Publications by authors named "H Kareem Qadir"
Purpose And Introduction: Growing evidence suggests SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the risk of long term cardiovascular, neurological, and other effects. However, post-acute health care costs following SARS-CoV-2 infection are not known.
Patients And Statistical Methods: Beginning 56 days following SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, we compared person-specific total and component health care costs (2020 CAD$) for the first year of follow-up at the mean and 99 percentiles of health care costs for matched test-positive and test-negative adults in Ontario, Canada, between January 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021.
Background: Disparities in atrial fibrillation ablation rates have been studied previously, with a focus on either patient characteristics or systems factors, rather than geographic factors. The impact of electrophysiology (EP) centre practice patterns on ablation rates has not been well studied.
Methods: This population-based cohort study used linked administrative datasets covering physician billing codes, hospitalizations, prescriptions, and census data.
Article Synopsis
- Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that involves the growth of unusual plasma cells in the bone marrow, with extramedullary plasmacytomas being a rare form that can develop outside the bone marrow.
- A case of a 63-year-old man with multiple myeloma presented with a swollen port site, and imaging showed a mass that turned out to be a metastatic subcutaneous plasmacytoma.
- This case highlights the need to recognize and accurately diagnose skin-related plasmacytomas in patients with venous access ports to prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments.
The increased use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) across cancer programs has created the need for standardized monitoring and management of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Delayed recognition without appropriate treatment can have serious and life-threatening consequences. The management of irAEs presents a unique set of challenges that must be addressed at a multidisciplinary level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neighborhood-level income is inversely associated with cardiovascular events; however, it is uncertain whether this association varies with immigration status.
Methods And Results: We conducted a population-based cohort study of 5.2 million (53% women, 19% immigrants) urban-dwelling people aged ≥40 years without a prior history of cardiovascular disease in Ontario, Canada.