2022
Clinical decision support in cardiovascular medicine
Lu Y, Melnick ER, Krumholz HM. Clinical decision support in cardiovascular medicine. The BMJ 2022, 377: e059818. PMID: 35613721, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2020-059818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careEffectiveness of CDSRisk factor modificationClinical decision support toolQuality of careClinical decision supportClinical outcomesFactor modificationHealth information technologyClinical practicePatient careDiseaseCardiovascular medicineCDS effectivenessCareEffectiveness of deliveryMissed opportunityTreatmentFailureProper evidenceHealthcare processesMedicineEvidencePrevention
2021
Changes in ST segment elevation myocardial infarction hospitalisations in China from 2011 to 2015
Zhou T, Li X, Lu Y, Murugiah K, Bai X, Hu S, Gao Y, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Li J, . Changes in ST segment elevation myocardial infarction hospitalisations in China from 2011 to 2015. Open Heart 2021, 8: e001666. PMID: 34599073, PMCID: PMC8488733, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrehospital delayMyocardial infarctionSegment elevation myocardial infarctionProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionAcute cardiovascular careAcute myocardial infarctionWeighted national estimateHealth service capacityRisk-adjusted ratesAcute reperfusionEligible patientsHospital deathReperfusion therapyMedical chartsPatient characteristicsHospital treatmentPatient outcomesRandom cohortCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular carePatientsNational estimatesStandardised definitions
2020
Cardiovascular Considerations for Patients, Health Care Workers, and Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Driggin E, Madhavan MV, Bikdeli B, Chuich T, Laracy J, Biondi-Zoccai G, Brown TS, Der Nigoghossian C, Zidar DA, Haythe J, Brodie D, Beckman JA, Kirtane AJ, Stone GW, Krumholz HM, Parikh SA. Cardiovascular Considerations for Patients, Health Care Workers, and Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 2352-2371. PMID: 32201335, PMCID: PMC7198856, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersCare workersCardiovascular ConsiderationsCardiovascular careCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Pre-existing cardiovascular diseaseAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Health systemRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Indirect cardiovascular complicationsCardiovascular side effectsAcute myocardial injurySyndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019Cardiovascular complicationsVenous thromboembolismMyocardial injuryCoronavirus 2Cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular conditionsDisease 2019Severe diseaseSide effectsRapid triage
2011
US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas
Aneja S, Ross JS, Wang Y, Matsumoto M, Rodgers GP, Bernheim SM, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM. US Cardiologist Workforce From 1995 To 2007: Modest Growth, Lasting Geographic Maldistribution Especially In Rural Areas. Health Affairs 2011, 30: 2301-2309. PMID: 22147857, PMCID: PMC3332098, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansGeographic maldistributionChronic cardiovascular diseaseHospital referral regionsUse of telemedicineCardiology workforceNumber of cardiologistsTotal physician workforceCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careReferral regionsElderly populationUS populationTotal physiciansCardiologistsPhysiciansAge sixtyPhysician workforceDisadvantaged areasPercentRural areasPopulationDiseaseVariety of strategies