2005
Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: A regional phenomenon
Rathore SS, Frederick PD, Every NR, Barron HV, Krumholz HM. Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: A regional phenomenon. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 1074-1081. PMID: 15976791, PMCID: PMC2790272, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy useMyocardial infarctionBlack patientsReperfusion therapyWhite patientsRacial differencesLower crude ratesMyocardial Infarction 2Reperfusion therapy ratesCohort of patientsTherapy ratesMultivariable adjustmentClinical contraindicationsNational registryPractice patternsCrude ratePatientsInfarctionGeographic regionsTherapyLower ratesTreatmentNational patternsContraindicationsDifferencesSex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Foody JM, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Sex, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 121-128. PMID: 15660043, PMCID: PMC2790278, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin receptor blockersNational Heart Failure ProjectLeft ventricular systolic functionQuality of careACE inhibitor prescriptionHeart Failure ProjectService Medicare patientsHeart failureInhibitor prescriptionMedicare patientsMultivariable hierarchical logistic regression modelsLower crude ratesPrescription of angiotensinLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular systolic functionYear of admissionHierarchical logistic regression modelsLower mortality rateLogistic regression modelsSex differencesLow overall rateMultivariable adjustmentVentricular dysfunctionElderly patientsReceptor blockers
2004
Regional variations in racial differences in the treatment of elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction
Rathore SS, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Regional variations in racial differences in the treatment of elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal Of Medicine 2004, 117: 811-822. PMID: 15589484, PMCID: PMC2790535, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker useMyocardial infarctionWhite patientsCoronary revascularizationBlack patientsRacial differencesCardiac catheterization useLower crude ratesUse of aspirinDay of admissionHealth care useTreatment of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionService Medicare beneficiariesMedical record dataQuality of careElderly feeRevascularization useAspirin useMultivariable adjustmentElderly patientsCardiac catheterizationCardiac proceduresCare useCrude rate
2002
Sex differences in cardiac catheterization after acute myocardial infarction: the role of procedure appropriateness.
Rathore SS, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Sex differences in cardiac catheterization after acute myocardial infarction: the role of procedure appropriateness. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2002, 137: 487-93. PMID: 12230349, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-6-200209170-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac catheterization useAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationMyocardial infarctionMultivariable adjustmentEquivocal indicationsSex differencesProcedure useChart-abstracted dataLower crude ratesRisk-standardized ratesU.S. acute care hospitalsDays of hospitalizationAcute care hospitalsClinical guidelinesHospital characteristicsMedicare patientsCrude rateInappropriate treatmentRetrospective analysisCatheterizationInfarctionPatientsElderly personsWomen