Darae Ko MD, MSc
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
75 E. Newton St | (617) 638-8760darae.ko@bmc.org
daraeko@bu.edu
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Sections
Cardiovascular Medicine
Websites
Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute Training Program
Education
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Epidemiology, MSc, Boston University School of Public Health
Chemistry/Biology, AB, Bryn Mawr College
Publications
Ko D, Kim DH, Singer DE. Letter by Ko et al Regarding Article, "Safety of Switching From a Vitamin K Antagonist to a Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant in Frail Older Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Results of the FRAIL-AF Randomized Controlled Trial". Circulation. 2024 Jul 09; 150(2):e25-e26. PMID: 38976608.
Published on 7/2/2024Kim DH, Park CM, Ko D, Lin KJ, Glynn RJ. Assessing the Benefits and Harms of Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults with Frailty: Insights from Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies of Routine Health Care Data. Drugs Aging. 2024 Jul; 41(7):583-600. PMID: 38954400.
Published on 5/23/2024Riester MR, Zullo AR, Joshi R, Daiello LA, Hayes KN, Ko D, Kim DH, Munshi M, Berry SD. Comparative safety and cardiovascular effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in nursing homes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Aug; 26(8):3403-3417. PMID: 38779879.
Published on 4/15/2024Rosas Diaz AN, Troy AL, Kaplinskiy V, Pritchard A, Vani R, Ko D, Orkaby AR. Assessment and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults with Frailty. Geriatrics (Basel). 2024 Apr 15; 9(2). PMID: 38667517.
Published on 4/11/2024Helm RH, Andersson C, Kim DH, Monahan KM, Ko D. Racial/ethnic differences in patients undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion. Heart Rhythm O2. 2024 May; 5(5):321-323. PMID: 38840758.
Published on 4/4/2024Li S, Lip GYH, Ko D, Walkey A. Anticoagulation for Secondary Atrial Fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2024 Apr 04; 390(13):1237-1240. PMID: 38598582.
Published on 1/24/2024Martin SS, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, Anderson CAM, Arora P, Avery CL, Baker-Smith CM, Barone Gibbs B, Beaton AZ, Boehme AK, Commodore-Mensah Y, Currie ME, Elkind MSV, Evenson KR, Generoso G, Heard DG, Hiremath S, Johansen MC, Kalani R, Kazi DS, Ko D, Liu J, Magnani JW, Michos ED, Mussolino ME, Navaneethan SD, Parikh NI, Perman SM, Poudel R, Rezk-Hanna M, Roth GA, Shah NS, St-Onge MP, Thacker EL, Tsao CW, Urbut SM, Van Spall HGC, Voeks JH, Wang NY, Wong ND, Wong SS, Yaffe K, Palaniappan LP. 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2024 Feb 20; 149(8):e347-e913. PMID: 38264914.
Published on 1/10/2024Ko D, Treu TM, Tarko L, Ho YL, Preis SR, Trinquart L, Gagnon DR, Monahan KM, Helm RH, Orkaby AR, Lubitz SA, Bosch NA, Walkey AJ, Cho K, Wilson PWF, Benjamin EJ. Incidence and prognostic significance of newly-diagnosed atrial fibrillation among older U.S. veterans hospitalized with COVID-19. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 10; 14(1):952. PMID: 38200186.
Published on 12/5/2023Berry SD, Hayes K, Lee Y, Zhang Y, Kim DH, Ko D, Kiel DP, Daielo L, Zhang T, Zullo AR. Fall risk and cardiovascular outcomes of first-line antihypertensive medications in nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Mar; 72(3):682-692. PMID: 38051600.
Published on 11/1/2023Lin KJ, Singer DE, Ko D, Glynn R, Najafzadeh M, Lee SB, Bessette LG, Cervone A, DiCesare E, Kim DH. Frailty, Home Time, and Health Care Costs in Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Oral Anticoagulants. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 01; 6(11):e2342264. PMID: 37943558.
Media Mentions
Published on 12/21/2022
Left Atrial Dysfunction Tied to Cerebral Infarcts in Absence of Prior AF, Stroke
Published on 11/18/2022
OAC use among older AFib patients is on the rise
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