2018
Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure
Hammond CA, Blades NJ, Chaudhry SI, Dodson JA, Longstreth WT, Heckbert SR, Psaty BM, Arnold AM, Dublin S, Sitlani CM, Gardin JM, Thielke SM, Nanna MG, Gottesman RF, Newman AB, Thacker EL. Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2018, 11: e004476. PMID: 29523517, PMCID: PMC6072263, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.117.004476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident heart failureHeart failureYears of ageEjection fractionHF diagnosisAtrial fibrillationModified Mini-Mental State Examination scoresCommunity-based prospective cohort studyCognitive declineHistory of HFMini-Mental State Examination scoreLong-term cognitive declineModified Mini-Mental State ExaminationAtrial fibrillation statusComorbid atrial fibrillationMini-Mental State ExaminationProspective cohort studyGlobal cognitive abilityState Examination scoreHospital discharge summariesPublic health implicationsCohort studyClinical strokeCardiovascular healthAdjusted model
2016
Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice
Cheraghlou S, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Stabenau HF, Chaudhry SI, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice. The American Journal Of Medicine 2016, 129: 754.e7-754.e15. PMID: 26968471, PMCID: PMC4914433, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChest PainCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesDepressionDiarrheaDizzinessDyspneaEdemaFatigueFemaleHospice CareHospicesHumansIndependent LivingLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory DisordersMuscle WeaknessMusculoskeletal PainNauseaPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesSleep Wake DisordersUnited StatesUrologic DiseasesVision DisordersVomitingConceptsHospice admissionEnd of lifeDistressing symptomsMean numberCommunity-dwelling older personsMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyMonths of lifeEffect of hospiceHospice treatmentAdmission diagnosisEarly referralMedian durationCohort studySymptom prevalenceSuch symptomsSymptom increasesAdmissionPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsRestricted activityHospiceTelephone interviewsPrevalence