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Abstract Number: 20
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) apixaban and rivaroxaban are increasingly prescribed due to convenient oral formulation without the need for routine laboratory monitoring and are now commonly regarded as first line anticoagulants in most cases of venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, the optimal choice of subsequent anticoagulant in instances of first line DOAC failure is […]
Abstract Number: 63
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The characteristic profiles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) individuals with heart failure are scarce in the literature. This investigation analyzes the demographics of LGBTQ individuals with heart failure and appropriateness of medical therapy. Methods: A multi-center retrospective analysis of LGBTQ individuals with a diagnosis of heart failure was conducted […]
Abstract Number: 67
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Acute heart failure (AHF) is the major cause of hospital admission and death. Furthermore, patients admitted with AHF have high readmission rates and postdischarge mortality. Although there have been some reports, which demonstrated the predictive factors of death among patients of acute heart failure in the USA and Europe, there has been no studies […]
Abstract Number: 69
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) and pneumonia are amongst the leading causes of hospitalization in the United States. Although a growing number of hospitals use both teaching and nonteaching hospitalist services for patient care, the differences in clinical outcomes and efficiency between these two services is not clearly known. The aim of this study […]
Abstract Number: 73
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of CAC detected by chest CT scan (CT) in heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients (pts) in the absence of coronary artery disease history (CAD Hx). Methods: In this retrospective cohort, we queried […]
Abstract Number: 75
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is underdiagnosed in patients with heart disease, however, there has been controversy surrounding whether it is a cardiovascular risk factor or not. To determine the prognostic significance of SCH in Heart Failure (HF) with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) we followed a cohort of patients for 9 years. Methods: In this retrospective […]
Abstract Number: 77
SHM Converge 2024
Background: SGLT-2 inhibitors are one of the emerging drugs in heart failure. Several meta-analyses prove its effect in reducing the composite outcome of cardiovascular death/hospitalization for heart failure but it is unknown if they contain all the primary studies hence a need for a pooled analysis Methods: We performed an umbrella analysis and used the […]
Abstract Number: 94
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery occurs in 30% of cases with 1% requiring dialysis resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (“statins”) have been postulated to be of benefit in this population, however results from existing clinical studies have been inconsistent. Since there is abundance of evidence showing that short-term […]
Abstract Number: 96
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Heart failure is a common condition characterized by recurrent exacerbations. Medication and dietary nonadherence are associated with readmissions. Telling smokers their lung age significantly improves the likelihood of successful smoking cessation. We hypothesized that using hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) to share with patients their own images of inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements would serve as […]
Abstract Number: A2
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Diagnostic errors (DE) often occur in the hospital and can lead to preventable harm. As part of our AHRQ-funded Patient Safety Learning Laboratory, we previously estimated the prevalence of DE to be 22.7% in a stratified cohort of patients hospitalized on the general medicine service. Using a structured electronic health record (EHR) chart review […]