2015
Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya
Binanay CA, Akwanalo CO, Aruasa W, Barasa FA, Corey GR, Crowe S, Esamai F, Einterz R, Foster MC, Gardner A, Kibosia J, Kimaiyo S, Koech M, Korir B, Lawrence JE, Lukas S, Manji I, Maritim P, Ogaro F, Park P, Pastakia SD, Sugut W, Vedanthan R, Yanoh R, Velazquez EJ, Bloomfield GS. Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2550-2560. PMID: 26653630, PMCID: PMC4680855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesPublic referral hospitalCardiovascular disease deathsWorld Health Organization frameworkResource-limited settingsHealth care systemReferral hospitalSubspecialty careDisease deathsCardiovascular healthChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careMedical CenterCardiovascular servicesInfectious diseasesHealth systemCare systemDiseaseHealth partnershipsHospitalStepwise approachCareWestern KenyaAcademic partnershipsTorsemide Versus Furosemide in Heart Failure Patients
Mentz RJ, Buggey J, Fiuzat M, Ersbøll MK, Schulte PJ, DeVore AD, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, O'Connor C, Velazquez EJ. Torsemide Versus Furosemide in Heart Failure Patients. Journal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 2015, 65: 438-443. PMID: 25945862, PMCID: PMC4423558, DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleFurosemideHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNorth CarolinaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSulfonamidesTertiary Care CentersTorsemideTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyConceptsHeart failure patientsFailure patientsEffects of torsemideFurosemide-treated patientsMore comorbiditiesCause mortalityBaseline characteristicsProspective trialHeart failureLoop diureticsResidual confoundingPatientsDuke HospitalFurosemideRisk adjustmentTorsemideMortalityLab databaseComorbiditiesDiureticsHospitalTrials
2012
A Quality Improvement Framework for Equity in Cardiovascular Care: Results of a National Collaborative
Siegel B, Sears V, Bretsch JK, Wilson M, Jones KC, Mead H, Hasnain-Wynia R, Ayala RK, Bhalla R, Cornue CM, Emrich CM, Patel P, Setzer JR, Suitonu J, Velazquez EJ, Eagle KA, Winniford MD. A Quality Improvement Framework for Equity in Cardiovascular Care: Results of a National Collaborative. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2012, 34: 32-43. PMID: 23552200, DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2011.00196.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient demographic dataCardiovascular careDemographic dataHeart Failure QualityPatient demographic characteristicsMinority patient populationAcute myocardial infarctionCare of minoritiesEvidence-based practice toolsStandardized collectionEvidence-based measuresComposite measureHispanic patientsAbility of hospitalsMyocardial infarctionPatient populationPatient raceQuality improvement toolsCardiac careMAIN OUTCOMEQuality improvement frameworkCardiac volumesQuality improvement methodsHospitalEthnic disparities