Search Results - "Lester Kirchner, H."
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Prediction of mortality from 12-lead electrocardiogram voltage data using a deep neural network
Published in Nature medicine (01-06-2020)“…The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a widely used medical test, consisting of voltage versus time traces collected from surface recordings over the heart 1 . Here…”
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Genetic identification of familial hypercholesterolemia within a single U.S. health care system
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (23-12-2016)“…Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) remains underdiagnosed despite widespread cholesterol screening. Exome sequencing and electronic health record (EHR) data of…”
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Patient assessment of chatbots for the scalable delivery of genetic counseling
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-12-2019)“…A barrier to incorporating genomics more broadly is limited access to providers with genomics expertise. Chatbots are a technology‐based simulated conversation…”
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Deep Neural Networks Can Predict New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation From the 12-Lead ECG and Help Identify Those at Risk of Atrial Fibrillation–Related Stroke
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (30-03-2021)“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with substantial morbidity, especially when it goes undetected. If new-onset AF could be predicted, targeted screening…”
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Distribution and clinical impact of functional variants in 50,726 whole-exome sequences from the DiscovEHR Study
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (23-12-2016)“…The DiscovEHR collaboration between the Regeneron Genetics Center and Geisinger Health System couples high-throughput sequencing to an integrated health care…”
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Routinely reported ejection fraction and mortality in clinical practice: where does the nadir of risk lie?
Published in European heart journal (21-03-2020)“…Abstract Aims We investigated the relationship between clinically assessed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and survival in a large, heterogeneous…”
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Clinical outcomes of a genomic screening program for actionable genetic conditions
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-11-2020)“…Purpose Three genetic conditions—hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, Lynch syndrome, and familial hypercholesterolemia—have tier 1 evidence for…”
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Increased risk of death and de novo chronic kidney disease following reversible acute kidney injury
Published in Kidney international (01-03-2012)“…Acute kidney injury increases mortality risk among those with established chronic kidney disease. In this study we used a propensity score-matched cohort…”
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The Geisinger MyCode community health initiative: an electronic health record–linked biobank for precision medicine research
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-09-2016)“…Purpose: Geisinger Health System (GHS) provides an ideal platform for Precision Medicine. Key elements are the integrated health system, stable patient…”
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Transition to Dolutegravir Is Associated With an Increase in the Rate of Body Mass Index Change in a Cohort of Virally Suppressed Adolescents
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (02-08-2021)“…BACKGROUNDAntiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens that contain dolutegravir (DTG) have been associated with increases in body mass index (BMI) in adults…”
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Inactivating Variants in ANGPTL4 and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease
Published in The New England journal of medicine (24-03-2016)“…This study showed an association of loss-of-function mutations in ANGPTL4 with low triglyceride levels and protection against coronary artery disease…”
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Electronic health record analysis identifies kidney disease as the leading risk factor for hospitalization in confirmed COVID-19 patients
Published in PloS one (12-11-2020)“…Empirical data on conditions that increase risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progression are needed to identify high risk individuals. We performed a…”
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Trends in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During Nights and Weekends
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (30-01-2018)“…Survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is lower during nights and weekends (off-hours) compared with daytime during weekdays (on-hours). As overall…”
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Parsing the Patients of FREEDOM
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (22-10-2019)“…[Display omitted]…”
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Geriatric assessment-derived deficit accumulation and patient-reported treatment burden in older adults with bladder cancer
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-02-2024)“…When a person's workload of healthcare exceeds their resources, they experience treatment burden. At the intersection of cancer and aging, little is known…”
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Correlates of adolescent sleep time and variability in sleep time: The role of individual and health related characteristics
Published in Sleep medicine (01-03-2011)“…Abstract Objectives Adolescents are predisposed to short sleep duration and irregular sleep patterns due to certain host characteristics (e.g., age, pubertal…”
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Genome-wide association study of neck circumference identifies sex-specific loci independent of generalized adiposity
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-07-2021)“…Background/objectives Neck circumference, an index of upper airway fat, has been suggested to be an important measure of body-fat distribution with unique…”
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Perioperative diltiazem or nitroglycerin in on-pump coronary artery bypass: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Published in PloS one (30-08-2018)“…Arterial graft spasm is a severe complication after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Among numerous potential antispasmodic agents, systemic application of…”
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Atrial appendage closure is associated with increased risk for postoperative atrial fibrillation
Published in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (02-11-2024)“…Objectives This study aims to examine the relationship between left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in cardiac…”
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Rare Protein-Truncating Variants in APOB, Lower Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, and Protection Against Coronary Heart Disease
Published in Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics (01-05-2019)“…Background Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia is a genetic disorder caused by rare protein-truncating variants (PTV) in the gene encoding APOB (apolipoprotein…”
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