2024
Estimating risk for pancreatic cancer among 9.4 million veterans in care.
Wang L, Rahimi Larki N, Skanderson M, Tate J, Hauser R, Brandt C, Yang Y, Justice A. Estimating risk for pancreatic cancer among 9.4 million veterans in care. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 10544-10544. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.10544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationGeneral populationAlcohol useIntegrated health systemElectronic health recordsTen-year riskHistory of cancerLoss to follow-upFollow-upEvaluated model discriminationMedian baseline ageCox proportional hazards modelsRisk prediction modelHealth recordsProportional hazards modelHealth systemHealth AdministrationMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelSmoking statusCharlson Comorbidity IndexBaseline ageClinical reasoningRange of risksHazards modelFinal predictors
2023
Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicity groupsFirst vaccinationFirst COVID-19 vaccinationVeterans AffairsWhite veteransCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsEthnicity groupsCOVID-19 vaccinationLarge healthcare systemEquitable vaccine distributionAsian Americans/Pacific IslandersRace/ethnicityUnvaccinated patientsComorbidity indexInfluenza vaccinationSelf-reported categoriesBlack groupCare visitsCohort studyHazard ratioPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patients
2001
Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
Howes C, Reid M, Brandt C, Ruo B, Yerkey M, Prasad B, Lin C, Peduzzi P, Ezekowitz M. Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology And Therapeutics 2001, 6: 23-29. PMID: 11452333, DOI: 10.1177/107424840100600103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic atrial fibrillationQuality of lifePhysical summary scoreAtrial fibrillationExercise toleranceControl patientsElderly patientsSinus rhythmSummary scoresShort Form-36 Health SurveyAge-matched control patientsModified Bruce ProtocolSimilar ejection fractionSimilar exercise toleranceCharlson Comorbidity IndexStatistical differenceCohort of patientsAtrial fibrillation patientsMental summary scoresSF-36 qualityYears of ageComorbidity indexCardioembolic strokeFibrillation patientsBruce protocol