2019
Diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiac troponin in post-cardiac arrest care
Agusala V, Khera R, Cheeran D, Mody P, Reddy PP, Link MS. Diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiac troponin in post-cardiac arrest care. Resuscitation 2019, 141: 69-72. PMID: 31201884, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionIschemic etiologyInitial cTnTPeak cTnTCardiac troponinPost-cardiac arrest settingRetrospective single-center registryPost-cardiac arrest careVentricular systolic dysfunctionSingle-center registryTroponin T testingSystolic dysfunctionCenter registryConsecutive patientsSpontaneous circulationArrest carePrognostic utilityCardiac arrestMean agePatient outcomesExpert adjudicationEtiologyCTnTDiagnostic testsT-testingEducation level and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in China
Huo X, Khera R, Zhang L, Herrin J, Bai X, Wang Q, Lu Y, Nasir K, Hu S, Li J, Li X, Zheng X, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Education level and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in China. Heart 2019, 105: 946. PMID: 30661037, PMCID: PMC6582708, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsLow educational attainmentAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) outcomesAdverse cardiovascular eventsFuture healthcare interventionsMyocardial infarction outcomesCardiovascular risk factorsRisk-adjusted analysisAcute myocardial infarctionMedian participant ageCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityAdverse eventsConsecutive patientsAMI outcomesChina PatientUnadjusted analysesMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsChinese cohortHigh riskEducational attainmentEducational attainment groupsHealthcare interventionsPatients
2017
Predictors of Death in Adults With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy–Associated Cardiomyopathy
Cheeran D, Khan S, Khera R, Bhatt A, Garg S, Grodin JL, Morlend R, Araj FG, Amin AA, Thibodeau JT, Das S, Drazner MH, Mammen PPA. Predictors of Death in Adults With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy–Associated Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e006340. PMID: 29042427, PMCID: PMC5721845, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuchenne muscular dystrophyDMD patientsPrognostic factorsDMD populationCardiac biomarkersHigh-risk cardiovascular populationLower body mass indexAdult DMD patientsHeart failure medicationsPredictors of deathAlanine aminotransferase levelsElevated cardiac biomarkersPoor prognostic factorMaximum inspiratory pressureBody mass indexElectronic medical recordsCardiomyopathy clinicMedian followAminotransferase levelsBaseline characteristicsCardiovascular populationRetrospective cohortConsecutive patientsMass indexWorse prognosis