2020
EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRANS-CATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) VOLUME ON MORTALITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Kir D, Shapero K, Chatterjee S, Grimshaw A, Oddleifson A, Spatz E, Goldsweig A, Desai N. EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRANS-CATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) VOLUME ON MORTALITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1415. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32042-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Relationship Between Patient-Reported Hospital Experience and 30-Day Mortality and Readmission Rates for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia
Dong N, Eisenberg JD, Dharmarajan K, Spatz ES, Desai NR. Relationship Between Patient-Reported Hospital Experience and 30-Day Mortality and Readmission Rates for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 526-528. PMID: 30746641, PMCID: PMC6446004, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4746-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Quality Improvement Initiatives to Reduce Mortality: An Opportunity to Engage Palliative Care and Improve Advance Care Planning
Flieger SP, Spatz E, Cherlin EJ, Curry LA. Quality Improvement Initiatives to Reduce Mortality: An Opportunity to Engage Palliative Care and Improve Advance Care Planning. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2018, 36: 97-104. PMID: 30122054, DOI: 10.1177/1049909118794149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningPalliative careCare planningQuality improvement initiativesAcute myocardial infarction mortalityPalliative care trainingImprovement initiativesMayo Clinic Care NetworkMyocardial infarction mortalityQuality improvement staffEnd of lifeAcute eventPatient goalsAMI mortalityCare trainingSecondary analysisMortalityFamily preferencesCare networkCarePatientsCliniciansQuality outcomesFamily goalsHospital executives
2017
Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Sciria C, Spatz ES, Safdar B, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz HM. Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003480. PMID: 28228455, PMCID: PMC5502480, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYoung womenMyocardial infarctionManagement of AMIPost-AMI periodContinuum of careCoronary diseaseAged menHigh riskWorse recoveryWomenInfarctionHighlight gapsRecent studiesDifferent mechanismsMorbidityHospitalMortalityEpidemiologyPublic awarenessDiseaseDiagnosisCare
2015
Trends in Short- and Long-Term Outcomes for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2007 to 2012
Murugiah K, Wang Y, Desai NR, Spatz ES, Nuti SV, Dreyer RP, Krumholz HM. Trends in Short- and Long-Term Outcomes for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2007 to 2012. JACC Heart Failure 2015, 4: 197-205. PMID: 26746377, PMCID: PMC5323042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesReadmission ratesNonwhite patientsHospitalization ratesSecondary diagnosisMedicare feeYears of ageTakotsubo cardiomyopathyWorse outcomesWhite racePatientsService beneficiariesHospitalMortalityTime pointsOutcomesHospitalizationCohortDiagnosisRepresentative dataTakotsuboTTCReadmissionCardiomyopathyYears
2014
Age-specific gender differences in early mortality following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China
Zheng X, Dreyer RP, Hu S, Spatz ES, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Nasir K, Li X, Li J, Wang S, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Age-specific gender differences in early mortality following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China. Heart 2014, 101: 349. PMID: 25510395, PMCID: PMC4453015, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaDrug UtilizationFemaleHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationSex FactorsUrban PopulationConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionGender-age interactionHospital mortalityEarly mortalityMyocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyHospital mortality rateYears of ageAge-specific gender differencesPatient characteristicsHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelMortality rateGender differencesChinese populationMortalityYounger groupChinese hospitalsWomenAMI studyMenInfarctionAgeRepresentative sampleSex-Specific Mortality Risk by QRS Morphology and Duration in Patients Receiving CRT Results From the NCDR
Zusterzeel R, Curtis JP, Caños DA, Sanders WE, Selzman KA, Piña IL, Spatz ES, Bao H, Ponirakis A, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Strauss DG. Sex-Specific Mortality Risk by QRS Morphology and Duration in Patients Receiving CRT Results From the NCDR. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 887-894. PMID: 25169173, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.06.1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft bundle branch blockNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryLonger QRS durationQRS durationQRS morphologyHazard ratioMortality riskBetter survivalCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantationImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistrySex-specific mortality risksCRT-D implantationCRT-D patientsBundle branch blockLower mortality riskSex differencesComparator groupBranch blockData registryBetter outcomesPatientsLower mortalitySurvival curvesMortalityWomenUsual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Spatz ES, Sheth SD, Gosch KL, Desai MM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Usual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 862-869. PMID: 24553957, PMCID: PMC4026492, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2794-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUsual sourceMyocardial infarctionMortality rateBaseline risk factorsAcute clinical eventsMain outcome measuresAMI severityAMI patientsMultivariable analysisKey ResultsAmongClinical eventsSocio-demographic characteristicsRisk factorsOutcome measuresReadmissionHigh mortalityPatientsMortalityCareMonthsInfarctionAdultsOutcomesAssociation
2012
Patterns and Loss of Sexual Activity in the Year Following Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (a United States National Multisite Observational Study)
Lindau ST, Abramsohn E, Gosch K, Wroblewski K, Spatz ES, Chan PS, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Patterns and Loss of Sexual Activity in the Year Following Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (a United States National Multisite Observational Study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 109: 1439-1444. PMID: 22546209, PMCID: PMC3341956, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.01.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionActivity 1 yearSexual activityMyocardial infarctionMain outcome measurementsActivity-related outcomesThird of womenMultivariable hierarchical modelsHospital discharge instructionsLack of counselingMultisite observational studyCorrelates of lossTRIUMPH registryPhysician counselingDischarge counselingYear mortalityDischarge instructionsMean ageObservational studyOutcome measurementsHospitalizationFirst monthPatientsMortalityInfarction