2022
Rural-Urban Disparities in Heart Failure and Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations
Minhas AMK, Sheikh AB, Ijaz SH, Mostafa A, Nazir S, Khera R, Loccoh EC, Warraich HJ. Rural-Urban Disparities in Heart Failure and Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalizations. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 175: 164-169. PMID: 35577603, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospital mortalityUrban hospitalRural hospitalsInflation-adjusted costStudy periodAMI hospitalizationMortality gapNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayAcute myocardial infarction hospitalizationsShorter mean lengthMyocardial infarction hospitalizationsHF hospitalizationCardiovascular outcomesClinical outcomesConsistent decreaseMyocardial infarctionInpatient SampleRural-urban disparitiesCardiovascular careHospitalizationHospitalMean length
2019
Machine Learning Prediction of Mortality and Hospitalization in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Angraal S, Mortazavi BJ, Gupta A, Khera R, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Jacoby DL, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Machine Learning Prediction of Mortality and Hospitalization in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JACC Heart Failure 2019, 8: 12-21. PMID: 31606361, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHF hospitalizationRisk of mortalityEjection fractionBlood urea nitrogen levelsLogistic regressionPrevious HF hospitalizationHeart failure hospitalizationReduced ejection fractionReceiver-operating characteristic curveRisk of deathBody mass indexBlood urea nitrogenUrea nitrogen levelsHealth status dataMean c-statisticKCCQ scoresTOPCAT trialFailure hospitalizationHeart failureHemoglobin levelsMass indexC-statisticHospitalizationUrea nitrogenMortality
2016
Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States
Khera R, Pandey A, Kumar N, Singh R, Bano S, Golwala H, Kumbhani DJ, Girotra S, Fonarow GC. Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e003226. PMID: 27780836, PMCID: PMC5123800, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArrhythmias, CardiacCase-Control StudiesCatheterization, Swan-GanzCerebrovascular DisordersCoronary Artery DiseaseDatabases, FactualDisease ManagementFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Propensity ScoreShock, CardiogenicUnited StatesConceptsPA catheterizationHeart failureCatheter useHospital useDiseases-Ninth Revision codesPropensity-matched analysisPulmonary artery catheterPulmonary artery catheterizationHospital-level variabilityHF hospitalizationHospital mortalityArtery catheterArtery catheterizationNumber of hospitalsPA catheterRevision codesPatient outcomesAcademic hospitalExcess mortalityOdds ratioOutcomes AssociatedCatheterizationInternational ClassificationHospitalMortality