2020
Attribution of Adverse Events Following Coronary Stent Placement Identified Using Administrative Claims Data
Dhruva SS, Parzynski CS, Gamble GM, Curtis JP, Desai NR, Yeh RW, Masoudi FA, Kuntz R, Shaw RE, Marinac‐Dabic D, Sedrakyan A, Normand S, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Attribution of Adverse Events Following Coronary Stent Placement Identified Using Administrative Claims Data. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e013606. PMID: 32063087, PMCID: PMC7070203, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.013606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAged, 80 and overCoronary RestenosisCoronary ThrombosisDatabases, FactualDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleHumansMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProduct Surveillance, PostmarketingRegistriesRetreatmentRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIndex percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionSame coronary arteryDrug-eluting stentsNCDR CathPCI RegistrySubsequent percutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary arteryClaims dataCathPCI RegistryAdverse eventsIndex procedureMyocardial infarctionRepeat percutaneous coronary interventionReal-world registry dataTarget vessel revascularizationCoronary stent placementAdministrative claims dataLong-term safetyLongitudinal claims dataPotential safety eventsVessel revascularizationCoronary interventionDES placementStent thrombosis
2019
Association of Statewide Certificate of Need Regulations With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and Outcomes
Chui PW, Parzynski CS, Ross JS, Desai NR, Gurm HS, Spertus JA, Seto AH, Ho V, Curtis JP. Association of Statewide Certificate of Need Regulations With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness and Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e010373. PMID: 30642222, PMCID: PMC6497347, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionPCI proceduresCON statesAppropriate use criteriaNon-CON statesCoronary syndromePCI registryCoronary interventionCON regulationsIntervention appropriatenessChi-square analysisAmerican CollegeHealthcare costsNeed regulationsPCI appropriatenessUse criteriaAbsolute differenceHealthcare servicesNew healthcare servicesAssociationPCILower proportionOutcomesACS
2016
Fibrinolytic therapy in hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention capabilities in China from 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-retrospective AMI study
Li J, Li X, Ross JS, Wang Q, Wang Y, Desai NR, Xu X, Nuti SV, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group F. Fibrinolytic therapy in hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention capabilities in China from 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-retrospective AMI study. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2016, 6: 232-243. PMID: 26787648, DOI: 10.1177/2048872615626656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilitySequential cross-sectional studiesChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyPrimary reperfusion strategyPercutaneous coronary interventionLittle clinical evidenceCross-sectional studyQuality of careTwo-stage random samplingCoronary interventionHospital delayNeedle timeReperfusion strategySymptom onsetTherapy useClinical evidenceEmergency departmentMedian admissionIdeal patientPatientsWeighted proportion
2014
Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Spatz ES, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 213-222. PMID: 24296747, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryRisk-standardized mortality ratesBypass graft surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsGraft surgeryRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionMortality rateLower risk-standardized mortality ratesRate of catheterizationHospital transfer ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresTransfer of patientsRisk-standardized mortalityHospital outcomesInitial admissionMedian lengthService patientsCardiac proceduresHospital differences
2010
Differences in Patient Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction by Hospital Capability of Performing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Implications for Regionalization
Chen J, Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Rathore SS, Ross JS, Normand SL, Schreiner GC, Mulvey G, Nallamothu BK. Differences in Patient Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction by Hospital Capability of Performing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Implications for Regionalization. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 433-439. PMID: 20212179, PMCID: PMC2900156, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesNon-PCI hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionHospital referral regionsPCI hospitalsHealth care regionCoronary interventionAMI patientsMyocardial infarctionCare regionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesSame hospital referral regionService beneficiaries 65 yearsBeneficiaries 65 yearsMagnitude of benefitPatient survivalAMI careReferral regionsOutcome differencesMedicare feeMortality rateHospitalHospital capabilitiesInfarction
2007
Cardiac Certificate of Need regulations and the availability and use of revascularization services
Ho V, Ross JS, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Cardiac Certificate of Need regulations and the availability and use of revascularization services. American Heart Journal 2007, 154: 767-775. PMID: 17893007, PMCID: PMC2084214, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research