2021
Toward Dynamic Risk Prediction of Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Mori M, Durant TJS, Huang C, Mortazavi BJ, Coppi A, Jean RA, Geirsson A, Schulz WL, Krumholz HM. Toward Dynamic Risk Prediction of Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2021, 14: e007363. PMID: 34078100, PMCID: PMC8635167, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftArtery bypass graftIntraoperative variablesBypass graftLogistic regression modelsOperative mortalityC-statisticCoronary artery bypass graft casesThoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery DatabaseAdult Cardiac Surgery DatabaseMean patient ageGood c-statisticCardiac Surgery DatabaseBrier scoreRisk restratificationDynamic risk predictionIntraoperative deathsPostoperative complicationsPostoperative eventsAdverse eventsPatient agePreoperative variablesRegression modelsGraft casesSurgery Database
2020
Evaluation of a Risk Stratification Model Using Preoperative and Intraoperative Data for Major Morbidity or Mortality After Cardiac Surgical Treatment
Durant TJS, Jean RA, Huang C, Coppi A, Schulz WL, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of a Risk Stratification Model Using Preoperative and Intraoperative Data for Major Morbidity or Mortality After Cardiac Surgical Treatment. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2028361. PMID: 33284333, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation
Haimovich AD, Ravindra NG, Stoytchev S, Young HP, Wilson FP, van Dijk D, Schulz WL, Taylor RA. Development and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 442-453. PMID: 33012378, PMCID: PMC7373004, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen Inhalation TherapyPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRespiratory InsufficiencyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-19 Severity IndexQuick COVID-19 severity indexQuick Sequential Organ Failure AssessmentSequential Organ Failure AssessmentOrgan Failure AssessmentHours of admissionRespiratory failureSeverity IndexScoring systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Bedside scoring systemOxygen requirementPneumonia severity scoresHours of hospitalizationElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency department patientsSeverity Index scoreCOVID-19 patientsSyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Failure AssessmentSimple scoring systemIndependent test cohort
2019
Characteristics of High Cardiovascular Risk in 1.7 Million Chinese Adults.
Lu J, Lu Y, Yang H, Bilige W, Li Y, Schulz W, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Characteristics of High Cardiovascular Risk in 1.7 Million Chinese Adults. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 170: 298-308. PMID: 30776800, DOI: 10.7326/m18-1932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesChinaFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocial ClassConceptsHigh CVD riskCVD riskHigh riskHigh cardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular risk increasesHigh cardiovascular riskOverall study populationCardiovascular disease riskBody mass indexMultivariable mixed modelsNational Health CommissionAntihypertensive medicationsAspirin useCardiovascular riskCVD screeningMass indexStudy populationChinese adultsHan ethnicityDisease riskStatinsMixed modelsHealth CommissionSocioeconomic statusPopulation subgroups
2018
Enhancing the prediction of acute kidney injury risk after percutaneous coronary intervention using machine learning techniques: A retrospective cohort study
Huang C, Murugiah K, Mahajan S, Li SX, Dhruva SS, Haimovich JS, Wang Y, Schulz WL, Testani JM, Wilson FP, Mena CI, Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Mortazavi BJ, Krumholz HM. Enhancing the prediction of acute kidney injury risk after percutaneous coronary intervention using machine learning techniques: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002703. PMID: 30481186, PMCID: PMC6258473, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedClinical Decision-MakingData MiningDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProtective FactorsRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryRisk prediction modelAKI eventsAKI riskCoronary interventionAKI modelMean ageCardiology-National Cardiovascular Data RegistryAcute kidney injury riskAKI risk predictionRetrospective cohort studyIdentification of patientsCandidate variablesAvailable candidate variablesCohort studyPCI proceduresPoint of careBrier scoreAmerican CollegeData registryPatientsCalibration slopeInjury riskSame cohort
2017
A novel network analysis tool to identify relationships between disease states and risks for red blood cell alloimmunization
Celli R, Schulz W, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. A novel network analysis tool to identify relationships between disease states and risks for red blood cell alloimmunization. Vox Sanguinis 2017, 112: 469-472. PMID: 28337751, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAllograftsErythrocyte TransfusionErythrocytesHumansIsoantibodiesMaleRisk AssessmentRisk Factors