Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Working-Age COVID-19 Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors: Naik, Hiten ^{a, b, c, ⁎}, Wilton, James ^e, Tran, Karen C. ^{a, b, d}, Janjua, Naveed Zafar ^{d, e, f}, Levin, Adeera ^{a, b, d}, Zhang, Wei ^{c, d}

Source: In The American Journal of Medicine May 2025 138(5):850-861

Cardiovascular Considerations in the Management of People With Suspected Long COVID

Authors: Quinn, Kieran L., Lam, Grace Y., Walsh, Jillian F., Bhéreur, Anne, Brown, Adam D., Chow, Chung Wai, Chung, Kit Yan Christie, Cowan, Juthaporn, Crampton, Noah, Décary, Simon, Falcone, Emilia L., Graves, Lorraine, Gross, Douglas P., Hanneman, Kate, Harvey, Paula J., Holmes, Sheila, Katz, Gabrielle M., Parhizgar, Parinaz, Sharkawy, Abdu, Tran, Karen C., Waserman, Susan, Zannella, Vanessa E., Cheung, Angela M.

Source: In Canadian Journal of Cardiology June 2023 39(6):741-753

Self-reported Health Service Utilization and Barriers to Care Among US Adults with a History of Post COVID-19 Condition: Health Services and Barriers in PCC: Naik et al.

Authors: Naik, Hiten, Perlis, Roy H., Tran, Karen C., Staples, John A.

Source: JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine; Apr2025, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p1059-1069, 11p

Subject Terms: MEDICAL care use, HEALTH services accessibility, COVID-19 pandemic, INTEGRATIVE medicine, CHRONIC diseases, ADULTS

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Epidemiology of Resistant Hypertension in Canada

Authors: Leung, Alexander A., Williams, Jeanne V.A., Tran, Karen C., Padwal, Raj S.

Source: In Canadian Journal of Cardiology May 2022 38(5):681-687

Use of latent class analysis and patient reported outcome measures to identify distinct long COVID phenotypes: A longitudinal cohort study.

Authors: Wong, Alyson W.^1,2 (AUTHOR) awong@providencehealth.bc.ca, Tran, Karen C.³ (AUTHOR), Binka, Mawuena^4,5 (AUTHOR), Janjua, Naveed Z.^4,5 (AUTHOR), Sbihi, Hind^4,5 (AUTHOR), Russell, James A.² (AUTHOR), Carlsten, Christopher^1,5 (AUTHOR), Levin, Adeera¹ (AUTHOR), Ryerson, Christopher J.^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 6/2/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *PATIENT reported outcome measures, *POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome, *COUGH, *PHENOTYPES, *COHORT analysis, *VISUAL analog scale

Geographic Terms: BRITISH Columbia

MyGuide long COVID: An online self-management tool for people with long COVID

Authors: Naik, Hiten ^{a, b, ⁎}, Pongratz, Kyla ^c, Malbeuf, Michelle ^d, Kung, Sonya ^c, Last, Lori ^a, Sugiyama, Asuka ^a, Khor, Esther ^a, McGuire, Marlee ^c, Levin, Adeera ^{a, b}, Tran, Karen C. ^{a, b}

Source: In Internet Interventions June 2025 40

Community versus academic hospital community-acquired pneumonia patients: a nested cohort study.

Authors: Tsang, Jennifer L.Y., Rego, Kian, Binnie, Alexandra, Lee, Terry, Mccarthy, Anne, Cowan, Juthaporn, Archambault, Patrick, Lellouche, Francois, Turgeon, Alexis F., Yoon, Jennifer, Lamontagne, Francois, Mcgeer, Allison, Douglas, Josh, Daley, Peter, Fowler, Robert, Maslove, David M., Winston, Brent W., Lee, Todd C., Tran, Karen C., Cheng, Matthew P.

Source: Pneumonia (2200-6133); 11/25/2024, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: COMMUNITY-acquired pneumonia, ADULT respiratory distress syndrome, PNEUMONIA-related mortality, QUANTILE regression, HOSPITAL patients

Patient-Physician Sex Discordance and "Before Medically Advised" Discharge from Hospital: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.

Authors: Khan, Mayesha, Yu, Ying, Daly-Grafstein, Daniel, Naik, Hiten, Sutherland, Jason M., Tran, Karen C., Nasmith, Trudy, Lyden, Jennifer R., Staples, John A.

Source: JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine; Nov2024, Vol. 39 Issue 14, p2638-2648, 11p

Subject Terms: HOSPITAL admission & discharge, PATIENT readmissions, ODDS ratio, PHYSICIANS, WOMEN patients

Effects of Losartan on Patients Hospitalized for Acute COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Authors: Tran, Karen C¹, Asfar, Pierre², Cheng, Matthew³, Demiselle, Julien⁴, Singer, Joel⁵, Lee, Terry⁵, Sweet, David¹, Boyd, John⁶, Walley, Keith⁶, Haljan, Greg⁷, Sharif, Omar⁷, Geri, Guillaume⁸, Auchabie, Johann⁹, Quenot, Jean-Pierre¹⁰, Lee, Todd C¹¹, Tsang, Jennifer¹², Meziani, Ferhat¹³, Lamontagne, Francois¹⁴, Dubee, Vincent¹⁵, Lasocki, Sigismond¹⁶

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 9/15/2024, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p615-625. 11p.

Subject Terms: *COMMUNICABLE diseases, *RESEARCH funding, *DRUG side effects, *HOSPITAL care, *STATISTICAL sampling, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *ORAL drug administration, *TREATMENT duration, *HOSPITAL mortality, *ORGAN donation, *ODDS ratio, *ANGIOTENSIN receptors, *LOSARTAN, *DRUG efficacy, *RESEARCH, *INTENSIVE care units, *COMPARATIVE studies, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *LENGTH of stay in hospitals, *COVID-19, *HYPOTENSION, *EVALUATION

Geographic Terms: CANADA, FRANCE

Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children

Authors: Nerenberg, Kara A., Zarnke, Kelly B., Leung, Alexander A., Dasgupta, Kaberi, Butalia, Sonia, McBrien, Kerry, Harris, Kevin C., Nakhla, Meranda, Cloutier, Lyne, Gelfer, Mark, Lamarre-Cliche, Maxime, Milot, Alain, Bolli, Peter, Tremblay, Guy, McLean, Donna, Padwal, Raj S., Tran, Karen C., Grover, Steven, Rabkin, Simon W., Moe, Gordon W., Howlett, Jonathan G., Lindsay, Patrice, Hill, Michael D., Sharma, Mike, Field, Thalia, Wein, Theodore H., Shoamanesh, Ashkan, Dresser, George K., Hamet, Pavel, Herman, Robert J., Burgess, Ellen, Gryn, Steven E., Grégoire, Jean C., Lewanczuk, Richard, Poirier, Luc, Campbell, Tavis S., Feldman, Ross D., Lavoie, Kim L., Tsuyuki, Ross T., Honos, George, Prebtani, Ally P.H., Kline, Gregory, Schiffrin, Ernesto L., Don-Wauchope, Andrew, Tobe, Sheldon W., Gilbert, Richard E., Leiter, Lawrence A., Jones, Charlotte, Woo, Vincent, Hegele, Robert A., Selby, Peter, Pipe, Andrew, McFarlane, Philip A., Oh, Paul, Gupta, Milan, Bacon, Simon L., Kaczorowski, Janusz, Trudeau, Luc, Campbell, Norman R.C., Hiremath, Swapnil, Roerecke, Michael, Arcand, Joanne, Ruzicka, Marcel, Prasad, G.V. Ramesh, Vallée, Michel, Edwards, Cedric, Sivapalan, Praveena, Penner, S. Brian, Fournier, Anne, Benoit, Geneviève, Feber, Janusz, Dionne, Janis, Magee, Laura A., Logan, Alexander G., Côté, Anne-Marie, Rey, Evelyne, Firoz, Tabassum, Kuyper, Laura M., Gabor, Jonathan Y., Townsend, Raymond R., Rabi, Doreen M., Daskalopoulou, Stella S.

Source: In Canadian Journal of Cardiology May 2018 34(5):506-525

Post-partum maternal bradycardia: A case series and literature review.

Authors: Tran, Karen C¹ (AUTHOR) karen.tran4@vch.ca, Fayowski, Cassandra D² (AUTHOR), Chaworth-Musters, Tessa¹ (AUTHOR), Purkiss, Susan E¹ (AUTHOR), Chau, Anthony³ (AUTHOR), Bennett, Matthew T⁴ (AUTHOR), Chan, Wee Shian¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Obstetric Medicine (1753-495X). Jun2024, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p77-83. 7p.

Subject Terms: *RISK assessment, *SPINAL anesthesia, *CHEST pain, *PUERPERIUM, *SYMPTOMS, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *BRADYCARDIA, *MEDICAL records, *ACQUISITION of data, *PREECLAMPSIA, *DYSPNEA, *CASE studies, *SPECIALTY hospitals, *DISEASE risk factors

Geographic Terms: BRITISH Columbia

Efficacy of Calcium Channel Blockers on Major Cardiovascular Outcomes for the Treatment of Hypertension in Asian Populations: A Meta-analysis

Authors: Tran, Karen C., Leung, Alexander A., Tang, Karen L., Quan, Hude, Khan, Nadia A.

Source: In Canadian Journal of Cardiology May 2017 33(5):635-643

Implementation of a home blood pressure monitoring program for the management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, an observational study in British Columbia, Canada.

Authors: Tran, Karen C^1,2 (AUTHOR) karen.tran4@vch.ca, Freiman, Sabina³ (AUTHOR), Chaworth-Musters, Tessa¹ (AUTHOR), Purkiss, Susan¹ (AUTHOR), Foster, Colleen¹ (AUTHOR), Khan, Nadia A^1,2 (AUTHOR), Chan, Wee Shian¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Obstetric Medicine (1753-495X). Mar2024, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p22-27. 6p.

Subject Terms: *HUMAN services programs, *MATERNAL health services, *PATIENT safety, *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases, *HYPERTENSION, *DISEASE management, *SCIENTIFIC observation, *MEDICAL care, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *HYPERTENSION in pregnancy, *HOME diagnostic tests, *GESTATIONAL age, *PREECLAMPSIA, *BLOOD pressure testing machines, *BLOOD pressure measurement, *COVID-19 pandemic, *PREGNANCY

Geographic Terms: CANADA

Using a targeted metabolomics approach to explore differences in ARDS associated with COVID-19 compared to ARDS caused by H1N1 influenza and bacterial pneumonia.

Authors: Lee, Chel Hee, Banoei, Mohammad M., Ansari, Mariam, Cheng, Matthew P., Lamontagne, Francois, Griesdale, Donald, Lasry, David E., Demir, Koray, Dhingra, Vinay, Tran, Karen C., Lee, Terry, Burns, Kevin, Sweet, David, Marshall, John, Slutsky, Arthur, Murthy, Srinivas, Singer, Joel, Patrick, David M., Lee, Todd C., Boyd, John H.

Source: Critical Care; 2/27/2024, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p1-16, 16p

Chapter 27 - Resistant and Pseudoresistant Hypertension

Authors: Tran, Karen C.

Source: In Hypertension Secrets Edition: Second Edition. 2023:144-148

Outcomes and characteristics of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec during the Omicron wave.

Authors: Lee, Terry, Cheng, Matthew P., Vinh, Donald C., Lee, Todd C., Tran, Karen C., Winston, Brent W., Sweet, David, Boyd, John H., Walley, Keith R., Haljan, Greg, McGeer, Allison, Lamontagne, Francois, Fowler, Robert, Maslove, David M., Singer, Joel, Patrick, David M., Marshall, John C., Burns, Kevin D., Murthy, Srinivas, Mann, Puneet K.

Source: CMAJ Open; 2023, Vol. 11 Issue 4, pE672-E683, 12p

Subject Terms: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, SARS-CoV-2, ADULT respiratory distress syndrome, COVID-19 pandemic

Geographic Terms: QUEBEC (Quebec), ONTARIO, BRITISH Columbia

Physician Financial Incentives for Use of Outpatient Intravenous Antimicrobial Therapy: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

Authors: Staples, John A, Ho, Meghan, Ferris, Dwight, Liu, Guiping, Brubacher, Jeffrey R, Khan, Mayesha, Daly-Grafstein, Daniel, Tran, Karen C, Sutherland, Jason M

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases; 6/15/2023, Vol. 76 Issue 12, p2098-2105, 8p

Subject Terms: FEE for service (Medical fees), HEALTH policy, LENGTH of stay in hospitals, OUTPATIENT medical care, INTRAVENOUS therapy, COMMUNICABLE diseases, CONFIDENCE intervals, RETROSPECTIVE studies, TIME series analysis, HOSPITAL care, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, RESEARCH funding, POLICY sciences, ODDS ratio, PSYCHOLOGY of physicians, ANTIBIOTICS, LONGITUDINAL method

Evaluating fatigue in patients recovering from COVID-19: validation of the fatigue severity scale and single item screening questions.

Authors: Naik, Hiten, Shao, Selena, Tran, Karen C., Wong, Alyson W., Russell, James A., Khor, Esther, Nacul, Luis, McKay, R. Jane, Carlsten, Christopher, Ryerson, Christopher J., Levin, Adeera

Source: Health & Quality of Life Outcomes; 12/27/2022, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: FATIGUE (Physiology), CANCER fatigue, MEDICAL screening, COVID-19, CRONBACH'S alpha, POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome

Geographic Terms: BRITISH Columbia

Outpatient Versus Inpatient Intravenous Antimicrobial Therapy: A Population-Based Observational Cohort Study of Adverse Events and Costs.

Authors: Staples, John A, Ho, Meghan, Ferris, Dwight, Hayek, Jan, Liu, Guiping, Tran, Karen C, Sutherland, Jason M

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases; Dec2022, Vol. 75 Issue 11, p1921-1929, 9p

Subject Terms: PREVENTION of drug side effects, INTRAVENOUS therapy, HOSPITAL patients, SCIENTIFIC observation, CONFIDENCE intervals, ANTI-infective agents, MEDICAL care costs, RETROSPECTIVE studies, PATIENT readmissions, COST control, TREATMENT effectiveness, HOSPITAL care, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, BACTERIAL diseases, POPULATION health, ODDS ratio, DATA analysis software, LONGITUDINAL method, ECONOMICS

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Authors: Abramovitz, Blaise W., Agarwal, Rajiv, Ahmad, Sarah, Alexander, Matthew R., AlQassas, Ibrahim A., Arroyo, Juan P., Asuzu, Christopher, Ayesh, Ali, Bakris, George, Bali, Atul, Beckman, Joshua A., Bock, Fabian, Bugeja, Ann, Burgner, Anna, Carey, Robert M., Cohen, Jordana B., Concepcion, Beatrice P., Dillingham, Christine, Drager, Luciano F., Dresser, George K., Eknoyan, Garabed, Ellison, David, Erdbrugger, Uta, Farrell, Maureen C., Flood, Ryan P., Flynn, Joseph T., Georgianos, Panagiotis I., Gilligan, Sarah, McAuliffe, Christin Giordano, Hiremath, Swapnil, Holder, Tara A., Hu, Jiun-Ruey, Husain, Irma, Imran, Nashat, Judd, Eric, Kharadjian, Talar B., Kim, Esther S., Kovach, Cassandra, Kumar, Arun, Lerma, Edgar V., Lewis, Julia B., Libianto, Renata, Lloyd, Matthew, Luther, James M., Malhotra, Rakesh, Mehta, Hina N., Montford, John R., Mosley, Jonathan D., Munir, Bilal, Padwal, Raj, Patel, Trisha, Peixoto, Aldo J., Pradhan, Nishigandha, Pratt, J. Howard, Puar, Akshan, Rabkin, Simon W., Rahman, Mahboob, Raj, Satish R., Ramkumar, Nirupama, Rianto, Fitra, Ringrose, Jennifer, Ruzicka, Marcel, Schiavon, Carlos A., Shamy, Michel, Shawar, Saed, Shibao, Cyndya A., Sparks, Matthew A., Sternlicht, Hillel, Sussman, Craig, Terker, Andrew, Tezuka, Yuta, Tran, Karen C., Turcu, Adina F., Vaidya, Anand, Yang, Jun

Source: In Hypertension Secrets Edition: Second Edition. 2023:vi-viii