2024
Adapting the Tools of Our Trade Shared Decision-Making Aids for Lung Cancer Screening in People With HIV
Bade B, Akgün K. Adapting the Tools of Our Trade Shared Decision-Making Aids for Lung Cancer Screening in People With HIV. CHEST Pulmonary 2024, 2: 100048. DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Design and methods of a randomized trial testing "Advancing care for COPD in people living with HIV by implementing evidence-based management through proactive E-consults (ACHIEVE)"
Ives J, Bagchi S, Soo S, Barrow C, Akgün K, Erlandson K, Goetz M, Griffith M, Gross R, Hulgan T, Moanna A, Soo Hoo G, Weintrob A, Wongtrakool C, Adams S, Sayre G, Helfrich C, Au D, Crothers K. Design and methods of a randomized trial testing "Advancing care for COPD in people living with HIV by implementing evidence-based management through proactive E-consults (ACHIEVE)". Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 132: 107303. PMID: 37481201, PMCID: PMC10528346, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseE-consultsEvidence-based managementElectronic health recordsCOPD managementVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCommon comorbid diseasesObstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic disease comorbiditiesEvidence-based careEvidence-based recommendationsComorbid diseasesPulmonary diseaseHIV populationInappropriate therapyBlood InstituteNational HeartACHIEVE trialMedical CenterClinical providersDisease comorbiditiesHIVPWHTrial testingCare
2020
Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV
Wenger D, Triplette M, Shahrir S, Akgun K, Wongtrakool C, Brown, Kim J, Hoo G, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Huang L, Feemster L, Zifodya J, Crothers K. Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV. HIV Medicine 2020, 22: 92-101. PMID: 33022830, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lung diseaseLung diseaseMarijuana smokingRadiographic emphysemaMarijuana exposureHIV-Associated Lung Emphysema (EXHALE) studyLarger total lung capacityHIV-positive patientsTotal lung capacityHigh lung volumesCross-sectional analysisMarijuana useAssociation of marijuanaExpiratory volumeTobacco smokingVital capacityLung capacityLung healthLung volumeSmokingWeekly marijuana useHIVPLWHLogistic regressionEmphysema
2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes
2011
Lung Disease in Older Patients with HIV
Akgün K, Crothers K. Lung Disease in Older Patients with HIV. Respiratory Medicine 2011, 227-252. PMCID: PMC7120014, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-727-3_12.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNoninfectious pulmonary diseasesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaPulmonary arterial hypertensionPulmonary diseaseOpportunistic infectionsAntiretroviral therapyBacterial pneumoniaLung diseasePulmonary opportunistic infectionsCombination antiretroviral therapyObstructive pulmonary diseaseArterial hypertensionJirovecii pneumoniaOlder patientsLung cancerSuccessful treatmentHIVPatientsDisease accountDiseaseLimited dataPneumoniaSignificant proportionTreatment