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ArticleApplied clinical informatics2025

Creation of an Interactive Dashboard to Facilitate Early Detection of Cardiac Amyloidosis in African American Veterans.

Hamza Ghannam, Vikram Singh, Alberta L Warner, Ariel Powell, Ramona Gelzer Bell, Kevin Chow, Kimberly D Braswell, Rene Hearns, Vinod Aggarwal, Celina Roy and 3 more

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Hamza GhannamUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Vikram SinghUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Alberta L WarnerDepartment of Cardiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Ariel PowellDepartment of Cardiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Ramona Gelzer BellDepartment of Cardiology, James A Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Kevin ChowDepartment of Cardiology, James A Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Kimberly D BraswellDepartment of Cardiology, James A Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Rene HearnsDepartment of Cardiology, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Vinod AggarwalVHA Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, VA Central Office, Washington, Dist. of Columbia, United States.
Celina RoyDepartment of Cardiology, Southern Arizona VA Health System, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Douglas StoehrDepartment of Cardiology, Southern Arizona VA Health System, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Jenice Guzman-ClarkDepartment of Cardiology, Southern Arizona VA Health System, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Sandesh DevDepartment of Cardiology, Southern Arizona VA Health System, Tucson, Arizona, United States.

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Abstract

backgroundCardiac amyloidosis (CA) is an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure (HF) that disproportionately impacts men of African descent. Without a standardized method of screening and scattered patient health information, clinicians must integrate data that spans multiple disease systems and is stored across the electronic health record.

objectivesThe aim of this project was to create a dashboard to facilitate identification of high-risk African American (AA) veterans who would benefit from CA screening tests. This paper described the development of the dashboard and identified barriers and opportunities in dashboard development.

methodsThree Veterans Affairs (VA) health systems participated in this project. Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Report Builder was utilized to create an interactive dashboard that refreshes daily through stored procedures using SQL Server Integration Services and the SQL Server Job Agent. Inclusion criteria included AA patients less than 90 years old with a history of HF. The 2023 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of transthyretin CA was the source of evidence in creating the inclusion criteria and parameters of interest.

resultsThe final dashboard contained 1,732 HF patients who met inclusion criteria, of which 949 (55%) were identified as high risk. We faced several challenges in this project, including time required for dashboard development, limited team experience in specifying dashboard requirements, identifying informatics counterparts at all sites, and standardizing data across three VA hospitals.

conclusionIn this clinical improvement project, we created a dashboard that identifies AA veterans with HF at risk for CA and that can help to mitigate the impact of CA on this population.

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AmyloidosisBlack or African AmericanEarly DiagnosisVeteransAgedAged, 80 and overElectronic Health RecordsHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited States

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PMID40368446
PMCPMC12077983

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