2023
Validation of the European SCORE2 models in a Canadian primary care cohort
Sud M, Sivaswamy A, Austin P, Abdel-Qadir H, Anderson T, Khera R, Naimark D, Lee D, Roifman I, Thanassoulis G, Tu K, Wijeysundera H, Ko D. Validation of the European SCORE2 models in a Canadian primary care cohort. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2023, 31: 668-676. PMID: 37946603, PMCID: PMC11025037, DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care cohortAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLow-risk regionsCare cohortC-statisticOlder personsElectronic medical record dataLarge Canadian cohortMedical record dataYears of ageYoung personASCVD riskCanadian cohortCardiovascular diseaseOlder womenIndividuals 70Age groupsSCORE2CohortRecord dataWomenMenRiskPersonsDiseaseSex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients
Sawano M, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Dreyer R, Lichtman J, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Khera R, Onuma O, Murugiah K, Spertus J, Krumholz H. Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1797-1806. PMID: 37137590, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoncardiac hospitalizationsSubdistribution HRYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesYoung womenCause-specific hospitalizationsCause of hospitalizationWorse health statusSignificant sex disparityNoncardiovascular hospitalizationsVIRGO StudyIndex episodeAdverse outcomesIncidence rateHospitalizationHigh riskSex disparitiesHealth statusPatientsU.S. hospitalsWomenInfarctionOutcomes
2018
Sex and Race Differences in the Utilization and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2014
Angraal S, Khera R, Wang Y, Lu Y, Jean R, Dreyer RP, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Krumholz HM. Sex and Race Differences in the Utilization and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2014. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009014. PMID: 30005557, PMCID: PMC6064835, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassCABG utilizationArtery bypassUse of CABGService Medicare beneficiariesCalendar year trendsCABG mortalityUnderwent CABGReadmission ratesCABG proceduresWhite patientsBlack patientsPatient groupMedicare beneficiariesMedicare feeMortality rateCABGAnnual declineWomenRacial subgroupsRacial differencesGreater declineOutcomesPatientsSex