2020
Burden and Consequences of Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Nonelderly Adults With Diabetes Mellitus in the United States
Caraballo C, Valero-Elizondo J, Khera R, Mahajan S, Grandhi GR, Virani SS, Mszar R, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Burden and Consequences of Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Nonelderly Adults With Diabetes Mellitus in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e006139. PMID: 32069093, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsBlack or African AmericanComorbidityCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleFinancing, PersonalFood SupplyHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ExpendituresHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIncomeMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient ComplianceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsDiabetes mellitusMedical billsHigher oddsMedical careNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataCost-related medication nonadherenceHigher comorbidity burdenCost-related nonadherenceSelf-reported diagnosisNon-Hispanic blacksInterview Survey dataFinancial hardshipMedication nonadherenceMean ageNonmedical needsHigh prevalenceMellitusMultivariate analysisPocket expenditureFood insecurityNonadherenceHigh financial distressPatientsAdults
2019
Diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiac troponin in post-cardiac arrest care
Agusala V, Khera R, Cheeran D, Mody P, Reddy PP, Link MS. Diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiac troponin in post-cardiac arrest care. Resuscitation 2019, 141: 69-72. PMID: 31201884, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionIschemic etiologyInitial cTnTPeak cTnTCardiac troponinPost-cardiac arrest settingRetrospective single-center registryPost-cardiac arrest careVentricular systolic dysfunctionSingle-center registryTroponin T testingSystolic dysfunctionCenter registryConsecutive patientsSpontaneous circulationArrest carePrognostic utilityCardiac arrestMean agePatient outcomesExpert adjudicationEtiologyCTnTDiagnostic testsT-testing
2018
Hospital Variation in the Utilization and Implementation of Targeted Temperature Management in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Khera R, Humbert A, Leroux B, Nichol G, Kudenchuk P, Scales D, Baker A, Austin M, Newgard CD, Radecki R, Vilke GM, Sawyer KN, Sopko G, Idris AH, Wang H, Chan PS, Kurz MC. Hospital Variation in the Utilization and Implementation of Targeted Temperature Management in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004829. PMID: 30571336, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTargeted temperature managementHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestMedian rateResuscitation Outcomes Consortium sitesHospital cardiac arrest patientsImproved functional survivalMedian hospital rateClass I recommendationPotential survival benefitResuscitation Outcomes ConsortiumNon-traumatic outCardiac arrest patientsTemperature managementPatterns of utilizationConsecutive adultsHospital arrivalProspective cohortSurvival benefitArrest patientsHospital variationI recommendationMean ageOutcomes ConsortiumResuscitation guidelines
2017
Contemporary Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Fee-For-Service Medicare Beneficiaries Across Healthcare Settings
Khera R, Pandey A, Ayers CR, Agusala V, Pruitt SL, Halm EA, Drazner MH, Das SR, de Lemos JA, Berry JD. Contemporary Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Fee-For-Service Medicare Beneficiaries Across Healthcare Settings. Circulation Heart Failure 2017, 10: e004402. PMID: 29129828, PMCID: PMC6057614, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.117.004402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareCardiology Service, HospitalDatabases, FactualFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHeart FailureHumansIncidenceInsurance BenefitsMaleMedicareNeeds AssessmentPrevalencePrognosisTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsIncident HFService Medicare beneficiariesMedicare beneficiariesStudy periodEpidemiology of HFHeart failure epidemicOutpatient care settingsHealth policy interventionsHF mortalityPrevalent HFHeart failureMean ageOutpatient settingOverall burdenCare settingsContemporary epidemiologyNew diagnosisInpatientsHealthcare settingsCohortEpidemiologyPatientsMortalityFirst yearPronounced decrease
2016
Atrial fibrillation associated hospitalizations in patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States, 2003–2012
Kumar N, Khera R, Garg N. Atrial fibrillation associated hospitalizations in patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States, 2003–2012. Heart Rhythm 2016, 13: 2027-2033. PMID: 27374238, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseLength of stayCase fatality ratioUS ESRD populationAF hospitalizationsAtrial fibrillationHospitalization ratesESRD patientsESRD populationRenal diseaseHospital case-fatality ratioNational Inpatient Sample databasePrimary outcomeMean ageMarker of qualityHospitalizationFatality ratioEconomic burdenPatientsSample databaseSignificant decreaseSignificant increaseFibrillationAnnual numberOutcomesRacial Differences in Outcomes after Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization in the United States
Kumar N, Khera R, Pandey A, Garg N. Racial Differences in Outcomes after Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization in the United States. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 25: 1970-1977. PMID: 27212273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular mechanical thrombectomyLength of stayAcute ischemic stroke hospitalizationsIschemic stroke hospitalizationsInflation-adjusted chargesHospital mortalityIschemic strokeStroke hospitalizationsRacial differencesAverage LOSUtilization of thrombolysisAcute ischemic strokeNational Inpatient SampleHealth policy implicationsReperfusion therapyMechanical thrombectomySecondary outcomesStroke outcomePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMean ageInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisHospitalizationStroke