2019
Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Increases With Combinations of Antithrombotic Agents and Patient Age
Abraham NS, Noseworthy PA, Inselman J, Herrin J, Yao X, Sangaralingham LR, Cornish G, Ngufor C, Shah ND. Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Increases With Combinations of Antithrombotic Agents and Patient Age. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 337-346.e19. PMID: 31108228, PMCID: PMC7386161, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal bleedingAntiplatelet monotherapyGIB riskAntiplatelet agentsRisk of GIBCombination antithrombotic therapyDifferent antithrombotic regimensDifferent antithrombotic strategiesDrug exposure categoriesProportion of patientsNationwide claims dataMedicare Advantage enrolleesAntithrombotic regimensBleeding increasesAntithrombotic therapyAntithrombotic strategiesElderly patientsCombination regimensPatient ageCombination therapyPrimary diagnosisAntithrombotic drugsAntithrombotic agentsCardiovascular conditionsRetrospective analysis
2005
Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure
Foody JM, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2005, 118: 1120-1125. PMID: 16194643, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureFamily physiciansGeneral physiciansSpecialty careDay of admissionCause mortalityCardiology consultationElderly patientsPrimary outcomePhysician specialtyMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsCardiologistsPhysiciansMortalityInternistsCareOutcomesConsultationFailureDaysSpecialtiesAdmissionSex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Foody JM, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Sex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 121-128. PMID: 15660043, PMCID: PMC2790278, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin receptor blockersNational Heart Failure ProjectLeft ventricular systolic functionQuality of careACE inhibitor prescriptionHeart Failure ProjectService Medicare patientsHeart failureInhibitor prescriptionMedicare patientsMultivariable hierarchical logistic regression modelsLower crude ratesPrescription of angiotensinLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular systolic functionYear of admissionHierarchical logistic regression modelsLower mortality rateLogistic regression modelsSex differencesLow overall rateMultivariable adjustmentVentricular dysfunctionElderly patientsReceptor blockers