OBJECTIVE: To design a functional, patient-centered model of patient complexity with
practical applicability to analytic design and clinical practice. Existing literature on patient …

Objective To assess the association between off-hour (weekends and nights) presentation,
door to balloon times, and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Data …

Patient experience is one of key domains of value-based purchasing that can serve as a
measure of quality and be used to improve the delivery of health services. The aims of this …

Background The growing use of imaging procedures in the United States has raised
concerns about exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation in the general population. Methods …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the lifetime burden and risk factors
for hospitalization after heart failure (HF) diagnosis in the community. Background …

OBJECTIVE Hypoglycemia is a cause of significant morbidity among patients with diabetes
and may be associated with greater risk of death. We conducted a retrospective study to …

We have conducted a pragmatic clinical trial aimed to assess whether an electrocardiogram
(ECG)-based, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered clinical decision support tool enables early …

Background: Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on dialysis were excluded from
clinical trials of direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent data have raised …

Background The introduction of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants has been a
major advance for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation; however, outcomes achieved in …

Background: Dose reduction of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) is
indicated in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with renal impairment. Failure to reduce the …