2016
Association of Admission to Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals With Mortality and Readmission Rates Among Older Men Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia
Nuti SV, Qin L, Rumsfeld JS, Ross JS, Masoudi FA, Normand SL, Murugiah K, Bernheim SM, Suter LG, Krumholz HM. Association of Admission to Veterans Affairs Hospitals vs Non–Veterans Affairs Hospitals With Mortality and Readmission Rates Among Older Men Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2016, 315: 582-592. PMID: 26864412, PMCID: PMC5459395, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.0278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNon-VA hospitalsReadmission ratesHeart failureVA hospitalsMortality rateVeterans AffairsMyocardial infarctionOlder menMedicare Standard Analytic FilesRisk-standardized mortality ratesCause readmission rateCause mortality ratesHigher readmission ratesStandard Analytic FilesVeterans Affairs hospitalRisk-standardized readmission ratesAdministrative claims dataAcute care hospitalsAssociation of admissionLittle contemporary informationLower mortality rateCross-sectional analysisAnalysis cohortCare hospital
2011
30-Day Readmission for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in New York State
Hannan EL, Zhong Y, Krumholz H, Walford G, Holmes DR, Stamato NJ, Jacobs AK, Venditti FJ, Sharma S, King SB. 30-Day Readmission for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in New York State. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 4: 1335-1342. PMID: 22192374, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionReadmission ratesUnique risk factorsRisk factorsCoronary interventionAdministrative databasesComplications of PCIPre-procedural risk factorsRepeat percutaneous coronary interventionChronic ischemic heart diseaseOverall readmission rateHigher readmission ratesIschemic heart diseaseLength of stayNew York State patientsRecognition of patientsDiagnostic risk factorsCost-effectiveness standpointPCI patientsPCI registryChest painHeart failureHospital readmissionHeart diseasePrincipal diagnosis
2003
Sex Differences in Health Status After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Abramson JL, Krumholz HM. Sex Differences in Health Status After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 2003, 108: 2642-2647. PMID: 14597590, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000097117.28614.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionMental healthReadmission ratesFunctional gainsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryLower functional gainsBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryHigher readmission ratesMan 6 monthsMean score improvementFirst CABGCABG surgeryGraft surgeryBaseline characteristicsBypass surgeryHospital readmissionMultivariable analysisAdverse outcomesFunctional statusFunctional improvementHealth SurveyHealth status