2025
Associations of self-identified race and ethnicity and genetic ancestry with mortality among cancer survivors
Vo J, Brown D, Buller I, Shing J, Synnott N, Jones R, Landi M, Huang W, Machiela M, de González A, Nolan T, Kraft P, Williams F, Freedman N. Associations of self-identified race and ethnicity and genetic ancestry with mortality among cancer survivors. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2025, djaf066. PMID: 40112084, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsGenetic ancestryAssociated with mortalitySelf-identified raceOvarian Screening TrialProstate cancer survivorsPopulation-level socioeconomic statusAssociated with disparitiesIndividual-level factorsMultiple risk factorsMultilevel adjustmentHealth outcomesSocioeconomic statusScreening TrialMortality differencesMortality riskCancer diagnosisRisk factorsSurvivorsColorectalSocial factorsMortalityEthnicityAssociationColorectal Neoplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Al Sulais E, AlAmeel T, Alenzi M, Shehab M, AlMutairdi A, Al-Bawardy B. Colorectal Neoplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cancers 2025, 17: 665. PMID: 40002259, PMCID: PMC11853504, DOI: 10.3390/cancers17040665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of colonic neoplasiaColonic neoplasiaInflammatory bowel diseaseConcomitant primary sclerosing cholangitisRisk factorsMultiple risk factorsColorectal neoplasiaBowel diseaseHigh-risk featuresIncreased riskPrimary sclerosing cholangitisColonic Crohn's diseaseColonic dysplasiaDisease extentSclerosing cholangitisRiskCrohn's diseaseNeoplasiaUlcerative colitisDiseaseSurveillancePatientsColorectalEpidemiologyRisk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease After Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalization among Primary and Secondary Prevention Older Adults
Mosher C, Osazuwa‐Peters O, Nanna M, MacIntyre N, Que L, Palmer S, Jones W, O'Brien E. Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease After Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalization among Primary and Secondary Prevention Older Adults. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e035010. PMID: 39791395, PMCID: PMC12054414, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.035010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizationsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseSecondary prevention cohortPrevention cohortASCVD hospitalizationRisk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHazard ratioHospital outcomesHigh riskRisk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsCardiovascular diseasePrimary prevention cohortIdentified multiple risk factorsRisk of cardiovascular disease eventsMultiple risk factorsPulmonary disease hospitalizationsObstructive pulmonary diseaseOlder AdultsHigh-risk patient cohortASCVD eventsDisease eventsHigh-risk patientsMeta-analyses
2024
Electrochemotherapy in the Locoregional Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review
Barbieri P, Posa A, Lancellotta V, Madoff D, Maresca A, Cornacchione P, Tagliaferri L, Iezzi R. Electrochemotherapy in the Locoregional Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review. Current Oncology 2024, 31: 7403-7413. PMID: 39590176, PMCID: PMC11592455, DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31110546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRC liver metastasesLiver metastasesColorectal cancerComplete responseOverall survivalProgressive diseaseInclusion criteriaResection of CRC liver metastasesTreatment of CRC liver metastasisColorectal cancer liver metastasesSystematic searches of PubMedFrequent liver metastasesMedian overall survivalSecondary liver cancerFollow-up durationColorectal Liver MetastasesMultiple risk factorsCancer-related mortalitySearch of PubMedECT-related complicationsEvidence qualityLocoregional treatmentSurgical resectionIdentified articlesGRADE approachThe effect of plerixafor on autologous stem cell mobilization, cell viability, and apheresis challenges
Puzo C, Li P, Tormey C, Siddon A. The effect of plerixafor on autologous stem cell mobilization, cell viability, and apheresis challenges. Lab Medicine 2024, 56: 187-194. PMID: 39303673, DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmae080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous stem cell transplantationHematopoietic stem cellsMultiple myelomaG-CSFMobilization failureDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaAutologous stem cell mobilizationLarge B-cell lymphomaGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorAutologous stem cell transplant patientsEfficacy of plerixaforStem cell mobilizationB-cell lymphomaStem cell transplantationEffects of plerixaforRetrospective chart reviewColony-stimulating factorYale-New Haven HospitalCell viabilityMultiple risk factorsHodgkin lymphomaNon-HodgkinMobilization regimenCell transplantationPlerixaforPopulation attributable fraction of reproductive factors in triple negative breast cancer by race.
Jaber Chehayeb R, Odzer N, Albany R, Phipps A, Meisner A, Pusztai L. Population attributable fraction of reproductive factors in triple negative breast cancer by race. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 10522-10522. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.10522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation-attributable fractionAA womenIncidence of triple negative breast cancerPooled odds ratioOdds ratioWhite womenTriple negative breast cancerNon-Hispanic White (WhiteRelative riskRace-specific odds ratiosBreast cancerIncidence rates of triple negative breast cancerEstimates of relative riskContribution of multiple risk factorsTNBC incidenceRelevant case-control studiesPopulation attributable fractionRisk factorsYounger ageNegative breast cancerCase-control studyMultiple risk factorsBreastfeeding uptakeAttributable fractionLevin's formula
2023
WHS guidelines for the treatment of pressure ulcers—2023 update
Gould L, Alderden J, Aslam R, Barbul A, Bogie K, Masry M, Graves L, White‐Chu E, Ahmed A, Boanca K, Brash J, Brooks K, Cockron W, Kennerly S, Livingston A, Page J, Stephens C, West V, Yap T. WHS guidelines for the treatment of pressure ulcers—2023 update. Wound Repair And Regeneration 2023, 32: 6-33. PMID: 37970711, PMCID: PMC11403384, DOI: 10.1111/wrr.13130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPressure ulcersSpinal cord injury/diseaseHospital-acquired pressure ulcersBurden of painAcute care facilitiesMultiple risk factorsImplementation of hospitalInjury/diseaseIll patientsGuideline updatePressure injuriesCostly conditionRisk factorsWound careNursing facilitiesCare facilitiesUlcersHealth systemAvailable evidenceOlder adultsGuidelines projectPreventive measuresStage 3CliniciansTreatment131I-Apamistamab Effectively Achieved Durable Responses in Patients with R/R AML Irrespective of the Presence of Multiple High-Risk Factors
Seropian S, Foran J, Gyurkocza B, Nath R, Choe H, Litzow M, Koshy N, Stiff P, Tomlinson B, Abhyankar S, Abedin S, Chen G, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Magalhaes-Silverman M, Van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Mayer S, Lazarus H, Spross J, Li K, Haeuber E, Vusirikala M, Nahar A, Sandmaier B, Pagel J, Giralt S, Desai A, Abboud C. 131I-Apamistamab Effectively Achieved Durable Responses in Patients with R/R AML Irrespective of the Presence of Multiple High-Risk Factors. Blood 2023, 142: 2159. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-187433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDurable complete remissionAdverse-risk cytogeneticsMultiple risk factorsRisk factorsConventional careCC groupComorbidity indexComplete remissionDurable responsesAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantHigh transplant-related mortalityMultiple high-risk factorsPrimary induction failureTransplant-related mortalityHematopoietic cell transplantInitiation of therapyMost older patientsPhase 3 studyHigher comorbidity indexTotal body irradiationHigh-risk factorsMechanism of actionAML ptsCRP assessmentEvaluable ptsMaternal Morbidity Risk Factors in Nulliparas
Merriam A, Metz T, Allshouse A, Silver R, Haas D, Grobman W, Simhan H, Wapner R, Wing D, Mercer B, Parry S, Reddy U, Investigators +. Maternal Morbidity Risk Factors in Nulliparas. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 41: e1878-e1884. PMID: 37150178, DOI: 10.1055/a-2088-2586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVenous thromboembolic eventsSelf-identified black raceComposite maternal morbidityPrimary maternal outcomeSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityChronic kidney diseaseBlack raceRisk factorsChronic hypertensionHypertensive disordersMaternal outcomesPregestational diabetesKidney diseaseMedical conditionsMulticenter prospective observational cohortPrepregnancy body mass indexPreexisting medical comorbiditiesPrior obstetric historyProspective observational cohortMorbidity risk factorsBody mass indexMultiple risk factorsDays of deliveryLog-binomial regressionPredicting primary cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus
Ramos S, Lewkowitz A, Lord M, Has P, Danilack V, Savitz D, Werner E. Predicting primary cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 229: 549.e1-549.e16. PMID: 37290567, PMCID: PMC10700654, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitusHosmer-Lemeshow testRisk factorsPrimary CDCD riskThird trimesterEarly pregnancy body mass indexPregnancy body mass indexLarge tertiary care centerOlder maternal ageTertiary care centerTrial of laborCohort of patientsBody mass indexImportant clinical outcomesPrimary cesarean deliveryWeeks of gestationMultiple risk factorsCharacteristic curveLogistic regression modelsSimilar discriminatory abilityMultiparous patientsStepwise backward eliminationCesarean delivery
2022
2314. Hospitalizations and Antibiotic Use in the Year Prior to an Incident C. difficile Infection for Medicare Beneficiaries in Four States, 2016–2018
Hatfield K, Baggs J, Reddy S, Aranmolate R, Meek J, Fridkin S, Szydlowski J, Hatwar T, Dumyati G, Watkins J, Wilson C, McDonald L, Jernigan J, Guh A. 2314. Hospitalizations and Antibiotic Use in the Year Prior to an Incident C. difficile Infection for Medicare Beneficiaries in Four States, 2016–2018. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.146. PMCID: PMC9752406, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient antibiotic useEmerging Infections ProgramClostridioides difficile infectionAntibiotic useCDI casesDifficile infectionRisk factorsMedicare beneficiariesPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramAntibiotic classesPrior yearAntibiotic stewardship effortsC. difficile infectionMultiple risk factorsInpatient hospitalization dataMedicare Provider AnalysisTiming of hospitalizationGrant/research supportDifferent antibiotic classesAntibiotic prescriptionsCase patientsMedian lengthOutpatient antibioticsCDI surveillanceCDI diagnosisRectal screening for azole non‐susceptible Candida species in patients undergoing liver transplantation
Radcliffe C, Patel KK, Azar MM, Koff A, Belfield KD, Peaper DR, Topal JE, Malinis M. Rectal screening for azole non‐susceptible Candida species in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13811. PMID: 35184347, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate antifungal prophylaxisAntifungal prophylaxisRisk factorsTransplant recipientsRectal swabsSolid organ transplant recipientsCommon invasive fungal infectionYale-New Haven HospitalDays of LTTime of LTLiver transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsRetrospective chart reviewMore risk factorsMultiple risk factorsInvasive fungal infectionsNew Haven HospitalPrimary LTLiver transplantationAdult patientsChart reviewLT candidatesRectal screeningCandida infectionsMedian number
2021
Pilot Wellness Program With Adapted Social–Emotional Learning and COVID-19 Curriculum for Refugee Youth
Rosenberg J, Ryan P, O’Brien C, Ganjavi F, Sharifi M. Pilot Wellness Program With Adapted Social–Emotional Learning and COVID-19 Curriculum for Refugee Youth. Health Education & Behavior 2021, 49: 17-25. PMID: 34628978, DOI: 10.1177/10901981211048830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial-emotional learning curriculumSocial-emotional learning programsSocial-emotional learningPilot wellness programBehavioral health outcomesRefugee childrenNon-refugee peersBehavioral health problemsMental health educationCOVID-19 safety measuresEmotional learningIntervention Mapping frameworkPostmigration experiencesCOVID-19 curriculumLearning competenceWellness programsShort-term improvementLearning curriculumRefugee youthMultiple risk factorsLearning programMixed-method evaluationRefugee familiesChildrenEvidence-based curriculum
2020
Clinical and genomic factors associated with seizures in meningiomas.
Gupte TP, Li C, Jin L, Yalcin K, Youngblood MW, Miyagishima DF, Mishra-Gorur K, Zhao AY, Antonios J, Huttner A, McGuone D, Blondin NA, Contessa JN, Zhang Y, Fulbright RK, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Moliterno J. Clinical and genomic factors associated with seizures in meningiomas. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2020, 135: 835-844. PMID: 33276341, DOI: 10.3171/2020.7.jns201042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative seizuresPostoperative seizuresAtypical histologyMultivariate analysisWorse progression-free survivalGenomic subgroupsYale-New Haven HospitalAssociation of seizuresAntiepileptic drug useProgression-free survivalSeizure-free patientsGross total resectionExtent of resectionMultiple risk factorsNF2 mutationsNew Haven HospitalLogistic regression modelsPostoperative radiationSeizure freedomClinical courseSeizure presentationSomatic NF2 mutationsBrain invasionRecurrent tumorsRisk factorsCommon Protective Strategies in Neurodegenerative Disease: Focusing on Risk Factors to Target the Cellular Redox System
Hrelia P, Sita G, Ziche M, Ristori E, Marino A, Cordaro M, Molteni R, Spero V, Malaguti M, Morroni F, Hrelia S. Common Protective Strategies in Neurodegenerative Disease: Focusing on Risk Factors to Target the Cellular Redox System. Oxidative Medicine And Cellular Longevity 2020, 2020: 8363245. PMID: 32832006, PMCID: PMC7422410, DOI: 10.1155/2020/8363245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurodegenerative diseasesRisk factorsCellular redox systemsRedox homeostasisMolecular mechanismsMultiple risk factorsPivotal risk factorComplex multifactorial natureDisease mechanismsVascular injuryChronic neurodegenerationPreventive strategiesCommon mechanismOxidative stressMultifactorial natureDiseaseProtective strategiesHuman brainRedox systemProgressionComplex networksMechanismHomeostasisEarly stagesInflammationDaptomycin perioperative prophylaxis for the prevention of vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus infection in colonized liver transplant recipients
Sarwar S, Koff A, Malinis M, Azar MM. Daptomycin perioperative prophylaxis for the prevention of vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus infection in colonized liver transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease 2020, 22: e13280. PMID: 32216015, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsDays of LTVRE infectionTransplant recipientsPerioperative prophylaxisRisk factorsLT periodVancomycin-resistant enterococcus infectionAntibiotic prophylaxis regimenDays post-LTAcute cellular rejectionPrimary graft failureLiver transplantation recipientsRenal replacement therapyRetrospective chart reviewIntensive care unitMultiple risk factorsVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusCellular rejectionLT morbidityPost-LTPre-LTProphylaxis regimenCause mortalityVRE bacteremiaThe Strongest Risk Factor for Operative Mortality in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection is Acidosis: Validation of Risk Model
Ong CS, Nam L, Yesantharao P, Dong J, Canner JK, Teuben RJ, Zhou X, Young A, Suarez-Pierre A, Pasque MK, Lawton JS. The Strongest Risk Factor for Operative Mortality in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection is Acidosis: Validation of Risk Model. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 32: 674-680. PMID: 32105786, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid-Base EquilibriumAcidosisAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAortic AneurysmAortic DissectionDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHemodynamicsHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresYoung AdultConceptsHigh operative mortalityOperative mortalityMultivariable logistic regressionSevere acidosisATAAD repairOrgan malperfusionAortic dissectionBase deficitRisk factorsAcute Type A Aortic DissectionType A Aortic DissectionLogistic regressionA Aortic DissectionPresence of diabetesRetrospective chart reviewMultiple risk factorsAbdominal malperfusionNadir pHAcute typeChart reviewTreatment algorithmAdvanced ageMalperfusionPatientsAcidosis
2018
Bilirubin Is Inversely Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among HIV‐Positive and HIV‐Negative Individuals in VACS (Veterans Aging Cohort Study)
Marconi VC, Duncan MS, So‐Armah K, Re VL, Lim JK, Butt AA, Goetz MB, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Alcorn CW, Lennox J, Beckman JA, Justice A, Freiberg M. Bilirubin Is Inversely Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among HIV‐Positive and HIV‐Negative Individuals in VACS (Veterans Aging Cohort Study). Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e007792. PMID: 29720501, PMCID: PMC6015337, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTotal cardiovascular diseaseIschemic stroke eventsCardiovascular diseaseCVD eventsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionTotal bilirubinElevated bilirubinStroke eventsRisk factorsIncident total CVDBaseline total bilirubinBaseline cardiovascular diseaseIncident CVD eventsHIV-negative individualsProspective cohort studyElevated bilirubin levelsMultiple risk factorsCohort studyCVD riskHazard ratioIschemic strokeHIV-positiveBilirubin levels
2017
Validation of Demographics, Etiology, and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis in the USA: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS) Group
Conwell DL, Banks PA, Sandhu BS, Sherman S, Al-Kaade S, Gardner TB, Anderson MA, Wilcox CM, Lewis MD, Muniraj T, Forsmark CE, Cote GA, Guda NM, Tian Y, Romagnuolo J, Wisniewski SR, Brand R, Gelrud A, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D. Validation of Demographics, Etiology, and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis in the USA: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS) Group. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2017, 62: 2133-2140. PMID: 28600657, PMCID: PMC6040886, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4621-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsIdiopathic etiologyEpidemiologic trendsChronic pancreatitis patientsRecent epidemiologic trendsMultiple risk factorsCurrent epidemiologic trendsNAPS2 studyAlcohol etiologyCP patientsYounger patientsChronic pancreatitisCommon etiologyPancreatitis patientsMean ageConclusionOur dataUS CentersStudy groupEtiologyObjectivesOur aimPatientsGenetic etiologySmokingDemographic factorsValidation study
2016
Constrained Score Statistics Identify Genetic Variants Interacting with Multiple Risk Factors in Barrett’s Esophagus
Dai JY, de Dieu Tapsoba J, Buas MF, Consortium T, Chow W, Shaheen N, Anderson L, Corley D, Gammon M, Hardie L, Lagergren J, Whiteman D, Risch H, Vaughan T. Constrained Score Statistics Identify Genetic Variants Interacting with Multiple Risk Factors in Barrett’s Esophagus. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 352-365. PMID: 27486777, PMCID: PMC4974090, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAge FactorsBarrett EsophagusEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleModels, GeneticObesityOdds RatioPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSample SizeSex FactorsSmokingConceptsBarrett's esophagusEsophageal adenocarcinomaGene-environment interactionsMultiple risk factorsEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumEnvironmental exposure dataGenetic variantsGastresophageal refluxTobacco smokingRisk factorsCancer epidemiologyEsophagusExposure dataAdenocarcinomaMultivariate gene-environment interactionsLow statistical powerTesting strategiesGenome-wide significanceSmokingObesityStatistical powerEpidemiologyReflux
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