2011
Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1145-1151. PMID: 21573881, PMCID: PMC3181289, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1725-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDiscordant comorbiditiesComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesDiscordant conditionsOlder personsChronic Conditions WarehouseCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenHigher overall burdenOlder Medicare beneficiariesPatterns of comorbidityComorbidity prevalencePrimary illnessPrevalence increasesOverall burdenMedian numberComorbiditiesGreater prevalenceAge strataConcordant conditionsPrevalenceUnrelated conditionsOverall managementOlder beneficiaries
2010
Geriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Gill TM, Krumholz HM. Geriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: 309-316. PMID: 20117435, PMCID: PMC2832791, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term mortalityGeriatric conditionsNet reclassification improvementMobility disabilityOlder patientsReclassification improvementRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelHeart failure hospitalizationIndependent risk factorTraditional risk factorsMedical record dataFinal multivariable modelYears of ageLogistic regression modelsFailure hospitalizationTerm mortalityHeart failureIndependent predictorsPrognostic importanceMean ageMultivariable modelMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateSubsequent mortality