Kumar Dharmarajan

TL;DR: Two genes encode ubiquitin ligases that are potential drug targets for the treatment of muscle atrophy, and mice deficient in either MAFbx orMuRF1 were found to be resistant to atrophy.

TL;DR: Among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries hospitalized for HF, acute MI, or pneumonia, 30-day readmissions were frequent throughout the month after hospitalization and resulted from a similar spectrum of readmission diagnoses regardless of age, sex, race, or time after discharge.

TL;DR: Machine learning methods improved the prediction of readmission after hospitalization for heart failure compared with LR and provided the greatest predictive range in observed readmission rates.

TL;DR: Readmission rates for patients at hospitals subject to penalties under the HRRP had greater reductions in readmission rates compared with those at nonpenalized hospitals, and changes were greater for target vs nontarget conditions.

TL;DR: Risk declines slowly for older patients after hospitalization for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia and is increased for months, but knowledge of absolute risks and their changes over time can be used to better align interventions designed to reduce adverse outcomes after discharge with the highest risk periods for patients.