2024
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faust J, Renton B, Bongiovanni T, Chen A, Sheares K, Du C, Essien U, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haywood T, Khera R, King T, Li S, Lin Z, Lu Y, Marshall A, Ndumele C, Opara I, Loarte-Rodriguez T, Sawano M, Taparra K, Taylor H, Watson K, Yancy C, Krumholz H. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2438918. PMID: 39392630, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 public health emergencyNon-HispanicPublic health emergencyOther Pacific IslanderExcess mortalityAlaska NativesUS populationExcess deathsRates of excess mortalityCross-sectional study analyzed dataYears of potential lifeMortality relative riskNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional studyPacific IslandersStudy analyzed dataAll-cause mortalityEthnic groupsMortality disparitiesMortality ratioTotal populationDeath certificatesEthnic disparitiesMain OutcomesDecedent age
2017
Current use of guideline-based medical therapy in elderly patients admitted with acute heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and its impact on event-free survival
Akita K, Kohno T, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Nagatomo Y, Izumi Y, Goda A, Mizuno A, Sawano M, Inohara T, Fukuda K, Yoshikawa T, Investigators W. Current use of guideline-based medical therapy in elderly patients admitted with acute heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and its impact on event-free survival. International Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 235: 162-168. PMID: 28259550, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsFemaleHeart FailureHumansJapanMaleMedication Therapy ManagementMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPractice Guidelines as TopicStroke VolumeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsGuideline-based medical therapyAcute heart failureReduced ejection fractionElderly patientsHeart failureEjection fractionHF readmissionMedical therapyWest Tokyo Heart Failure registryConsecutive acute HF patientsYounger groupAcute HF patientsElderly HFrEF patientsHeart Failure RegistryEvent-free survivalMulti-center registryIdeal therapeutic approachHF rehospitalizationHFrEF patientsHF patientsCurrent useCardiac deathComposite endpointPrescription ratesPoor outcomeOutcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Acute Coronary Syndrome Complicated With Cardiopulmonary Arrest (from a Japanese Multicenter Registry)
Numasawa Y, Sawano M, Miyata H, Ueda I, Noma S, Suzuki M, Kuno T, Kodaira M, Maekawa Y, Fukuda K, Kohsaka S. Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Acute Coronary Syndrome Complicated With Cardiopulmonary Arrest (from a Japanese Multicenter Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1173-1178. PMID: 28236456, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAge FactorsAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleHeart ArrestHospital MortalityHumansHypothermia, InducedJapanMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNo-Reflow PhenomenonPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProspective StudiesRegistriesShock, CardiogenicST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionCardiopulmonary arrestCardiogenic shockCoronary interventionInhospital mortalityMortality rateAcute Coronary Syndrome ComplicatedPresence of CSHours of admissionHigh mortality rateInhospital outcomesCoronary syndromeUnstable anginaIndependent predictorsShock statusMyocardial infarctionPatientsMultivariate analysisOlder ageInterventionOutcomesMortalityAge
2016
Incidence and predictors of bleeding complications after percutaneous coronary intervention
Numasawa Y, Kohsaka S, Ueda I, Miyata H, Sawano M, Kawamura A, Noma S, Suzuki M, Nakagawa S, Momiyama Y, Fukuda K. Incidence and predictors of bleeding complications after percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 69: 272-279. PMID: 27269413, DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2016.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPrevious percutaneous coronary interventionClinical presentationCoronary interventionPatient characteristicsIndependent predictorsTransradial interventionIntra-aortic balloon pumpingMultivariate logistic regression analysisMulticenter PCI registryPrevious heart failureElevation myocardial infarctionUse of antiplateletPatient's clinical presentationChronic total occlusionLogistic regression analysisRisk prediction modelRegistry criteriaCardiogenic shockPCI patientsPCI registryConsecutive patientsHeart failureBalloon pumpingST elevation