2023
Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice
Tsai J, Janke A, Krumholz H, Khidir H, Venkatesh A. Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345437. PMID: 38015503, PMCID: PMC10685883, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsHispanic patientsEmergency departmentCross-sectional studyED visitsBlack patientsDAMA rateMedical adviceMAIN OUTCOMEEthnic disparitiesNationwide Emergency Department SampleNational cross-sectional studyHospital ED visitsEmergency department dischargeHospital-level variationEmergency Department SampleMetropolitan teaching hospitalHealth care resourcesMedian ageGreater morbidityHospital variationUnadjusted analysesTeaching hospitalAdditional adjustmentLower odds
2009
Racial Differences in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Nichol G, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK, Investigators F. Racial Differences in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA 2009, 302: 1195-1201. PMID: 19755698, PMCID: PMC2795316, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestBlack patientsWhite patientsSuccessful resuscitationPostresuscitation survivalRacial differencesHospital sitesIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestLower ratesPulseless ventricular tachycardiaRate of survivalCohort studyHospital dischargePatient characteristicsClinical factorsImmediate resuscitationPostresuscitation periodNational registryVentricular tachycardiaHospital CenterVentricular fibrillationCardiopulmonary resuscitationAdditional adjustmentPatients
2001
Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older Persons With Isolated Systolic Hypertension
Abramson J, Berger A, Krumholz HM, Vaccarino V. Depression and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older Persons With Isolated Systolic Hypertension. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 1725-1730. PMID: 11485505, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.14.1725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureSystolic hypertensionMyocardial infarctionDepressed personsOlder personsCox proportional hazards regressionEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleIsolated systolic hypertensionIncident heart failureCoronary heart diseaseProportional hazards regressionBlood pressureElectrocardiographic abnormalitiesHazards regressionElderly ProgramCholesterol levelsHeart diseaseRisk factorsNondepressed personsDepression ScaleAdditional adjustmentElevated riskHigh riskTreatment groupsHypertension