2023
Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets?
Shen Y, Krumholz H, Hsia R. Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets? JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1129-1140. PMID: 37225284, PMCID: PMC10229059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI hospitalsSame-day percutaneous coronary interventionHealth outcomesHigh-volume PCI hospitalsHospital PCI volumeRetrospective cohort studyAcute myocardial infarctionPercentage point decreasePatient health outcomesHospital revascularizationCohort studyCoronary interventionAMI outcomesPCI volumePoint decreasePoor outcomePCI facilitiesMyocardial infarctionRelative increaseHospital openingPatientsHospital availabilityHospitalHospital closures
2019
Association Between Medication Adherence and 1‐Year Major Cardiovascular Adverse Events After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China
Shang P, Liu GG, Zheng X, Ho PM, Hu S, Li J, Jiang Z, Li X, Bai X, Gao Y, Xing C, Wang Y, Normand S, Krumholz HM. Association Between Medication Adherence and 1‐Year Major Cardiovascular Adverse Events After Acute Myocardial Infarction in China. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e011793. PMID: 31057004, PMCID: PMC6512098, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.011793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMedication adherencePoor adherenceGood adherenceAdverse eventsMyocardial infarctionGuideline-directed medical therapyMajor cardiovascular adverse eventsCardiovascular adverse eventsCardiovascular event riskLow education levelMore comorbiditiesCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular medicationsSecondary preventionCommon medicationsMedical therapyAMI outcomesAMI patientsCommon reasonCox modelLower riskMedicationsPatientsEvent riskEducation level and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in China
Huo X, Khera R, Zhang L, Herrin J, Bai X, Wang Q, Lu Y, Nasir K, Hu S, Li J, Li X, Zheng X, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Education level and outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in China. Heart 2019, 105: 946. PMID: 30661037, PMCID: PMC6582708, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsLow educational attainmentAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) outcomesAdverse cardiovascular eventsFuture healthcare interventionsMyocardial infarction outcomesCardiovascular risk factorsRisk-adjusted analysisAcute myocardial infarctionMedian participant ageCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityAdverse eventsConsecutive patientsAMI outcomesChina PatientUnadjusted analysesMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsChinese cohortHigh riskEducational attainmentEducational attainment groupsHealthcare interventionsPatients