Find publications regarding rural health in Missouri with a focus on Mortality.

Papers published since 2020 are included and the list is updated three times a year (April, August and December). The title of publications is italicized. The author(s) affiliated with the UM System is bolded.

If you have any questions or if you are a published author from the UM System who would like to have their health research included on this list, please contact Kate Robbins at RHRC@umsystem.edu.

Mortality

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-population density areas: assessing healthcare access for older adults with severe aortic stenosis, Damluji AA, Fabbro M, 2nd, Epstein RH, Rayer S, Wang Y, Moscucci M, Cohen MG, Carroll JD, Messenger JC, Resar JR, Cohen DJ, Sherwood MW, O'Connor CM, Batchelor W. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020;13(8):e006245. DOI:10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006245
 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7590951/

Tags: transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mortality

A retrospective investigation: outcome comparisons between septic patients with and without secondary diagnosis of hypothyroidism from a rural midwest hospital, Eshghi A, Fanaee AS, SN BS, Stahl G, Johnson K, Goade S, Arnce R. Cureus. 2022;14(2):e22467. DOI:10.7759/cureus.22467
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942072/

Tags: mortality, hypothyroidism, sepsis, sex

Urban-rural inequities in acute stroke care and in-hospital mortality, Hammond G, Luke AA, Elson L, Towfighi A, Joynt Maddox KE. Stroke. 2020;51(7):2131-2138. DOI:10.1161/strokeaha.120.029318
https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029318

Tags: health inequalities, mortality, stroke

Achieving equitable access to acute myocardial infarction therapies for rural patients-is it possible?, Loccoh EC, Joynt Maddox KE. JAMA Cardiol. 2022;7(10):1025-1026. DOI:10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2782

Tags: cardiovascular disease, acute cardiovascular conditions, mortality

Rural-urban disparities in all-cause mortality among low-income Medicare beneficiaries, 2004-17, Loccoh E, Joynt Maddox KE, Xu J, Shen C, Figueroa JF, Kazi DS, Yeh RW, Wadhera RK. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021;40(2):289-296. DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00420 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8168613/

Tags: mortality, low income, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, fee-for-service, access to care, Medicaid, public health, health equity

Clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and prognosis in patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction, Murtaza G, Paul TK, Rahman ZU, Kelvas D, Lavine SJ. Am J Med Sci. 2020;359(6):325-333. DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2020.03.008

Tags: All-cause mortality, ejection fraction, heart failure, mid-range ejection fraction, readmission