2007
Ischaemic symptoms, quality of care and mortality during myocardial infarction
Schelbert EB, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM, Canto JG, Magid DJ, Masoudi FA, Reid KJ, Spertus JA. Ischaemic symptoms, quality of care and mortality during myocardial infarction. Heart 2007, 94: e2. PMID: 17639097, PMCID: PMC3703470, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.111674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic symptomsMyocardial infarctionQuality of careST-elevation myocardial infarctionACE/ARBNon-cardiac comorbiditiesPositive cardiac enzymesEvidence of infarctionHospital mortalityCessation counsellingHospital survivalReperfusion therapyCardiac enzymesConsecutive patientsMI careMI symptomsCare indicatorsPatient reportsSymptom recognitionChart documentationPatientsUS hospitalsSymptomsInfarctionCarePatient Satisfaction With Treatment After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Psychosocial Factors
Barry LC, Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Vaccarino V, Jones PG, Plomondon ME, Parashar S, Krumholz HM. Patient Satisfaction With Treatment After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Psychosocial Factors. Psychosomatic Medicine 2007, 69: 115-123. PMID: 17289828, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31802f2785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTreatment satisfactionMyocardial infarctionPsychosocial variablesPsychosocial statusWorse treatment satisfactionSeattle Angina QuestionnairePatient treatment satisfactionProspective cohort studyTreatment Satisfaction ScaleSocial supportDispositional optimismAngina QuestionnaireCohort studyHospital dischargeAMI patientsClinical presentationMean ageMedical historyPatient satisfactionCare indicatorsDepression severityPsychosocial factorsPsychosocial interventionsStudy participants
2002
Differences between African Americans and whites in the outcome of heart failure: Evidence for a greater functional decline in African Americans
Vaccarino V, Gahbauer E, Kasl SV, Charpentier PA, Acampora D, Krumholz HM. Differences between African Americans and whites in the outcome of heart failure: Evidence for a greater functional decline in African Americans. American Heart Journal 2002, 143: 1058-1067. PMID: 12075264, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.122123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAnalysis of VarianceBlack PeopleCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesQuality of Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsWhite PeopleConceptsGreater functional declineHeart failureCare indicatorsFunctional declineAfrican AmericansSelf-reported health statusSigns of decompensationDecompensated heart failureHistory of hypertensionProspective cohort studyVentricular ejection fractionDaily living functionAfrican American patientsDaily living functioningRenal insufficiencyBaseline characteristicsCohort studyConsecutive patientsEjection fractionHospital admissionFunctional statusAmerican patientsPoor courseLiving functioningHigh risk
1995
Quality of Care for Medicare Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Four-State Pilot Study From the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
Ellerbeck E, Jencks S, Radford M, Timothy F, Craig A, Gold J, Krumholz H, Vogel R. Quality of Care for Medicare Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Four-State Pilot Study From the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. JAMA 1995, 273: 1509-1514. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520430045037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careMedicare patientsMyocardial infarctionΒ-blockersRetrospective medical record reviewPercentage of patientsMedical record reviewClinical practice guidelinesCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAcute care hospitalsHealth care professionalsPrimary hospitalizationInitial hospitalizationCare hospitalRecord reviewStandard treatmentAMI careCare indicatorsPrincipal diagnosisPractice guidelinesAMI therapyHospitalizationCare professionalsPatientsQuality of care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction. A four-state pilot study from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project.
Ellerbeck EF, Jencks SF, Radford MJ, Kresowik TF, Craig AS, Gold JA, Krumholz HM, Vogel RA. Quality of care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction. A four-state pilot study from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. JAMA 1995, 273: 1509-14. PMID: 7739077, DOI: 10.1001/jama.273.19.1509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careMedicare patientsMyocardial infarctionRetrospective medical record reviewPercentage of patientsMedical record reviewClinical practice guidelinesCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAcute care hospitalsHealth care professionalsPrimary hospitalizationInitial hospitalizationCare hospitalRecord reviewStandard treatmentAMI careCare indicatorsPrincipal diagnosisPractice guidelinesAMI therapyMAIN OUTCOMEHospitalizationCare professionalsPatients