2016
A Nationwide Assessment of the Association of Smoking Bans and Cigarette Taxes With Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia
Ho V, Ross JS, Steiner CA, Mandawat A, Short M, Ku-Goto MH, Krumholz HM. A Nationwide Assessment of the Association of Smoking Bans and Cigarette Taxes With Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia. Medical Care Research And Review 2016, 74: 687-704. PMID: 27624634, PMCID: PMC5665160, DOI: 10.1177/1077558716668646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure hospitalizationAcute myocardial infarctionHospitalization ratesSmoking bansFailure hospitalizationMyocardial infarctionCigarette taxesPneumonia hospitalization ratesPublic place smoking banComprehensive smoking banHigher cigarette taxesPersons age 60Pneumonia hospitalizationsHeart failureContemporaneous controlsProvider characteristicsHospitalizationAge 60State cigarette taxesHospitalization countsMultiple studiesLocal healthInfarctionNational studyAssociation
2003
Regional variation in the treatment and outcomes of myocardial infarction: investigating New England’s advantage
Krumholz HM, Chen J, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Radford MJ. Regional variation in the treatment and outcomes of myocardial infarction: investigating New England’s advantage. American Heart Journal 2003, 146: 242-249. PMID: 12891191, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(03)00237-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAspirinCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMyocardial InfarctionNew EnglandOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareThrombolytic TherapyUnited StatesConceptsPractice patternsMortality rateReperfusion therapyBetter short-term outcomesMedical therapy useShort-term outcomesQuality of careHierarchical logistic regression modelsMyocardial infarction treatmentLogistic regression modelsTherapy useMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsPhysician characteristicsProvider characteristicsBetter outcomesInfarction treatmentPatientsMI treatmentRegional variationLow useRegional differencesAspirinHospitalTherapy