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Primary Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events After Adding Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors or Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Compared With Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors: A Cohort Study in Veterans With Diabetes
CONCLUSION: The addition of GLP1RA was associated with primary reductions of MACE and HF hospitalization compared with DPP4i use; SGLT2i addition was not associated with primary MACE prevention.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: VA Clinical Science Research and Development and supported in part by the Centers for Diabetes Translation Research.PMID:37155984 | DOI:10.7326/M22-2751
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - May 8, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tadarro L Richardson Alese E Halvorson Amber J Hackstadt Adriana M Hung Robert Greevy Carlos G Grijalva Tom A Elasy Christianne L Roumie Source Type: research

Medicare Claim –Based National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale to Predict 30-Day Mortality and Hospital Readmission
ConclusionsMedicare claim –based NIHSS is significantly associated with 30-day mortality in Medicare patients with ischemic stroke and significantly improves discriminant property relative to the Elixhauser comorbidity index.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 26, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Measuring the COVID-19 Mortality Burden in the United States : A Microsimulation Study
CONCLUSION: Beyond excess deaths alone, the COVID-19 pandemic imposed a greater life expectancy burden on persons aged 25 to 64 years, including those with average or above-average life expectancies, and a disproportionate burden on Black and Hispanic communities.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Institute on Aging.PMID:34543588 | DOI:10.7326/M21-2239
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - September 20, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Julian Reif Hanke Heun-Johnson Bryan Tysinger Darius Lakdawalla Source Type: research

Effect of clinical and social risk factors on hospital profiling for stroke readmission: a cohort study.
CONCLUSION: In the VA, more comprehensive models that included social risk and clinical factors did not affect hospital comparisons based on 30-day readmission rates. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. PMID: 25437405 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - December 2, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Keyhani S, Myers LJ, Cheng E, Hebert P, Williams LS, Bravata DM Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research