Benjamin Alan Goldstein

Journal article Biometrics · June 2015 Featured Publication Data sources with repeated measurements are an appealing resource to understand the relationship between changes in biological markers and risk of a clinical event. While longitudinal data present opportunities to observe changing risk over time, these ana ... Full text Link to item Cite

National decline in donor heart utilization with regional variability: 1995-2010.

Journal article Am J Transplant · March 2015 Featured Publication The severe shortage of donor hearts limits the availability of transplantation for the growing population of patients with end-stage heart disease. We examined national trends in donor heart acceptance for transplant. OPTN data were analyzed for all potent ... Full text Link to item Cite

Simple, standardized incorporation of genetic risk into non-genetic risk prediction tools for complex traits: coronary heart disease as an example.

Journal article Front Genet · 2014 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Genetic risk assessment is becoming an important component of clinical decision-making. Genetic Risk Scores (GRSs) allow the composite assessment of genetic risk in complex traits. A technically and clinically pertinent question is how to most eas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Near-term prediction of sudden cardiac death in older hemodialysis patients using electronic health records.

Journal article Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · January 2014 Featured Publication BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of death among individuals undergoing hemodialysis. The epidemiology of sudden cardiac death has been well studied, and efforts are shifting to risk assessment. This study aimed to te ... Full text Link to item Cite