“Accuracy of Valuations of Surgical Procedures in the Medicare Fee Schedule,” by David C. Chan, Johnny Huynh, and David M. Studdert (Vol. 380, No. 16, April 18, 2019, p. 1546-1554).
April 22, 2019
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – April 22, 2019
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April 12, 2019
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – April 12, 2019
“Randomized Trial of Verubecestat for Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Michael F. Egan, James Kost, Tiffini Voss, Yuki Mukai, Paul S. Aisen, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Pierre N. Tariot, Bruno Vellas, Christopher H. van Dyck, Merce Boada, Ying Zhang, Wen Li, Christine Furtek, Erin Mahoney, Lyn Harper Mozley, Yi Mo, Cyrille Sur, and David Michelson (Vol. 380, No. 15, April 11, 2019, p. 1408-1420).
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December 28, 2018
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – December 28, 2018
“Ibrutinib Regimens versus Chemoimmunotherapy in Older Patients with Untreated CLL,” by Jennifer A. Woyach, Amy S. Ruppert, Nyla A. Heerema, Weiqiang Zhao, Allison M. Booth, Wei Ding, Nancy L. Bartlett, Danielle M. Brander, Paul M. Barr, Kerry A. Rogers, Sameer A. Parikh, Steven Coutre, Arti Hurria, Jennifer R. Brown, Gerard Lozanski, James S. Blachly, Hatice G. Ozer, Brittny Major-Elechi, Briant Fruth, Sreenivasa Nattam, Richard A. Larson, Harry Erba, Mark Litzow, Carolyn Owen,Charles Kuzma, Jeremy S. Abramson, Richard F. Little, Scott E. Smith, Richard M. Stone, Sumithra J. Mandrekar, and John C. Byrd (Vol. 379, No. 26, December 27, 2018, p. 2517-2528).
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October 19, 2018
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – October 19, 2018
“Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly,” by John J. McNeil, Robyn L. Woods, Mark R. Nelson, Christopher M. Reid, Brenda Kirpach, Rory Wolfe, Elsdon Storey, Raj C. Shah, Jessica E. Lockery, Andrew M. Tonkin, Anne B. Newman, Jeff D. Williamson, Karen L. Margolis, Michael E. Ernst, Walter P. Abhayaratna, Nigel Stocks, Sharyn M. Fitzgerald, Suzanne G. Orchard, Ruth E. Trevaks, Lawrence J. Beilin, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Peter Gibbs, Colin I. Johnston, Joanne Ryan, Barbara Radziszewska, Richard Grimm, and Anne M. Murray, for the ASPREE Investigator Group (Vol. 379, No. 16, October 18, 2018, p. 1499-1508).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1800722
B. “Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly,” by John J. McNeil, Rory Wolfe, Robyn L. Woods, Andrew M. Tonkin, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Mark R. Nelson, Christopher M. Reid, Jessica E. Lockery, Brenda Kirpach, Elsdon Storey, Raj C. Shah, Jeff D. Williamson, Karen L. Margolis, Michael E. Ernst, Pharm.D., Walter P. Abhayaratna, Nigel Stocks, Sharyn M. Fitzgerald, Suzanne G. Orchard, Ruth E. Trevaks, Lawrence J. Beilin, Colin I. Johnston, Joanne Ryan, M.Biostat., Barbara Radziszewska, Michael Jelinek, Mobin Malik, Charles B. Eaton, Donna Brauer, Geoff Cloud, Erica M. Wood, Suzanne E. Mahady, Suzanne Satterfield, Richard Grimm, and Anne M. Murray, for the ASPREE Investigator Group (Vol. 379, No. 16, October 18, 2018, p. 1509-1518).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805819
C. “Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly,” by John J. McNeil, Mark R. Nelson, Robyn L. Woods, Jessica E. Lockery, Rory Wolfe, Christopher M. Reid, Brenda Kirpach, Raj C. Shah, Diane G. Ives, Elsdon Storey, Joanne Ryan, Andrew M. Tonkin, Anne B. Newman, Jeff D. Williamson, Karen L. Margolis, Michael E. Ernst, Walter P. Abhayaratna, Nigel Stocks, Sharyn M. Fitzgerald, Suzanne G. Orchard, Ruth E. Trevaks, Lawrence J. Beilin, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Peter Gibbs, Colin I. Johnston, Barbara Radziszewska, Richard Grimm, and Anne M. Murray, for the ASPREE Investigator Group (Vol. 379, No. 16, October 18, 2018, p. 1519-1528).
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May 18, 2017
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – May 18, 2017
“Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults,” by Dennis T. Villareal, Lina Aguirre, A. Burke Gurney, Debra L. Waters, David R. Sinacore, Elizabeth Colombo, Reina Armamento-Villareal, and Clifford Qualls (Vol. 376, No. 20, May 18, 2017, p. 1943-1955).
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March 16, 2017
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – March 16, 2017
“Short-Course Radiation plus Temozolomide in Elderly Patients with Glioblastoma,” by James R. Perry, Normand Laperriere, Christopher J. O’Callaghan, Alba A. Brandes, Johan Menten, Claire Phillips, Michael Fay, Ryo Nishikawa, J. Gregory Cairncross, Wilson Roa, David Osoba, John P. Rossiter, Arjun Sahgal, Hal Hirte, Florence Laigle-Donadey, Enrico Franceschi, Olivier Chinot, Vassilis Golfinopoulos, Laura Fariselli, Antje Wick, Loic Feuvret, Michael Back, Michael Tills, Chad Winch, Brigitta G. Baumert, Wolfgang Wick, Keyue Ding, and Warren P. Mason, for the Trial Investigators (Vol. 376, No. 11, March 16, 2017, p. 1027-1037).
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October 6, 2016
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – October 6, 2016
Note: Check with your organizations information center for access to NEJM. “Life Expectancy after Myocardial Infarction, According to Hospital Performance,” by Emily M. Bucholz, Neel M. Butala, Shuangge Ma, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, and Harlan M. Krumholz (Vol. 375, No. 14, October 6, 2016, p. 1332-1342).
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September 15, 2016
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – September 15, 2016
“Efficacy of the Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Adults 70 Years of Age or Older,” by Anthony L. Cunningham, Himal Lal, Martina Kovac, Roman Chlibek, Shinn-Jang Hwang, Javier Díez-Domingo, Olivier Godeaux, Myron J. Levin, Janet E. McElhaney, Joan Puig-Barberà, Carline Vanden Abeele, Timo Vesikari, Daisuke Watanabe, Toufik Zahaf, Anitta Ahonen, Eugene Athan, Jose F. Barba-Gomez, Laura Campora, Ferdinandus de Looze,H. Jackson Downey, Wayne Ghesquiere, Iris Gorfinkel, Tiina Korhonen, Edward Leung, Shelly A. McNeil, Lidia Oostvogels, Lars Rombo, Jan Smetana, Lily Weckx, Wilfred Yeo, and Thomas C. Heineman, for the ZOE-70 Study Group (Vol. 375, No. 11, September 15, 2016, p. 1019-1032).
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April 21, 2016
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – April 21, 2016
“Readmissions, Observation, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program,” by Rachael B. Zuckerman, Steven H. Sheingold, E. John Orav, Joel Ruhter, and Arnold M. Epstein (Vol. 374, No. 16, April 21, 2016, p. 1543-1551).
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February 18, 2016
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – February 18, 2016
“Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men,” by Peter J. Snyder, Shalender Bhasin, Glenn R. Cunningham, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Alisa J. Stephens-Shields, Jane A. Cauley, Thomas M. Gill, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Ronald S. Swerdloff, Christina Wang, Kristine E. Ensrud, Cora E. Lewis, John T. Farrar, David Cella, Raymond C. Rosen, Marco Pahor, Jill P. Crandall, Mark E. Molitch, Denise Cifelli, Darlene Dougar, Laura Fluharty, Susan M. Resnick, Thomas W. Storer, Stephen Anton, Shehzad Basaria, Susan J. Diem, Xiaoling Hou, Emile R. Mohler, III, J. Kellogg Parsons, Nanette K. Wenger, Bret Zeldow, J. Richard Landis, and Susan S. Ellenberg, for the Testosterone Trials Investigators (Vol. 374, No. 7, February 18, 2016, p. 611-624).
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October 23, 2015
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – October 23, 2015
“A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement,” by Soren T. Skou, Ewa M. Roos, Mogens B. Laursen, Michael S. Rathleff, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Ole Simonsen, and Sten Rasmussen (Vol. 373, No. 17, October 22, 2015, p. 1597-1606).
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April 16, 2015
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – April 16, 2015
“Preoperative Medical Testing in Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery,” by Catherine L. Chen, Grace A. Lin, Naomi S. Bardach, Theodore H. Clay, W. John Boscardin, Adrian W. Gelb, Mervyn Maze, Michael A. Gropper, and R. Adams Dudley (Vol. 372, No. 16, April 16, 2015, p. 1530-1538).
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January 2, 2015
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – January 2, 2015
“The Amyloidogenic V122I Transthyretin Variant in Elderly Black Americans,” by C. Cristina Quarta, Joel N. Buxbaum, Amil M. Shah, Rodney H. Falk, Brian Claggett, Dalane W. Kitzman, Thomas H. Mosley, Kenneth R. Butler, Eric Boerwinkle, and Scott D. Solomon (Vol. 372, No. 1, January 1, 2015, p. 21-29).
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December 11, 2014
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – December 11, 2014
“Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plans,” by John Z. Ayanian, Bruce E. Landon, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Alan M. Zaslavsky (Vol. 371, No. 24, December 11, 2014, p. 2288-2297).
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October 30, 2014
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – October 30, 2014
“Changes in Patients’ Experiences in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations,” by J. Michael McWilliams, Bruce E. Landon, Michael E. Chernew, and Alan M. Zaslavsky (Vol. 371, No. 18, October 30, 2014, p. 1715-1724).
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November 21, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – November 21, 2013
“Vitamin D-Binding Protein and Vitamin D Status of Black Americans and White Americans,” by Camille E. Powe, Michele K. Evans, Julia Wenger, Alan B. Zonderman,Anders H. Berg, Michael Nalls, Hector Tamez, Dongsheng Zhang, Ishir Bhan, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Neil R. Powe, and Ravi Thadhani (Vol. 369, No. 21, November 21, 2013, p. 1991-2000).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1306357?query=TOC#t=abstract
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September 20, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – September 20, 2013
“Variation in Surgical-Readmission Rates and Quality of Hospital Care,” by Thomas C. Tsai, Karen E. Joynt, E. John Orav, Atul A. Gawande, and Ashish K. Jha (Vol. 369, No. 12, September 19, 2013, p. 1134-1142).
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July 25, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – July 25, 2013
“A Phase 3 Trial of Semagacestat for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Rachelle S. Doody, Rema Raman, Martin Farlow, Takeshi Iwatsubo, Bruno Vellas, Steven Joffe, Karl Kieburtz, Feng He, Xiaoying Sun, Ronald G. Thomas, Paul S. Aisen, Eric Siemers, Gopalan Sethuraman, and Richard Mohs, for the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study Steering Committee and the Semagacestat Study Group (Vol. 369, No. 4, July 25, 2013, p. 341-350).
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May 9, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – May 9, 2013
“WNT1 Mutations in Early-Onset Osteoporosis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta,” by Christine M. Laine, Kyu Sang Joeng, Philippe M. Campeau, Riku Kiviranta, Kati Tarkkonen, Monica Grover, James T. Lu, Minna Pekkinen, Maija Wessman, Terhi J. Heino, Vappu Nieminen-Pihala, Mira Aronen, Tero Laine, Heikki Kroger, William G. Cole, Anna-Elina Lehesjoki, Lisette Nevarez, Deborah Krakow, Cynthia J.R. Curry, Daniel H. Cohn, Richard A. Gibbs, Brendan H. Lee, and Outi Makitie (Vol. 368, No. 19, May 9, 2013, p. 1809-1818).
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January 31, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – January 31, 2013
“Long-Term Functional Outcomes after Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer,” by Matthew J. Resnick, Tatsuki Koyama, Kang-Hsien Fan, Peter C. Albertsen, Michael Goodman, Ann S. Hamilton, Richard M. Hoffman, Arnold L. Potosky, Janet L. Stanford, Antoinette M. Stroup, R. Lawrence Van Horn, and David F. Penson (Vol. 368, No. 5, January 31, 2013, p. 436-445).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1209978?query=TOC#t=abstract
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January 10, 2013
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – January 10, 2013
A. “Variant of TREM2 Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Thorlakur Jonsson, Hreinn Stefansson, Stacy Steinberg, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Palmi V. Jonsson, Jon Snaedal, Sigurbjorn Bjornsson, Johanna Huttenlocher, Allan I. Levey, James J. Lah, Dan Rujescu, Harald Hampel, Ina Giegling, Ole A. Andreassen, Knut Engedal, Ingun Ulstein, Srdjan Djurovic, Carla Ibrahim-Verbaas, Albert Hofman, M. Arfan Ikram, Cornelia M van Duijn, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Augustine Kong, and Kari Stefansson (Vol. 368, No. 2, January 10, 2013, p. 107-116).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1211103#t=abstract
B. “TREM2 Variants in Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Rita Guerreiro, Aleksandra Wojtas, Jose Bras, Minerva Carrasquillo, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Elisa Majounie, Carlos Cruchaga, Celeste Sassi, John S.K. Kauwe, Steven Younkin, Lilinaz Hazrati, John Collinge, Jennifer Pocock, Tammaryn Lashley, Julie Williams, Jean-Charles Lambert, Philippe Amouyel, Alison Goate, Rosa Rademakers, Kevin Morgan, John Powell, Peter St. George-Hyslop, Andrew Singleton, and John Hardy, for the Alzheimer Genetic Analysis Group (Vol. 368, No. 2, January 10, 2013, p. 117-127).
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October 18, 2012
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – October 18, 2012
“Relapse Risk after Discontinuation of Risperidone in Alzheimer’s Disease,” by D.P. Devanand, Jacobo Mintzer, Susan K. Schultz, Howard F. Andrews, David L. Sultzer, Danilo de la Pena, Sanjay Gupta, Sylvia Colon, Corbett Schimming, Gregory H. Pelton, and Bruce Levin (Vol. 367, No. 18, October 18, 2012, p. 1497-1507).
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September 13, 2012
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – September 13, 2012
“Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions,” by Benjamin D. Sommers, Katherine Baicker, and Arnold M. Epstein (Vol. 367, No. 11, September 13, 2012, p. 1025-1034).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1202099?query=TOC#t=abstract
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August 9, 2012
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – August 9, 2012
“Treatment of Older Patients with Mantle-Cell Lymphoma,” by H.C. Kluin-Nelemans, E. Hoster, O. Hermine, J. Walewski, M. Trneny, C.H. Geisler, S. Stilgenbauer, C. Thieblemont, U. Vehling-Kaiser, J.K. Doorduijn, B. Coiffier, R. Forstpointner, H. Tilly, L. Kanz, P. Feugier, M. Szymczyk, M. Hallek, S. Kremers, G. Lepeu, L. Sanhes, J.M. Zijlstra, R. Bouabdallah, P.J. Lugtenburg, M. Macro, M. Pfreundschuh, V. Prochazka, F. Di Raimondo, V. Ribrag, M. Uppenkamp, M. Andre, W. Klapper, W. Hiddemann, M. Unterhalt, and M.H. Dreyling (Vol. 367, No. 6, August 9, 2012, p. 520-531).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200920?query=TOC#t=abstract
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January 26, 2012
CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – January 26, 2012
New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract: “Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease,” by Jarett D. Berry, Alan Dyer, Xuan Cai, Daniel B. Garside, Hongyan Ning, Avis Thomas, Philip Greenland, Linda Van Horn, Russell P. Tracy, and Donald M. Lloyd-Jones Vol. 366, No. 4, Jan. 26, 2012, p. 321-329).
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