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Outcomes and Care Quality Metrics for Women of Reproductive Age Living With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
Chang A, Nabbaale J, Okello E, Ssinabulya I, Barry M, Beaton A, Webel A, Longenecker C. Outcomes and Care Quality Metrics for Women of Reproductive Age Living With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015562. PMID: 32295465, PMCID: PMC7428530, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnticoagulantsComorbidityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMedication AdherenceOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesReproductive HealthRetention in CareRetrospective StudiesRheumatic Heart DiseaseRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUgandaWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsRheumatic heart diseaseWomen of reproductive ageHeart diseaseReproductive ageClinical rheumatic heart diseaseRheumatic Heart Disease RegistryAdherence to guideline-based therapyNew York Heart Association class III-IV heart failurePrescription of warfarinRisk of cardiovascular complicationsCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyGuideline-based therapyAdherence ratesDisease RegistryCohort studyAnticoagulant prescriptionSub-Saharan AfricaAnticoagulant useCardiovascular complicationsClinical outcomesCompare comorbiditiesHazards modelHeart failure
2022
Association between Obesity and Length of COVID-19 Hospitalization: Unexpected Insights from the American Heart Association National COVID-19 Registry
Collins W, Chang A, Weng Y, Dahlen A, O'Brien C, Hom J, Ahuja N, Rodriguez F, Rohatgi N. Association between Obesity and Length of COVID-19 Hospitalization: Unexpected Insights from the American Heart Association National COVID-19 Registry. Journal Of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome 2022, 31: 277-281. PMID: 36058896, PMCID: PMC9579478, DOI: 10.7570/jomes22042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexLength of stayClass II obese patientsPatients admitted to intensive careBMI subjectsNational COVID-19 registryBody mass index categoriesII obese patientsPoor clinical outcomesAdult COVID-19 patientsHalf-day reductionCritically ill patientsFunction of body mass indexCOVID-19 registryCalculated length of stayCOVID-19 patientsObese patientsLaboratory findingsClinical outcomesRespiratory statusMass indexDose-dependentlyMedical historyIll patientsIntensive care
2021
Clinical Outcomes, Echocardiographic Findings, and Care Quality Metrics for People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
Chang A, Rwebembera J, Bendavid E, Okello E, Barry M, Beaton A, Haeffele C, Webel A, Kityo C, Longenecker C. Clinical Outcomes, Echocardiographic Findings, and Care Quality Metrics for People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 74: 1543-1548. PMID: 34382644, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusRheumatic heart diseaseEchocardiographic findingsImmunodeficiency virusHeart diseaseClinical outcomesDiagnosis of human immunodeficiency virusPrescription ratesAge- and sex-matched cohortMedication prescription ratesLongitudinal outcomes of patientsCare quality metricsOutcomes of patientsMiddle-income countriesEpidemiology of patientsSex-matched cohortAll-cause mortalityStroke/transient ischemic attackRate of strokeMedian ageClinical careCardiovascular complicationsClinical characteristicsMultivariable adjustmentConcurrent diagnosis
2017
IL6 Signaling in Peripheral Blood T Cells Predicts Clinical Outcome in Breast Cancer
Wang L, Miyahira A, Simons D, Lu X, Chang A, Wang C, Suni M, Maino V, Dirbas F, Yim J, Waisman J, Lee P. IL6 Signaling in Peripheral Blood T Cells Predicts Clinical Outcome in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 1119-1126. PMID: 27879265, PMCID: PMC5334262, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood T cellsBreast cancer patientsBlood T cellsCancer patientsT cellsIL6 levelsWorse relapse-free survivalPlasma IL6 levelsCancer cellsRelapse-free survivalSerum IL6 levelsAnti-inflammatory propertiesHost immune responseInvolved downregulationClinical outcomesPredictive biomarkersImmune responsePleiotropic cytokinePatientsIL6Cancer ResCancer progressionSurvivalDiagnosisCells
2013
Spatial organization of dendritic cells within tumor draining lymph nodes impacts clinical outcome in breast cancer patients
Chang A, Bhattacharya N, Mu J, Setiadi A, Carcamo-Cavazos V, Lee G, Simons D, Yadegarynia S, Hemati K, Kapelner A, Ming Z, Krag D, Schwartz E, Chen D, Lee P. Spatial organization of dendritic cells within tumor draining lymph nodes impacts clinical outcome in breast cancer patients. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2013, 11: 242. PMID: 24088396, PMCID: PMC3852260, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsLymph nodesCancer patientsImmune cellsT cellsDendritic cellsIntra-mammary lymph nodesAnti-tumor immune responseDC cancer vaccinesKaplan-Maier analysisDisease-free survivalLog-rank testClinical outcome analysisT cell interactionsIntra-group comparisonInter-group comparisonMann-Whitney testDC clustersBackgroundDendritic cellsDC clusteringClinical outcomesCancer vaccinesSurvival outcomesDC functionNon-parametric Mann-Whitney test