2022
Evaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018
Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Lu Y, Roy B, Riley C, Annapureddy AR, Murugiah K, Elumn J, Nasir K, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Jackson CL, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e226385. PMID: 35389500, PMCID: PMC8990329, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack PeopleCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedSleepConceptsCross-sectional studyLong sleep durationSleep durationWhite individualsBlack individualsLatino individualsEthnic differencesSerial cross-sectional studyNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataSelf-reported sleep durationShort sleep durationInterview Survey dataMiddle-aged adultsSelf-reported raceEstimated prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMELong sleepSleep deficiencyHigher household incomeEthnic disparitiesAge groupsHealth disparitiesPrevalenceSleep disparities
2021
Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdults
2019
Association of in-hospital resource utilization with post-acute spending in Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional study
Nuti SV, Li SX, Xu X, Ott LS, Lagu T, Desai NR, Murugiah K, Duan M, Martin J, Kim N, Krumholz HM. Association of in-hospital resource utilization with post-acute spending in Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2019, 19: 190. PMID: 30909904, PMCID: PMC6432744, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4018-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPost-acute care costsPost-acute care utilizationOverall episode costsPremier Healthcare DatabaseHospital resource utilizationStudy of patientsCross-sectional studyGreater resource utilizationPost-acute periodHigh cost tertilesHigh-cost hospitalsHospital meanResultsAmong patientsReadmission ratesCare utilizationHospitalization costsEpisode costsMedicare feeTertileMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateHealthcare databasesService beneficiaries
2018
Industry Payments to Cardiologists
Annapureddy A, Murugiah K, Minges KE, Chui PW, Desai N, Curtis JP. Industry Payments to Cardiologists. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e005016. PMID: 30562077, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.005016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Admission Glucose and In-hospital Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with or without Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study
Zhao S, Murugiah K, Li N, Li X, Xu ZH, Li J, Cheng C, Mao H, Downing NS, Krumholz HM, Jiang LX. Admission Glucose and In-hospital Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with or without Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study. Chinese Medical Journal 2017, 130: 767-775. PMID: 28345539, PMCID: PMC5381309, DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.202733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood GlucoseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionRisk AssessmentConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAbsence of diabetesAdverse clinical eventsAdmission glucoseNondiabetic patientsClinical eventsPrognostic valueBlood glucoseMyocardial infarctionRepresentative sampleGlucose levelsPatientsAdmissionMortalityGlucosePrior studiesHyperglycemiaInfarctionDiabetesMixed resultsStatistical power
2016
Publication and reporting of clinical trial results: cross sectional analysis across academic medical centers
Chen R, Desai NR, Ross JS, Zhang W, Chau KH, Wayda B, Murugiah K, Lu DY, Mittal A, Krumholz HM. Publication and reporting of clinical trial results: cross sectional analysis across academic medical centers. The BMJ 2016, 352: i637. PMID: 26888209, PMCID: PMC4768882, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualHumansPublishingUnited StatesConceptsAcademic medical centerInterventional clinical trialsClinical trialsMedical CenterStudy completionPrimary completion dateClinical trial resultsReporting of resultsSectional analysisInterventional trialsProportion of trialsTrial resultsTrialsMonthsPhase IIManual reviewLead investigatorUnited StatesProportionRate of publicationReportingCompletionPatientsCenterAssociation of Admission to Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals With Mortality and Readmission Rates Among Older Men Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia
Nuti SV, Qin L, Rumsfeld JS, Ross JS, Masoudi FA, Normand SL, Murugiah K, Bernheim SM, Suter LG, Krumholz HM. Association of Admission to Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals With Mortality and Readmission Rates Among Older Men Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2016, 315: 582-592. PMID: 26864412, PMCID: PMC5459395, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNon-VA hospitalsReadmission ratesHeart failureVA hospitalsMortality rateVeterans AffairsMyocardial infarctionOlder menMedicare Standard Analytic FilesRisk-standardized mortality ratesCause readmission rateCause mortality ratesHigher readmission ratesStandard Analytic FilesVeterans Affairs hospitalRisk-standardized readmission ratesAdministrative claims dataAcute care hospitalsAssociation of admissionLittle contemporary informationLower mortality rateCross-sectional analysisAnalysis cohortCare hospital