2021
Design and rationale of the colchicine/statin for the prevention of COVID-19 complications (COLSTAT) trial
Shah T, McCarthy M, Nasir I, Archer H, Ragheb E, Kluger J, Kashyap N, Paredes C, Patel P, Lu J, Kandel P, Song C, Khan M, Ul Haq F, Ahmad R, Howes C, Cambi B, Lancaster G, Cleman M, Dela Cruz CS, Parise H, Lansky A. Design and rationale of the colchicine/statin for the prevention of COVID-19 complications (COLSTAT) trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 110: 106547. PMID: 34461322, PMCID: PMC8397504, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalized COVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 patientsStandard of careElectronic health recordsComplications TrialSevere COVID-19 diseaseWorld Health Organization (WHO) ordinal scaleVenous thromboembolic eventsHealth recordsCombination of colchicineRates of morbidityCOVID-19 diseaseCost-effective treatmentPrimary endpointRespiratory failureThromboembolic eventsClinical improvementMyocardial injuryPragmatic trialClinical trialsPatientsEvent ascertainmentHealth NetworkRosuvastatinTrials
2020
COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system
Caraballo C, McCullough M, Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Keating C, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, Malinis M, Kashyap N, Hsiao A, Wilson FP, Curtis JP, Grant M, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T. COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0238829. PMID: 32997657, PMCID: PMC7526909, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsIntegrated health care systemHeart Failure RegistryHealth care systemFailure patientsCOVID-19 infectionCare systemCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 infectionReal-time registryRenin-angiotensin blockersRetrospective chart reviewCoronary artery diseaseRisk of deathCOVID-19 testingAngiotensin blockersMultiple comorbiditiesRespiratory failureChart reviewSymptomatic patientsArtery diseaseHeart failureComorbid conditionsPatient mortalityClinical management