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Andersen KM, Khan FL, Park PW, Wiemken TL, Emir B, Malhotra D, Alhanai T, Ghassemi MM, McGrath LJ. Using a data-driven approach to define post-COVID conditions in US electronic health record data. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0300570. [PMID: 38578822 PMCID: PMC10997091 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To create a data-driven definition of post-COVID conditions (PCC) by directly measure changes in symptomatology before and after a first COVID episode. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective cohort study using Optum® de-identified Electronic Health Record (EHR) dataset from the United States of persons of any age April 2020-September 2021. For each person with COVID (ICD-10-CM U07.1 "COVID-19" or positive test result), we selected up to 3 comparators. The final COVID symptom score was computed as the sum of new diagnoses weighted by each diagnosis' ratio of incidence in COVID group relative to comparator group. For the subset of COVID cases diagnosed in September 2021, we compared the incidence of PCC using our data-driven definition with ICD-10-CM code U09.9 "Post-COVID Conditions", first available in the US October 2021. RESULTS The final cohort contained 588,611 people with COVID, with mean age of 48 years and 38% male. Our definition identified 20% of persons developed PCC in follow-up. PCC incidence increased with age: (7.8% of persons aged 0-17, 17.3% aged 18-64, and 33.3% aged 65+) and did not change over time (20.0% among persons diagnosed with COVID in 2020 versus 20.3% in 2021). For cases diagnosed in September 2021, our definition identified 19.0% with PCC in follow-up as compared to 2.9% with U09.9 code in follow-up. CONCLUSION Symptom and U09.9 code-based definitions alone captured different populations. Maximal capture may consider a combined approach, particularly before the availability and routine utilization of specific ICD-10 codes and with the lack consensus-based definitions on the syndrome.
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- Kathleen M. Andersen
- Vaccines Real World Evidence, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Global Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Global Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Global Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Global Biometrics and Data Management, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Vaccines Real World Evidence, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Ghamut Corporation, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Vaccines Real World Evidence, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, United States of America
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Brozat JF, Ntanios F, Malhotra D, Dagenais S, Katchiuri N, Emir B, Tacke F. NAFLD and NASH are obesity-independent risk factors in COVID-19: Matched real-world results from the large PINC AI™ Healthcare Database. Liver Int 2024; 44:715-722. [PMID: 38110709 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are potential risk factors for severe pneumonia and other infections. Available data on the role of NAFLD/NASH in worsening outcomes for COVID-19 are controversial and might be confounded by comorbidities. METHODS We used the PINC AI™ Healthcare Data Special Release (PHD-SR) to identify patients with COVID-19 (ICD-10) at approximately 900 hospitals in the United States. We performed exact matching (age, gender, and ethnicity) for patients with or without NAFLD/NASH, adjusting for demographics (admission type, region) and comorbidities (e.g., obesity, diabetes) through inverse probability of treatment weighting and then analysed hospitalisation-related outcomes. RESULTS Among 513 623 patients with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), we identified 14 667 with NAFLD/NASH who could be matched to 14 667 controls. Mean age was 57.6 (±14.9) years, 50.8% were females and 43.7% were non-Hispanic whites. After matching, baseline characteristics (e.g., age, ethnicity, and gender) and comorbidities (e.g., hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease) were well balanced (standard difference (SD) <.10), except for cirrhosis and malignancies. Patients with COVID-19 and NAFLD/NASH had higher FIB-4 scores, a significantly longer hospital length of stay (LOS) and intensive care LOS than controls (9.4 vs. 8.3 days, and 10.4 vs. 9.3, respectively), even after adjusting for cirrhosis and malignancies. Patients with COVID-19 and NAFLD/NASH also had significantly higher risk of needing invasive mandatory ventilation (IMV) (odds ratio 1.0727; 95% CI 1.0095-1.1400). Other outcomes were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS In this large real-world cohort of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in the United States, NAFLD/NASH were obesity-independent risk factors for complicated disease courses.
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- Jonathan F Brozat
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK) and Campus Charité Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK) and Campus Charité Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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Scott A, Ansari W, Khan F, Chambers R, Benigno M, Di Fusco M, McGrath L, Malhotra D, Draica F, Nguyen J, Atkinson J, Atwell JE. Substantial health and economic burden of COVID-19 during the year after acute illness among US adults at high risk of severe COVID-19. BMC Med 2024; 22:46. [PMID: 38303065 PMCID: PMC10836000 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-03234-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Post-COVID conditions encompass a range of long-term symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The potential clinical and economic burden in the United States is unclear. We evaluated diagnoses, medications, healthcare use, and medical costs before and after acute COVID-19 illness in US patients at high risk of severe COVID-19. METHODS Eligible adults were diagnosed with COVID-19 from April 1 to May 31, 2020, had ≥ 1 condition placing them at risk of severe COVID-19, and were enrolled in Optum's de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database for ≥ 12 months before and ≥ 13 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. Percentages of diagnoses, medications, resource use, and costs were calculated during baseline (12 months preceding diagnosis) and the post-acute phase (12 months after the 30-day acute phase of COVID-19). Data were stratified by age and COVID-19 severity. RESULTS The cohort included 19,558 patients (aged 18-64 y, n = 9381; aged ≥ 65 y, n = 10,177). Compared with baseline, patients during the post-acute phase had increased percentages of blood disorders (16.3%), nervous system disorders (11.1%), and mental and behavioral disorders (7.7%), along with increases in related prescriptions. Overall, there were substantial increases in inpatient and outpatient healthcare utilization, along with a 23.0% increase in medical costs. Changes were greatest among older patients and those admitted to the intensive care unit for acute COVID-19 but were also observed in younger patients and those who did not require COVID-19 hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS There is a significant clinical and economic burden of post-COVID conditions among US individuals at high risk for severe COVID-19.
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- Amie Scott
- Global Real World Evidence, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA.
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- Vaccines Medical Development & Scientific Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Global Product Development Statistics, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Global Real World Evidence, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Global Real World Evidence, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Vaccines Medical Development & Scientific Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Vaccines Medical Development & Scientific Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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Andersen KM, McGrath LJ, Reimbaeva M, Mendes D, Nguyen JL, Rai KK, Tritton T, Tsang C, Malhotra D, Yang J. Persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in England in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD): a cohort description. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e073866. [PMID: 38216179 PMCID: PMC10806788 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To create case definitions for confirmed COVID-19 diagnoses, COVID-19 vaccination status and three separate definitions of high risk of severe COVID-19, as well as to assess whether the implementation of these definitions in a cohort reflected the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 epidemiology in England. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Electronic healthcare records from primary care (Clinical Practice Research Datalink, CPRD) linked to secondary care data (Hospital Episode Statistics) data covering 24% of the population in England. PARTICIPANTS 2 271 072 persons aged 1 year and older diagnosed with COVID-19 in CPRD Aurum between 1 August 2020 and 31 January 2022. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Age, sex and regional distribution of COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 vaccine doses received prior to diagnosis were assessed separately for the cohorts of cases identified in primary care and those hospitalised for COVID-19 (primary diagnosis code of ICD-10 U07.1 'COVID-19'). Smoking status, body mass index and Charlson Comorbidity Index were compared for the two cohorts, as well as for three separate definitions of high risk of severe disease used in the UK (National Health Service Highest Risk, PANORAMIC trial eligibility, UK Health Security Agency Clinical Risk prioritisation for vaccination). RESULTS Compared with national estimates, CPRD case estimates under-represented older adults in both the primary care (age 65-84: 6% in CPRD vs 9% nationally) and hospitalised (31% vs 40%) cohorts, and over-represented people living in regions with the highest median wealth areas of England (20% primary care and 20% hospital admitted cases in South East vs 15% nationally). The majority of non-hospitalised cases and all hospitalised cases had not completed primary series vaccination. In primary care, persons meeting high-risk definitions were older, more often smokers, overweight or obese, and had higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score. CONCLUSIONS CPRD primary care data are a robust real-world data source and can be used for some COVID-19 research questions, however, limitations of the data availability should be carefully considered. Included in this publication are supplemental files for a total of over 28 000 codes to define each of three definitions of high risk of severe disease.
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- Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, USA
- Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Sell H, Schaible K, Gouveia-Pisano JA, Yehoshua A, Malhotra D, Di Fusco M, Cha-Silva AS, Andersen KM, Nicholls L, Landi SN, Rolland C, Judy J. Economic burden of COVID-19 for employers and employees in the United States. J Med Econ 2024; 27:267-278. [PMID: 38294896 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2024.2309835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Describe the economic burden of COVID-19 on employers and employees in the United States (US). METHODS A targeted literature review was conducted to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on US-based employers and employees in terms of healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), medical costs, and costs associated with work-loss. Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, and EconLit using a combination of disease terms, populations, and outcomes to identify articles published from January 2021 to November 4, 2022. As data from the employer perspective were lacking, additional literature related to influenza were included to contextualize the impact of COVID-19, as it shifts into an endemic state, within the existing respiratory illness landscape. RESULTS A total of 41 articles were included in the literature review. Employer and employee perspectives were not well represented in the literature, and very few articles overlapped on any given outcome. HCRU, costs, and work impairment vary by community transmission levels, industry type, population demographics, telework ability, mitigation implementation measures, and company policies. Work-loss among COVID-19 cases were higher among the unvaccinated and in the week following diagnosis and for some, these continued for 6 months. HCRU is increased in those with COVID-19 and COVID-19-related HCRU can also continue for 6 months. CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 continues to be a considerable burden to employers. The majority of COVID-19 cases impact working age adults. HCRU is mainly driven by outpatient visits, while direct costs are driven by hospitalization. Productivity loss is higher for unvaccinated individuals. An increased focus to support mitigation measures may minimize hospitalizations and work-loss. A data-driven approach to implementation of workplace policies, targeted communications, and access to timely and appropriate therapies for prevention and treatment may reduce health-related work-loss and associated cost burden.
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McGrath LJ, Malhotra D, Miles AC, Welch VL, Di Fusco M, Surinach A, Barthel A, Alfred T, Jodar L, McLaughlin JM. Estimated Effectiveness of Coadministration of the BNT162b2 BA.4/5 COVID-19 Vaccine With Influenza Vaccine. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2342151. [PMID: 37938846 PMCID: PMC10632958 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023] Open
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Importance No data comparing the estimated effectiveness of coadministering COVID-19 vaccines with seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) in the community setting exist. Objective To examine the comparative effectiveness associated with coadministering the BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2-biv [Pfizer BioNTech]) and SIV vs giving each vaccine alone. Design, Setting, and Participants A retrospective comparative effectiveness study evaluated US adults aged 18 years or older enrolled in commercial health insurance or Medicare Advantage plans and vaccinated with BNT162b2-biv only, SIV only, or both on the same day between August 31, 2022, and January 30, 2023. Individuals with monovalent or another brand of mRNA bivalent COVID-19 vaccine were excluded. Exposure Same-day coadministration of BNT162b2-biv and SIV; receipt of BNT162b2-biv only (for COVID-19-related outcomes) or SIV only (for influenza-related outcomes) were the comparator groups. For adults aged 65 years or older, only enhanced SIVs were included. Main Outcomes and Measures COVID-19-related and influenza-related hospitalization, emergency department (ED) or urgent care (UC) encounters, and outpatient visits. Results Overall, 3 442 996 individuals (57.0% female; mean [SD] age, 65 [16.7] years) were included. A total of 627 735 individuals had BNT162b2-biv and SIV vaccine coadministered, 369 423 had BNT162b2-biv alone, and 2 445 838 had SIV alone. Among those aged 65 years or older (n = 2 210 493; mean [SD] age, 75 [6.7] years; 57.9% female), the coadministration group had a similar incidence of COVID-19-related hospitalization (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR], 1.04; 95% CI, 0.87-1.24) and slightly higher incidence of emergency department or urgent care encounters (AHR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.02-1.23) and outpatient visits (AHR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.01-1.11) compared with the BNT162b2-biv-only group. Among individuals aged 18 to 64 years (n = 1 232 503; mean [SD] age, 47 [13.1] years; 55.4% female), the incidence of COVID-19-related outcomes was slightly higher among those who received both vaccines vs BNT162b2-biv alone (AHR point estimate range, 1.14-1.57); however, fewer events overall in this age group resulted in wider CIs. Overall, compared with those who received SIV alone, the coadministration group had a slightly lower incidence of most influenza-related end points (AHR point estimates 0.83-0.93 for those aged ≥65 years vs 0.76-1.08 for those aged 18-64 years). Negative control outcomes suggested residual bias and calibration of COVID-19-related and influenza-related outcomes with negative controls moved all estimates closer to the null, with most CIs crossing 1.00. Conclusions and Relevance In this study, coadministration of BNT162b2-biv and SIV was associated with generally similar effectiveness in the community setting against COVID-19-related and SIV-related outcomes compared with giving each vaccine alone and may help improve uptake of both vaccines.
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McGrath LJ, Moran MM, Alfred T, Reimbaeva M, Di Fusco M, Khan F, Welch VL, Malhotra D, Cane A, Lopez SMC. Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 and influenza in hospitalized children <5 years in the US. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1261046. [PMID: 37753191 PMCID: PMC10518399 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1261046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Introduction We compared hospitalization outcomes of young children hospitalized with COVID-19 to those hospitalized with influenza in the United States. Methods Patients aged 0-<5 years hospitalized with an admission diagnosis of acute COVID-19 (April 2021-March 2022) or influenza (April 2019-March 2020) were selected from the PINC AI Healthcare Database Special Release. Hospitalization outcomes included length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) admission, oxygen supplementation, and mechanical ventilation (MV). Inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to adjust for confounders in logistic regression analyses. Results Among children hospitalized with COVID-19 (n = 4,839; median age: 0 years), 21.3% had an ICU admission, 19.6% received oxygen supplementation, 7.9% received MV support, and 0.5% died. Among children hospitalized with influenza (n = 4,349; median age: 1 year), 17.4% were admitted to the ICU, 26.7% received oxygen supplementation, 7.6% received MV support, and 0.3% died. Compared to children hospitalized with influenza, those with COVID-19 were more likely to have an ICU admission (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.34; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.21-1.48). However, children with COVID-19 were less likely to receive oxygen supplementation (aOR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.64-0.78), have a prolonged LOS (aOR: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.75-0.88), or a prolonged ICU stay (aOR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.46-0.68). The likelihood of receiving MV was similar (aOR: 0.94; 95% CI: 0.81, 1.1). Conclusions Hospitalized children with either SARS-CoV-2 or influenza had severe complications including ICU admission and oxygen supplementation. Nearly 10% received MV support. Both SARS-CoV-2 and influenza have the potential to cause severe illness in young children.
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Janoff EN, Tseng HF, Nguyen JL, Alfred T, Vietri J, McDaniel A, Chilson E, Yan Q, Malhotra D, Isturiz RE, Levin MJ. Incidence and clinical outcomes of pneumonia in persons with down syndrome in the United States. Vaccine 2023; 41:4571-4578. [PMID: 37328350 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Persons with Down syndrome (DS) experience an increased risk of pneumonia. We determined the incidence and outcomes of pneumonia and relationship to underlying comorbidities in persons with and without DS in the United States. METHODS This retrospective matched cohort study used de-identified administrative claims data from Optum. Persons with DS were matched 1:4 to persons without DS on age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Pneumonia episodes were analyzed for incidence, rate ratios and 95 % confidence intervals, clinical outcomes, and comorbidities. RESULTS During 1-year follow-up among 33796 persons with and 135184 without DS, the incidence of all-cause pneumonia (pneumonia) was substantially higher among people with DS than those without DS (12427 vs. 2531 episodes/100000 person-years; 4.7-5.7 fold increase). Persons with DS and pneumonia were more likely to be hospitalized (39.4 % vs. 13.9 %) or admitted to the ICU (16.8 % vs. 4.8 %). Mortality was higher 1 year after first pneumonia (5.7 % vs. 2.4 %; P < 0.0001). Results were similar for episodes of pneumococcal pneumonia. Specific comorbidities were associated with pneumonia, particularly heart disease in children and neurologic disease in adults, which only partially mediated the effect of DS on pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS Among persons with DS, incidence of pneumonia and associated hospitalizations were increased; mortality among those with pneumonia was comparable at 30 days, but higher at 1 year. DS should be considered an independent risk condition for pneumonia.
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- Edward N Janoff
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Statistical Research and Data Science Center, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Patient and Health Impact, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Patient and Health Impact, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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Chin J, Di Maio J, Weeraratne T, Kennedy KM, Oliver LK, Bouchard M, Malhotra D, Habashy J, Ding J, Bhopa S, Strommer S, Hardy-Johnson P, Barker M, Sloboda DM, McKerracher L. Resilience in adolescence during the COVID-19 crisis in Canada. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1097. [PMID: 37280549 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15813-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a social crisis that will have long-term health consequences for much of the global population, especially for adolescents. Adolescents are triply affected as they: 1) are experiencing its immediate, direct effects, 2) will carry forward health habits they develop now into adulthood, and 3) as future parents, will shape the early life health of the next generation. It is therefore imperative to assess how the pandemic is influencing adolescent wellbeing, identify sources of resilience, and outline strategies for attenuating its negative impacts. METHODS We report the results of longitudinal analyses of qualitative data from 28 focus group discussions (FGDs) with 39 Canadian adolescents and of cross-sectional analyses of survey data from 482 Canadian adolescents gathered between September 2020 and August 2021. FGD participants and survey respondents reported on their: socio-demographic characteristics; mental health and wellbeing before and during the pandemic; pre- and during-pandemic health behaviours; experiences living through a crisis; current perceptions of their school, work, social, media, and governmental environments; and ideas about pandemic coping and mutual aid. We plotted themes emerging from FGDs along a pandemic timeline, noting socio-demographic variations. Following assessment for internal reliability and dimension reduction, quantitative health/wellbeing indicators were analyzed as functions of composite socio-demographic, health-behavioural, and health-environmental indicators. RESULTS Our mixed methods analyses indicate that adolescents faced considerable mental and physical health challenges due to the pandemic, and were generally in poorer health than expected in non-crisis times. Nevertheless, some participants showed significantly better outcomes than others, specifically those who: got more exercise; slept better; were food secure; had clearer routines; spent more time in nature, deep in-person social relationships, and leisure; and spent less time on social media. CONCLUSIONS Support for youth during times of crisis is essential to future population health because adolescence is a period in the life course which shapes the health behaviours, socio-economic capacities, and neurophysiology of these future parents/carers and leaders. Efforts to promote resilience in adolescents should leverage the factors identified above: helping them find structure and senses of purpose through strong social connections, well-supported work and leisure environments, and opportunities to engage with nature.
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- J Chin
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, HSC 4H30A, HamiltonHamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, HSC 4H30A, HamiltonHamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, HSC 4H30A, HamiltonHamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
- Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, and Occupational Health, McGill University, BiostatisticsMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Primary Care Population Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, HSC 4H30A, HamiltonHamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
- Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, 8000, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Malhotra D, Boyle SH, Gifford EJ, Sullivan BA, Nguyen Wenker TH, Abs ND, Ahmed ST, Upchurch J, Vahey J, Stafford C, Efird JT, Hunt SC, Bradford A, Sims KJ, Hauser ER, Helmer DA, Williams CD. Self-reported gastrointestinal disorders among veterans with gulf war illness with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2023; 35:e14548. [PMID: 36942766 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic, multi-symptom disorder affecting 25%-32% of Gulf War veterans. Veterans with GWI disproportionately suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Given the increasing evidence supporting a gut-brain axis, we explore the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), GWI, and self-reported GI disorders among GW veterans. METHODS Veterans from the Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository responded to a mail-based survey (N = 1058). They were stratified by GWI (Centers for Disease Control definition) and PTSD status. This yielded three groups: GWI-, GWI+/PTSD-, and GWI+/PTSD+. Multivariable logistic regression adjusting for demographic and military characteristics examined associations between GWI/PTSD groups and GI disorders. Results were expressed as adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). KEY RESULTS The most frequently reported GI disorders were irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and colon polyps (CP). The GWI+/PTSD+ group had a higher odds of these disorders than the GWI+/PTSD- group (aORIBS = 3.12, 95% CI: 1.93-5.05; aORGERD = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.44-2.90; aORCP = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.23-2.80), which had a higher odds of these disorders than the GWI- group (aORIBS = 4.38, 95% CI: 1.55-12.36; aORGERD = 2.51 95% CI: 1.63-3.87; aORCP = 2.57, 95% CI: 1.53-4.32). CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES GW veterans with GWI and PTSD have significantly higher odds of specific self-reported GI disorders than the other groups. Given the known bidirectional influences of the gut and brain, these veterans may benefit from a holistic healthcare approach that considers biopsychosocial contributors to the assessment and management of disease.
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- D Malhotra
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuEST), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuEST), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Big Data Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP), VA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuEST), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Program, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- VA HSR&D Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuEST), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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IMPORTANCE A new International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnosis code (U09.9 Post COVID-19 condition, unspecified) was introduced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on October 1, 2021. OBJECTIVE To examine the use of the U09.9 code and describe concurrently diagnosed conditions to understand physician use of this code in clinical practice. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study of US patients with an ICD-10-CM code for post-COVID-19 condition used deidentified patient-level claims data aggregated by HealthVerity. Children and adolescents (aged 0-17 years) and adults (aged 18-64 and ≥65 years) with a post-COVID-19 condition code were identified between October 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022. To identify a prior COVID-19 diagnosis, 3 months of continuous enrollment (CE) before the post-COVID-19 diagnosis date was required. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Presence of the ICD-10-CM U09.9 code. RESULTS There were 56 143 patients (7723 female patients [61.2%]; mean [SD] age, 47.6 [19.2] years) with a post-COVID-19 diagnosis code, with cases increasing in mid-December 2021 following the trajectory of the Omicron case wave by 3 to 4 weeks. The analysis cohort included 12 622 patients after the 3-month preindex CE criteria was applied. Among this cohort, the median (IQR) age was 49 (35-61) years; however, 1080 (8.6%) were pediatric patients. The U09.9 code was used most often in the outpatient setting, although 305 older adults (14.0%) were inpatients. Only 698 patients (5.5%) had at least 1 of the 5 codes listed as possible concurrent conditions in the coding guidance. Only 8879 patients (70.4%) had a documented acute COVID-19 diagnosis code (569 [52.7%] among children), and the median (IQR) time between acute COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 diagnosis codes was 56 (21-200) days. The most common concurrently coded conditions varied by age; children experienced COVID-19-like symptoms (eg, 207 [19.2%] had cough and 115 [10.6%] had breathing abnormalities), while 459 older adults aged 65 years or older (21.1%) experienced respiratory failure and 189 (8.7%) experienced viral pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This retrospective cohort study found patients with a post-COVID-19 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code following the acute phase of COVID-19 disease among patients of all ages in clinical practice in the US. The use of the U09.9 code encompassed a wide range of conditions. It will be important to monitor how the use of this code changes as the pandemic continues to evolve.
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- Leah J. McGrath
- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York
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- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York
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- Global Product Development Statistics, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York
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- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, New York
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Deitelzweig S, Luo X, Nguyen JL, Malhotra D, Emir B, Russ C, Li X, Lee TC, Ferri M, Wiederkehr D, Reimbaeva M, Barnes GD, Piazza G. Correction: Thrombotic and bleeding events, mortality, and anticoagulant use among 546,656 hospitalized patients with COVID‑19 in the United States: a retrospective cohort study. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2022; 54:696. [PMID: 36121539 PMCID: PMC9483866 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-022-02708-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Steve Deitelzweig
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Department of Hospital Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA.
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Wiemken TL, McGrath LJ, Andersen KM, Khan F, Malhotra D, Alfred T, Nguyen JL, Puzniak L, Thoburn E, Jodar L, McLaughlin JM. Coronavirus Disease 2019 Severity and Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Events. Clin Infect Dis 2022; 76:e42-e50. [PMID: 35984816 PMCID: PMC9907540 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and subsequent risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event (CVE) after COVID-19 recovery. We evaluated this relationship in a large cohort of United States adults. METHODS Using a claims database, we performed a retrospective cohort study of adults diagnosed with COVID-19 between 1 April 2020 and 31 May 2021. We evaluated the association between COVID-19 severity and risk of CVE >30 days after COVID-19 diagnosis using inverse probability of treatment-weighted competing risks regression. Severity was based on level of care required for COVID-19 treatment: intensive care unit (ICU) admission, non-ICU hospitalization, or outpatient care only. RESULTS A total of 1 357 518 COVID-19 patients were included (2% ICU, 3% non-ICU hospitalization, and 95% outpatient only). Compared to outpatients, there was an increased risk of any CVE for patients requiring ICU admission (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.80 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.71-1.89]) or non-ICU hospitalization (aHR, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.24-1.33]). Risk of subsequent hospitalization for CVE was even higher (aHRs, 3.47 [95% CI, 3.20-3.76] for ICU and 1.96 [95% CI, 1.85-2.09] for non-ICU hospitalized vs outpatient only). CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 patients hospitalized or requiring critical care had a significantly higher risk of experiencing and being hospitalized for post-COVID-19 CVE than patients with milder COVID-19 who were managed solely in the outpatient setting, even after adjusting for differences between these groups. These findings underscore the continued importance of preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection from progressing to severe illness to reduce potential long-term cardiovascular complications.
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- Timothy L Wiemken
- Correspondence: T. L. Wiemken, Pfizer Inc, 500 Arcola Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426 ()
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- Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Noureddin M, Ntanios F, Malhotra D, Hoover K, Emir B, McLeod E, Alkhouri N. Predicting NAFLD prevalence in the United States using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2018 transient elastography data and application of machine learning. Hepatol Commun 2022; 6:1537-1548. [PMID: 35365931 PMCID: PMC9234676 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This cohort analysis investigated the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and NAFLD with fibrosis at different stages, associated clinical characteristics, and comorbidities in the general United States population and a subpopulation with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database (2017-2018). Machine learning was explored to predict NAFLD identified by transient elastography (FibroScan® ). Adults ≥20 years of age with valid transient elastography measurements were included; those with high alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, or human immunodeficiency virus were excluded. Controlled attenuation parameter ≥302 dB/m using Youden's index defined NAFLD; vibration-controlled transient elastography liver stiffness cutoffs were ≤8.2, ≤9.7, ≤13.6, and >13.6 kPa for F0-F1, F2, F3, and F4, respectively. Predictive modeling, using six different machine-learning approaches with demographic and clinical data from NHANES, was applied. Age-adjusted prevalence of NAFLD and of NAFLD with F0-F1 and F2-F4 fibrosis was 25.3%, 18.9%, and 4.4%, respectively, in the overall population and 54.6%, 32.6%, and 18.3% in those with T2DM. The highest prevalence was among Mexican American participants. Test performance for all six machine-learning models was similar (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.79-0.84). Machine learning using logistic regression identified male sex, hemoglobin A1c, age, and body mass index among significant predictors of NAFLD (P ≤ 0.01). Conclusion: Data show a high prevalence of NAFLD with significant fibrosis (≥F2) in the general United States population, with greater prevalence in participants with T2DM. Using readily available, standard demographic and clinical data, machine-learning models could identify subjects with NAFLD across large data sets.
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- Mazen Noureddin
- Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyComprehensive Transplant CenterCedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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Nguyen JL, Alfred T, Reimbaeva M, Malhotra D, Khan F, Swerdlow D, Angulo FJ. Population attributable fractions of underlying medical conditions for COVID-19 diagnosis and COVID-19 hospitalizations, ventilations, and deaths among adults in the United States. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac099. [PMID: 35531382 PMCID: PMC8992235 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Several underlying medical conditions have been reported to be associated with an increased risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related hospitalization and death. Population attributable fractions (PAFs) describing the proportion of disease burden attributable to underlying medical conditions for COVID-19 diagnosis and outcomes have not been reported. Methods A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using Optum’s de-identified Clinformatics Data Mart database. Individuals were followed up from 20 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 for diagnosis and clinical progression, including hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, intubation and mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and death. Adjusted rate ratios and PAFs of underlying medical conditions for COVID-19 diagnosis and disease progression outcomes were estimated by age (18–49, 50–64, 65–74, or ≥75 years), sex, and race/ethnicity. Results Of 10 679 566 cohort members, 391 964 (3.7%) were diagnosed with COVID-19, of whom 87 526 (22.3%) were hospitalized. Of those hospitalized, 26 640 (30.4%) died. Overall, cardiovascular disease and diabetes had the highest PAFs for COVID-19 diagnosis and outcomes of increasing severity across age groups (up to 0.49 and 0.35, respectively). Among adults ≥75 years of age, neurologic disease had the second-highest PAFs (0.05‒0.27) after cardiovascular disease (0.26‒0.44). PAFs were generally higher in Black persons than in other race/ethnicity groups for the same conditions, particularly in the 2 younger age groups. Conclusions A substantial fraction of the COVID-19 disease burden in the United States is attributable to cardiovascular disease and diabetes, highlighting the continued importance of COVID-19 prevention ( eg, vaccination, mask wearing, social distancing) and disease management of patients with certain underlying medical conditions.
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- Jennifer L Nguyen
- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, USA
- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania USA
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- Statistical Research and Data Science Center, Pfizer Inc, New York, USA
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- Global Biometrics and Data Management, Pfizer Inc, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania USA
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania USA
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Schepman PB, Thakkar S, Robinson RL, Beck CG, Malhotra D, Emir B, Hansen RN. A Retrospective Claims-Based Study Evaluating Clinical and Economic Burden Among Patients With Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis Pain in the United States. J Health Econ Outcomes Res 2022; 9:58-67. [PMID: 35620454 PMCID: PMC8888122 DOI: 10.36469/jheor.2022.31895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Background: There has been limited evaluation of medication adherence, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), and healthcare costs over time in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), and stratification by pain severity level has not been reported. Assessing such longitudinal changes may be useful to patients and healthcare providers for tracking disease progression, informing treatment options, and employing strategies to optimize patient outcomes. Objectives: To characterize treatment patterns, HCRU, and costs over time in patients with moderate to severe (MTS) OA pain in the United States. Methods: We conducted a retrospective claims analysis, using IBM® MarketScan® databases, from 2013-2018. Eligible patients were aged ≥45 years with ≥12 months pre-index (baseline) and ≥24 months (follow-up) of continuous enrollment; index date was defined as a physician diagnosis of hip or knee OA. An algorithm was employed to identify MTS OA pain patients, who were propensity score matched with patients having non-MTS OA pain. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics and univariate analyses. Results: After propensity score matching, the overall OA pain cohorts consisted of 186 374 patients each: 61% were female, mean age was 63 years, and two-thirds (65.6%) were of working age (45-65 years). Sleep-related conditions, anxiety, and depression were significantly higher in the MTS OA pain cohort vs non-MTS (P<0.001). At baseline and 12- and 24-month follow-ups, receipt of prescription pain medications, HCRU, and direct medical costs were significantly higher in the MTS OA pain cohort (all P<0.01). Medication adherence was significantly higher in the MTS OA pain cohort for all medication classes except analgesics/antipyretics, which were significantly lower vs the non-MTS OA pain cohort (all P<0.0001). Conclusions: The burden of MTS OA pain is substantial, with patterns that show increasing medication use, HCRU, and costs vs non-MTS OA pain patients over time. Understanding the heterogeneity within the OA population may allow us to further appreciate the true burden of illness for patients in pain.
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- The CHOICE Institute, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Ackerman CM, Nguyen JL, Ambati S, Reimbaeva M, Emir B, Cabrera J, Benigno M, Malhotra D, Hammond J, Bahtiyar MO. Clinical and Pregnancy Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Hospitalized Pregnant Women in the United States. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofab429. [PMID: 35071680 PMCID: PMC8522379 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be at greater risk of poor maternal and pregnancy outcomes. This retrospective analysis reports clinical and pregnancy outcomes among hospitalized pregnant women with COVID-19 in the United States. Methods The Premier Healthcare Database-Special Release was used to examine the impact of COVID-19 among pregnant women aged 15-44 years who were hospitalized and who delivered compared with pregnant women without COVID-19. Outcomes evaluated were COVID-19 clinical progression, including the use of supplemental oxygen therapy, intensive care unit admission, critical illness, receipt of invasive mechanical ventilation/extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, maternal death, and pregnancy outcomes, including preterm delivery and stillbirth. Results Overall, 473 902 hospitalized pregnant women were included, 8584 (1.8%) of whom had a COVID-19 diagnosis (mean age = 28.4 [standard deviation = 6.1] years; 40% Hispanic). The risk of poor clinical and pregnancy outcomes was greater among pregnant women with COVID-19 compared with pregnant women without a COVID-19 diagnosis in 2020; the risk of poor clinical and pregnancy outcomes increased with increasing age. Hispanic and Black non-Hispanic women were consistently observed to have the highest relative risk of experiencing poor clinical or pregnancy outcomes across all age groups. Conclusions Overall, COVID-19 had a significant negative impact on maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. These data help inform clinical practice and counseling to pregnant women regarding the risks of COVID-19. Clinical studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in pregnant women are urgently needed.
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- Christina M Ackerman
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Statistics Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.,Cardiovascular Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Nguyen JL, Benigno M, Malhotra D, Khan F, Angulo FJ, Hammond J, Swerdlow DL, Reimbaeva M, Emir B, McLaughlin JM. Pandemic-related declines in hospitalization for non-COVID-19-related illness in the United States from January through July 2020. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0262347. [PMID: 34990489 PMCID: PMC8735608 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has substantially impacted healthcare utilization worldwide. The objective of this retrospective analysis of a large hospital discharge database was to compare all-cause and cause-specific hospitalizations during the first six months of the pandemic in the United States with the same months in the previous four years. METHODS Data were collected from all hospitals in the Premier Healthcare Database (PHD) and PHD Special Release reporting hospitalizations from January through July for each year from 2016 through 2020. Hospitalization trends were analyzed stratified by age group, major diagnostic categories (MDCs), and geographic region. RESULTS The analysis included 286 hospitals from all 9 US Census divisions. The number of all-cause hospitalizations per month was relatively stable from 2016 through 2019 and then fell by 21% (57,281 fewer hospitalizations) between March and April 2020, particularly in hospitalizations for non-respiratory illnesses. From April onward there was a rise in the number of monthly hospitalizations per month. Hospitalizations per month, nationally and in each Census division, decreased for 20 of 25 MDCs between March and April 2020. There was also a decrease in hospitalizations per month for all age groups between March and April 2020 with the greatest decreases in hospitalizations observed for patients 50-64 and ≥65 years of age. CONCLUSIONS Rates of hospitalization declined substantially during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting delayed routine, elective, and emergency care in the United States. These lapses in care for illnesses not related to COVID-19 may lead to increases in morbidity and mortality for other conditions. Thus, in the current stage of the pandemic, clinicians and public-health officials should work, not only to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but also to ensure that care for non-COVID-19 conditions is not delayed.
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- Jennifer L. Nguyen
- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, United States of America
- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, United States of America
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- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Real World Evidence Center of Excellence, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, United States of America
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, United States of America
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- Clinical Development Internal Medicine and Hospital, Pfizer Global Product Development, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, United States of America
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, United States of America
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- Global Biometrics and Data Management, Pfizer Global Product Development, Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, United States of America
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- Global Biometrics and Data Management, Pfizer Global Product Development, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, United States of America
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Di Fusco M, Vaghela S, Moran MM, Lin J, Atwell JE, Malhotra D, Scassellati Sforzolini T, Cane A, Nguyen JL, McGrath LJ. COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among children less than 12 years of age in the United States. J Med Econ 2022; 25:334-346. [PMID: 35293285 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2022.2046401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the characteristics, healthcare resource use and costs associated with initial hospitalization and readmissions among pediatric patients with COVID-19 in the US. METHODS Hospitalized pediatric patients, 0-11 years of age, with a primary or secondary discharge diagnosis code for COVID-19 (ICD-10 code U07.1) were selected from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2021 in the US Premier Healthcare Database Special Release (PHD SR). Patient characteristics, hospital length of stay (LOS), in-hospital mortality, hospital costs, hospital charges, and COVID-19-associated readmission outcomes were evaluated and stratified by age groups (0-4, 5-11), four COVID-19 disease progression states based on intensive care unit (ICU) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) usage, and three sequential calendar periods. Sensitivity analyses were performed using the US HealthVerity claims database and restricting the analyses to the primary discharge code. RESULTS Among 4,573 hospitalized pediatric patients aged 0-11 years, 68.0% were 0-4 years and 32.0% were 5-11 years, with a mean (median) age of 3.2 (1) years; 56.0% were male, and 67.2% were covered by Medicaid. Among the overall study population, 25.7% had immunocompromised condition(s), 23.1% were admitted to the ICU and 7.3% received IMV. The mean (median) hospital LOS was 4.3 (2) days, hospital costs and charges were $14,760 ($6,164) and $58,418 ($21,622), respectively; in-hospital mortality was 0.5%. LOS, costs, charges, and in-hospital mortality increased with ICU admission and/or IMV usage. In total, 2.1% had a COVID-19-associated readmission. Study outcomes appeared relatively more frequent and/or higher among those 5-11 than those 0-4. Results using the HealthVerity data source were generally consistent with main analyses. LIMITATIONS This retrospective administrative database analysis relied on coding accuracy and inpatient admissions with validated hospital costs. CONCLUSIONS These findings underscore that children aged 0-11 years can experience severe COVID-19 illness requiring hospitalization and substantial hospital resource use, further supporting recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination.
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Nguyen JL, Benigno M, Malhotra D, Reimbaeva M, Sam Z, Chambers R, Hammond J, Emir B. Hospitalization and mortality trends among patients with confirmed COVID-19 in the United States, April through August 2020. J Public Health Res 2021; 11. [PMID: 34711044 PMCID: PMC8874841 DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background: The United States has experienced high COVID- 19 case counts, hospitalizations, and death rates. This retrospective analysis reports changing trends in the demographics and clinical outcomes of hospitalized US COVID-19 patients between April and August 2020. Design and methods: The Premier Healthcare Database Special Release was used to examine patient demographics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients from all US Census Bureau divisions. Demographics included age, sex, race, and ethnicity. Clinical outcomes included in-hospital mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and receipt of invasive mechanical ventilation. Results: Overall, 146,491 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were included (mean [SD] age, 61.0 [18.4] years; 51.7% male; 29.6% White non-Hispanic). Monthly total hospitalizations decreased from 44,854 in April to 18,533 in August; ICU admissions increased from 19.8% to 23.6%, and ventilator use and inpatient mortality decreased from 18.6% to 14.5% and 21.0% to 11.4%, respectively. Inpatient mortality was highest in the Middle Atlantic division (20.3%), followed by the New England (19.0%), East North Central (14.2%), and Mountain (13.7%) divisions. Black non-Hispanic patients were overrepresented among hospitalizations (19.0%); this group comprises 12.2% of the US population. Patients aged <65 years made up 53% of hospitalizations and had lower inpatient mortality than those aged ≥65 years. Conclusions: Hospitalizations, ventilator use, and mortality decreased, while ICU admission rates increased from April to August 2020. Older individuals and Black non-Hispanics were found to be at elevated risk of severe outcomes. These trends could inform ongoing patient care and US public health policies to limit the further spread of SARS-CoV-2. Significance for public health The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health in the United States has been significant. Due to the ever-evolving nature of the pandemic, healthcare workers and public health experts require a thorough understanding of the clinical outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. This study found that despite decreases in overall mortality rates as the pandemic continues, certain demographic groups, including the elderly and Black non-Hispanics remain disproportionately affected. Such information could inform ongoing care of COVID-19 patients, as well as shape public health policies to address health disparities to limit the ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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Schepman P, Thakkar S, Robinson R, Malhotra D, Emir B, Beck C. Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis Pain and Its Impact on Patients in the United States: A National Survey. J Pain Res 2021; 14:2313-2326. [PMID: 34349555 PMCID: PMC8326774 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s310368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Purpose Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of chronic pain and a leading cause of disability in the US. The objective of this study was to examine the clinical and economic burden of OA by pain severity. Patients and Methods We used nationally representative survey data. Adults ≥18 years with self-reported physician-diagnosed OA and experiencing OA pain were included in the study. OA pain severity was measured using the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Visual Analog Scale (SF-MPQ-VAS). Data were collected for demographics, clinical characteristics, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), productivity, OA treatment, adherence to pain medication, and healthcare resource utilization. Univariate analysis was performed to examine differences between respondents with moderate-to-severe OA pain vs those with mild OA pain. Results Higher proportions of respondents with moderate-to-severe OA pain (n=3798) compared with mild OA pain (n=2038) were female (69.4% vs 57.3%), <65 years of age (54.8% vs 43.4%), and not employed (70.6% vs 64.5%). Respondents with moderate-to-severe OA pain experienced OA pain daily (80.8% vs 48.8%), were obese (53.0% vs 40.5%), had more comorbidities (sleep disturbance, insomnia, depression, and anxiety), and reported significantly poorer health status and HRQoL, and greater productivity and activity impairment (all P<0.05). Moderate-to-severe OA pain respondents were prescribed significantly more pain medications than mild OA pain respondents (41.0% vs 17.0%) and had higher adherence (75.9% vs 64.1%) yet were less satisfied with their pain medications (all P<0.001). Outpatient and emergency room visits, and hospitalizations in the 6 months prior to the survey were significantly higher in moderate-to-severe OA pain respondents vs those with mild OA pain (all P<0.05). Conclusion Patient and clinical burden was significantly greater in moderate-to-severe OA pain respondents vs mild OA pain respondents and may inform decision-making for appropriate resource allocation and effective management strategies that target specific subgroups.
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Di Fusco M, Moran MM, Cane A, Curcio D, Khan F, Malhotra D, Surinach A, Miles A, Swerdlow D, McLaughlin JM, Nguyen JL. Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections among immunocompromised patients fully vaccinated with BNT162b2. J Med Econ 2021; 24:1248-1260. [PMID: 34844493 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2021.2002063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections among immunocompromised (IC) individuals. METHODS Individuals vaccinated with BNT162b2 were selected from the US HealthVerity database (10 December 2020 to 8 July 2021). COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections were examined in fully vaccinated (≥14 days after 2nd dose) IC individuals (IC cohort), 12 mutually exclusive IC condition groups, and a non-IC cohort. IC conditions were identified using an algorithm based on diagnosis codes and immunosuppressive (IS) medication usage. RESULTS Of 1,277,747 individuals ≥16 years of age who received 2 BNT162b2 doses, 225,796 (17.7%) were identified as IC (median age: 58 years; 56.3% female). The most prevalent IC conditions were solid malignancy (32.0%), kidney disease (19.5%), and rheumatologic/inflammatory conditions (16.7%). Among the fully vaccinated IC and non-IC cohorts, a total of 978 breakthrough infections were observed during the study period; 124 (12.7%) resulted in hospitalization and 2 (0.2%) were inpatient deaths. IC individuals accounted for 38.2% (N = 374) of all breakthrough infections, 59.7% (N = 74) of all hospitalizations, and 100% (N = 2) of inpatient deaths. The proportion with breakthrough infections was 3 times higher in the IC cohort compared to the non-IC cohort (N = 374 [0.18%] vs. N = 604 [0.06%]; unadjusted incidence rates were 0.89 and 0.34 per 100 person-years, respectively. Organ transplant recipients had the highest incidence rate; those with >1 IC condition, antimetabolite usage, primary immunodeficiencies, and hematologic malignancies also had higher incidence rates compared to the overall IC cohort. Incidence rates in older (≥65 years old) IC individuals were generally higher versus younger IC individuals (<65). LIMITATIONS This retrospective analysis relied on coding accuracy and had limited capture of COVID-19 vaccine receipt. CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections are rare but are more common and severe in IC individuals. The findings from this large study support the FDA authorization and CDC recommendations to offer a 3rd vaccine dose to increase protection among IC individuals.
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Di Fusco M, Shea KM, Lin J, Nguyen JL, Angulo FJ, Benigno M, Malhotra D, Emir B, Sung AH, Hammond JL, Stoychev S, Charos A. Health outcomes and economic burden of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the United States. J Med Econ 2021; 24:308-317. [PMID: 33555956 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2021.1886109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to evaluate health outcomes and the economic burden of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the United States. METHODS Hospitalized patients with a primary or secondary discharge diagnosis code for COVID-19 (ICD-10 code U07.1) from 1 April to 31 October 2020 were identified in the Premier Healthcare COVID-19 Database. Patient demographics, hospitalization characteristics, and concomitant medical conditions were assessed. Hospital length of stay (LOS), in-hospital mortality, hospital charges, and hospital costs were evaluated overall and stratified by age groups, insurance types, and 4 COVID-19 disease progression states based on intensive care unit (ICU) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) usage. RESULTS Of the 173,942 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the median age was 63 years, 51.0% were male, and 48.5% were covered by Medicare. The most prevalent concomitant medical conditions were cardiovascular disease (73.5%), hypertension (64.8%), diabetes (40.7%), obesity (27.0%), and chronic kidney disease (24.2%). Approximately one-fifth (21.9%) of the hospitalized COVID-19 patients were admitted to the ICU and 16.9% received IMV; most patients (73.6%) did not require ICU admission or IMV, and 12.4% required both. The median hospital LOS was 5 days, in-hospital mortality was 13.6%, median hospital charges were $43,986, and median hospital costs were $12,046. Hospital LOS and in-hospital mortality increased with ICU and/or IMV usage and age; hospital charges and costs increased with ICU and/or IMV usage. Patients with both ICU and IMV usage had the longest median hospital LOS (15 days), highest in-hospital mortality (53.8%), and highest hospital charges ($198,394) and hospital costs ($54,402). LIMITATIONS This retrospective administrative database analysis relied on coding accuracy and a subset of admissions with validated/reconciled hospital costs. CONCLUSIONS This study summarizes the severe health outcomes and substantial hospital costs of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the US. The findings support the urgent need for rapid implementation of effective interventions, including safe and efficacious vaccines.
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- Novosys Health, Green Brook, NJ, USA
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Tzamaloukas A, Murata G, Malhotra D. Renal Clearances in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: Differences between Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139880102400406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We analyzed the effect of diabetes on the decline of residual renal function during the course of CAPD in a cross-sectional study including 105 diabetic subjects (41 women) who had 207 clearance studies and 125 non-diabetic subjects (50 women, 265 clearance studies). CAPD duration was 11.5±10.5 months in the diabetic group (DG) and 16.8±18.6 months in the non-diabetic group (NDG, P < 0.001). The DG had lower urine volume than the NDG (0.52±0.46 vs 0.61±0.50 L/24-h, P < 0.05), while urine-to-plasma concentration ratio was higher in the DG for creatinine (13.5±9.4 vs 11.5±11.0, P <0.05) and did not differ for urea. Weekly renal Kt/V urea (DG 0.51±0.57, NDG 0.53±0.49) and Ccr (DG 31.0±28.7 NDG 29.3±26.5 L/1.73 m2) did not differ. The slopes of the regressions of CAPD duration on renal clearances did not differ. These regressions allowed estimates of the time, from the onset of CAPD, at which renal clearances become negligible. These estimates differed for both urea clearance (DG 35.3, NDG 50.5 months) and creatinine clearance (DG 43.2, NDG 57.6 months). The slope of the regression of renal urea clearance on renal creatinine clearance was steeper in the DG, suggesting a higher renal creatinine clearance in the DG than in the NDG when renal urea clearance is the same in the two groups. Subtle differences in the rate of decline of renal function can be detected between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects on CAPD by detailed statistical analysis. These findings are supportive of the studies which have identified diabetes mellitus as a predictor of loss of residual renal function during the course of CAPD. In addition, the relationship between the renal urea and creatinine clearances differs between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects on CAPD. Therefore, the dose of CAPD required for adequate total clearances may differ between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.
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- A.H. Tzamaloukas
- Nephrology Section, New Mexico VA Health Care System and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- General Internal Medicine Section, New Mexico VA Health Care System and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio - USA
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- General Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque - New Mexico, Toledo, Ohio - USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio - USA
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- D. Malhotra
- Primary/Subspecialty Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Primary/Subspecialty Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Primary/Subspecialty Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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Tzamaloukas A, Braun M, Malhotra D, Murata G. Estimated versus Predicted Creatinine Generation as an Indicator of Compliance with the Prescribed Dose of Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889601900303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The expression (Estimated - Predicted)/Predicted creatinine generation {(E-P)IP} has been proposed as an index of compliance in continuous peritoneal dialysis (CPD). We attempted to define an (E-P)IP value that can be used as a cut-off for non-compliance and to characterize the relation of (E-P)IP to serum albumin. In 324 clearance studies, (E-P)/P had a normal distribution with a mean of +0.094 and an SD of 0.357. In these studies, there was a weak correlation between (E-P)/P and serum albumin (r=0.12, P<0.05), but (E-P)/P was not a predictor of serum albumin by logistic regression. In 34 CPD patients, who had an increase in the dose of CPD resulting in an increase in measured creatinine clearance from 43.8 ± 14.0 to 66.1 ± 17.6 L/1.73 m2 weekly (P<0.001), (E-P)/P increased correspondingly from +0.018 ± 0.284 to +0.153 ± 0.369 (P = 0.018), although all subjects should be in a steady state of creatinine excretion in the second study. The rise in (E-P)/P was statistically significant in the subgroup of 17 subjects who had a decrease in serum albumin, but not in the subgroup of 14 subjects who had an increase in serum albumin from the first to the second clearance study. The (E-P)/P cut-off for a definitive diagnosis of CPD non-compliance may be around +0.400 or +0.500. The findings of this study suggest that non-compliance, as indicated by (E-P)/P, has an adverse effect on serum albumin and that non-compliance increases after a prescribed increase in the dose of CPD.
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- A.H. Tzamaloukas
- Renal Section and Primary Care Section, Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Nephrology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Renal Section and Primary Care Section, Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Nephrology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Renal Section and Primary Care Section, Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Nephrology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Renal Section and Primary Care Section, Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Nephrology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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Nwosu A, Tzamaloukas A, Malhotra D, Saddler M, Murata G. Effect of hematocrit on dialyzer urea and creatinine clearance indices in a hemodialysis patient with erythrocytosis. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889401701107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The association between azotemic index dialyzer clearances and hematocrit was investigated in a 63-year-old dialysis-dependent man with acquired renal cysts. During 43 months of hemodialysis, hematocrit rose from 27.3 to 65.0 vol%, as a consequence of high serum erythropoietin levels. Concomitantly, dry weight also increased from 116.8 to 140.8 kg. Both hematocrit and dry weight correlated with: (a) urea reduction ratio, (b) creatinine reduction ratio (CRR), and (c) KT/V urea. All correlations were negative. Stepwise regression showed that only hematocrit was an independent correlate of the CRR (CRR = 0.662 - 007∗ Hct, R2 = 0.770); whereas, both hematocrit (Hct) and weight (W) were independent correlates of KT/V urea (KT/V = 2.070 - 0.005∗Hct - 0.009∗W, R2 = 0.721). In addition to creatinine clearance, urea clearance through the dialyzer is reduced by a rising hematocrit. The effect of hematocrit on urea clearance is relatively small. Therefore, it requires large changes in hematocrit in order to be detected
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- A.C. Nwosu
- Renal Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Renal Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Renal Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- Renal Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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- General Internal Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
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Sachdeva GS, Malhotra D, Sachdeva LT, Sharma N, Negi A. Endodontic management of mandibular central incisor fused to a supernumerary tooth associated with a talon cusp: a case report. Int Endod J 2012; 45:590-6. [PMID: 22394311 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2012.02029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To report the successful non-surgical endodontic management of a mandibular central incisor fused to a supernumerary tooth associated with a talon cusp. SUMMARY Fusion and gemination are developmental anomalies of teeth that may require endodontic treatment. In this article, a case of successful endodontic management of a permanent mandibular right central incisor fused to its supernumerary counterpart associated with a talon cusp is reported. The incidence of fusion in mandibular anteriors is rare. A search of the literature failed to reveal any reports on the fusion of a permanent mandibular central incisor with its supernumerary counterpart associated with a talon cusp. Successful non-surgical endodontic management of a case is reported. KEY LEARNING POINTS • Fused and geminated teeth requiring endodontic treatment present diagnostic and technical challenges. • An exact differentiation between fusion and gemination may not be critically important for treatment. • The use of an operating microscope for detection of additional root canal orifices in complicated cases is recommended.
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- G S Sachdeva
- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Himachal Dental College and Hospital, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Sharma C, Malhotra D, Rathore AS. Review of Computational fluid dynamics applications in biotechnology processes. Biotechnol Prog 2011; 27:1497-1510. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kennedy DJ, Malhotra D, Shapiro JI. Molecular insights into uremic cardiomyopathy: cardiotonic steroids and Na/K ATPase signaling. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2006; 52:3-14. [PMID: 17535729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/30/2006] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Patients with chronic renal failure develop a "uremic" cardiomyopathy characterized by diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular hypertrophy, fibrosis, and systemic oxidant stress. Patients with chronic renal failure also are known to have increases in the circulating concentrations of endogenous cardiotonic steroids (also referred to as endogenous digitalis-like substances.) Endogenous cardiotonic steroids produce reactive oxygen species as part of the signal cascade induced by binding to the plasmalemmal Na/K-ATPase in patients, and this signal cascade appears capable of inducing several key pathophysiologic features of uremic cardiomyopathy. In addition, these patients develop both fibrosis and oxidant stress without a known mechanism. In this review we highlight data supporting the hypothesis that endogenous cardiotonic steroids are a key molecular component involved in the diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular hypertrophy, fibrosis, and systemic oxidant stress associated with chronic kidney disease.
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- D J Kennedy
- The Department of Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH 43614-5089, USA
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Shapiro JI, Kennedy DJ, Malhotra D, Xie M, Vetteth S. Hypokalemia potentiates ouabain's effect on calcium cycling and cardiac growth. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2006; 52:87-91. [PMID: 17535741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/30/2006] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We have previously noted that in neonatal myocytes grown in culture, reductions in extracellular K+ concentration produced a hypertrophic response as assessed by induction of early response genes, atrial natriuretic peptide and skeletal actin and repression of the alpha 3 isoform of the sodium pump in a dose dependent manner. Similarly, decreases in media K+ concentration caused increases in cytosolic calcium concentration in a dose dependent manner, which correlated with repression of alpha 3 expression. In the current study we demonstrate that decreases in media K+ concentration caused increases in cytosolic calcium concentration in isolated adult rat cardiac myocytes. These increases are potentiated by the addition of the cardiotonic steroid, ouabain and blocked by the addition of the Src kinase inhibitor Herbimycin A. In parallel studies performed in vivo, when rats subjected to dietary K+ restriction were subsequently subjected to partial (5/6th) nephrectomy for 4 weeks, cardiac growth was greater than in rats fed a control diet. These data suggest that hypokalemia may produce phenotypic alterations consistent with cardiac hypertrophy as well as potentiate the cardiovascular effects of cardiotonic steroids.
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- J I Shapiro
- The Department of Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio 43614-5089, United States
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Bagga R, Raghuvanshi P, Gopalan S, Das SK, Baweja R, Suri S, Malhotra D, Khare S, Talwar GP. A polyherbal vaginal pessary with spermicidal and antimicrobial action: evaluation of its safety. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2006; 100:1164-7. [PMID: 16750546 DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2005] [Revised: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A polyherbal vaginal pessary (Praneem) has been formulated that has antimicrobial properties against genital pathogens in addition to spermicidal action. Thus, it has dual potential as a barrier method for contraception and for providing protection against some sexually transmitted infections. The present study reports the findings of a multicentre trial that was conducted to evaluate the safety of this product. Trials were carried out in 23 women in three centres in India: the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh; Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi; and Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital, Allahabad. Thorough clinical and pelvic examinations were carried out as well as cervical cytology, blood biochemistry and haematology before and after use of the polyherbal pessary intravaginally once daily for 7 consecutive days. No toxicity was observed on clinical examination or by laboratory investigations. Daily intravaginal use of this pessary for 7 days had no adverse effects on cervical cytology or on metabolic and organ functions.
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- R Bagga
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Arora R, Saha A, Malhotra D, Rath P, Kar P, Bamezai R. Promoter and intron-1 region polymorphisms in the IFNG gene in patients with hepatitis E. Int J Immunogenet 2006; 32:207-12. [PMID: 15932627 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2005.00512.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Allelic and genotype variations in the promoter region and the dinucleotide (CA)(n) repeat region in intron 1 of the interferon-g (IFNG) gene were analysed by direct sequencing and simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP), respectively, in patients with acute hepatitis, and the prevalence was compared with that in healthy controls. Our results showed a significant association of heterozygous genotypes (CA)12/(CA)14 and (CA)12/(CA)16 in intron 1 of the IFNG gene in all categories of patients with acute hepatitis, classified on the basis of presence or absence of hepatitis E virus (HEV), in comparison with healthy controls. A novel polymorphism, -288 A-->T [from the translational start site, as per Human Genome Organization (HUGO) nomenclature], in the promoter region of the IFNG gene leading to a loss of the consensus domain for the interferon-stimulated response element (ISRE), as predicted by in silico analysis, was observed in 12.5% of patients with acute HEV infection. However, no significant difference in allele or genotype frequency was observed for the -288 promoter polymorphism, although the heterozygous -288 A/T genotype showed a moderate risk in patients with acute HEV infection alone (P = 0.29, odds ratio = 1.964, confidence interval = 0.46-8.45). The data suggest that the genotype at intron 1 of IFNG might affect susceptibility to acute hepatitis in HEV infection, which warrants further elucidation in a larger sample and also functional studies.
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- National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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Kennedy DJ, Vetteth S, Periyasamy SM, Kanj M, Fedorova L, Khouri S, Kahaleh MB, Xie Z, Malhotra D, Kolodkin NI, Lakatta EG, Fedorova OV, Bagrov AY, Shapiro JI. Uremic Cardiomyopathy—An Endogenous Digitalis Intoxication? J Am Soc Nephrol 2006. [DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006040389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Saha A, Gupta V, Bairwa NK, Malhotra D, Bamezai R. Transforming growth factor-beta1 genotype in sporadic breast cancer patients from India: status of enhancer, promoter, 5'-untranslated-region and exon-1 polymorphisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 31:37-42. [PMID: 15009180 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2370.2004.00442.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is an example for a large and still-growing family of growth factors. TGF-beta1 is known to act both as a tumour suppressor and as a stimulator of tumour progression. This study examines the relationship amongst putative enhancer, promoter, 5'-untranslated-region (UTR) and exon-1 polymorphisms of the TGF-beta1 gene (region I from -1881 to -1613; region II from -1410 to -1123, and region III from -55 to +176, as per human genome organisation (HUGO) nomenclature) in 26 breast cancer patients and 97 healthy control subjects. The germline and somatic status of the four known polymorphisms was ascertained, and a significant difference was observed for the germline C/T and T/T genotype distribution between patients and controls in comparison to C/C genotypes at position -1349 (chi2 = 6.193; P = 0.009). In addition to the somatic variations observed for some of the regions studied, in 10/26 (38%) sporadic breast cancer cases, a novel somatic mutation in codon 47 of exon 1 (GenBank accession number AY059373) was also detected in tumour samples. The risk of cancer was found to be significant (OR = 4.525) for the -1349 C/T and T/T genotype background, suggesting that this genetic background may act as a risk factor for sporadic breast cancer.
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- National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, Human Genetics Section, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Dehli India
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Tzamaloukas AH, Oreopoulos DG, Murata GH, Servilla K, Rao P, Din S, Malhotra D. The relation between nutrition indices and age in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis receiving similar small solute clearances. Int Urol Nephrol 2002; 32:449-58. [PMID: 11583370 DOI: 10.1023/a:1017579105158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of age on nutrition indices in subjects on the same continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) schedule. METHODS We analyzed 613 sets of clearance values and nutrition indices in 302 CAPD patients. Small solute clearances included urea clearance (Kt/Vurea) and creatinine clearance (Ccr). Nutrition indices included body mass index (BMI), serum albumin, urea and creatinine, 24-h urea nitrogen and creatinine excretion in urine plus dialysate, protein nitrogen appearance (PNA), PNA normalized by standard weight (nPNA), lean body mass (LBM) computed by creatinine kinetics, and LBM/Weight. CAPD subjects were classified in 4 age quartiles (Q): Group Q1, age 33.7 +/- 7.6 years, N = 149; group Q2, age 49.5 +/- 3.8 years, N = 158; group Q3, age 61.5 +/- 2.6 years, N = 154; and group Q4, age 72.1 +/- 5.4 years, N = 152. Group comparison was done by one-way ANOVA or chi-square. Predictors of low nutritional parameters were identified by logistic regression. Selected variables were compared by linear regression. RESULTS Mean Kt/Vurea and Ccr were above the current adequacy standards and did not differ between the age quartiles. In contrast, older quartiles had, in general, lower nutrition indices than younger quartiles. However, the youngest quartile had the lowest BMI. By logistic regression, young age was a predictor of low BMI, while advanced age was a predictor of low creatinine and urea nitrogen excretion, low nPNA, and low LBM/Weight. The regressions of nPNA on Kt/Vurea differed between the age quartiles. By these regressions, the youngest quartile had higher nPNA values for the same Kt/Vurea than the oldest quartile in the clinically relevant range of Kt/Vurea and nPNA values. CONCLUSIONS Nutrition indices are worse in older than in younger CAPD patients with the same small solute clearances. Nutrition of CAPD patients is adversely affected by age and requires special attention in the older age group.
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- A H Tzamaloukas
- Medicine Service, New Mexico VA Health Care System and University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA
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Periyasamy SM, Chen J, Cooney D, Carter P, Omran E, Tian J, Priyadarshi S, Bagrov A, Fedorova O, Malhotra D, Xie Z, Shapiro JI. Effects of uremic serum on isolated cardiac myocyte calcium cycling and contractile function. Kidney Int 2001; 60:2367-76. [PMID: 11737612 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00053.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diastolic dysfunction occurs in patients with chronic renal failure. Moreover, serum from uremic patients contains one or more inhibitors of the plasmalemmal Na,K-ATPase (sodium pump). We hypothesized that a circulating substance present in uremic sera contributes to both sodium pump inhibition and diastolic dysfunction. METHODS Serum samples were obtained from six patients with chronic renal failure and diastolic dysfunction. RESULTS Their serum samples caused marked inhibition of Na,K-ATPase purified from dog kidney at all concentrations studied (all P < 0.01) and also impaired ouabain-sensitive rubidium uptake by myocytes isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats (P < 0.01). These cardiac myocytes were studied for their contractile function with video-edge detection and calcium metabolism with indo-1 fluorescence spectroscopy after exposure to these uremic sera. These uremic sera caused increases in myocyte fractional shortening (P < 0.01) as well as an increase in the time constant of relengthening (P < 0.01). Examining the calcium transient, the time constant for calcium recovery was also increased (P < 0.01). Exposure of these cells to sera from age- and sex-matched healthy subjects did not result in significant changes in contraction or calcium cycling. Extracts of uremic serum samples inhibited isolated Na,K-ATPase whereas extracts of normal serum samples did not. The effect of uremic serum extracts on contractile function and calcium cycling were quite similar to that of intact serum or the addition of ouabain. Co-incubation of uremic serum extract with an antibody fragment directed against digoxin markedly attenuated the inhibition of Na,K-ATPase activity and completely prevented any effects on calcium cycling or contractile function. CONCLUSION These data show that one or more substances are present in uremic sera that acutely cause increased force of contraction and impaired recovery of cardiac myocyte calcium concentration as well as impaired relaxation. As these effects are similar to that seen with ouabain and can be prevented by co-incubation with an antibody fragment to digitalis, which also attenuates the sodium pump inhibitory effect, we suggest that this (these) substance(s) circulating in uremic sera and inhibiting the sodium pump also causes the acute diastolic dysfunction seen in our system.
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- Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43614-5089, USA
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BACKGROUND Acute renal failure is believed to be caused, in some circumstances, by impaired oxygen delivery to the outer medulla. This study examined the effect of RSR13, a synthetic allosteric modifier of hemoglobin oxygen-binding affinity, on renal function in a setting of acute renal failure in rats. METHODS An in vivo model of acute renal failure in the rat produced by reduced renal mass, salt restriction, volume depletion, prostaglandin inhibition, and radiocontrast administration was used. A computer-based simulation of oxygen tensions along the nephron was utilized to interpret the findings. Mechanistic studies were subsequently performed using oxygen-sensitive electrodes and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to define the effect of RSR13 on renal function in the setting of compromised acute renal failure. RESULTS RSR13 did not attenuate acute renal failure in this model; rather, serum creatinine increased to a greater degree in the RSR13-treated rats than in rats receiving saline vehicle as the control (P < 0.05). Simulations explained this finding under conditions of severe medullary hypoxia. Mechanistic studies demonstrated marked worsening of medullary hypoxia following RSR13 under conditions similar to our experimental model. Furosemide pretreatment to reduce the imbalance between oxygen supply and demand markedly attenuated the basal-medullary hypoxia produced in the presence of indomethacin and RSR13 (P < 0.01). Additionally, 31P NMR studies demonstrated renal adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) depletion in rats with acute renal failure treated with RSR13 (45% decrease, P < 0.01); again, this effect of RSR13 was completely prevented by pretreatment with furosemide. CONCLUSIONS Under conditions of severe renal medullary hypoxia, induced in part by indomethacin-mediated reductions in outer medullary blood flow, the administration of RSR13 can exacerbate acute renal dysfunction. However, reducing the rate of oxygen consumption by inhibiting sodium transport with furosemide pretreatment or post-treatment appears to be functionally protective.
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- T J Burke
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Ohio, USA
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The necessary exposure of blood to biomembranes during hemodialysis has been viewed by many as an immunogenic challenge leading to an acute phase response. In this study we examined the relationship between hemodialysis-induced immune activation and intradialytic hypotension, using the acute phase reactant serum C-reactive protein (CRP) as a surrogate for immunogenic activation. The maximum percent change in mean arterial pressure (MAP) was found to correlate significantly with CRP (r = 0.67, p < 0.05) in nine consecutive patients with a history of symptomatic hypotension during hemodialysis. In contrast, no correlation was found between CRP and maximum percent change in MAP in eight consecutive hemodialysis patients without intradialytic hypotension. Since interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a major regulator of CRP, the relationship between these two proteins was examined. Plasma IL-6 levels were found to correlate both with CRP (r = 0.67, p < 0.05) and with mean maximum percent change in MAP (r = 0.70, p < 0.05) in hemodialysis patients with a prior history of hypotension. IL-6 levels did not correlate with CRP or blood pressure in the hemodynamically stable patients. The results suggest that immune activation working through IL-6, CRP and other cytokines may play a role in the pathogenesis of hemodialysis hypotension in some patients.
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- M Tomita
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43614, USA
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Raghuvanshi P, Bagga R, Malhotra D, Gopalan S, Talwar GP. Spermicidal & contraceptive properties of Praneem polyherbal pessary. Indian J Med Res 2001; 113:135-41. [PMID: 11558322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Though a number of barrier methods and potent spermicides are available, most of these have nonoxynol-9 (N-9) as the active ingredient which is observed to cause inflammation and genital ulceration on repeated use. The present study was undertaken to develop a safe spermicide with conjoint microbicidal properties. METHODS A polyherbal pessary was formulated with purified ingredients from neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves, Sapindus mukerossi (pericarp of fruit) and Mentha citrata oil. Spermicidal action on human sperm was tested by Sander-Cramer slide test in vitro and by post coital tests in vivo. Contraceptive action was tested in rabbits. RESULTS The combination of the three herbal ingredients resulted in the potentiation of the spermicidal action by 8-folds. The post coital tests confirmed the spermicidal properties of the Praneem polyherbal pessary (PPP) in women with high cervical mucous score around mid estrus. It also prevented in most women the migration of sperm into the cervical mucous. In 15 rabbits studied pregnancy was prevented by the intravaginal administration of PPP, whereas 13 of the 15 animals in the control group became pregnant. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION The Praneem polyherbal pessary has potent spermicidal action on human sperm in vitro and in vivo. When applied in the vagina before mating, it prevented rabbits from becoming pregnant.
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Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Malhotra D. Renal clearances in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: differences between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. Int J Artif Organs 2001; 24:203-7. [PMID: 11394700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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We analyzed the effect of diabetes on the decline of residual renal function during the course of CAPD in a cross-sectional study including 105 diabetic subjects (41 women) who had 207 clearance studies and 125 non-diabetic subjects (50 women, 265 clearance studies). CAPD duration was 11.5+/-10.5 months in the diabetic group (DG) and 16.8+/-18.6 months in the non-diabetic group (NDG, P < 0.001). The DG had lower urine volume than the NDG (0.52+/-0.46 vs 0.61+/-0.50 L/24-h, P < 0.05), while urine-to-plasma concentration ratio was higher in the DG for creatinine (13.5+/-9.4 vs 11.5+/-11.0, P <0.05) and did not differ for urea. Weekly renal Kt/V urea (DG 0.51+/-0.57, NDG 0.53+/-0.49) and Ccr (DG 31.0+/-28.7 NDG 29.3+/-26.5 L/1.73 m2) did not differ. The slopes of the regressions of CAPD duration on renal clearances did not differ. These regressions allowed estimates of the time, from the onset of CAPD, at which renal clearances become negligible. These estimates differed for both urea clearance (DG 35.3, NDG 50.5 months) and creatinine clearance (DG 43.2, NDG 57.6 months). The slope of the regression of renal urea clearance on renal creatinine clearance was steeper in the DG, suggesting a higher renal creatinine clearance in the DG than in the NDG when renal urea clearance is the same in the two groups. Subtle differences in the rate of decline of renal function can be detected between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects on CAPD by detailed statistical analysis. These findings are supportive of the studies which have identified diabetes mellitus as a predictor of loss of residual renal function during the course of CAPD. In addition, the relationship between the renal urea and creatinine clearances differs between diabetic and nondiabetic subjects on CAPD. Therefore, the dose of CAPD required for adequate total clearances may differ between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.
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- Nephrology Section, New Mexico VA Health Care System and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA.
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In neonatal myocytes grown in culture, reductions in extracellular potassium concentration produced a hypertrophic response as assessed by induction of early response genes, atrial natriuretic peptide and skeletal actin, and repression of the alpha3 isoform of the sodium pump in a dose dependent manner. The degree of alpha3 repression appeared to be dose dependent with decreases in media (K). Similarly, decreases in media potassium concentrations caused increases in cytosolic calcium concentration in a dose dependent manner; moreover these increases in cytosolic calcium concentration correlated quite well with repression of alpha3 expression. In contrast, although moderate reductions of potassium concentration induced upregulation of skACT and ANP, severely reduced potassium concentrations caused repression of skACT and ANP expression. In parallel studies performed in vivo, 3-5 weeks dietary K restriction induced molecular phenotypical changes similar to that seen in the neonatal myocyte model without demonstrable growth as assessed by the heart weight/body weight ratio. However, when rates subjected to dietary K restriction were subsequently subjected to acute aortic constriction, cardiac growth was greater than in rats fed a control diet. These data suggest that hypokalemia may produce molecular phenotypic alterations consistent with cardiac hypertrophy as well as contribute to hypertrophy in an in vivo model.
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- The Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43614-5089, USA
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BACKGROUND In Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other organisms, the UBC9 (ubiquitin-conjugating 9) protein modifies the function of many different target proteins through covalent attachment of the ubiquitin-like protein SMT-3/SUMO. RESULTS Using a second-site suppression screen of a mutation in the nod locus with a variable meiotic phenotype, we have identified mutations in the Drosophila melanogaster UBC9 homologue, encoded by the gene lesswright (lwr). lwr mutations dominantly suppress the nondisjunction and cytological defects of female meiotic mutations that affect spindle formation. The lwr lethal phenotype is rescued by a Drosophila UBC9/lwr transgene. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that LWR mediates the dissociation of heterochromatic regions of homologues at the end of meiotic prophase I. Our model proposes that when there is less LWR protein, homologues remain together longer, allowing for more normal spindle formation in mutant backgrounds and therefore more accurate meiotic chromosome segregation.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439, USA
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Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Malhotra D. What determines how satisfactory a size indicator is as a normalizing parameter for small solute clearances in peritoneal dialysis? Nephron Clin Pract 2000; 86:206-7. [PMID: 11015001 DOI: 10.1159/000045750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Malhotra D. Measured and predicted normalized peritoneal clearances. Semin Dial 2000; 13:340-1. [PMID: 11014703 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-139x.2000.00089.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Malhotra D, Rao P, Piraino B, Bernardini J, Oreopoulos DG. Small-solute clearances in diabetic subjects on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: comparison to nondiabetic subjects. Adv Perit Dial 2000; 15:179-82. [PMID: 10682098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Normalized clearances for urea and creatinine were compared between 121 diabetic subjects (256 clearances) and 181 nondiabetic subjects (357 clearances) on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) with four 2-L exchanges daily. Urea clearance was normalized by VWatson (Kt/Vur), while creatinine clearance was normalized by both VWatson (Kt/Vcr) and body surface area (Ccr). Height, weight, body water (V), and body surface area did not differ between the diabetic and the nondiabetic groups. Also, renal Kt/Vur, renal Kt/Vcr, renal Ccr, and peritoneal Kt/Vur did not differ between the groups. Weekly peritoneal Kt/Vcr (diabetic group 1.36 +/- 0.38, nondiabetic group 1.31 +/- 0.31, p = 0.048) and weekly peritoneal Ccr (diabetic group 47.6 +/- 11.0 L/1.73 m2, nondiabetic group 45.4 +/- 9.2 L/1.73 m2, p = 0.012) were both higher in diabetic subjects. The percentage of high/high-average transporters was higher in the diabetic group (64.9% vs 48.6% in nondiabetic group, p = 0.006). The following total (peritoneal + renal) weekly clearances were obtained: Kt/Vur, diabetic group 2.07 +/- 0.63, nondiabetic group 2.02 +/- 0.56, NS; Kt/Vcr, diabetic group 2.06 +/- 0.78, nondiabetic group 1.92 +/- 0.74, p = 0.026; Ccr, diabetic group 72.7 +/- 28.5 L/1.73 m2, nondiabetic group 67.2 +/- 26.4 L/1.73 m2, p = 0.013. Normalized total creatinine clearances are higher in diabetic subjects than nondiabetic subjects on the same CAPD schedule and with the same renal clearances of urea and creatinine and the same total Kt/Vur, because peritoneal creatinine clearances are higher in the diabetic subjects. This finding is caused by higher peritoneal transport in the diabetic subjects and is not an artifact caused by the normalization process.
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- A H Tzamaloukas
- Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Mexico, USA
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Stiff P, Chen B, Franklin W, Oldenberg D, Hsi E, Bayer R, Shpall E, Douville J, Mandalam R, Malhotra D, Muller T, Armstrong RD, Smith A. Autologous transplantation of ex vivo expanded bone marrow cells grown from small aliquots after high-dose chemotherapy for breast cancer. Blood 2000; 95:2169-74. [PMID: 10706891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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The collection of small aliquots of bone marrow (BM), followed by ex vivo expansion for autologous transplantation may be less morbid, and more cost-effective, than typical BM or blood stem cell harvesting. Passive elimination of contaminating tumor cells during expansion could reduce reinoculation risks. Nineteen breast cancer patients underwent autotransplants exclusively using ex vivo expanded small aliquot BM cells (900-1200 x 10(6)). BM was expanded in media containing recombinant flt3 ligand, erythropoietin, and PIXY321, using stromal-based perfusion bioreactors for 12 days, and infused after high-dose chemotherapy. Correlations between cell dose and engraftment times were determined, and immunocytochemical tumor cell assays were performed before and after expansion. The median volume of BM expanded was 36.7 mL (range 15.8-87.0). Engraftment of neutrophils greater than 500/microL and platelets greater than 20,000/microL were 16 (13-24) and 24 (19-45) days, respectively; 1 patient had delayed platelet engraftment, even after infusion of back-up BM. Hematopoiesis is maintained at 24 months, despite posttransplant radiotherapy in 18 of the 19 patients. Transplanted CD34(+)/Lin(-) (lineage negative) cell dose correlated with neutrophil and platelet engraftment, with patients receiving greater than 2.0 x 10(5) CD34(+)/Lin(-) cells per kilogram, engrafting by day 28. Tumor cells were observed in 1 of the 19 patients before expansion, and in none of the 19 patients after expansion. It is feasible to perform autotransplants solely with BM cells grown ex vivo in perfusion bioreactors from a small aliquot. Engraftment times are similar to those of a typical 1000 to 1500 mL BM autotransplant. If verified, this procedure could reduce the risk of tumor cell reinoculation with autotransplants and may be valuable in settings in which small stem cell doses are available, eg, cord blood transplants. (Blood. 2000;95:2169-2174)
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- Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Malhotra D, Piraino B, Rao P, Bernardini J, Oreopoulos DG. Normalization of clearances in peritoneal dialysis using a formula for body water derived from an end-stage renal disease population. Perit Dial Int 2000; 20:60-4. [PMID: 10716585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare body water (V) estimates from the Chertow formula (Vc), which was derived in an end-stage renal disease population, to V estimates from the Watson formulas (Vw) in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. To identify CAPD patients in whom Vc is preferred to Vw for clearance studies. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of clearance studies. SETTING Dialysis units of four academic medical centers. PARTICIPANTS 302 subjects on CAPD. INTERVENTION 613 clearance studies by standard methods. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Comparisons between Vc and Vw, and between urea clearance normalized by Vc [(KtVc)ur] and Vw [(Kt/Vw)ur]. RESULTS Vc exceeded Vw by 3.5 +/- 1.6 L (p < 0.001), or 9.6% on average. This degree of overestimation of Vw is in the range of body water estimates found in CAPD subjects with severe volume overload (> 5% of body weight) in previous studies. Total (Kt/Nw)ur exceeded total (Kt/Vc)ur by 8.6%. By linear regression, Vc = -0.589 + (1.112 x Vw), r = 0.983. Vw exceeded Vc in only 12 studies. Young age, short height, low body weight, and low prevalence of diabetes characterized the studies with Vw > Vc. Total (Kt/Vw)ur was adequate (> or = 2.0 weekly) in 276 studies. Among these, 74 studies had inadequate total (Kt/Vc)ur (< 2.0 weekly). By logistic regression, the predictors of inadequate (Kt/Vc)ur, when (Kt/Vw)ur was adequate, included the presence of diabetes, great height, and long duration of CAPD. CONCLUSIONS Vc provides estimates of body water exceeding those provided by Vw in a great majority of CAPD patients. Consequently, approximately 25% of the clearance studies that are adequate when Vw is used as the normalizing parameter may be inadequate when Vc is used. Vc may provide a more appropriate estimate of body water than Vw in CAPD patients with volume overload.
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- A H Tzamaloukas
- New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health System, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87108, USA
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Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Malhotra D. Dependence of peritoneal clearances on body size in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: effect of the normalizing size indicator. ASAIO J 2000; 46:76-80. [PMID: 10667722 DOI: 10.1097/00002480-200001000-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
In peritoneal dialysis (PD), small solute clearances are normalized by body water (V) and body surface area (BSA). The purpose of this study was to identify if V or BSA produced stronger associations between body size and normalized clearances. We studied the relationship between four size indicators (V, BSA, height, and weight) and either peritoneal urea clearance normalized to V (Kt/V(ur)) and BSA (C(ur)) or creatinine clearance normalized to V (Kt/V(cr)) and BSA (C(cr)). A total of 613 clearance studies were performed in subjects on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) with four daily exchanges and a 2 L fill volume. As size increased, the normalized peritoneal clearances decreased in a nonlinear fashion (regression: y = b0 + b1x(-1), where x is a size indicator and y is a normalized clearance). Significant (p < 0.001) negative correlations were found between each normalized clearance and each size indicator. However, in each case, the correlation was higher when V, rather than BSA, was used. For example, BSA correlated more closely with K/V(ur)(-0.660) than C(ur)(-0.556), and also with Kt/V(cr)(-0.579) than C(cr)(-0.446). Normalized clearances are smaller in large subjects on CAPD because one mathematic determinant of the clearance, the drain volume (Dv) normalized by V (Dv/V) or BSA (DV/BSA), decreases as size increases. The relationship between Dv/V or Dv/BSA and the size indicators was studied by the same nonlinear regression model. The correlations of the size indicators with Dv/V were also consistently higher than the corresponding correlations with Dv/BSA. In subjects who were on the same PD schedule, the dependence of clearances on size was consistently higher when V, rather than BSA, was the normalizing parameter. Because prescription of the dose of PD is based on body size, there is a practical advantage by using V as the sole normalizing parameter for both urea and creatinine clearance.
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Affiliation(s)
- A H Tzamaloukas
- New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health System, and the Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87108, USA
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