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 hospitalsSymptomsInfarctionCare
2006
The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Events and Recovery (PREMIER)—Evaluating the impact of myocardial infarction on patient outcomes
Spertus JA, Peterson E, Rumsfeld JS, Jones PG, Decker C, Krumholz H, Consortium C. The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Events and Recovery (PREMIER)—Evaluating the impact of myocardial infarction on patient outcomes. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 589-597. PMID: 16504619, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth status outcomesMyocardial infarctionChart abstractionPostdischarge careMI carePatients' health status outcomesDetailed chart abstractionOutcomes of patientsHealth status characteristicsOne-month followPatient-centered interviewProspective registryLongitudinal careMedical historyPatient outcomesInpatient careUS CentersPatientsStatus outcomesNovel registryHealth statusQuality careInfarctionCarePREMIER study