Publications by authors named "Chail Shah"
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has multiorgan involvement and its severity varies with the presence of pre-existing risk factors like cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension (HTN). Therefore, it is important to evaluate their effect on outcomes of COVID-19 patients. The objective of this meta-analysis and meta-regression is to evaluate outcomes of COVID-19 amongst patients with CVD and HTN.
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- A study examined the impact of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) on hospitalization outcomes for patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and cerebrovascular disorders (CeVD), utilizing data from over 58 million hospitalizations in the U.S. between 2016 and 2017.
- Results indicated that among patients with VDD, there was a higher prevalence of hospitalizations for conditions like congestive heart failure (CHF) and transient ischemic attack (TIA) compared to those without VDD.
- The analysis found that patients with VDD had significantly higher odds of being discharged to non-home facilities and experiencing severe disability after hospitalization, particularly for conditions such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischemic stroke (AIS). *
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- The study investigates the connection between obesity and severe outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, using data from multiple observational studies conducted between December 2019 and August 2020.
- A total of 10 studies involving 10,233 patients were analyzed, revealing an overall obesity prevalence of 33.9% among COVID-19 patients.
- The findings indicate that obese COVID-19 patients have significantly higher odds of experiencing severe outcomes, with a pooled odds ratio of 1.88, suggesting a strong association between obesity and increased severity of the disease.
Objectives: Cardiac transplant patients are at increased risk of Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy which requires percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Background: We aim to determine national epidemiology describing trends, mortality, and morbidity risks in patients with heart transplant undergoing PCI.
Methods: We used Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data from 2002 to 2014 to identify adult hospitalizations with PCI using ICD 9 codes.
Background The 30-day readmission rates are being used as a quality measure by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for specific medical and surgical conditions. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States (US). The characteristics and predictors of 30-day readmission in ARDS patients in the US are not widely known, which we have depicted in our study.
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