2017
Regional variation in hospitalisation and mortality in heart failure: comparison of England and Lombardy using multistate modelling
Bottle A, Ventura CM, Dharmarajan K, Aylin P, Ieva F, Paganoni AM. Regional variation in hospitalisation and mortality in heart failure: comparison of England and Lombardy using multistate modelling. Health Care Management Science 2017, 21: 292-304. PMID: 28755175, DOI: 10.1007/s10729-017-9410-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureClinical practice differencesMedium-term mortalityHospital administrative databaseSerious chronic conditionsNon-hospital settingsSet of patientsHF admissionsCommon comorbiditiesFirst admissionLondon patientsDeath RegisterHigh morbidityChronic conditionsAdministrative databasesDisease progressionPatientsLower mortalityMortalityAdmissionPractice differencesShort stayLong stayHealthcare systemHospitalisation
2012
Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidoses in Older North Americans
Dharmarajan K, Maurer MS. Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidoses in Older North Americans. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60: 765-774. PMID: 22329529, PMCID: PMC3325376, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03868.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac amyloidosesCardiac amyloidosisOlder personsSupportive medical careCongestive heart failureDisease-modifying agentsTTR cardiac amyloidosisConduction system diseaseSenile cardiac amyloidosisHeart failureUnderdiagnosed disorderAmyloid depositionRestrictive cardiomyopathyClinical registryDisease progressionCommon causeParkinson's diseaseSystem diseasesElderly adultsAlzheimer's diseaseMedical careExtracellular depositionDiseaseCardiac imagingAmyloidosis