2023
Hospitalisations for heart failure: increased palliative care referrals − a veterans affairs hospital initiative
Gruen J, Gandhi P, Gillespie-Heyman S, Shamas T, Adelman S, Ruskin A, Bauer M, Merchant N. Hospitalisations for heart failure: increased palliative care referrals − a veterans affairs hospital initiative. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023, 14: e1309-e1316. PMID: 36609533, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2022-004118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failurePalliative careHF admissionsMedian B-type natriuretic peptideB-type natriuretic peptidePalliative care referralCare educationVeterans Affairs hospitalPercentage of referralsStudy-Act cyclesQuality of lifeMultiple PDSA cyclesPg/mLPC consultHF managementHF patientsBaseline medianCare referralHospital InitiativeReferral guidelinesSignificant morbidityNatriuretic peptideMean ageNew referralsReferral criteria
2015
Design and baseline data from the Gratitude Research in Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) study
Huffman JC, Beale EE, Beach SR, Celano CM, Belcher AM, Moore SV, Suarez L, Gandhi PU, Motiwala SR, Gaggin H, Januzzi JL. Design and baseline data from the Gratitude Research in Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) study. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2015, 44: 11-19. PMID: 26166171, PMCID: PMC4707130, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute coronary syndromeAcute Coronary Events (GRACE) studyOutcome measuresPhysical activityKey secondary outcome measuresFirst acute coronary syndromeSubsequent clinical outcomesSecondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome measureMultivariable linear regressionCardiac rehospitalizationCoronary syndromeCardiac outcomesClinical outcomesSubsequent rehospitalizationCox regressionMean ageCardiovascular healthPrognostic biomarkerPositive psychological constructsSuperior outcomesSame cohortGRACE studyNegative psychological factorsBaseline data