Kevin Anstrom, PhD

Department:
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Email Address:
kevin.anstrom@duke.edu

Address:
DUMC Box 2721
DUMC
Durham, NC 27710

Telephone:
9196688902

Research Interests:
My research interests include cost-benefit analysis, health economics, semiparametric estimation, clinical trials and medical informatics.

Publications:
2008 -- Pubmed # 18021490 -- Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Bethel MA, Anstrom KJ, Liao L, Gottdiener JS, Schulman KA. Pancreatic beta-cell function as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes and costs: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Jan;24(1):41-50.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18299498 -- Curtis LH, Whellan DJ, Hammill BG, Hernandez AF, Anstrom KJ, Shea AM, Schulman KA. Incidence and prevalence of heart failure in elderly persons, 1994-2003. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Feb 25;168(4):418-24.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18502534 -- Eisenstein EL, Sun JL, Anstrom KJ, Stafford JA, Szczech LA, Muhlbaier LH, Mark DB. Re-evaluating the volume-outcome relationship in hemodialysis patients. Health Policy. 2008 May 23.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18514927 -- Felker GM, Anstrom KJ, Rogers JG. A global ranking approach to end points in trials of mechanical circulatory support devices. J Card Fail. 2008 Jun;14(5):368-72.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18191297 -- Glickman SW, Anstrom KJ, Lin L, Chandra A, Laskowitz DT, Woods CW, Freeman DH, Kraft M, Beskow LM, Weinfurt KP, Schulman KA, Cairns CB. Challenges in enrollment of minority, pediatric, and geriatric patients in emergency and acute care clinical research. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;51(6):775-780.e3.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18461821 -- Konstance RP, Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, Shaw LK, Califf RM, Harrington RA, Matchar DB, Schulman KA, Kong DF. Outcomes of second revascularization procedures after stent implantation. J Med Syst. 2008 Apr;32(2):177-86.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18517080 -- Mankad VS, Williams LW, Lee LA, LaBelle GS, Anstrom KJ, Burks AW. Safety of open food challenges in the office setting. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 May;100(5):469-74.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18195201 -- Oliveira GB, Crespo EM, Becker RC, Honeycutt EF, Abrams CS, Anstrom KJ, Berger PB, Davidson-Ray LD, Eisenstein EL, Kleiman NS, Moliterno DJ, Moll S, Rice L, Rodgers JE, Steinhubl SR, Tapson VF, Ohman EM, Granger CB, . Incidence and prognostic significance of thrombocytopenia in patients treated with prolonged heparin therapy. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jan 14;168(1):94-102.

2008 -- Pubmed # 18429659 -- Reed SD, Anstrom KJ, Li Y, Schulman KA. Updated estimates of survival and cost effectiveness for imatinib versus interferon-alpha plus low-dose cytarabine for newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukaemia. Pharmacoeconomics. 2008;26(5):435-46.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17202279 -- Alexander BD, Byrne TC, Smith KL, Hanson KE, Anstrom KJ, Perfect JR, Reller LB. Comparative evaluation of Etest and sensititre yeastone panels against the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M27-A2 reference broth microdilution method for testing Candida susceptibility to seven antifungal agents. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Mar;45(3):698-706.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17967595 -- Allen LaPointe NM, Governale L, Watkins J, Mulgund J, Anstrom KJ. Outpatient use of anticoagulants, rate-controlling drugs, and antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation. Am Heart J. 2007 Nov;154(5):893-8.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17351847 -- Allen LaPointe NM, Pappas P, Deverka P, Anstrom KJ. Patient receipt and understanding of written information provided with isotretinoin and estrogen prescriptions. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Jan;22(1):98-101.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17356110 -- Collard HR, Anstrom KJ, Schwarz MI, Zisman DA. Sildenafil improves walk distance in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Chest. 2007 Mar;131(3):897-9.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17623825 -- Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Bethel MA, Anstrom KJ, Gottdiener JS, Schulman KA. Costs of the metabolic syndrome in elderly individuals: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Diabetes Care. 2007 Oct;30(10):2553-8.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17909367 -- Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Eisenstein EL, Kramer JM, Anstrom KJ. Using inverse probability-weighted estimators in comparative effectiveness analyses with observational databases. Med Care. 2007 Oct;45(10 Supl 2):S103-7.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17262196 -- DePuy V, Anstrom KJ, Castel LD, Schulman KA, Weinfurt KP, Saad F. Effects of skeletal morbidities on longitudinal patient-reported outcomes and survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2007 Jul;15(7):869-76.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17148711 -- Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, Kong DF, Shaw LK, Tuttle RH, Mark DB, Kramer JM, Harrington RA, Matchar DB, Kandzari DE, Peterson ED, Schulman KA, Califf RM. Clopidogrel use and long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation. JAMA. 2007 Jan 10;297(2):159-68.

2007 -- Pubmed # 18055680 -- Green TD, LaBelle VS, Steele PH, Kim EH, Lee LA, Mankad VS, Williams LW, Anstrom KJ, Burks AW. Clinical characteristics of peanut-allergic children: recent changes. Pediatrics. 2007 Dec;120(6):1304-10.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17982184 -- Jollis JG, Roettig ML, Aluko AO, Anstrom KJ, Applegate RJ, Babb JD, Berger PB, Bohle DJ, Fletcher SM, Garvey JL, Hathaway WR, Hoekstra JW, Kelly RV, Maddox WT Jr, Shiber JR, Valeri FS, Watling BA, Wilson BH, Granger CB, . Implementation of a statewide system for coronary reperfusion for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2007 Nov 28;298(20):2371-80.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17261394 -- Kansagra SM, Curtis LH, Anstrom KJ, Schulman KA. Trends in operator and hospital procedure volume and outcomes for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, 1996 to 2001. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Feb 1;99(3):339-43.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17239685 -- Liao L, Anstrom KJ, Gottdiener JS, Pappas PA, Whellan DJ, Kitzman DW, Aurigemma GP, Mark DB, Schulman KA, Jollis JG. Long-term costs and resource use in elderly participants with congestive heart failure in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Am Heart J. 2007 Feb;153(2):245-52.

2007 -- Pubmed # 17911838 -- Lobach DF, Kawamoto K, Anstrom KJ, Russell ML, Woods P, Smith D. Development, deployment and usability of a point-of-care decision support system for chronic disease management using the recently-approved HL7 decision support service standard. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2007;129(Pt 2):861-5.

2007 -- Pubmed # 18236855 -- Williams JE, Anstrom KJ, Friedman JY, Schulman KA. Racial/ethnic variation in perceptions of medical information sources in Durham County, North Carolina. N C Med J. 2007 Nov-Dec;68(6):391-8.

2006 -- Pubmed # 17238338 -- Eisenstein EL, Ortiz M, Anstrom KJ, Crosslin DR, Lobach DF. Assessing the quality of medical information technology economic evaluations: room for improvement. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:234-8.

2006 -- Pubmed # 17238533 -- Eisenstein EL, Ortiz M, Anstrom KJ, Crosslin DR, Lobach DF. Economic evaluation in medical information technology: why the numbers don't add up. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:914.

2006 -- Pubmed # 16923412 -- Kramer JM, Hammill B, Anstrom KJ, Fetterolf D, Snyder R, Charde JP, Hoffman BS, Allen LaPointe N, Peterson E. National evaluation of adherence to beta-blocker therapy for 1 year after acute myocardial infarction in patients with commercial health insurance. Am Heart J. 2006 Sep;152(3):454.e1-8.

2006 -- Pubmed # 16401819 -- Liao L, Jollis JG, Anstrom KJ, Whellan DJ, Kitzman DW, Aurigemma GP, Mark DB, Schulman KA, Gottdiener JS. Costs for heart failure with normal vs reduced ejection fraction. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jan 9;166(1):112-8.

2006 -- Pubmed # 17238393 -- Lobach DF, Willis JM, Macri JM, Simo J, Anstrom KJ. Perceptions of Medicaid beneficiaries regarding the usefulness of accessing personal health information and services through a patient Internet portal. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:509-13.

2006 -- Pubmed # 16818817 -- Mark DB, Nelson CL, Anstrom KJ, Al-Khatib SM, Tsiatis AA, Cowper PA, Clapp-Channing NE, Davidson-Ray L, Poole JE, Johnson G, Anderson J, Lee KL, Bardy GH, . Cost-effectiveness of defibrillator therapy or amiodarone in chronic stable heart failure: results from the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT). Circulation. 2006 Jul 11;114(2):135-42.

2006 -- Pubmed # 16533874 -- Weinfurt KP, Anstrom KJ, Castel LD, Schulman KA, Saad F. Effect of zoledronic acid on pain associated with bone metastasis in patients with prostate cancer. Ann Oncol. 2006 Jun;17(6):986-9.

2006 -- Pubmed # 17238764 -- Willis JM, Macri JM, Simo J, Anstrom KJ, Lobach DF. Perceptions about use of a patient Internet portal among Medicaid beneficiaries. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:1145.

2005 -- Pubmed # 15838065 -- Al-Khatib SM, Anstrom KJ, Eisenstein EL, Peterson ED, Jollis JG, Mark DB, Li Y, O'Connor CM, Shaw LK, Califf RM. Clinical and economic implications of the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-II. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 19;142(8):593-600.

2005 -- Pubmed # 16291004 -- Cabell CH, Abrutyn E, Fowler VG Jr, Hoen B, Miro JM, Corey GR, Olaison L, Pappas P, Anstrom KJ, Stafford JA, Eykyn S, Habib G, Mestres CA, Wang A, . Use of surgery in patients with native valve infective endocarditis: results from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database. Am Heart J. 2005 Nov;150(5):1092-8.

2005 -- Pubmed # 16779034 -- Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, Macri JM, Crosslin DR, Johnson FS, Kawamoto K, Lobach DF. Assessing the potential economic value of health information technology interventions in a community-based health network. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005:221-5.

2005 -- Pubmed # 16779235 -- Eisenstein EL, Anstrom KJ, Macri JM, Crosslin DR, Johnson FS, Kawamoto K, Lobach DF. Developing a framework for conducting economic evaluations of community-based health information technology interventions. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005:948.

2005 -- Pubmed # 15972563 -- Fowler VG Jr, Miro JM, Hoen B, Cabell CH, Abrutyn E, Rubinstein E, Corey GR, Spelman D, Bradley SF, Barsic B, Pappas PA, Anstrom KJ, Wray D, Fortes CQ, Anguera I, Athan E, Jones P, van der Meer JT, Elliott TS, Levine DP, Bayer AS, . Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis: a consequence of medical progress. JAMA. 2005 Jun 22;293(24):3012-21.

2005 -- Pubmed # 16206530 -- Friedman JY, Anstrom KJ, Weinfurt KP, McIntosh M, Bosworth HB, Oddone EZ, Bright CM, Schulman KA. Perceived racial/ethnic bias in healthcare in Durham County, North Carolina: a comparison of community and national samples. N C Med J. 2005 Jul-Aug;66(4):267-75.

2005 -- Pubmed # 15976962 -- Ohman EM, Granger CB, Rice L, Abrams CS, Becker RC, Berger PB, Kleiman NS, Moliterno D, Moll S, Rodgers JE, Steinhubl SS, Tapson VF, Sinnaeve P, Anstrom KJ, . Identification, diagnosis and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis: a registry of prolonged heparin use and thrombocytopenia among hospitalized patients with and without cardiovascular disease. The Complication After Thrombocytopenia Caused by Heparin (CATCH) Registry steering committee. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2005 Feb;19(1):11-9.

2005 -- Pubmed # 15864231 -- Reed SD, Anstrom KJ, Bakhai A, Briggs AH, Califf RM, Cohen DJ, Drummond MF, Glick HA, Gnanasakthy A, Hlatky MA, O'Brien BJ, Torti FM Jr, Tsiatis AA, Willan AR, Mark DB, Schulman KA. Conducting economic evaluations alongside multinational clinical trials: toward a research consensus. Am Heart J. 2005 Mar;149(3):434-43.

2005 -- Pubmed # 15756889 -- Reed SD, Friedman JY, Engemann JJ, Griffiths RI, Anstrom KJ, Kaye KS, Stryjewski ME, Szczech LA, Reller LB, Corey GR, Schulman KA, Fowler VG Jr. Costs and outcomes among hemodialysis-dependent patients with methicillin-resistant or methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Feb;26(2):175-83.

2005 -- Pubmed # 16291003 -- Wang A, Pappas P, Anstrom KJ, Abrutyn E, Fowler VG Jr, Hoen B, Miro JM, Corey GR, Olaison L, Stafford JA, Mestres CA, Cabell CH, . The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: a propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort. Am Heart J. 2005 Nov;150(5):1086-91.

2004 -- Pubmed # 15493041 -- Anstrom KJ, Reed SD, Allen AS, Glendenning GA, Schulman KA. Long-term survival estimates for imatinib versus interferon-alpha plus low-dose cytarabine for patients with newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia. Cancer. 2004 Dec 1;101(11):2584-92.

2004 -- Pubmed # 14691434 -- Cabell CH, Trichon BH, Velazquez EJ, Dumesnil JG, Anstrom KJ, Ryan T, Miller AB, Belkin RN, Cropp AB, O'Connor CM, Jollis JG. Importance of echocardiography in patients with severe nonischemic heart failure: the second Prospective Randomized Amlodipine Survival Evaluation (PRAISE-2) echocardiographic study. Am Heart J. 2004 Jan;147(1):151-7.

2004 -- Pubmed # 14691434 -- Cabell CH, Trichon BH, Velazquez EJ, Dumesnil JG, Anstrom KJ, Ryan T, Miller AB, Belkin RN, Cropp AB, O'Connor CM, Jollis JG. Importance of echocardiography in patients with severe nonischemic heart failure: the second Prospective Randomized Amlodipine Survival Evaluation (PRAISE-2) echocardiographic study. Am Heart J. 2004 Jan;147(1):151-7.

2004 -- Pubmed # 15546091 -- Chu VH, Cabell CH, Abrutyn E, Corey GR, Hoen B, Miro JM, Olaison L, Stryjewski ME, Pappas P, Anstrom KJ, Eykyn S, Habib G, Benito N, Fowler VG Jr, . Native valve endocarditis due to coagulase-negative staphylococci: report of 99 episodes from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Nov 15;39(10):1527-30.

2004 -- Pubmed # 15083104 -- Curtis LH, Law AW, Anstrom KJ, Schulman KA. The insurance effect on prescription drug expenditures among the elderly: findings from the 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Med Care. 2004 May;42(5):439-46.

2004 -- Pubmed # 14992871 -- Guller U, Anstrom KJ, Holman WL, Allman RM, Sansom M, Peterson ED. Outcomes of early extubation after bypass surgery in the elderly. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Mar;77(3):781-8.

2004 -- Pubmed # 15135703 -- Liao L, Cabell CH, Jollis JG, Velazquez EJ, Smith WT 4th, Anstrom KJ, Pappas PA, Ryan T, Kisslo JA, Landolfo CK. Usefulness of myocardial viability or ischemia in predicting long-term survival for patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing revascularization. Am J Cardiol. 2004 May 15;93(10):1275-9.

2004 -- Pubmed # 15493042 -- Reed SD, Anstrom KJ, Ludmer JA, Glendenning GA, Schulman KA. Cost-effectiveness of imatinib versus interferon-alpha plus low-dose cytarabine for patients with newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia. Cancer. 2004 Dec 1;101(11):2574-83.

2003 -- Pubmed # 12668513 -- McGuire DK, Anstrom KJ, Peterson ED. Influence of the Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Diabetic Clinical Alert on practice patterns: results from the National Cardiovascular Network Database. Circulation. 2003 Apr 15;107(14):1864-70.

2003 -- Pubmed # 12970217 -- Trichon BH, Glower DD, Shaw LK, Cabell CH, Anstrom KJ, Felker GM, O'Connor CM. Survival after coronary revascularization, with and without mitral valve surgery, in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation. Circulation. 2003 Sep 9;108 Suppl 1:II103-10.

2002 -- Pubmed # 11836453 -- Eisenstein EL, Shaw LK, Nelson CL, Anstrom KJ, Hakim Z, Mark DB. Obesity and long-term clinical and economic outcomes in coronary artery disease patients. Obes Res. 2002 Feb;10(2):83-91.

2001 -- Pubmed # 11764262 -- Anstrom KJ, Tsiatis AA. Utilizing propensity scores to estimate causal treatment effects with censored time-lagged data. Biometrics. 2001 Dec;57(4):1207-18.

2001 -- Pubmed # 11468501 -- Eisenstein EL, Shaw LK, Anstrom KJ, Nelson CL, Hakim Z, Hasselblad V, Mark DB. Assessing the clinical and economic burden of coronary artery disease: 1986-1998. Med Care. 2001 Aug;39(8):824-35.

2001 -- Pubmed # 11410099 -- Holman WL, Allman RM, Sansom M, Kiefe CI, Peterson ED, Anstrom KJ, Sankey SS, Hubbard SG, Sherrill RG, . Alabama coronary artery bypass grafting project: results of a statewide quality improvement initiative. JAMA. 2001 Jun 20;285(23):3003-10.

2001 -- Pubmed # 11305992 -- Mast ST, Gersing KR, Anstrom KJ, Krishnan KR, Califf RM, Jollis JG. Association between selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor therapy and heart valve regurgitation. Am J Cardiol. 2001 Apr 15;87(8):989-93: A4.

2001 -- Pubmed # 11182835 -- Mast ST, Jollis JG, Ryan T, Anstrom KJ, Crary JL. The progression of fenfluramine-associated valvular heart disease assessed by echocardiography. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Feb 20;134(4):261-6.

2001 -- Pubmed # 11545754 -- Peterson ED, Lansky AJ, Kramer J, Anstrom K, Lanzilotta MJ, . Effect of gender on the outcomes of contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2001 Aug 15;88(4):359-64.

2000 -- Pubmed # 10716477 -- Alexander KP, Anstrom KJ, Muhlbaier LH, Grosswald RD, Smith PK, Jones RH, Peterson ED. Outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients > or = 80 years: results from the National Cardiovascular Network. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Mar 1;35(3):731-8.

2000 -- Pubmed # 10987591 -- Batchelor WB, Anstrom KJ, Muhlbaier LH, Grosswald R, Weintraub WS, O'Neill WW, Peterson ED. Contemporary outcome trends in the elderly undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: results in 7,472 octogenarians. National Cardiovascular Network Collaboration. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Sep;36(3):723-30.

2000 -- Pubmed # 10650291 -- Peterson ED, Lansky AJ, Anstrom KJ, Muhlbaier LH, Popma JJ, Satler LF, Lanzilotta MJ. Evolving trends in interventional device use and outcomes: results from the National Cardiovascular Network Database. Am Heart J. 2000 Feb;139(2 Pt 1):198-207.

1999 -- Pubmed # 10577422 -- Anstrom KJ, Jollis JG. Translation of clinical evidence into medical practice. Am Heart J. 1999 Dec;138(6 Pt 1):1001-2.