CT scan-measured pulmonary artery to aorta ratio and echocardiography for detecting pulmonary hypertension in severe COPD
AS Iyer, JM Wells, S Vishin, SP Bhatt, KM Wille… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
Background COPD is associated with significant morbidity primarily driven by acute exacerbations.
Relative pulmonary artery (PA) enlargement, defined as a PA to ascending aorta (A) …
Relative pulmonary artery (PA) enlargement, defined as a PA to ascending aorta (A) …
Depression is associated with readmission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
AS Iyer, SP Bhatt, JJ Garner, JM Wells… - Annals of the …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Hospitalization for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is associated with significant morbidity and health care costs, and hospitals in the …
is associated with significant morbidity and health care costs, and hospitals in the …
Palliative care early in the care continuum among patients with serious respiratory illness: an official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN policy statement
DR Sullivan, AS Iyer, S Enguidanos… - American Journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Background: Patients with serious respiratory illness and their caregivers suffer considerable
burdens, and palliative care is a fundamental right for anyone who needs it. However, the …
burdens, and palliative care is a fundamental right for anyone who needs it. However, the …
Uncontrolled hypertension and increased risk for incident heart failure in older adults with hypertension: findings from a propensity-matched prospective population …
AS Iyer, MI Ahmed, GS Filippatos, OJ Ekundayo… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
Hypertension is a risk factor for incident heart failure (HF). However, the effect of uncontrolled
blood pressure (BP) on incident HF in older adults with hypertension has not been …
blood pressure (BP) on incident HF in older adults with hypertension has not been …
The role of palliative care in COPD
AS Iyer, DR Sullivan, KO Lindell, LF Reinke - Chest, 2022 - Elsevier
COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is a serious respiratory
illness characterized by years of progressively debilitating breathlessness, high prevalence of …
illness characterized by years of progressively debilitating breathlessness, high prevalence of …
Results of a Medicare bundled payments for care improvement initiative for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease readmissions
SP Bhatt, JM Wells, AS Iyer, NP Kirkpatrick… - Annals of the …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Approximately 20% of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for acute exacerbations
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are readmitted within 30 days of …
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are readmitted within 30 days of …
Pulmonary artery enlargement is associated with right ventricular dysfunction and loss of blood volume in small pulmonary vessels in chronic obstructive pulmonary …
JM Wells, AS Iyer, FN Rahaghi, SP Bhatt… - Circulation …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease causes significant morbidity and
concomitant pulmonary vascular disease and cardiac dysfunction are associated with poor …
concomitant pulmonary vascular disease and cardiac dysfunction are associated with poor …
National prevalence of social isolation and loneliness in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Rationale: Social isolation and loneliness are gaining recognition for their role in health
outcomes, yet they have not been defined in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…
outcomes, yet they have not been defined in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…
A formative evaluation of patient and family caregiver perspectives on early palliative care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease across disease severity
AS Iyer, JN Dionne-Odom, SM Ford… - Annals of the …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Little direction exists on how to integrate early palliative care in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: We sought to identify patient and family caregiver …
pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: We sought to identify patient and family caregiver …
Life-space mobility and clinical outcomes in COPD
AS Iyer, JM Wells, SP Bhatt, NP Kirkpatrick… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Social isolation is a common experience in patients with COPD but is not
captured by existing patient-reported outcomes, and its association with clinical outcomes is …
captured by existing patient-reported outcomes, and its association with clinical outcomes is …