2024
Real-World Experience and Outcomes With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from the Veteran Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking Program
Gonzalez P, Hebbe A, Hussain Y, Khera R, Banerjee S, Plomondon M, Waldo S, Pfau S, Curtis J, Shah S. Real-World Experience and Outcomes With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from the Veteran Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking Program. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 222: 39-50. PMID: 38677666, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchULM percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionPropensity-matched cohortMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionAll-cause mortalityTracking programUS clinical practiceOne-year MACEOne-year outcomesIncidence of rehospitalizationAdverse cardiovascular eventsUnprotected left main coronary artery diseaseAcute coronary syndromeCoronary artery diseaseRates of MIMechanical circulatory supportLeft main percutaneous coronary interventionPCI patientsUrgent revascularizationPractice patternsCart programLeft main bifurcationPrimary outcomeMatched cohort
2021
Comparative Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
Secemsky EA, Butala N, Raja A, Khera R, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Maddox TM, Virani SS, Armstrong EJ, Shunk KA, Brindis RG, Bhatt D, Yeh RW. Comparative Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: e010323. PMID: 34372676, PMCID: PMC8485756, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.120.010323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal Changes and Institutional Variation in Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease in the United States
Secemsky EA, Butala N, Raja A, Khera R, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Maddox TM, Virani SS, Armstrong EJ, Shunk KA, Brindis RG, Bhatt D, Yeh RW. Temporal Changes and Institutional Variation in Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease in the United States. JAMA Cardiology 2021, 6: 574-580. PMID: 33146666, PMCID: PMC7643043, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.5354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMV-percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionMajor epicardial vesselsPCI useMV diseaseCoronary interventionIndex procedureMyocardial infarctionSTEMI admissionsEpicardial vesselsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryIndex percutaneous coronary interventionMore major epicardial vesselsMultivessel coronary artery diseaseCoronary stentsSmall randomized studiesDays of dischargeCoronary artery diseaseMinority of patientsIndex admissionNonculprit lesionsCathPCI RegistryComplete revascularization
2020
Revascularization Practices and Outcomes in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Who Presented With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the US, 2009-2018
Khera R, Secemsky EA, Wang Y, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Maddox TM, Shunk KA, Virani SS, Bhatt DL, Curtis J, Yeh RW. Revascularization Practices and Outcomes in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Who Presented With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the US, 2009-2018. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1317-1327. PMID: 32833024, PMCID: PMC9377424, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCohort StudiesCoronary VesselsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsShock, CardiogenicST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionMultivessel coronary artery diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseCulprit vessel percutaneous coronary interventionCardiogenic shockHospital mortalityArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionCohort studyPrimary outcomeHospital variationPCI strategyMedicare beneficiariesUnderwent multivessel PCISignificant hospital variationElevation myocardial infarctionSubset of patientsHigh-risk populationRecent evidenceHospital complicationsPCI useRevascularization practiceCharacteristics of cardiac catheterization laboratory directors at the 2017 U.S. News & World Report top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals
Murugiah K, Annapureddy AR, Khera R, Lansky A, Curtis JP. Characteristics of cardiac catheterization laboratory directors at the 2017 U.S. News & World Report top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 97: e624-e626. PMID: 32833350, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCardiovascular HospitalFellowship trainingPercutaneous coronary interventionCardiac catheterization laboratory directorsStructural interventionsCoronary interventionMedian agePeripheral interventionsMedical school graduationCardiovascular programCatheterization laboratoryMedicare dataMedicare Provider UtilizationHospitalClinical focusMedian yearsProvider Utilization
2016
Response to “the Use of Mechanical Support Devices in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: the Controversy?”
Khera R, Girotra S. Response to “the Use of Mechanical Support Devices in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: the Controversy?”. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 120: e5. PMID: 27269587, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical support devicesCoronary interventionSupport devices
2015
Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States
Khera R, Cram P, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Horwitz PA, Girotra S. Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 117: 10-16. PMID: 26547292, PMCID: PMC4690753, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous ventricular assist devicePercutaneous coronary interventionIntraaortic balloon pumpMechanical circulatory supportHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityIABP recipientsCoronary interventionCirculatory supportPropensity-matched analysisChronic kidney diseaseNinth Edition codesNational Inpatient SampleAcute myocardial infarctionVentricular assist deviceCardiogenic shockUnadjusted mortalityBalloon pumpHeart failureRandomized trialsEdition codesMechanical ventilationKidney diseaseMyocardial infarctionInpatient SampleTrends in the Use of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices: Analysis of National Inpatient Sample Data, 2007 Through 2012
Khera R, Cram P, Lu X, Vyas A, Gerke A, Rosenthal GE, Horwitz PA, Girotra S. Trends in the Use of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices: Analysis of National Inpatient Sample Data, 2007 Through 2012. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 941-950. PMID: 25822170, PMCID: PMC4780323, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous ventricular assist deviceIntra-aortic balloon pumpUse of PVADsAcute myocardial infarctionUse of IABPCardiogenic shockVentricular assist devicePVAD useCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryAssist deviceHigh mortalityArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryPropensity-matched analysisChronic kidney diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionHospital mortalityIABP recipientsGraft surgeryCoronary interventionHemodynamic supportOlder patientsBalloon pumpDiabetes mellitusNumber of hospitals