IBM Explorys EHR

Data for
Cardiovascular
Research
This overview provides information about the EHR data available for
cardiovascular research in IBM Explorys Therapeutic Datasets Delivered and
features a selection of peer-reviewed, published cardiovascular research
studies based on the Explorys data.
When your retrospective research requires a comprehensive picture of the patient experience that
spans the real-world continuum of care, IBM® Explorys® Therapeutic Datasets Delivered provide
deidentified, longitudinal, patient-level EHR data for >53 million unique US patients, including >16.7M
patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases and disorders. The Explorys data are the basis of
thousands of peer-reviewed articles published in leading journals over the course of the past 11 years.
Below, we’ve featured a selection of peer-reviewed, published cardiovascular research studies
based on Explorys data.

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Cardiovascular Disease Endotypes Identified by Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Mean Platelet Volume.
Conic RR, Damiani G, Schrom KP, Ramser AE, Zheng C, Xu R, McCormick TS, Cooper KD. J Clin Med. 2020 Jan 9;9(1):186. doi: 10.3390/
jcm9010186.PMID: 31936662

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and the risk of myocardial infarction: A population-based national study. Ghoneim S, Dhorepatil A, Shah AR, Ram
G, Ahmad S, Kim C, Asaad I. World J Hepatol. 2020 Jul 27;12(7):378-388. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i7.378.PMID: 32821336

Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-based National Study. Panhwar MS, Mansoor E, Al-Kindi SG, Sinh P,
Katz J, Oliveira GH, Cooper GS, Ginwalla M. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2019 May 4;25(6):1080-1087. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy354.PMID: 30500938

Prevalence of Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis. Khan D, Abureesh M, Alkhayyat M, Sadiq W, Alshami M, Munir AB,
Karam B, Deeb L, Lafferty J. Pancreas. 2021 Jan 1;50(1):99-103. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001721.PMID: 33370030

The association between regular cannabis use, with and without tobacco co-use, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: cannabis may have a
greater impact in non-tobacco smokers. Winhusen T, Theobald J, Kaelber DC, Lewis D. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2020 Jul 3;46(4):454-461.
doi: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1676433. Epub 2019 Nov 19.PMID: 31743053

The association between regular cocaine use, with and without tobacco co-use, and adverse cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes. Winhusen
T, Theobald J, Kaelber DC, Lewis D. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Sep 1;214:108136. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108136. Epub 2020 Jun
27.PMID: 32623147

Incidence and risk of heart failure in systemic lupus erythematosus. Kim CH, Al-Kindi SG, Jandali B, Askari AD, Zacharias M, Oliveira GH. Heart.
2017 Feb;103(3):227-233. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309561. Epub 2016 Sep 9.PMID: 27613169

Lone Pediatric Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Analysis of Over 1500 Cases. El-Assaad I, Al-Kindi SG, Saarel EV, Aziz PF. Pediatr Cardiol.
2017 Jun;38(5):1004-1009. doi: 10.1007/s00246-017-1608-7. Epub 2017 Apr 3.PMID: 28374048

Autonomic etiology of heart block in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case report. Shemisa K, Kaelber D, Parikh SA, Mackall JA. J Med Case Rep.
2014 Jun 24;8:224. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-224.PMID: 24961916

Heart failure in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: Epidemiology and management disparities. Al-Kindi SG, ElAmm C,
Ginwalla M, Mehanna E, Zacharias M, Benatti R, Oliveira GH, Longenecker CT. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Sep 1;218:43-46. doi: 10.1016/
j.ijcard.2016.05.027. Epub 2016 May 13.PMID: 27232910

Red cell distribution width: a measure of cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients? Hassan S, Antonelli M, Ballou S. Clin Rheumatol.
2015 Jun;34(6):1053-7. doi: 10.1007/s10067-015-2945-7. Epub 2015 Apr 24.PMID: 25903822

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