2023
Prevalence of Symptoms ≤12 Months After Acute Illness, by COVID-19 Testing Status Among Adults — United States, December 2020–March 2023
Montoy J, Ford J, Yu H, Gottlieb M, Morse D, Santangelo M, O’Laughlin K, Schaeffer K, Logan P, Rising K, Hill M, Wisk L, Salah W, Idris A, Huebinger R, Spatz E, Rodriguez R, Klabbers R, Gatling K, Wang R, Elmore J, McDonald S, Stephens K, Weinstein R, Venkatesh A, Saydah S, Group I, Group I, Ahmed Z, Choi M, Derden A, Gottlieb M, Guzman D, Hassaballa M, Jerger R, Kaadan M, Koo K, Yang G, Dorney J, Kinsman J, Li S, Lin Z, Mannan I, Pierce S, Puente X, Ulrich A, Yang Z, Yu H, Adams K, Anderson J, Chang G, Gentile N, Geyer R, Maat Z, Malone K, Nichol G, Park J, Ruiz L, Schiffgens M, Stober T, Willis M, Zhang Z, Amadio G, Charlton A, Cheng D, Grau D, Hannikainen P, Kean E, Kelly M, Miao J, Renzi N, Shughart H, Shughart L, Shutty C, Watts P, Kane A, Nikonowicz P, Sapp S, Gallegos D, Martin R, Chandler C, Eguchi M, L’Hommedieu M, Moreno R, Roldan K, Arreguin M, Chan V, Chavez C, Kemball R, Wong A, Briggs-Hagen M, Hall A, Plumb I. Prevalence of Symptoms ≤12 Months After Acute Illness, by COVID-19 Testing Status Among Adults — United States, December 2020–March 2023. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2023, 72: 859-865. PMID: 37561663, PMCID: PMC10415002, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7232a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-like illnessSARS-CoV-2 test resultsPost-COVID conditionsNegative SARS-CoV-2 test resultsPositive SARS-CoV-2 test resultProspective multicenter cohort studySARS-CoV-2 infectionMulticenter cohort studyPrevalence of symptomsTime of enrollmentCOVID-19 testing statusHealth care providersSARS-CoV-2Self-reported symptomsCohort studyPersistent symptomsAcute illnessAntigen testPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsSymptom progressionCare providersDrug AdministrationTesting statusSymptoms
2019
Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure in Western Medicine Hospitals in China: Analysis From the China PEACE Retrospective Heart Failure Study
Yu Y, Spatz ES, Tan Q, Liu S, Lu Y, Masoudi FA, Schulz WL, Krumholz HM, Li J, Group T. Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure in Western Medicine Hospitals in China: Analysis From the China PEACE Retrospective Heart Failure Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e012776. PMID: 31364457, PMCID: PMC6761625, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional Chinese medicineAcute heart failureHeart failureEvidence-based therapiesWestern Medicine HospitalTCM useMedicine HospitalEvidence-based therapy useTraditional Chinese medicine useChinese medicine useCoronary artery diseaseHeart Failure StudyHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsSalvia miltiorrhizaRandom sampleHospital bleedingPatient's bleedingPatient characteristicsArtery diseaseTherapy useMedicine useHospital characteristicsRetrospective analysisHospital use
2015
Factors Influencing Hospital Admission of Non-critically Ill Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department: a Cross-sectional Study
Lewis Hunter AE, Spatz ES, Bernstein SL, Rosenthal MS. Factors Influencing Hospital Admission of Non-critically Ill Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department: a Cross-sectional Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2015, 31: 37-44. PMID: 26084975, PMCID: PMC4700015, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3438-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medical factorsHospital admissionIll patientsEmergency departmentPhysician surveyClinical conditionsSingle academic medical centerRecent ED visitIll adult patientsPatient's clinical conditionDesignCross-sectional studyLength of stayPrimary care accessCross-sectional studyAlternative care pathwaysLow-acuity patientsOutpatient specialty careEmergency medicine physiciansAcademic medical centerInadequate accessAdult patientsED visitsHospital readmissionPhysician assessmentPatient surveyPatterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study
Liu J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Wang Q, Murugiah K, Spatz ES, Li J, Li X, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group C. Patterns of Use of Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China From 2001 to 2011: China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001343. PMID: 25713293, PMCID: PMC4345866, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACEI/ARB therapyAcute myocardial infarctionClass I indicationsARB therapyMyocardial infarctionMortality riskReceptor blockersAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor BlockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyChinese AMI patientsClass IIa recommendationRates of therapyAbsence of contraindicationsAngiotensin receptor blockersHigher mortality riskCost-effective therapyIIa recommendationAMI patientsChina PatientRetrospective studyHigh riskPatterns of useChinese guidelinesPatients
2013
Loop Diuretic Efficiency
Testani JM, Brisco MA, Turner JM, Spatz ES, Bellumkonda L, Parikh CR, Tang WH. Loop Diuretic Efficiency. Circulation Heart Failure 2013, 7: 261-270. PMID: 24379278, PMCID: PMC4386906, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.113.000895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseCause of DeathDiuresisDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePennsylvaniaPrognosisProspective StudiesSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsLower diuretic efficiencyDiuretic efficiencyNet fluid outputDiuretic doseHeart failureFluid outputBaseline characteristicsPoor long-term outcomesDecompensated heart failureDistinct prognostic informationDose of diureticsPrimary discharge diagnosisCongestive heart failureTraditional prognostic factorsLong-term outcomesCatheterization variablesFurosemide equivalentsDiuretic therapyRenal functionWorsened survivalPrognostic factorsUrine outputDecongestive therapyDischarge diagnosisConsecutive admissions
2012
Hospital Collaboration With Emergency Medical Services in the Care of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Perspectives From Key Hospital Staff
Landman AB, Spatz ES, Cherlin EJ, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH, Curry LA. Hospital Collaboration With Emergency Medical Services in the Care of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Perspectives From Key Hospital Staff. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 61: 185-195. PMID: 23146627, PMCID: PMC3688052, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research