2021
National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure
Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clark KAA, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Freeman JV, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019412. PMID: 34013736, PMCID: PMC8483517, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced ejection fractionComorbid atrial fibrillationHeart failureAtrial fibrillationEjection fractionHospital mortalityHF hospitalizationBackground Heart failureConclusion Atrial fibrillationWhite individualsNational Inpatient SampleMedian hospital chargesMore comorbiditiesComorbid hypertensionHF admissionsHF outcomesPatient demographicsDiabetes mellitusHospital admissionHospital chargesInpatient SampleVascular diseaseHospitalizationPatientsMortality
2018
Association of Race/Ethnicity With Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation II.
Essien UR, Holmes DN, Jackson LR, Fonarow GC, Mahaffey KW, Reiffel JA, Steinberg BA, Allen LA, Chan PS, Freeman JV, Blanco RG, Pieper KS, Piccini JP, Peterson ED, Singer DE. Association of Race/Ethnicity With Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation II. JAMA Cardiology 2018, 3: 1174-1182. PMID: 30484833, PMCID: PMC6583087, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.3945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect-acting oral anticoagulantsAtrial Fibrillation IIOral anticoagulant useOral anticoagulantsBetter Informed TreatmentAtrial fibrillationAnticoagulant useRace/ethnicityWhite individualsOutcomes RegistryHispanic individualsBlack individualsInformed TreatmentOne-year persistenceOral anticoagulant discontinuationQuality of anticoagulationEthnic differencesSelf-reported race/ethnicitySocioeconomic factorsQuality of careHispanic groupsAnticoagulant discontinuationDOAC useInappropriate dosingCohort study