Search Results - "Fillmore, Nathanael R."
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Sentiment analysis of medical record notes for lung cancer patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Published in PloS one (25-01-2023)“…Natural language processing of medical records offers tremendous potential to improve the patient experience. Sentiment analysis of clinical notes has been…”
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Factors associated with the speed and scope of diffusion of COVID-19 therapeutics in a nationwide healthcare setting: a mixed-methods investigation
Published in Health research policy and systems (14-12-2022)“…The global COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to evaluate factors associated with high levels of adoption of different therapeutics in a real-world setting…”
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The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Is Associated With the Risk of Subsequent Dementia in the Framingham Heart Study
Published in Frontiers in aging neuroscience (30-11-2021)“…Active neutrophils are important contributors to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology through the formation of capillary stalls that compromise cerebral blood…”
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Risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection and complications from COVID-19 in lung cancer patients
Published in International journal of clinical oncology (01-04-2023)“…Background Identifying lung cancer patients at an increased risk of getting SARS-CoV-2-related complications will facilitate tailored therapy to maximize the…”
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Platelet Function Is Associated With Dementia Risk in the Framingham Heart Study
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (03-05-2022)“…Background Vascular function is compromised in Alzheimer disease (AD) years before amyloid and tau pathology are detected and a substantial body of work shows…”
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The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio associates with markers of Alzheimer's disease pathology in cognitively unimpaired elderly people
Published in Immunity & ageing (17-05-2024)“…An elevated neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in blood has been associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, an elevated NLR has also been implicated in…”
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Prognostic value of the veterans affairs frailty index in older patients with non‐small cell lung cancer
Published in Cancer medicine (Malden, MA) (01-08-2022)“…Background Older patients with non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are a heterogeneous population with varying degrees of frailty. An electronic frailty index…”
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The Veterans Affairs Precision Oncology Data Repository, a Clinical, Genomic, and Imaging Research Database
Published in Patterns (New York, N.Y.) (11-09-2020)“…The Veterans Affairs Precision Oncology Data Repository (VA-PODR) is a large, nationwide repository of de-identified data on patients diagnosed with cancer at…”
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With equal access, African American patients have superior survival compared to white patients with multiple myeloma: a VA study
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A deep learning algorithm to predict risk of pancreatic cancer from disease trajectories
Published in Nature medicine (01-05-2023)“…Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease that typically presents late with poor outcomes, indicating a pronounced need for early detection. In this study, we…”
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Prevalence and Outcome of COVID-19 Infection in Cancer Patients: A National Veterans Affairs Study
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (01-06-2021)“…Abstract Background Emerging data suggest variability in susceptibility and outcome to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Identifying risk factors…”
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Updating and Validating the U.S. Veterans Affairs Frailty Index: Transitioning From ICD-9 to ICD-10
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-07-2021)“…Abstract Background The Veterans Affairs Frailty Index (VA-FI) is an electronic frailty index developed to measure frailty using administrative claims and…”
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The COVID-19 hospitalization metric in the pre- and postvaccination eras as a measure of pandemic severity: A retrospective, nationwide cohort study
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-12-2022)“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization definitions do not include a disease severity assessment. Thus, we sought to identify a simple and…”
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Longitudinal trends in 30-day mortality attributable to SARS-CoV-2 among vaccinated and unvaccinated US veteran patients
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-03-2024)“…Discussion Throughout the pandemic, myriad measures have been used to guide the ongoing public health response including case rates, hospitalization rates, and…”
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Maintaining the Utility of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Severity Surveillance: Evaluation of Trends in Attributable Deaths and Development and Validation of a Measurement Tool
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (11-11-2023)“…Abstract Background Death within a specified time window following a positive SARS-CoV-2 test is used by some agencies for attributing death to COVID-19. With…”
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Circulating tumor DNA predicts venous thromboembolism in patients with cancers
Published in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis (26-09-2024)“…Despite rapid advances in liquid biopsy for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), its prognostic value for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer is…”
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Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Risk Assessment Model for Cancer-Associated Thrombosis in Two Unique US Health Care Systems
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-06-2023)“…Venous thromboembolism (VTE), especially pulmonary embolism (PE) and lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (LE-DVT), is a serious and potentially preventable…”
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Trends in Fracture Rates Over Two Decades Among Veterans With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Published in Arthritis care & research (2010) (01-12-2023)“…Objective There is an increased risk of fracture in individuals with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) compared to the general population, possibly due to systemic…”
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Association of COVID-19 Vaccination With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With Cancer: A US Nationwide Veterans Affairs Study
Published in JAMA oncology (01-02-2022)“…Patients with cancer are at increased risk for severe COVID-19, but it is unknown whether SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is effective for them. To determine the…”
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Risk factors for thick melanoma among veterans: A cross-sectional study
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