2019
Predictors of timely opioid agonist treatment initiation among veterans with and without HIV
Wyse JJ, Robbins JL, McGinnis KA, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Manhapra A, Fiellin DA, Moore BA, Korthuis PT, Gaither JR, Gordon K, Skanderson M, Barry DT, Crystal S, Justice A, Kraemer KL. Predictors of timely opioid agonist treatment initiation among veterans with and without HIV. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 198: 70-75. PMID: 30878769, PMCID: PMC6836871, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyOpioid use disorderVeterans Aging Cohort StudyOAT initiationUninfected patientsClinical encountersNational observational cohortAging Cohort StudyAfrican American patientsImproved health outcomesAgonist therapyCohort studyObservational cohortTreatment initiationPredictive factorsEffective treatmentAdjusted modelUninfected controlsUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisPWHClinical practicePatientsHealth outcomesRural residence
2015
HIV Infection, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Profile, and Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Paisible AL, Chang CC, So-Armah KA, Butt AA, Leaf DA, Budoff M, Rimland D, Bedimo R, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Crane HM, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Tindle HA, Warner AL, Alcorn C, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. HIV Infection, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Profile, and Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2015, 68: 209-216. PMID: 25588033, PMCID: PMC4441201, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease risk factorsMajor cardiovascular disease risk factorsAcute myocardial infarctionAMI ratesAMI riskMyocardial infarctionVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortCardiovascular disease risk factor profileElevated cardiovascular disease risk factorsTraditional cardiovascular disease risk factorsCardiac healthIncident acute myocardial infarctionRisk of AMIRisk factor profileDisease risk factorsFirst clinical encounterLast followPrevalent CVDHIV infectionRisk factorsFactor profileExclusive profilesVirtual cohortClinical encountersSubstance use