2020
National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015
Pendyal A, Rothenberg C, Scofi JE, Krumholz HM, Safdar B, Dreyer RP, Venkatesh AK. National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017208. PMID: 33047624, PMCID: PMC7763391, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMedian ED lengthUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentED visitsMyocardial infarctionED administrationED lengthAMI careNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyCare processesAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEvidence-based medicationsNonaspirin antiplatelet agentsEarly invasive strategyAnnual ED visitsRegionalization of careED care processesReal-world trendsAntiplatelet therapyAnnual incidenceAntiplatelet agentsYearly incidenceCare Survey
2013
Evaluation of Gender Differences in Door-to-Balloon Time in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Beltrame JF, Tavella R, Air T, Hoffmann B, Pati PK, Di Fiore D, Arstall M, Zeitz C. Evaluation of Gender Differences in Door-to-Balloon Time in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart Lung And Circulation 2013, 22: 861-869. PMID: 23628331, DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.03.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionDTB timeBalloon timeMyocardial infarctionManagement of STEMIPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionMaximum ST elevationChest painSTEMI patientsCoronary interventionHospital arrivalMultivariate adjustmentIndependent determinantsST elevationClinical parametersEmergency departmentSTEMI diagnosisFemale genderTriage categoryWomenIndependent effectsInfarctionPatientsDiagnosis