Association between guideline recommended drugs and death in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: population based cohort study
Tinetti ME, McAvay G, Trentalange M, Cohen AB, Allore HG. Association between guideline recommended drugs and death in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: population based cohort study. The BMJ 2015, 351: h4984. PMID: 26432468, PMCID: PMC4591503, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h4984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsMultiple chronic conditionsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdjusted hazard ratioRisk of deathCalcium channel blockersChronic conditionsHazard ratioΒ-blockersCohort studyReuptake inhibitorsAtrial fibrillationOlder adultsChannel blockersCardiovascular drugsSSRIs/serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsRenin-angiotensin system blockersNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsCommon combinationRAS blockersSystem blockersStudy drugHeart failureThromboembolic diseaseComparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes