masoudi FA, Peterson PN, Daugherty SL, Matlock DD. Geriatric Conditions in Patients Undergoing Defibrillator Implantation for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 9: 23-30. PMID: 26715650, PMCID: PMC4759659, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableDementiaDiabetes MellitusFemaleFrail ElderlyHeart FailureHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleNeoplasmsPrimary PreventionPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicStrokeUnited StatesConceptsPrimary prevention ICDsPrevalence of frailtyICD implantationHeart failureGeriatric conditionsChronic conditionsMedicare patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryPrimary prevention ICD implantationChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOne-year mortalityObstructive pulmonary diseaseCommon chronic conditionsSudden cardiac deathImpact of multimorbidityClaims-based algorithmLogistic regression modelsFrail patientsDefibrillator implantationOverall cohortPatient characteristicsCardiac deathDiabetes mellitusICD RegistryPulmonary disease