Featured Publications
Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction From Electrocardiographic Images
Sangha V, Nargesi A, Dhingra L, Khunte A, Mortazavi B, Ribeiro A, Banina E, Adeola O, Garg N, Brandt C, Miller E, Ribeiro A, Velazquez E, Giatti L, Barreto S, Foppa M, Yuan N, Ouyang D, Krumholz H, Khera R. Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction From Electrocardiographic Images. Circulation 2023, 148: 765-777. PMID: 37489538, PMCID: PMC10982757, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.062646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultElectrocardiographyHumansLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLV systolic dysfunctionYale-New Haven HospitalVentricular systolic dysfunctionSystolic dysfunctionLV ejection fractionBrazilian Longitudinal StudyNew Haven HospitalEjection fractionCardiology clinicRegional hospitalLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionCedars-Sinai Medical CenterAdult Health (ELSA-Brasil) cohort
2024
Performance of contemporary cardiovascular risk stratification scores in Brazil: an evaluation in the ELSA-Brasil study
Camargos A, Barreto S, Brant L, Ribeiro A, Dhingra L, Aminorroaya A, Bittencourt M, Figueiredo R, Khera R. Performance of contemporary cardiovascular risk stratification scores in Brazil: an evaluation in the ELSA-Brasil study. Open Heart 2024, 11: e002762. PMID: 38862252, PMCID: PMC11168182, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled Cohort EquationsELSA-BrasilRisk scoreCardiovascular diseaseCVD eventsCommunity-based cohort studyArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveCVD risk scoreELSA-Brasil studyIncident CVD eventsMiddle-income countriesAdjudicated CVD eventsCardiovascular disease riskCVD scoreCohort EquationsNational guidelinesRisk stratification scoresWhite womenAge/sex groupsCohort studyProspective cohortLMICsSex/race groupsHigher incomeRisk discrimination
2020
Performance of the Pooled Cohort Equations to Estimate Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Body Mass Index
Khera R, Pandey A, Ayers CR, Carnethon MR, Greenland P, Ndumele CE, Nambi V, Seliger SL, Chaves PHM, Safford MM, Cushman M, Xanthakis V, Ramachandran V, Mentz RJ, Correa A, Lloyd-Jones DM, Berry JD, de Lemos JA, Neeland IJ. Performance of the Pooled Cohort Equations to Estimate Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Body Mass Index. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2023242. PMID: 33119108, PMCID: PMC7596579, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinPooled Cohort EquationsASCVD riskAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseBody mass indexBMI categoriesCohort EquationsObesity categoriesCohort studySevere obesityWaist circumferenceBMI groupsMass indexUnderweight categoryAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease riskMean baseline BMIRisk of ASCVDUsual clinical measuresCardiovascular disease riskC-reactive proteinPooled individual-level dataSevere obesity groupLongitudinal cohort studyNormal weight categoryAdults ages 40Rates and Predictors of Patient Underreporting of Hospitalizations During Follow-Up After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Caraballo C, Khera R, Jones PG, Decker C, Schulz W, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Rates and Predictors of Patient Underreporting of Hospitalizations During Follow-Up After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e006231. PMID: 32552061, PMCID: PMC9465954, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionHospitalization eventsMedical recordsLongitudinal multicenter cohort studyMulticenter cohort studyMedical record abstractionDifferent patient characteristicsHealth care eventsPatients' underreportingTRIUMPH registryAccuracy of reportingCohort studyPatient characteristicsRecord abstractionProspective studyClinical studiesClinical investigationHospitalizationPatientsCare eventsInfarctionEvent ratesParticipantsPredictors
2018
Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study
Khera R, Lu Y, Lu J, Saxena A, Nasir K, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study. The BMJ 2018, 362: k2357. PMID: 29997129, PMCID: PMC6039831, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACC/AHA guidelinesDiagnosis of hypertensionAge groupsHypertension guidelinesAHA guidelinesTreatment patternsCurrent guidelinesACC/AHA hypertension guidelinesHeart Association hypertension guidelinesCurrent treatment patternsIntensification of treatmentPrevalence of hypertensionNutrition Examination SurveyYears age groupUS National HealthYear old adultsSame age groupRetirement Longitudinal StudyAntihypertensive treatmentExamination SurveyNational HealthHypertensionAmerican CollegeChina HealthOlder adultsTrends in Use and Expenditures of Brand-name Atorvastatin After Introduction of Generic Atorvastatin
Warraich HJ, Salami JA, Khera R, Valero-Elizondo J, Okunrintemi V, Nasir K. Trends in Use and Expenditures of Brand-name Atorvastatin After Introduction of Generic Atorvastatin. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 719-721. PMID: 29525818, PMCID: PMC5885171, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0990.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters