2020
Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Dodson JA, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Geda M, Ouellet GM, Gill TM, Brush JE, Chaudhry SI. Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015555. PMID: 33000681, PMCID: PMC7792390, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDaily living declineSILVER-AMI StudyDaily livingOlder patientsMonths postdischargeMyocardial infarctionFunctional declineImportant patient-centered outcomesPoor long-term outcomesLonger hospital stayLong-term outcomesPatient-centered outcomesGeriatric impairmentsHospital stayAMI survivorsClinical variablesMean ageMedical recordsRisk factorsRestorative therapyPhysical activityAMI hospitalizationPsychosocial factorsUS hospitals
2017
Prehospital Delay in Older Adults with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The ComprehenSIVe Evaluation of Risk Factors in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Study
Ouellet GM, Geda M, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Tinetti ME, Chaudhry SI. Prehospital Delay in Older Adults with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The ComprehenSIVe Evaluation of Risk Factors in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 2391-2396. PMID: 29044463, PMCID: PMC5681402, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAcute Myocardial Infarction StudyMyocardial Infarction StudyPrehospital delayOlder adultsOlder patientsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsFuture public health effortsContemporary national cohortMedical record abstractionPublic health effortsCross-sectional analysisAntiischemic therapyHospital presentationIndex hospitalizationHospital delaySymptom durationDiabetes mellitusClinical presentationComorbid conditionsRecord abstractionAtypical symptomsNonwhite raceCare Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers
Britton MC, Ouellet GM, Minges KE, Gawel M, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI. Care Transitions Between Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities: Perspectives of Sending and Receiving Providers. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2017, 43: 565-572. PMID: 29056176, PMCID: PMC5693352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunicationHospital AdministrationHumansInsurance, Health, ReimbursementInterviews as TopicPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferQualitative ResearchQuality ImprovementRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesCare transitionsNursing facilitiesSNF providersPatient-level risk factorsOptimal care settingAcute medical illnessUnplanned hospital readmissionComprehensive care planCost of careHospital readmissionMedical illnessComplex patientsRisk factorsMedicare patientsCare settingsCare plansPatient complexityHealth care institutionsPatient transferPsychosocial issuesHospitalPatientsSeparate hospitalsCare institutions
2012
Combined assessment of sex- and mutation-specific information for risk stratification in type 1 long QT syndrome
Costa J, Lopes CM, Barsheshet A, Moss AJ, Migdalovich D, Ouellet G, McNitt S, Polonsky S, Robinson JL, Zareba W, Ackerman MJ, Benhorin J, Kaufman ES, Platonov PG, Shimizu W, Towbin JA, Vincent GM, Wilde AA, Goldenberg I. Combined assessment of sex- and mutation-specific information for risk stratification in type 1 long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2012, 9: 892-898. PMID: 22293141, PMCID: PMC3358462, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac eventsLife-threatening cardiac eventsSex-specific risk factorsSex-specific riskAge 40 yearsLife-threatening eventsType 1 long QT syndromeLong QT syndromeRisk stratificationRisk factorsQT intervalHigh riskTime-dependent differencesQT syndromeMultivariate analysisLQT1WomenCombined assessmentKCNQ1 geneDisease-causing mutationsMenRiskOnset of adolescenceMutation-specific informationSCD
2010
Long QT Syndrome in African‐Americans
Fugate T, Moss AJ, Jons C, McNitt S, Mullally J, Ouellet G, Goldenberg I, Zareba W, Robinson JL, Investigators F. Long QT Syndrome in African‐Americans. Annals Of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2010, 15: 73-76. PMID: 20146785, PMCID: PMC4028024, DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2009.00342.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAge DistributionBlack or African AmericanChildChild, PreschoolDeath, Sudden, CardiacFemaleHeart ArrestHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateLong QT SyndromeMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRisk FactorsSyncopeUnited StatesWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsLong QT syndromeClinical courseRisk factorsQT syndromeAfrican AmericansBeta-blocker therapyCardiac event rateComparable risk factorsKaplan-Meier timeSudden cardiac deathAge 40 yearsAfrican American patientsCox regression modelInternational LQTS RegistryOccurrence of syncopeRisk factor evaluationDecade of birthCardiac eventsCardiac deathCox analysisCardiac arrestLQTS RegistryMedical historyRacial groupsLQTS patients
2009
Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcome in Patients Over 40 Years of Age With the Long QT Syndrome
Ouellet G, Moss AJ, Jons C, McNitt S, Mullally J, Fugate T, Goldenberg I, Zareba W, Robinson JL, Registry I. Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcome in Patients Over 40 Years of Age With the Long QT Syndrome. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 105: 87-89. PMID: 20102896, PMCID: PMC2813216, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.08.657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageFirst cardiac eventLong QT syndromeCardiac eventsQTc intervalRisk factorsAdult patientsDiabetes mellitusQT syndromeEnd pointIndependent mortality riskOral diabetic medicationsProlonged QTc intervalImpact of diabetesDevelopment of diabetesBeats/minInternational Long QT Syndrome RegistryCause mortalityDiabetic medicationsOlder patientsStudy populationVentricular repolarizationMortality riskHeart rateCox model