Providence Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research + Data Science (CARDS) is dedicated to leveraging our data and research infrastructure to accelerate innovation and discovery in heart and vascular health for the betterment of patient care. To support Providence Heart Institute’s research and quality efforts, the CARDS center includes analytics, registries, biostatistics, publications, and clinical trials. CARDS investigates the treatments, technologies and processes that lead to the best patient outcomes in service to high-value cardiovascular care. CARDS conducts research ‘in the context of clinical practice’, asking and answering important questions that will shape patient care and influence how our health care delivery systems are organized. CARDS leverages Providence’s real-world health care experience to create new knowledge.

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Submissions from 2022

Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19, Ty J. Gluckman

Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19 in Adults: Myocarditis, Long COVID, and Return to Play, Ty J. Gluckman

Cost of Prevention—How Much is Too Much?, Ty J. Gluckman

Diversifying Patients in Clinical Trials--Approaches to Different Trial Designs, Ty J. Gluckman

Intersection of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy-What to Do When a Patient Needs Both, Ty J. Gluckman

Ongoing Dilemmas with Surveillance and Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation, Ty J. Gluckman

Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19: A Review of the Current Data, Ty J. Gluckman

Referral to Advanced Heart Failure-A Key Component in Team-Based Care, Ty J. Gluckman

Target: Aortic Stenosis—Initiative Experience, Ty J. Gluckman

Treadmill, Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI), and Cardiac PET, Ty J. Gluckman

Stakeholder Perspectives - Clinical Care, Ty J. Gluckman, J Bachmann, H Chetan, ATS Sandhu, and C Porter

Accelerating Cardiovascular Outcomes/Health Services Research Within Community-Based Health Systems-Lessons Learned and Steps Moving Forward, Tyler J Gluckman

Accelerating Cardiovascular Outcomes/Health Services Research Within Community-Based Health Systems-Lessons Learned and Steps Moving Forward, Tyler J Gluckman

Accelerating Cardiovascular Outcomes/Health Services Research Within Community-Based Health Systems-Lessons Learned and Steps Moving Forward, Tyler J Gluckman

Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19, Tyler J Gluckman

Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19 (Long-COVID and Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection) CV Sequelae of COVID-19 in Adults: Myocarditis and Other Mycoardial Involvement, PASC, Tyler J Gluckman

Cost of Prevention—How Much is Too much?, Tyler J Gluckman

Do Registries Help Us or Cost Us, Tyler J Gluckman

Incorporating the 2021 AHA/ACC Chest Pain Guidelines Into My Clinical Practice, Tyler J Gluckman

Optimizing LDL-C: Individualizing Treatment Using Statins and Nonstatin Therapy, Tyler J Gluckman

Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19: A Review of the Current Data, Tyler J Gluckman

Treadmill, Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI), and Cardiac PET, Tyler J Gluckman

ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway of Bleeding Management in Patients on Oral Anticoagulant and Cost Implications, Tyler J Gluckman and See full list of authors in comments

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Polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 fatty acids, and eicosapentaenoic acid- mechanisms of action, Tyler J Gluckman and See full list of authors in comments

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Leveraging Healthcare System Data to Identify High-Risk Dyslipidemia Patients., Nayrana Griffith, Grace Bigham, Aparna Sajja, and Ty J Gluckman

Reproductive Health Features Associated with SCAD: A Report of the iSCAD Registry, A Grodzinsky, L Tam, and See all authors in comments

Heart Only Transplant Program Start-Up in the COVID Pandemic: Challenges and Unexpected Opportunities, P Higby, K Koomalsingh, and J Gelow

Creation of an RN Data Coordinator Role in a New Heart Transplant Program Results in Improved Data Integrity and Timeliness and Promotes Program Improvement Through Tracking of Quality and Performance Metrics, M Hite, S Verburg, J Gelow, and P Higby

Creation of an RN data coordinator role in a new heart transplant program results in improved data integrity and timeliness and promotes program improvement through tracking of quality and performance metrics., M Hite, S Verburg, Jill M Gelow, and P Higby

Building with a Blueprint: Taking a Patient Centered Specialty Practice from Medical Neighborhood to High Performing Network, X Huang and D Christensen

Population Health: Turning In-Basket Into ROI, X Huang and L Jones Larson

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Potential Impact of 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Hypertension Guideline on Contemporary Practice: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From NCDR PINNACLE Registry., Aliza Hussain, Salim S Virani, Luke Zheng, Tyler J Gluckman, William B Borden, Frederick A Masoudi, and Thomas M Maddox

Assessing Barriers to Consistent Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care: When in Doubt, Ask the Patient, R Jin

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Comparison of 26-mm Evolut and 23-mm Sapien 3 Valves in TAVR for Small Aortic Annulus., Ruyun Jin, Emily J Cox, Branden Reynolds, Brydan Curtis, Robert W. Hodson, Michael Reed, Sameer Gafoor, Gary Grunkemeier, Matthew Forrester, and Michael Ring

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The CUSUM Slope Equals Observed Minus Expected Mortality and Can Be Visualized by a "Slope-Meter"., Ruyun Jin, Mansen Wang, Lian Wang, and Gary Grunkemeier

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PCM1-JAK2 Fusion Tyrosine Kinase Gene-Related Neoplasia: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Literature., Henry G Kaplan, Ruyun Jin, Carlo Bifulco, James M Scanlan, and David R Corwin

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Criteria for Defining Stages of Cardiogenic Shock Severity., Navin K Kapur, Manreet Kanwar, Shashank S Sinha, Katherine L Thayer, A Reshad Garan, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, Yijing Zhang, Borui Li, Paulina Baca, Fatou Dieng, Neil M Harwani, Jacob Abraham, Gavin Hickey, Sandeep Nathan, Detlef Wencker, Shelley Hall, Andrew Schwartzman, Wissam Khalife, Song Li, Claudius Mahr, Ju H Kim, Esther Vorovich, Evan H Whitehead, Vanessa Blumer, and Daniel Burkhoff

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Intermittent Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava to Improve Hemodynamics in Patients With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure: The VENUS-HF Early Feasibility Study., Navin K Kapur, Michael S Kiernan, Irakli Gorgoshvili, Rayan Yousefzai, Esther E Vorovich, Ryan J Tedford, Andrew J Sauer, Jacob Abraham, Charles D Resor, Carey D Kimmelstiel, Keith H Benzuly, Daniel H Steinberg, Julie Messer, Daniel Burkhoff, and Richard H Karas

Single Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Use is Associated with Reduced Mortality Compared to Multi-Agent Drug Therapy Alone for Cardiogenic Shock: An Analysis of the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group Registry, NK Kapur, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

Single Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Use is Associated with Reduced Mortality Compared to Multi-Agent Drug Therapy Alone for Cardiogenic Shock: An Analysis of the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group Registry, NK Kapur, B Li, Y Zhang, K Thayer, A Garan, J Hernandez-Montfort, M Kanwar, SS Sinha, C Mahr, and Jacob Abraham

Higher Utilization of Drugs and Devices, including ECMO, in Patients Presenting with Cardiogenic Shock Due to De Novo Heart Failure Compared with Acute on Chronic Heart Failure, R Kataria, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

Intermittent Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava Reduces Estimated Stressed Blood Volume in Patients with Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure, M Kiernan, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

Extracoronary Vascular Abnormalities in Patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Report of The iSCAD Registry, SH Kim, L Tam, and See all authors in comments

Prevalence of Potential Triggers and Underlying Medical Conditions in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Report of the iSCAD Registry, SH Kim, L Tam, and See all authors in comments

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Clinical Factors and Outcomes When Real-World Heart Teams Overruled STS Risk Scores in TAVR Cases., Jackson M King, Morgan T Black, Ruyun Jin, Gary L Grunkemeier, Branden Reynolds, Brydan Curtis, Robert W. Hodson, Erika A Strehl, Sameer Gafoor, Matthew Forrester, Emily J Cox, and Michael Ring

Alternative Access TAVR, Ethan C. Korngold

Reducing Vascular Complication in TAVR, Ethan C. Korngold

Patient and System-Related Delays in Presentation and Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients Presenting With Acute Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Report of the ISCAD Registry, DJ Kumbhani, L Tam, and See all authors in comments

The Multidisciplinary Management of NET Disease: Carcinoid Heart Disease, M E. Layoun

Trends and factors associated with Prophylactic Anticoagulation Strategies in COVID-19: An Analysis of the AHA COVID-19 CVD Registry, M Lopes, HF Li, Ty Gluckman, and See all authors in comments

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Utilization of palliative care resource remains low, consuming potentially avoidable hospital admissions in stage IV non-small cell lung cancer: a community-based retrospective review., Austin M Meggyesy, Kerrie E Buehler, Candice L. Wilshire, Shih-Ting Chiu, Shu-Ching Chang, Joshua R Rayburn, Christopher R Gilbert, and Jed A Gorden

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Evaluation of inter-observer variability regarding aortic and mitral valve findings on transesophageal echocardiograms ordered for suspected endocarditis., Kristina B Moon, Matthew C Tattersall, Maame Adoe, Fauzia Osman, and Peter S Rahko

The Effect of Center Transplant Rate and the Use of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support on Heart Transplant Outcomes, V Nguyen, Jacob Abraham, Sophia Airhart, J Kay, and K Koomalsingh

Increased Drug Intoxications Seen in Heart Transplant Donors During COVID-19 Pandemic, V Nguyen, Jacob Abraham, J Gelow, K Koomalsingh, and D Oseran

Cardiogenic Shock by SCAI Classification in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation, V Nguyen, J Gelow, and Jacob Abraham

The Effect of Center Transplant Rate and the Use of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support on Heart Transplant Outcomes, Vidang P. Nguyen, Jacob Abraham, Sophia Airhart, Jill M Gelow, J Kay, and Kevin Koomalsingh

Increased Drug Intoxications Seen in Heart Transplant Donors During COVID-19 Pandemic, Vidang P. Nguyen, Jacob Abraham, Jill M Gelow, Kevin Koomalsingh, and Daniel S. Oseran

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ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Locoregional Treatment on Survival in Young Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Undergoing Upfront Surgery., Javier I Orozco, Jennifer Keller, Shu-Ching Chang, Crystal E Fancher, and Janie Grumley

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Impact of Locoregional Treatment on Survival in Young Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer undergoing Upfront Surgery., Javier I Orozco, Jennifer Keller, Shu-Ching Chang, Crystal E Fancher, and Janie Grumley

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Safety and efficiency of percutaneous coronary intervention using a standardised optical coherence tomography workflow., Eric A Osborn, Michael Johnson, Aziz Maksoud, Daniel Spoon, Frank J Zidar, Ethan C Korngold, Jana Buccola, Hector Garcia Cabrera, Richard J Rapoza, Nick E J West, and Judah Rauch

Case Studies: Digital Ischemia, Alejandro Perez

Disorders that mimic PAD, Alejandro Perez

Finger Ischemia Attributed to Oxymetazoline Nasal Spray, Alejandro Perez

Medical Management of PAD, Alejandro Perez

Medical Management of PAD, Alejandro Perez

Medical Management of Venous disease, Alejandro Perez

Monoplace Chamber Operations Walkthrough, Alejandro Perez

Monoplace Chamber Operations Walkthrough, Alejandro Perez

Peripheral Artery Disease, Alejandro Perez

Screening and Physical Evaluation of CLTI/PAD Patients, Alejandro Perez

Screening and Physical Evaluation of CLTI/PAD Patients, Alejandro Perez

Venous Disease Management, Alejandro Perez

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Fulminant Myocarditis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection:, Saurabh Rajpal, Rami Kahwash, Matthew S Tong, Kelly Paschke, Anjali A Satoskar, Beth Foreman, Larry A Allen, Nicole M Bhave, Tyler J Gluckman, and Valentin Fuster

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Fulminant Myocarditis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: JACC Patient Care Pathways., Saurabh Rajpal, Rami Kahwash, Matthew S Tong, Kelly Paschke, Anjali A Satoskar, Beth Foreman, Larry A Allen, Nicole M Bhave, Tyler J Gluckman, and Valentin Fuster

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Discordance Between Standard Equations for Determination of LDL Cholesterol in Patients With Atherosclerosis., Aparna Sajja, Hsin-Fang Li, Kateri Spinelli, Roger S Blumenthal, Salim S Virani, Seth S Martin, and Tyler J Gluckman

Population Health: Turning In-Basket Into ROI, J Sauer, X Huang, and LJ Larson

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Clinical Trial Participation and COVID-19: a Descriptive Analysis from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Registry., Kevin S Shah, Adriana E Reyes-Miranda, Steven M Bradley, Khadijah Breathett, Sandeep R Das, Tyler J Gluckman, Divya Gupta, Daniel T Leung, R Kannan Mutharasan, Pamela N Peterson, Emily S Spivak, and Rashmee U Shah

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Clinical Trial Participation and COVID-19: a Descriptive Analysis from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Registry., Kevin S Shah, Adriana E Reyes-Miranda, Steven M Bradley, Khadijah Breathett, Sandeep R Das, Tyler J Gluckman, Divya Gupta, Daniel T Leung, R Kannan Mutharasan, Pamela N Peterson, Emily S Spivak, and Rashmee U Shah

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Preoperative Risk Prediction for Pancreatectomy: A Comparative Analysis of Three Scoring Systems., Holly Spitzer, Ryan Yang, Phillip Kemp Bohan, Shu-Ching Chang, Gary Grunkemeier, Timothy Vreeland, and Daniel W Nelson

Defining Baseline and Maximum Stages of Cardiogenic Shock Severity: Insights from the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group, K Thayer, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

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The Impact of Remote Optimization of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients with NYHA Stage II and III Heart Failure, Maurice N. Tran, Christine Doran, Trevor Laursen, Kellie Graybosch, and Jacob Abraham

The Impact of Remote Optimization of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients with NYHA Stage II and III Heart Failure, MN Tran, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

Evolution of TCAR in my carotid practice: patient selection, learning curve, and lessons learned, Brant Ullery

Role of protocolization in the management of acute aortic syndromes, Brant Ullery

Racial Differences in Patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Report of the ISCAD Registry, BJ Wells, LM Tam, and See all authors in comments

Migraine Headache in Patients with SCAD: A Report of the iSCAD Registry, BJ Wells, L Tam, and See all authors in comments

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2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19 in Adults: Myocarditis and Other Myocardial Involvement, Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and Return to Play: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee., Writing Committee, Tyler J Gluckman, Nicole M Bhave, Larry A Allen, Eugene H Chung, Erica S Spatz, Enrico Ammirati, Aaron L Baggish, Biykem Bozkurt, William K Cornwell, Kimberly G Harmon, Jonathan H Kim, Anuradha Lala, Benjamin D Levine, Matthew W Martinez, Oyere Onuma, Dermot Phelan, Valentina O Puntmann, Saurabh Rajpal, Pam R Taub, and Amanda K Verma

In-Hospital or Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock, M Yin, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

In-Hospital or Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock, M Yin, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

Intermittent Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava Reduces Estimated Stressed Blood Volume in Patients with Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure, R Yousefzai, Jacob Abraham, M Kiernan, R Tedford, K Benzuly, R Karas, D Burkhoff, and NK Kapur

Intermittent Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava Improves Urine Sodium Excretion in Patients with Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure, R Yousefzai, Jacob Abraham, and See all authors in comments

Submissions from 2021

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Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in the Intensive Care Unit: Post-Implant Care and Management, Jacob Abraham (Ed) and Joseph E. Parrillo (Ed)

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Chapter: Blood compatibility/hemolysis, Jacob Abraham

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Heart Failure-Related Cardiogenic Shock: Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Management Considerations: Review of Heart Failure-Related Cardiogenic Shock., Jacob Abraham, Vanessa Blumer, Dan Burkhoff, Mohit Pahuja, Shashank S Sinha, Carolyn Rosner, Esther Vorovich, Gillian Grafton, Aaron Bagnola, Jaime A Hernandez-Montfort, and Navin K Kapur

Cardiogenic Shock Working Group Global Summit: Case Presentation, Jacob Abraham and Vidang P. Nguyen

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Axillary transvalvular microaxial pump as bridge to transcatheter aortic valve replacement in cardiogenic shock, Jacob Abraham, Lian Wang, V Kumar, Eric B Kirker, and Kateri Spinelli

Portopulmonary rhapsody: everything you need to know about portopulmonary hypertension, Sophia Airhart

Recognizing and treating HFpEF: the biggest pulmonary arterial hypertension imitator!, Sophia Airhart

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Assessing hemodynamic response to submaximal exercise in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients using an implantable hemodynamic monitor., Sophia Airhart, Nima Badie, Mark Doyle, Priscilla Correa-Jacque, Curt Daniels, and Raymond Benza

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Reply: Transcarotid trumps transapical/direct aortic access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement-It's a no brainer!, Keith B Allen, Adnan K Chhatriwalla, John Saxon, James Hermiller, David Heimansohn, Sina Moainie, Raymond G McKay, Mohiuddin Cheema, Brandon Jones, Robert W Hodson, Ethan Korngold, and Eric Kirker