2018
Rationale, Design and Methodology of the Computerized Registry of Patients with Venous Thromboembolism (RIETE)
Bikdeli B, Jimenez D, Hawkins M, Ortíz S, Prandoni P, Brenner B, Decousus H, Masoudi FA, Trujillo-Santos J, Krumholz HM, Monreal M. Rationale, Design and Methodology of the Computerized Registry of Patients with Venous Thromboembolism (RIETE). Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2018, 118: 214-224. PMID: 29304541, PMCID: PMC5821113, DOI: 10.1160/th17-07-0511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticoagulantsCardiologyCause of DeathFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHemorrhageHumansInternational CooperationIschemiaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularProspective StudiesPuerperal DisordersPulmonary EmbolismRecurrenceRegistriesResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeVena Cava FiltersVenous ThromboembolismConceptsOutcomes of patientsVenous thromboembolismDeep vein thrombosisPulmonary embolismOngoing registryClinical trialsOutcomes of VTEPragmatic comparative effectiveness studyLong-term outcome dataUnstable pulmonary embolismPattern of presentationPatterns of carePrevalent vascular diseaseComparative effectiveness studiesHospital deathVein thrombosisVenous thrombosisPreventable causeComputerized registryVascular diseaseRIETEInclusion criteriaThrombotic conditionsOutcome dataPatients
2014
Protocol for the China PEACE (Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) retrospective study of coronary catheterisation and percutaneous coronary intervention
Li J, Dharmarajan K, Li X, Lin Z, Normand SL, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group F. Protocol for the China PEACE (Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) retrospective study of coronary catheterisation and percutaneous coronary intervention. BMJ Open 2014, 4: e004595. PMID: 24607563, PMCID: PMC3948460, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary catheterisationCoronary interventionPatient characteristicsRetrospective studyCardiovascular diseaseComplications of treatmentCost of hospitalisationMedical record abstractionPatterns of careDiagnostic testing patternsTwo-stage clusterHospital outcomesRecord abstractionChinese healthcare systemStudy protocolCase ascertainmentImproved careCatheterisationProcedural treatmentsHospitalCentral Ethics CommitteeChinese hospitalsPatientsChina National Center
2001
Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen J, Rathore S, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 1443-1449. PMID: 11346810, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200105103441906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationBlack patientsWhite patientsMyocardial infarctionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectPatterns of careAdjusted mortality rateRacial differencesBlack physiciansStudy cohortCatheterizationInfarctionMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsPhysiciansWhite physiciansLower ratesSignificant interactionCohortRaceDifferencesCare