2018
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Western Medicine Hospitals in China
Spatz ES, Wang Y, Beckman AL, Wu X, Lu Y, Du X, Li J, Xu X, Davidson PM, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Traditional Chinese Medicine for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Western Medicine Hospitals in China. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004190. PMID: 29848478, PMCID: PMC5882246, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.004190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTraditional Chinese medicineTCM useWestern Medicine HospitalMyocardial infarctionHospital bleedingMedicine HospitalChinese medicineCardiovascular risk factorsHospital-level factorsHours of hospitalizationMultivariable hierarchical modelsQuality of careLack of evidenceChart reviewChina PatientRetrospective studySecondary hospitalsEarly managementRisk factorsIntravenous useCardiovascular diseasePatientsSignificant associationHospital
2016
The china patient‐centered evaluative assessment of cardiac events (PEACE) prospective study of percutaneous coronary intervention: Study design
Du X, Pi Y, Dreyer RP, Li J, Li X, Downing NS, Li L, Feng F, Zhan L, Zhang H, Guan W, Xu X, Li S, Lin Z, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group F. The china patient‐centered evaluative assessment of cardiac events (PEACE) prospective study of percutaneous coronary intervention: Study design. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 88: e212-e221. PMID: 26945565, PMCID: PMC5215582, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChinaClinical ProtocolsCoronary AngiographyHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMedication AdherenceMyocardial InfarctionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient-Centered CarePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPatient-reported outcomesCardiovascular risk factor controlRisk factor controlProspective studyHealth statusMedical historyLong-term clinical outcomesLong-term patient outcomesHospital-level factorsIndependent core laboratoryNationwide prospective studyLong-term outcomesPatient's medical historyHospital outcomesCoronary interventionPatient demographicsSecondary preventionConsecutive patientsMedical chartsPCI indicationPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesClinical presentationHealthcare utilization
2013
Determinants of fluoroscopy time for invasive coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the NCDR®
Fazel R, Curtis J, Wang Y, Einstein AJ, Smith‐Bindman R, Tsai TT, Chen J, Shah ND, Krumholz HM, Nallamothu BK. Determinants of fluoroscopy time for invasive coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the NCDR®. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2013, 82: 1091-1105. PMID: 23703793, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionInvasive coronary angiographyHospital-level factorsFluoroscopy timePrior CABGCoronary interventionPrior coronary artery bypassRadiation exposureCoronary artery bypassNumerous clinical scenariosArtery bypassCathPCI RegistryPatient characteristicsCoronary angiographyPCI proceduresModifiable determinantsPatientsClinical scenariosModifiable sourceProcedure complexityCABGMinutesInterventionExposureWide variation
2012
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2006
Relation Between Hospital Specialization With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Clinical Outcomes in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Bates ER, Pollack CV, Krumholz HM. Relation Between Hospital Specialization With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Clinical Outcomes in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2006, 113: 222-229. PMID: 16401769, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.578195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionHospital mortalityBalloon timePPCI volumeFibrinolytic therapyClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary intervention capabilityPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilityPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHierarchical multivariable regressionMyocardial infarction 4Hospital-level factorsPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital specializationSTEMI patientsCoronary interventionHighest quartileShorter doorHospital characteristicsNational registryLowest quartileRelative riskMultivariable regression