2015
Symptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Garavalia B, Garavalia LS, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Symptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s31-s38. PMID: 25714826, PMCID: PMC4801001, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsConflict, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Acceptance of Health CarePreventive Health ServicesQualitative ResearchRecognition, PsychologyRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCare-seeking behaviorAcute careMyocardial infarctionProdromal symptomsHeart diseaseSymptom recognitionAcute myocardial infarction symptomsAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHealthcare systemMyocardial infarction symptomsPreventive health careCare-seeking experiencesMyocardial infarction mortalityAcute medical therapyPreventive health behaviorsCardiovascular riskMedical therapyPrompt recognitionPreventive carePrimary careInfarction symptomsAged menMortality riskHealth behaviors
2009
Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the United States: Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates From 1995-2006
Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Chen J, Drye EE, Spertus JA, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Lichtman JH, Havranek EP, Masoudi FA, Radford MJ, Han LF, Rapp MT, Straube BM, Normand SL. Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the United States: Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates From 1995-2006. JAMA 2009, 302: 767-773. PMID: 19690309, PMCID: PMC3349070, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionShort-term mortality rateMortality rateHospital variationNonfederal acute care hospitalsAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHospital mortality rateDay of admissionRisk standardized mortality ratesAcute care hospitalsMyocardial infarction mortalityHealth care professionalsIndex hospitalizationCare hospitalMyocardial infarctionNational averagePatient levelMedicare patientsObservational studyMedical adviceHospital varianceMAIN OUTCOMECare professionalsPatients
2002
Evaluation of a Consumer-Oriented Internet Health Care Report Card: The Risk of Quality Ratings Based on Mortality Data
Krumholz HM, Rathore SS, Chen J, Wang Y, Radford MJ. Evaluation of a Consumer-Oriented Internet Health Care Report Card: The Risk of Quality Ratings Based on Mortality Data. JAMA 2002, 287: 1277-1287. PMID: 11886319, DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.10.1277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcess of careMortality rateHospital ratingEnzyme inhibitorsUS acute care hospitalsSystematic medical record reviewIndividual hospitalsStudy periodAcute myocardial infarction mortalityAcute reperfusion therapyReperfusion therapy ratesMedical record reviewService beneficiaries 65 yearsCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectBeneficiaries 65 yearsAcute care hospitalsMyocardial infarction mortalityHealth care report cardsQuality of careCare report cardsHospital performanceReperfusion therapyTherapy ratesCare hospitalRecord review
2001
The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project
Barron H, Harr S, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 1654-1661. PMID: 11704377, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01613-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionWhite blood cell countBlood cell countWBC countWhite blood cellsYears of ageIndependent predictorsCell countDevelopment of AMIAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHospital clinical eventsLong-term mortalityRisk-stratify patientsCoronary artery diseaseCooperative Cardiovascular Project databaseStrong independent predictorCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectMyocardial infarction mortalityImportant clinical implicationsHospital mortalityArtery diseaseHospital eventsClinical eventsHighest quintileLowest quintile