2023
Prognostic Impact of Repeated NT-proBNP Measurements in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Fuery M, Leifer E, Samsky M, Sen S, O'Connor C, Fiuzat M, Ezekowitz J, Piña I, Whellan D, Mark D, Felker G, Desai N, Januzzi J, Ahmad T. Prognostic Impact of Repeated NT-proBNP Measurements in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. JACC Heart Failure 2023, 12: 479-487. PMID: 38127049, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNT-proBNP measurementsPrimary trial endpointChronic heart failureNT-proBNP levelsReduced ejection fractionTrial endpointsHeart failureEjection fractionN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) measurementBaseline NT-proBNP levelsChronic heart failure patientsNT-proBNP monitoringSecondary trial endpointsHeart failure hospitalizationNatriuretic peptide measurementHeart failure patientsCardiovascular deathFailure hospitalizationNT-proBNPFailure patientsPrognostic impactClinical outcomesPrognostic valueOutpatient sitesClinical studies
2022
Trends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018
Reinhardt S, Clark K, Chouairi F, Miller E, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai N. Trends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s109-s110. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall heart failureHeart failureInpatient mortalityDiagnosis codesHospital costsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIntroduction Heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationPeripheral arterial diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseaseNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayUS healthcare costsComorbid diabetesHF hospitalizationHospitalization volumeFailure hospitalizationHF cohortArtery diseaseEjection fractionMedian agePulmonary diseaseArterial diseaseHispanic patients
2021
Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018
Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 28: 171-180. PMID: 34534665, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall heart failureHeart failureEjection fractionStudy periodHeart failure hospitalizationInpatient mortality rateNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayHospital inpatient costsVolume of patientsHealth care costsHFpEF subgroupsComorbid diabetesFailure hospitalizationInpatient mortalityMedian ageBlack patientsHispanic patientsSleep apneaEntire cohortInpatient costsInpatient SampleHF typeHospital costsMortality rateIntercountry Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure
Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Januzzi JL, Moe GW, Caraballo C, McCullough M, Miller PE, Reinhardt SW, Clark K, Oseran A, Milner A, Pacor J, Kahn PA, Singh A, Ravindra N, Guha A, Vadlamani L, Kulkarni NS, Fiuzat M, Felker GM, O'Connor CM, Ahmad T, Ezekowitz J, Desai NR. Intercountry Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 497-505. PMID: 33992564, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyGDMT useCountry of enrollmentHeart failureMedical therapyHigher body mass indexKaplan-Meier survival estimatesGUIDE-IT trialHeart failure hospitalizationReduced ejection fractionLog-rank testingMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsPrimary study endpointBody mass indexPatterns of careCare delivery structuresGUIDE-ITHF hospitalizationFailure hospitalizationUsual careEjection fractionStudy endpointBlack patientsClinical outcomesMass index