2024
Correlation between hospital rates of survival to discharge and long-term survival for in-hospital cardiac arrest: Insights from Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation registry
Khera R, Aminorroaya A, Kennedy K, Chan P, Investigators A, Grossestreuer A, Moskowitz A, Ornato J, Churpek M, Starks M, Girotra S, Perman S. Correlation between hospital rates of survival to discharge and long-term survival for in-hospital cardiac arrest: Insights from Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation registry. Resuscitation 2024, 202: 110322. PMID: 39029583, PMCID: PMC11390317, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk-standardized survival ratesIn-hospital cardiac arrestWeighted kappa coefficientResuscitation RegistryLong-term survivalSurvivors of in-hospital cardiac arrestHierarchical logistic regression modelsCardiac arrestIn-hospitalLogistic regression modelsLong-term outcomesSurvival dataKappa coefficientHospital performanceIn-hospital survivalMedicare filesMedicare beneficiariesYears of ageHospitalization ratesPost-discharge survivalHospital dischargeRate of survivalMedicareHospitalRegression models
2023
Validation of the European SCORE2 models in a Canadian primary care cohort
Sud M, Sivaswamy A, Austin P, Abdel-Qadir H, Anderson T, Khera R, Naimark D, Lee D, Roifman I, Thanassoulis G, Tu K, Wijeysundera H, Ko D. Validation of the European SCORE2 models in a Canadian primary care cohort. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2023, 31: 668-676. PMID: 37946603, PMCID: PMC11025037, DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care cohortAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLow-risk regionsCare cohortC-statisticOlder personsElectronic medical record dataLarge Canadian cohortMedical record dataYears of ageYoung personASCVD riskCanadian cohortCardiovascular diseaseOlder womenIndividuals 70Age groupsSCORE2CohortRecord dataWomenMenRiskPersonsDiseaseLifetime healthcare expenses across demographic and cardiovascular risk groups: The application of a novel modeling strategy in a large multiethnic cohort study
Khera R, Kondamudi N, Liu M, Ayers C, Spatz E, Rao S, Essien U, Powell-Wiley T, Nasir K, Das S, Capers Q, Pandey A. Lifetime healthcare expenses across demographic and cardiovascular risk groups: The application of a novel modeling strategy in a large multiethnic cohort study. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2023, 14: 100493. PMID: 37397263, PMCID: PMC10314135, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2023.100493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverweight/obesityRisk factorsRace/ethnicityHealthcare expensesCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk groupsNon-black individualsMultiethnic Cohort StudySignificant independent associationYears of ageBlack individualsDallas Heart StudyCohort studyCohort enrollmentOutpatient claimsIndependent associationRisk groupsHigh prevalenceHeart StudyOlder ageHealthcare spendingHypertensionObesitySmokingDiabetes
2022
Depression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience)
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Gupta A, Khera R, Ng VG, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Depression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 173: 33-38. PMID: 35365290, PMCID: PMC9133198, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionPatient Health Questionnaire-9Coronary artery dissectionPSS-14 scoreArtery dissectionBaseline PHQ-9 scoreAcute myocardial infarction patientsCardiovascular risk factorsPHQ-9 scoresAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction patientsYears of agePerceived Stress Scale scoresStress Scale scoresLinear mixed-effects analysisSCAD casesVIRGO StudyQuestionnaire-9Infarction patientsMixed-effects analysisMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisRisk factorsRoutine screeningClinical acuity
2019
Pulselessness After Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Bradycardia in Hospitalized Children
Khera R, Tang Y, Girotra S, Nadkarni VM, Link MS, Raymond TT, Guerguerian AM, Berg RA, Chan PS, Investigators F. Pulselessness After Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Bradycardia in Hospitalized Children. Circulation 2019, 140: 370-378. PMID: 31006260, PMCID: PMC6663562, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.039048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulseless cardiac arrestHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitationPediatric patientsHospitalized childrenPoor perfusionHospital dischargeMinutes of CPRPredictors of survivalRate of progressionMultilevel Poisson regression modelsYears of ageRate of survivalPoisson regression modelsRisk-adjusted ratesGuidelines-ResuscitationPostresuscitation careResuscitation attemptsBradycardiaHigh riskPulseless arrestChest compressionsPulselessnessCPR events
2018
Readmissions of adults within three age groups following hospitalization for pneumonia: Analysis from the Nationwide Readmissions Database
Jain S, Khera R, Mortensen EM, Weissler JC. Readmissions of adults within three age groups following hospitalization for pneumonia: Analysis from the Nationwide Readmissions Database. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0203375. PMID: 30212485, PMCID: PMC6136736, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseAge groupsPneumonia readmissionsIndex pneumonia hospitalizationPatterns of readmissionRate of readmissionRisk-adjusted analysisMultivariable regression modelsYears of ageRisk-adjustment modelsPneumonia hospitalizationsReadmission ratesPrimary diagnosisHigh burdenReadmissionReadmission eventsHospitalizationMean costInsurance payerPneumoniaPotential interventionsYoung adultsAdultsSubstantial rate
2017
Comparison of Readmission Rates After Acute Myocardial Infarction in 3 Patient Age Groups (18 to 44, 45 to 64, and ≥65 Years) in the United States
Khera R, Jain S, Pandey A, Agusala V, Kumbhani DJ, Das SR, Berry JD, de Lemos JA, Girotra S. Comparison of Readmission Rates After Acute Myocardial Infarction in 3 Patient Age Groups (18 to 44, 45 to 64, and ≥65 Years) in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1761-1767. PMID: 28865892, PMCID: PMC5825232, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYounger age groupsLow-income patientsReadmission ratesAge groupsHigh hospitalization burdenIndex AMI hospitalizationNationwide Readmissions DatabaseRisk of readmissionPatient age groupsAcute myocardial infarctionVulnerable patient groupSignificant resource utilizationMultivariable hierarchical modelsYears of ageHealth care resourcesHealth care systemReadmission periodHospitalization burdenPayer databaseAMI survivorsPost-AMIPatient groupInpatient hospitalizationMyocardial infarctionReadmission