2017
Patient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Okunrintemi V, Spatz ES, Di Capua P, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich H, Virani SS, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Butt AA, Borden WB, Dharmarajan K, Ting H, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Patient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003635. PMID: 28373270, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAspirinAtherosclerosisCommunicationEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ExpendituresHealth StatusHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLength of StayMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient-Centered CarePhysician-Patient RelationsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePatient-provider communicationHealthcare resource utilizationPatient-reported outcomesCardiovascular diseaseHealth Plans SurveyMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHigher annual healthcare expendituresRepresentative US adult populationHealthcare expendituresAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) patientsConsumer AssessmentEmergency room visitsEvidence-based therapiesAnnual healthcare expendituresCardiovascular disease patientsUS adult populationPlans SurveyMental health statusPatient-centered careOutcomes of interestASA useHospital stayRoom visitsPoor outcome
2016
Comprehensive Strategies to Reduce Readmissions in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
Dharmarajan K. Comprehensive Strategies to Reduce Readmissions in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 32: 1306-1314. PMID: 27084075, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostacute careMultidisciplinary teamOlder adultsTransitional care interventionsShort-term readmissionCommon cardiovascular conditionSingle-center designDisease-specific careFrequent outpatientHospital dischargeOlder patientsReadmission riskReadmission reductionCardiovascular diseaseCare interventionsCardiovascular conditionsMedical conditionsHome visitsMultimodal interventionReadmissionHospital providersHealth providersCare processesMost studiesHealth system
2014
Protocol for the China PEACE (Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) retrospective study of coronary catheterisation and percutaneous coronary intervention
Li J, Dharmarajan K, Li X, Lin Z, Normand SL, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group F. Protocol for the China PEACE (Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) retrospective study of coronary catheterisation and percutaneous coronary intervention. BMJ Open 2014, 4: e004595. PMID: 24607563, PMCID: PMC3948460, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary catheterisationCoronary interventionPatient characteristicsRetrospective studyCardiovascular diseaseComplications of treatmentCost of hospitalisationMedical record abstractionPatterns of careDiagnostic testing patternsTwo-stage clusterHospital outcomesRecord abstractionChinese healthcare systemStudy protocolCase ascertainmentImproved careCatheterisationProcedural treatmentsHospitalCentral Ethics CommitteeChinese hospitalsPatientsChina National Center
2013
The China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (China PEACE) Retrospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dharmarajan K, Li J, Li X, Lin Z, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. The China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (China PEACE) Retrospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 732-740. PMID: 24221838, PMCID: PMC4054693, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyAcute myocardial infarctionChina PatientRetrospective studyMyocardial infarctionOutcomes of patientsAMI studyDiagnostic testing patternsCause of deathSite of careCardiac eventsHospital outcomesPatient characteristicsHospital treatmentCardiovascular diseaseCase ascertainmentImproved care