2019
Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States, 2013 to 2017
Khera R, Valero-Elizondo J, Das SR, Virani SS, Kash BA, de Lemos JA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States, 2013 to 2017. Circulation 2019, 140: 2067-2075. PMID: 31760784, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.041974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCost-related nonadherenceMedication nonadherenceCardiovascular diseaseHigher oddsHistory of ASCVDNational Health Interview SurveyCost-related medication nonadherenceHigher comorbidity burdenLong-term therapyLow-cost medicationsVulnerable patient groupHealth Interview SurveyLow family incomeASCVD morbidityComorbidity burdenEssential therapySecondary preventionLess medicationPatient groupFemale sexMedication fillsWorse outcomesPrescribed dosesDrug costs
2015
Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality
Khera R, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Rosenthal GE, Girotra S. Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality. Current Cardiology Reports 2015, 17: 29. PMID: 25894800, PMCID: PMC4780328, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-015-0587-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryHospital qualityRacial disparitiesEarly postoperative phaseLow-quality hospitalsWhite patientsPostoperative phasePoor outcomeWorse outcomesExcess mortalityHospital careMinority patientsHigh mortalityPatientsSurgeryHealth conditionsRecent evidenceOutcomesMortalityLong termSocioeconomic backgroundEthnic minoritiesHospitalDisparitiesFactors