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Cardiovascular Quality of Care & Outcomes

2025


Chen T, Furst A, Din N, Gomez S, Maron DJ, Heidenreich P, Nallamshetty S, Kalwani N, Xu S, Ward JH, Lozama A, Sandhu A*, Rodriguez F*. Lipoprotein a Testing Patterns in the Veterans Health Administration.

JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 2;8(1):e2453300.


Tisdale RL, Cao F, Skye M, Vardeny O, Sallam K, Kalwani N, Hsaio S, Varshney AS, Heidenreich PA, Sandhu AT. Predicted Mortality and Cardiology Follow-Up Following Heart Failure Hospitalizations Among Veterans Health Administration Patients. J Card Fail. 2025 Jan 6:S1071-9164(25)00002-8.


Liu X, Lan RH, Sandhu AT. Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure Clinical Trials: Trends, Utilization, and Implications. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jan 13:e011423.


2024


Gomez SE, Furst A, Chen T, Din N, Maron DJ, Heidenreich P, Kalwani N, Nallamshetty S, Ward JH, Lozama A, Sandhu A*, Rodriguez F*. Temporal trends in lipoprotein(a) testing among United States veterans from2014 to 2023. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Sep 23;20:100872.126. 


Tisdale R, Purmal C, Kalwani N, Sandhu AT, Heidenreich P, Zulman D, Hussain T. Opportunities to Address Specialty Care Deserts and the Digital Divide via VA’s Virtual Hub-and-Spoke Cardiology Clinic: Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR.


Manja V, Sandhu ATS, Asch S, Frayne S, McGovern M, Chen C, Heidenreich P. Healthcare utilization and left ventricular ejection fraction distribution in methamphetamine use associated heart failure hospitalizations.Am Heart J. 2024 Apr;270:156-160.


Hamilton SA, Ambrosy AP, Parikh RV, Tan TC, Fitzpatrick JK, Avula HR, Sandhu AT, Ku IA, Go AS, Sax D, Bhatt AS. Applying natural language processing to identify emergency department and observation encounters for worsening heart failure. ESC Heart Fail. 2024 Oct;11(5):2542-2545.


Leung CJ, Bhatt AS, Go AS, Parikh RV, Garcia EA, LE KC, Low D, Allen AR, Fitzpatrick JK, Adatya S, Sax DR, Goyal P, Varshney AS, Sandhu AT, Gustafson SE, Ambrosy AP. Sex-Based Differences in the Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes Associated with Worsening Heart Failure Events in a Learning Health System. J Card Fail. 2024 Apr 30:S1071-9164(24)00147-7.


Sandhu AT, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Witting C, Tisdale R, Zheng J, Rodriguez F, Edward JA, Ambrosy A, Greene SJ, Alhanti B, Fonarow GC, Joynt Maddox K, Heidenreich PA. Equity in Heart Failure Care: Between and Within Hospital Differences in Quality of Care: The Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Registry. Circ

Heart Fail. 2024 Sep 18:e011177.


Singh JP, Wieloch M, Reynolds SL, Blomström-Lundqvist C, Sandhu AT, Camm J, Kabadi S, Pundi K, Turakhia MP, Boiron R, Coudert M, Din N, Fan J, Heller CG, Leeming RC, McKindley DS, Sajedian RM, Kowey PR. Comparative safety of dronedarone versus sotalol among patients with atrial fibrillation newly initiating antiarrhythmic drug therapy: a meta-analysis of four large, population-based databases. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol.


Somani S, Jain SS, Sarraju A, Sandhu AT, Hernandez-Boussard T, Rodriguez F. Using large language models to assess public perceptions around glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on social media. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Jul 10;4(1):137.


Verma A, Azizi Z, Sandhu AT. Digital health as a tool for patient activation and improving quality of care for heart failure. Heart Fail Rev. 2024 Nov;29(6):1239-1245.Sandhu AT, Zheng J. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter Inhibitors in Heart Failure: Access, Economics, andClinical Promise. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Sep;12(9):1611-1613.


Steverson A, Calma J, Hsiao S, Sallam K, Varshney AS, Golbus JR, Heidenreich PA, Sandhu AT. Validating the Association Between Composite Metrics of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) and Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF). J Card Fail. 2024 Sep 30:S1071-9164(24)00382-8.


Jain SS, Skye M, Din N, Furst A, Maron DJ, Heidenreich P, Kalwani N, Bhatt AS, Sandhu AT*, Rodriguez F*. Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Control as a Performance Measure: A National Analysis of the VHA. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Sep 24;84(13):1272-1275.


Bozkurt B, Ahmad T, Alexander K, Baker WL, Bosak K, Breathett K, Carter S, Drazner MH, Dunlay SM, Fonarow GC, Greene SJ, Heidenreich P, Ho JE, Hsich E, Ibrahim NE, Jones LM, Khan SS, Khazanie P, Koelling T, Lee CS, Morris AA, Page RL 2nd, Pandey A, Piano MR, Sandhu AT, Stehlik J, Stevenson LW, Teerlink J, Vest AR, Yancy C, Ziaeian B. HF STATS 2024: Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics An Updated 2024 Report from the Heart Failure Society of America. J Card Fail. 2024 Sep 14:S1071- 9164(24)00232-X.


Zheng J, Sandhu AT, Bhatt AS, Collins SP, Flint KM, Fonarow GC, Fudim M, Greene SJ, Heidenreich PA,

Lala A, Testani JM, Varshney AS, Wi RSK, Ambrosy AP. Inpatient Use of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy During Heart Failure Hospitalizations Among Community-Based Health Systems. JACC Heart Fail.

2024 Aug 30:S2213-1779(24)00603-6.


Ueyama HA, Kennedy KF, Rymer JA, Sandhu AT, Kuno T, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Kohsaka S. P2Y12 Inhibitor Pretreatment in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: The NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Nov 7:S0735-1097(24)09843-7.


Chang AJ, Liang Y, Girouard MP, Bhatt AS, Sandhu AT, Sauer AJ, Greene SJ, Harrington J, Go AS, Ambrosy AP. Changing the paradigm in heart failure: shifting from treatment to prevention. Heart Fail Rev. 2024 Oct 2


Nurmohamed NS, van Rosendael AR, Danad I, Ngo-Metzger Q, Taub PR, Ray KK, Figtree G, Bonaca MP, Hsia J, Rodriguez F, Sandhu AT, Nieman K, Earls JP, Hoffmann U, Bax JJ, Min JK, Maron DJ, Bhatt DL. Atherosclerosis evaluation and cardiovascular risk estimation using coronary computed tomography angiography. Eur Heart J. 2024 May 27;45(20):1783-1800.


Gupta A, Tisdale RL, Calma J, Stafford RS, Maron DJ, Hernandez-Boussard T, Ambrosy AP, Heidenreich PA,

Sandhu AT. Equity in The Setting of Heart Failure Diagnosis: An Analysis of Differences Between and Within

Clinician Practices. Circ HF. Circ Heart Fail. 2024 Jun;17(6):e010718.


Sandhu AT, Calma J, Skye M, Kalwani NM, Zheng J, Schirmer J, Din N, Brown Johnson C, Gupta A, Lan R, Yu B, Spertus JA, Heidenreich PA. Clinical Impact of Routine Assessment of Patient-Reported Health Status in Heart Failure Clinic. Circulation. 2024 May 28;149(22):1717-1728.


Zheng J, Ambrosy A, Bhatt A, Collins S, Flint K, Fonrarow G, Fudim M, Greene S, Lala A, Testani J, Varshney A, Wi R, Sandhu AT. Contemporary Decongestion Strategies in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: A National Community-Based Cohort Study". JACC HF. 2024 Apr 7:S2213-1779(24)00267-1.


Peng AW, Dudum R, Jain SS, Maron DJ, Patel BN, Khandwala N, Eng D, Chaudhari AS, Sandhu AT, Rodriguez F. Sociodemographic Differences Among Patients Receiving Coronary Artery Calcium Imaging vs.

Non-Gated Chest CT Imaging. JACC Advances. JACC Adv. 2024 May 15;3(7):100963.


Advances in Heart Failure Management. Heidenreich PA, Sandhu AT. BMJ 2024;385:e077025.


Uptake of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in hospitalized patients with heart failure: insights from the veterans affairs healthcare system. Journal of cardiac failureVarshney, A. S., Calma, J., Kalwani, N. M., Hsiao, S., Sallam, K., Cao, F., Din, N., Schirmer, J., Bhatt, A. S., Ambrosy, A. P., Heidenreich, P., Sandhu, A. T.2024


Patient Representativeness With Virtual Enrollment in the PRO-HF Trial. Journal of the American Heart AssociationGupta, A., Skye, M., Calma, J., Din, N., Azizi, Z., Hernandez, M. F., Zheng, J., Kalwani, N. M., Malunjkar, S., Schirmer, J., Wang, P., Rodriguez, F., Heidenreich, P., Sandhu, A. T.2024; 13 (2): e030903


American Heart Association Focusing Research Rigor on Digital Health. Journal of the American Heart Association Weyhenmeyer, J. A., Peterson, E. D., Beam, C., Wayte, P., Marvel, F. A., Bakken, S., Sandhu, AT., Nallamothu, B., Martin, S., Beaton, A., Au, R., Brown, N. A.2024; 13 (2): e032870


Challenge of Optimizing Medical Therapy in Heart Failure: Unlocking the Potential of Digital Health and Patient Engagement. Journal of the American Heart AssociationAzizi, Z., Golbus, J. R., Spaulding, E. M., Hwang, P. H., Ciminelli, A. L., Lacar, K., Hernandez, M. F., Gilotra, N. A., Din, N., Brant, L. C., Au, R., Beaton, A., Nallamothu, B. K., Longenecker, C. T., Martin, S. S., Dorsch, M. P., Sandhu, A. T.2024; 13 (2): e030952


Design and Implementation of an Electronic Health Record-Integrated Hypertension Management Application. Journal of the American Heart AssociationFunes Hernandez, M., Babakhanian, M., Chen, T. P., Sarraju, A., Seninger, C., Ravi, V., Azizi, Z., Tooley, J., Chang, T. I., Lu, Y., Downing, N. L., Rodriguez, F., Li, R. C., Sandhu, A. T., Turakhia, M., Bhalla, V., Wang, P. J.2024; 13 (2): e030884




2023


Spaulding EM, Isakadze N, Molello N, Khoury SR, Gao Y, Young L, Antonsdottir IM, Azizi Z, Dorsch MP,

Golbus JR, Ciminelli A, Brant LCC, Himmelfarb CR, Coresh J, Marvel FA, Longenecker CT, Commodore-

Mensah Y, Gilotra NA, Sandhu AT, Nallamothu B, Martin SS. Use of Human-Centered Design Methodology to Develop a Digital Toolkit to Optimize Heart Failure Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 Oct 19.


Van Ness M, Bosschieter T, Din N, Ambrosy A, Sandhu AT, Udell M. Interpretable Survival Analysis for Heart

Failure Risk Prediction. Proceedings of the 3rd Machine Learning for Health Symposium. PMLR 225:574-

593, 2023.


Peng AW, Dudum R, Jain SS, Maron DJ, Patel BN, Khandwala N, Eng D, Chaudhari AS, Sandhu AT, Rodriguez F. Association of Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Routine Ungated CT Imaging with Cardiovascular Outcomes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023. 2023 Sep, 82 (12) 1192–1202.


Varshney AS, Shah M, Vemulapalli S, Kosinski A, Bhatt AS, Sandhu AT, Hirji S, DeFilippis EM, Shah PB, Fiuzat M, O'Gara PT, Bhatt DL, Kaneko T, Givertz MM, Vaduganathan M. Heart Failure Medical Therapy Prior to Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: The STS/ACC Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. Eur Heart J. 2023 Aug 26:ehad584.


Pundi K, Perino AC, Fan J, Din N, Szummer K, Heidenreich P, Turakhia MP. Association of CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED to frailty and frail outcomes: From the TREAT-AF study. Am Heart J. 2023 Jul;261:85-94.


Manja V, Sandhu ATS, Frayne S, Asch S, McGovern M, Chen C, Heidenreich P. Variation in Methamphetamine-Associated Heart Failure Hospitalizations Across the United States. J Card Fail. 2023 Aug 21:S1071-9164(23)00280-4.


Pundi K, Fan J, Kabadi S, Din N, Blomström-Lundqvist C, John Camm A, Kowey P, Singh JP, Rashkin J, Wieloch M, Turakhia MP, Sandhu AT. Dronedarone Versus Sotalol in Antiarrhythmic Drug-Naive Veterans With Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 Jul 24:e011893. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.123.011893. PMID: 37485722.


Graham D, Izurieta H, Zhang D, Avagyan A, Lyu H, Widerhorn R, Lu Y, Mosholder A, Smith E, Zhao Y, Sandhu AT, Wernecke M, MaCurdy T, Kelman J, Forshee R. Risk of severe Covid-19 in prevalent users of α-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists: a national case-control study of Medicare beneficiaries. Am J Med. 2023 Jul 14:S0002-9343(23)00437-0.


Azizi Z, Alipour P, Gomez S, Broadwin C, Islam S, Sarraju A, Rogers AJ, Sandhu AT, Rodriguez F. Evaluating Recommendations About Atrial Fibrillation for Patients and Clinicians Obtained From Chat-Based Artificial Intelligence Algorithms. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun 19:e012015.


Zheng J, Heidenreich PA, Kohsaka S, Fearon WF, Sandhu AT. Long-Term Outcomes of Early Coronary Artery Disease Testing After New-Onset Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2023 May 22:e010426.


Zheng J, Mednick T, Heidenreich PA, Sandhu AT. Pharmacist- and Nurse-Led Medical Optimization in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Card Fail. 2023 Mar 31:S1071-9164(23)00105-7.


Sarraju A, Zammit A, Ngo S, Witting C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Rodriguez F. Identifying Reasons for Statin Nonuse in Patients With Diabetes Using Deep Learning of Electronic Health Records. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Apr 4;12(7):e028120.


Sandhu AT, Zheng J, Skye M, Heidenreich PA. Updating the Accuracy of Administrative Claims for Identifying Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Among Patients With Heart Failure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 Mar 16:e008919.


Manja V, Nrusimha A, Gao Y, Sheikh A, McGovern M, Heidenreich PA, Sandhu ATS, Asch S. Methamphetamine-associated heart failure: a systematic review of observational studies. Heart. 2023 Jan 11;109(3):168-177.


Osmanlliu E, Kalwani NM, Parameswaran V, Qureshi L, Dash R, Scheinker D, Rodriguez F. Sociodemographic disparities in the use of cardiovascular ambulatory care and telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am Heart J. 2023;263:169-176. 


Perino AC, Wang PJ, Lloyd M, Zanon F, Fujiu K, Osman F, Briongos-Figuero S, Sato T, Aksu T, Jastrzebski M, Sideris S, Rao P, Boczar K, Yuan-Ning X, Wu M, Namboodiri N, Garcia R, Kataria V, De Pooter J, Przibille O, Gehi AK, Cano O, Katsouras G, Cai B, Astheimer K, Tanawuttiwat T, Datino T, Rizkallah J, Alasti M, Feld G, Barrio-Lopez MT, Gilmore M, Conti S, Yanagisawa S, Indik JH, Zou J, Saha SA, Rodriguez-Munoz D, Chang KC, Lebedev DS, Leal MA, Haeberlin A, Forno ARJD, Orlov M, Frutos M, Cabanas-Grandio P, Lyne J, Leyva F, Tolosana JM, Ollitrault P, Vergara P, Balla C, Devabhaktuni SR, Forleo G, Letsas KP, Verma A, Moak JP, Shelke AB, Curila K, Cronin EM, Futyma P, Wan EY, Lazzerini PE, Bisbal F, Casella M, Turitto G, Rosenthal L, Bunch TJ, Baszko A, Clementy N, Cha YM, Chen HC, Galand V, Schaller R, Jarman JWE, Harada M, Wei Y, Kusano K, Schmidt C, Hurtado MAA, Naksuk N, Hoshiyama T, Kancharla K, Iida Y, Mizobuchi M, Morin DP, Cay S, Paglino G, Dahme T, Agarwal S, Vijayaraman P, Sharma PS. Worldwide survey on implantation of and outcomes for conduction system pacing with His bundle and left bundle branch area pacing leads. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Jan 6:1–12.


Din N, Fan J, Schmitt S, Guo JD, Hlavacek P, Pundi K, Russ C, Emir B, Turakhia MP, Perino AC. Warfarin Time in Therapeutic INR Range and Direct Oral Anticoagulant Adherence for Venous Thromboembolism Across the Spectrum of Weight and Body Mass Index: Findings from Veterans Health Administration. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2023 Jan-Dec;29:10760296231152474.


2022

Underberg J, Toth PP, Rodriguez F. LDL-C target attainment in secondary prevention of ASCVD in the United States: barriers, consequences of nonachievement, and strategies to reach goals. Postgrad Med. 2022 Nov;134(8):752-762.


Sandhu AT, Rodriguez F, Maron DJ, Heidenreich PA. Use of lipid-lowering therapy preceding first hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction or stroke. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Oct 8;12:100426.


Sandhu AT, Zheng J, Tisdale RL, Kohsaka S, Turakhia MP, Heidenreich PA. Medical therapy for patients with recent-onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the Veteran's affairs healthcare system. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Oct;22:100210.


Perino AC, Fan J, Pundi K, Schmitt S, Kothari M, Din N, Heidenreich PA, Turakhia MP. Atrial fibrillation bleeding risk and prediction while treated with direct oral anticoagulants in warfarin-naïve or warfarin-experienced patients. Clin Cardiol. 2022 Sep;45(9):960-969.


Perino AC, Fan J, Pundi K, Schmitt S, Kothari M, Din N, Heidenreich PA, Turakhia MP. Atrial fibrillation bleeding risk and prediction while treated with direct oral anticoagulants in warfarin-naïve or warfarin-experienced patients. Clin Cardiol. 2022 Sep;45(9):960-969.


Zheng J, Heidenreich PA, Kohsaka S, Fearon WF, Sandhu AT. Variability in Coronary Artery Disease Testing for Patients With New-Onset Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Mar 8;79(9):849-860.


Sandhu AT, Kohsaka S, Turakhia MP, Lewis EF, Heidenreich PA. Evaluation of Quality of Care for US Veterans With Recent-Onset Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Feb 1;7(2):130-139.


2021

Pundi KN, Perino AC, Fan J, Schmitt S, Kothari M, Szummer K, Askari M, Heidenreich PA, Turakhia MP. Direct Oral Anticoagulant Adherence of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Transitioned from Warfarin. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Dec 7;10(23):e020904.


Perino AC, Fan J, Schmitt S, Guo JD, Hlavacek P, Din N, Kothari M, Pundi K, Russ C, Emir B, Turakhia MP. Anticoagulation Treatment and Outcomes of Venous Thromboembolism by Weight and Body Mass Index: Insights From the Veterans Health Administration. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 Nov;14(11):e008005.


Yong CM, Spinelli KJ, Chiu ST, Jones B, Penny B, Gummidipundi S, Beach S, Perino A, Turakhia M, Heidenreich P, Gluckman TJ. Cardiovascular procedural deferral and outcomes over COVID-19 pandemic phases: A multi-center study. Am Heart J. 2021 Nov;241:14-25.


Sandhu AT, Kohsaka S, Lin S, Woo CY, Goldstein MK, Heidenreich PA. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and SARS-CoV-2 infection: an analysis from the veteran's affairs healthcare system. Am Heart J. 2021 Oct;240:46-57.


Sarraju A, Ward A, Chung S, Li J, Scheinker D, Rodríguez F. Machine learning approaches improve risk stratification for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in multiethnic patients. Open Heart. 2021 Oct;8(2):e001802.


Rodriguez F, Lee DJ, Gad SS, Santos MP, Beetel RJ, Vasey J, Bailey RA, Patel A, Blais J, Weir MR, Dash R. Real-World Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease. Adv Ther. 2021 Aug;38(8):4425-4441.


Rodriguez F, Lee UJ, Barone N, Swett K, Lopez L, Cheng S, Daviglus ML, Hanna DB, Espinoza Giacinto RA, Arguelles W, Cai J, Talavera GA, Rodriguez CJ. Risk factor control across the spectrum of cardiovascular risk: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Am J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Jan 13;5:100147.


2020

Kohsaka S, Sandhu AT, Parizo JT, Shoji S, Kumamamru H, Heidenreich PA. Association of Diagnostic Coding-Based Frailty and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure: A Report From the Veterans Affairs Health System. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Dec 15;9(24):e016502.


Parizo JT, Kohsaka S, Sandhu AT, Patel J, Heidenreich PA. Trends in Readmission and Mortality Rates Following Heart Failure Hospitalization in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System From 2007 to 2017. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Sep 1;5(9):1042-1047.


Tisdale RL, Haddad F, Kohsaka S, Heidenreich PA. Trends in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction for Patients With a New Diagnosis of Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 Sep;13(9):e006743.


2019

Yong CM, Sundaram V, Abnousi F, Olivier CB, Yang J, Stone GW, Steg PG, Michael Gibson C, Hamm CW, Price MJ, Deliargyris EN, Prats J, White HD, Harrington RA, Bhatt DL, Mahaffey KW; CHAMPION PHOENIX Investigators. The efficacy and safety of cangrelor in single vessel vs multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from CHAMPION PHOENIX. Clin Cardiol. 2019 Sep;42(9):797-805.


Heidenreich PA, Natarajan S, Bahrami H. Accuracy of Administrative Coding to Identify Reduced and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. J Card Fail. 2019 Jun;25(6):486-489.


Rodriguez F, Maron DJ, Knowles JW, Virani SS, Lin S, Heidenreich PA. Association of Statin Adherence With Mortality in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Cardiol. 2019 Mar 1;4(3):206-213.


Rodriguez F, Blum MR, Falasinnu T, Hastings KG, Hu J, Cullen MR, Palaniappan LP. Diabetes-attributable mortality in the United States from 2003 to 2016 using a multiple-cause-of-death approach. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019 Feb;148:169-178.


Cluckey A, Perino AC, Yunus FN, Leef GC, Askari M, Heidenreich PA, Narayan SM, Wang PJ, Turakhia MP. Efficacy of Ablation Lesion Sets in Addition to Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the SMASH - AF Meta-Analysis Study Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Jan 8;8(1):e009976.


2018

Patel J, Sandhu A, Parizo J, Moayedi Y, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA. Validity of Performance and Outcome Measures for Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2018 Sep;11(9):e005035.


Rodriguez F, Knowles JW, Maron DJ, Virani SS, Heidenreich PA. Frequency of Statin Use in Patients With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol ≥190 mg/dl from the Veterans Affairs Health System. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Sep 1;122(5):756-761.


Baykaner T, Rogers AJ, Meckler GL, Zaman J, Navara R, Rodrigo M, Alhusseini M, Kowalewski CAB, Viswanathan MN, Narayan SM, Clopton P, Wang PJ, Heidenreich PA. Clinical Implications of Ablation of Drivers for Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 May;11(5):e006119.


Sandhu AT, Heidenreich PA. Heart failure management with ambulatory pulmonary artery pressure monitoring. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Apr;28(3):212-219.


2017

Ziaeian B, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA. Clinical Effectiveness of Hydralazine-Isosorbide Dinitrate in African-American Patients With Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2017 Sep;5(9):632-639.


Sandhu AT, Heidenreich PA, Bhattacharya J, Bundorf MK. Cardiovascular Testing and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Aug 1;177(8):1175-1182.


Perino AC, Fan J, Schmitt SK, Askari M, Kaiser DW, Deshmukh A, Heidenreich PA, Swan C, Narayan SM, Wang PJ, Turakhia MP. Treating Specialty and Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation: From the TREAT-AF Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jul 4;70(1):78-86.


Hellyer JA, Azarbal F, Than CT, Fan J, Schmitt SK, Yang F, Frayne SM, Phibbs CS, Yong C, Heidenreich PA, Turakhia MP. Impact of Baseline Stroke Risk and Bleeding Risk on Warfarin International Normalized Ratio Control in Atrial Fibrillation (from the TREAT-AF Study). Am J Cardiol. 2017 Jan 15;119(2):268-274.


Mahajan SM, Burman P, Newton A, Heidenreich PA. A Validated Risk Model for 30-Day Readmission for Heart Failure. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;245:506-510.


Rodriguez F, Maron DJ, Knowles JW, Virani SS, Lin S, Heidenreich PA. Association Between Intensity of Statin Therapy and Mortality in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Jan 1;2(1):47-54.


Ullal AJ, Kaiser DW, Fan J, Schmitt SK, Than CT, Winkelmayer WC, Heidenreich PA, Piccini JP, Perez MV, Wang PJ, Turakhia MP. Safety and Clinical Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017 Jan;28(1):39-48.




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