2020
Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Hendren NS, de Lemos JA, Ayers C, Das SR, Rao A, Carter S, Rosenblatt A, Walchok J, Omar W, Khera R, Hegde AA, Drazner MH, Neeland IJ, Grodin JL. Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19. Circulation 2020, 143: 135-144. PMID: 33200947, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.051936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAmerican Heart AssociationBody Mass IndexCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityRegistriesSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsBody mass indexClass III obesityHospital deathMechanical ventilationHigh riskVenous thromboembolismObese patientsMass indexObese individualsAmerican Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease RegistryAssociation of BMIMajor adverse cardiac eventsHigher body mass indexCOVID-19Significant body mass indexClass ICardiovascular Disease RegistryGeneralizable patient populationsAdverse cardiac eventsPrimary end pointCOVID-19 prevention strategiesCOVID-19 outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019Public health messagingAdults 51
2018
Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study
Khera R, Lu Y, Lu J, Saxena A, Nasir K, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for antihypertensive treatment in United States and China: nationally representative cross sectional study. The BMJ 2018, 362: k2357. PMID: 29997129, PMCID: PMC6039831, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACC/AHA guidelinesDiagnosis of hypertensionAge groupsHypertension guidelinesAHA guidelinesTreatment patternsCurrent guidelinesACC/AHA hypertension guidelinesHeart Association hypertension guidelinesCurrent treatment patternsIntensification of treatmentPrevalence of hypertensionNutrition Examination SurveyYears age groupUS National HealthYear old adultsSame age groupRetirement Longitudinal StudyAntihypertensive treatmentExamination SurveyNational HealthHypertensionAmerican CollegeChina HealthOlder adults