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Resource use and costs of branch and central retinal vein occlusion in the elderly.

Fekrat S, Shea AM, Hammill BG, Nguyen H, Kowalski JW, Schulman KA, Curtis LH.

Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19921963 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

External validity of the cardiovascular health study: a comparison with the Medicare population.

DiMartino LD, Hammill BG, Curtis LH, Gottdiener JS, Manolio TA, Powe NR, Schulman KA.

Med Care. 2009 Aug;47(8):916-23.PMID: 19597373 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Linking inpatient clinical registry data to Medicare claims data using indirect identifiers.

Hammill BG, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, Schulman KA, Curtis LH.

Am Heart J. 2009 Jun;157(6):995-1000.PMID: 19464409 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient and implanting physician factors associated with mortality and complications after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, 2002-2005.

Al-Khatib SM, Greiner MA, Peterson ED, Hernandez AF, Schulman KA, Curtis LH.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2008 Oct;1(4):240-9.PMID: 19169382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical effectiveness of beta-blockers in heart failure: findings from the OPTIMIZE-HF (Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure) Registry.

Hernandez AF, Hammill BG, O'Connor CM, Schulman KA, Curtis LH, Fonarow GC.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jan 13;53(2):184-92.PMID: 19130987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resource use and costs associated with diabetic macular edema in elderly persons.

Shea AM, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Kowalski JW, Ravelo A, Lee PP, Sloan FA, Schulman KA.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Dec;126(12):1748-54.PMID: 19064859 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Early and long-term outcomes of heart failure in elderly persons, 2001-2005.

Curtis LH, Greiner MA, Hammill BG, Kramer JM, Whellan DJ, Schulman KA, Hernandez AF.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Dec 8;168(22):2481-8.PMID: 19064833 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative effectiveness of beta-blockers in elderly patients with heart failure.

Kramer JM, Curtis LH, Dupree CS, Pelter D, Hernandez A, Massing M, Anstrom KJ.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Dec 8;168(22):2422-8; discussion 2428-32.PMID: 19064824 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term outcomes and costs of ventricular assist devices among Medicare beneficiaries.

Hernandez AF, Shea AM, Milano CA, Rogers JG, Hammill BG, O'Connor CM, Schulman KA, Peterson ED, Curtis LH.

JAMA. 2008 Nov 26;300(20):2398-406.PMID: 19033590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prostate-specific antigen screening among young men in the United States.

Scales CD Jr, Antonelli J, Curtis LH, Schulman KA, Moul JW.

Cancer. 2008 Sep 15;113(6):1315-23.PMID: 18696715 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Identification of patients with diabetic macular edema from claims data: a validation study.

Bearelly S, Mruthyunjaya P, Tzeng JP, Suñer IJ, Shea AM, Lee JT, Kowalski JW, Curtis LH, Schulman KA, Lee PP.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Jul;126(7):986-9.PMID: 18625948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association between the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and patient wait times and travel distance for chemotherapy.

Shea AM, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, DiMartino LD, Abernethy AP, Schulman KA.

JAMA. 2008 Jul 9;300(2):189-96.PMID: 18612116 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sensitivity of International Classification of Diseases codes for hyponatremia among commercially insured outpatients in the United States.

Shea AM, Curtis LH, Szczech LA, Schulman KA.

BMC Nephrol. 2008 Jun 18;9:5.PMID: 18564417 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of heart failure on patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery.

Hammill BG, Curtis LH, Bennett-Guerrero E, O'Connor CM, Jollis JG, Schulman KA, Hernandez AF.

Anesthesiology. 2008 Apr;108(4):559-67.PMID: 18362586 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Incidence and prevalence of heart failure in elderly persons, 1994-2003.

Curtis LH, Whellan DJ, Hammill BG, Hernandez AF, Anstrom KJ, Shea AM, Schulman KA.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Feb 25;168(4):418-24.PMID: 18299498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Medical costs of abnormal serum sodium levels.

Shea AM, Hammill BG, Curtis LH, Szczech LA, Schulman KA.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Apr;19(4):764-70. Epub 2008 Jan 23.PMID: 18216314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Using Medicare administrative data to conduct postmarketing surveillance of follow-on biologics: issues and opportunities.

DiMartino LD, Curtis LH, Williams RL, Abernethy DR, Schulman KA.

Food Drug Law J. 2008;63(4):891-900. No abstract available. PMID: 19601387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characteristics of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States in 2003.

Shea AM, Reed SD, Curtis LH, Alexander MJ, Villani JJ, Schulman KA.

Neurosurgery. 2007 Dec;61(6):1131-7; discussion 1137-8.PMID: 18162891 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prostate cancer in the Baby Boomer generation: results from CaPSURE.

Scales CD Jr, Moul JW, Curtis LH, Elkin EP, Hughes ME, Carroll PR; CaPSURE Investigators.

Urology. 2007 Dec;70(6):1162-7.PMID: 18158039 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pancreatic beta-cell function as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes and costs: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Bethel MA, Anstrom KJ, Liao L, Gottdiener JS, Schulman KA.

Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Jan;24(1):41-50.PMID: 18021490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Using inverse probability-weighted estimators in comparative effectiveness analyses with observational databases.

Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Eisenstein EL, Kramer JM, Anstrom KJ.

Med Care. 2007 Oct;45(10 Supl 2):S103-7.PMID: 17909367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The Medicare Modernization Act and reimbursement for outpatient chemotherapy: do patients perceive changes in access to care?

Friedman JY, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Dhillon JK, Weaver CH, Biswas S, Abernethy AP, Schulman KA.

Cancer. 2007 Nov 15;110(10):2304-12.PMID: 17924373 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sex and racial differences in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators among patients hospitalized with heart failure.

Hernandez AF, Fonarow GC, Liang L, Al-Khatib SM, Curtis LH, LaBresh KA, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Peterson ED.

JAMA. 2007 Oct 3;298(13):1525-32.PMID: 17911497 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sex differences in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death.

Curtis LH, Al-Khatib SM, Shea AM, Hammill BG, Hernandez AF, Schulman KA.

JAMA. 2007 Oct 3;298(13):1517-24.PMID: 17911496 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Costs of the metabolic syndrome in elderly individuals: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Bethel MA, Anstrom KJ, Gottdiener JS, Schulman KA.

Diabetes Care. 2007 Oct;30(10):2553-8. Epub 2007 Jul 10.PMID: 17623825 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Changing gender prevalence of stone disease.

Scales CD Jr, Curtis LH, Norris RD, Springhart WP, Sur RL, Schulman KA, Preminger GM.

J Urol. 2007 Mar;177(3):979-82.PMID: 17296391 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trends in operator and hospital procedure volume and outcomes for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, 1996 to 2001.

Kansagra SM, Curtis LH, Anstrom KJ, Schulman KA.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 Feb 1;99(3):339-43. Epub 2006 Dec 8.PMID: 17261394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between body mass index and prostate cancer screening in the United States.

Scales CD Jr, Curtis LH, Norris RD, Schulman KA, Dahm P, Moul JW.

J Urol. 2007 Feb;177(2):493-8.PMID: 17222617 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prostate specific antigen testing in men older than 75 years in the United States.

Scales CD Jr, Curtis LH, Norris RD, Schulman KA, Albala DM, Moul JW.

J Urol. 2006 Aug;176(2):511-4.PMID: 16813879 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Geographic variation in the prescription of schedule II opioid analgesics among outpatients in the United States.

Curtis LH, Stoddard J, Radeva JI, Hutchison S, Dans PE, Wright A, Woosley RL, Schulman KA.

Health Serv Res. 2006 Jun;41(3 Pt 1):837-55. Erratum in: Health Serv Res. 2006 Jun;41(3 Pt 1):856-9. PMID: 16704515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Geographic variations in the use of medical and surgical therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Sung JC, Curtis LH, Schulman KA, Albala DM.

J Urol. 2006 Mar;175(3 Pt 1):1023-7.PMID: 16469610 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence-based therapies and mortality in patients hospitalized in December with acute myocardial infarction.

Meine TJ, Patel MR, DePuy V, Curtis LH, Rao SV, Gersh BJ, Schulman KA, Jollis JG.

Ann Intern Med. 2005 Oct 4;143(7):481-5.PMID: 16204160 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Frequency of high-risk use of QT-prolonging medications.

Allen LaPointe NM, Curtis LH, Chan KA, Kramer JM, Lafata JE, Gurwitz JH, Raebel MA, Platt R.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2006 Jun;15(6):361-8.PMID: 16178046 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

National estimates of the use of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in children with cancer in the United States.

Radeva JI, VanScoyoc E, Smith FO, Curtis LH, Breitfeld PP.

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2005 Sep;36(5):397-404.PMID: 15995713 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Variations in coronary procedure utilization depending on body mass index.

Yancy WS Jr, Olsen MK, Curtis LH, Schulman KA, Cuffe MS, Oddone EZ.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Jun 27;165(12):1381-7.PMID: 15983287 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of atypical antipsychotic drug use among commercially insured youths in the United States.

Curtis LH, Masselink LE, Østbye T, Hutchison S, Dans PE, Wright A, Krishnan RR, Schulman KA.

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005 Apr;159(4):362-6.PMID: 15809391 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prescription of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants for back pain in the United States.

Luo X, Pietrobon R, Curtis LH, Hey LA.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Dec 1;29(23):E531-7.PMID: 15564901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regionalization of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and implications for patient travel distance.

Kansagra SM, Curtis LH, Schulman KA.

JAMA. 2004 Oct 13;292(14):1717-23.PMID: 15479937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insurance status and race represent independent predictors of undergoing laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis: secondary data analysis of 145,546 patients.

Guller U, Jain N, Curtis LH, Oertli D, Heberer M, Pietrobon R.

J Am Coll Surg. 2004 Oct;199(4):567-75; discussion 575-7.PMID: 15454140 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Atypical antipsychotic drugs and diabetes mellitus in a large outpatient population: a retrospective cohort study.

Østbye T, Curtis LH, Masselink LE, Hutchison S, Wright A, Dans PE, Schulman KA, Krishnan RR.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2005 Jun;14(6):407-15.PMID: 15372671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inappropriate prescribing for elderly Americans in a large outpatient population.

Curtis LH, Østbye T, Sendersky V, Hutchison S, Dans PE, Wright A, Woosley RL, Schulman KA.

Arch Intern Med. 2004 Aug 9-23;164(15):1621-5.PMID: 15302631 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Socioeconomic status and outcome following acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients.

Rao SV, Schulman KA, Curtis LH, Gersh BJ, Jollis JG.

Arch Intern Med. 2004 May 24;164(10):1128-33.PMID: 15159271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The insurance effect on prescription drug expenditures among the elderly: findings from the 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Curtis LH, Law AW, Anstrom KJ, Schulman KA.

Med Care. 2004 May;42(5):439-46.PMID: 15083104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effect of dementia on outcomes and process of care for Medicare beneficiaries admitted with acute myocardial infarction.

Sloan FA, Trogdon JG, Curtis LH, Schulman KA.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Feb;52(2):173-81.PMID: 14728624 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does the ownership of the admitting hospital make a difference? Outcomes and process of care of Medicare beneficiaries admitted with acute myocardial infarction.

Sloan FA, Trogdon JG, Curtis LH, Schulman KA.

Med Care. 2003 Oct;41(10):1193-205.PMID: 14515115 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prescription of QT-prolonging drugs in a cohort of about 5 million outpatients.

Curtis LH, Østbye T, Sendersky V, Hutchison S, Allen LaPointe NM, Al-Khatib SM, Usdin Yasuda S, Dans PE, Wright A, Califf RM, Woosley RL, Schulman KA.

Am J Med. 2003 Feb 1;114(2):135-41.PMID: 12586234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Toward estimating the impact of changes in immigrants' insurance eligibility on hospital expenditures for uncompensated care.

Castel LD, Timbie JW, Sendersky V, Curtis LH, Feather KA, Schulman KA.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2003 Jan 10;3(1):1.PMID: 12523939 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Outpatient prescribing of antiarrhythmic drugs from 1995 to 2000.

Al-Khatib SM, LaPointe NM, Curtis LH, Kramer JM, Swann J, Honig P, Califf RM.

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Jan 1;91(1):91-4. No abstract available. PMID: 12505582 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The value of patient-reported health status in predicting short-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Curtis LH, Phelps CE, McDermott MP, Rubin HR.

Med Care. 2002 Nov;40(11):1090-100.PMID: 12409854 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Welfare reform and Latinas' use of perinatal health care.

Seils DM, Castel LD, Curtis LH, Weinfurt KP.

Am J Public Health. 2002 May;92(5):699-700; author reply 700. No abstract available. PMID: 11988423 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article