Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm
Shang M, Weininger G, Mori M, Kahler‐Quesada A, Degife E, Brooks C, Yousef S, Williams M, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 37: 831-839. PMID: 34873754, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicFollow-Up StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsAortic aneurysmArea Deprivation IndexCardiovascular specialistsSocioeconomic statusSurgical interventionAneurysm sizeReferral of patientsRisk of deathSignificant risk factorsThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanLowest socioeconomic quartileLow socioeconomic statusLower Socioeconomic StatusADI quartileAortic surveillanceAortic dissectionConsecutive patientsPrimary outcomeSpecialist referralSurgical repairTimely followSurveillance imagingRisk regressionRisk factorsSurvival of Patients With Mild Secondary Mitral Regurgitation With and Without Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation
Mori M, Weininger G, Agarwal R, Shang M, Amabile A, Kahler-Quesada A, Yousef S, Pichert M, Vallabhajosyula P, Zhang Y, Sugeng L, Geirsson A. Survival of Patients With Mild Secondary Mitral Regurgitation With and Without Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 37: 1513-1521. PMID: 34119634, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild secondary mitral regurgitationLeft ventricular ejection fractionSecondary mitral regurgitationMild tricuspid regurgitationNormal left ventricular ejection fractionTricuspid regurgitationHazard of deathGroup 1Valvular abnormalitiesMitral regurgitationGroup 2Mean age 61 yearsGroup 4Cox proportional hazards modelGroup 1 patientsGroup 2 patientsGroup 3 patientsGroup 4 patientsAge 61 yearsRetrospective cohort studySurvival of patientsSubgroup of patientsProportional hazards modelCohort studyHealth care network