2020
Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017
Mori M, Wang Y, Murugiah K, Khera R, Gupta A, Vallabhajosyula P, Masoudi FA, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016980. PMID: 33045889, PMCID: PMC7763387, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryFirst-time coronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryGraft surgeryMedicare feeOlder adultsPatient baseline characteristicsData of adultsYear of dischargeProportion of womenService inpatientsIndex surgeryBaseline characteristicsHospital dischargeOlder patientsMedian agePrimary outcomeCox regressionService patientsUnique patientsPatientsSurgeryAnnual declineDemographic subgroups
2010
Discontinuation of Antihyperglycemic Therapy and Clinical Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Older Patients With Diabetes
Lipska KJ, Wang Y, Kosiborod M, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Inzucchi SE. Discontinuation of Antihyperglycemic Therapy and Clinical Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Older Patients With Diabetes. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 236-242. PMID: 20354220, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.887620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAntihyperglycemic therapyAntihyperglycemic agentsOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionMortality rateMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelFrequency of discontinuationGlucose-lowering agentsGlucose-lowering therapyInclusion/exclusion criteriaProportional hazards modelYear of dischargeHigh mortality rateDiabetic regimenFirst rehospitalizationReadmission ratesSecondary outcomesHeart failurePrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyIndependent association
2006
Socioeconomic status, treatment, and outcomes among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project
Rathore SS, Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Foody JM, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Socioeconomic status, treatment, and outcomes among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure: Findings from the National Heart Failure Project. American Heart Journal 2006, 152: 371-378. PMID: 16875925, PMCID: PMC2790269, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular systolic function assessmentHigh SES patientsVentricular systolic function assessmentHeart failureSES patientsSystolic function assessmentYear of dischargeQuality of careSocioeconomic statusMultivariable adjustmentFunction assessmentEnzyme inhibitorsNational Heart Failure ProjectHeart Failure ProjectPrescription of angiotensinLow SES patientsPatients' socioeconomic statusAssociation of SESYear of admissionMedical record dataHierarchical logistic regression modelsLow socioeconomic statusLogistic regression modelsPatient sElderly patients
2005
Insulin-Sensitizing Antihyperglycemic Drugs and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Inzucchi SE, Masoudi FA, Wang Y, Kosiborod M, Foody JM, Setaro JF, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Insulin-Sensitizing Antihyperglycemic Drugs and Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Diabetes Care 2005, 28: 1680-1689. PMID: 15983320, DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.7.1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionYear of dischargeHeart failureAntihyperglycemic agentsMyocardial infarctionHigh riskDiabetic patientsInsulin sensitizersMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelBorderline higher riskOlder diabetic patientsRetrospective cohort studyHeart failure readmissionInsulin-sensitizing drugsProportional hazards modelFirst rehospitalizationCause readmissionCohort studySecondary outcomesDischarge prescriptionsPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisAntihyperglycemic drugsIndependent association
2003
Long‐Term Prognostic Importance of Total Cholesterol in Elderly Survivors of an Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Cooperative Cardiovascular Pilot Project
Foody JM, Wang Y, Kiefe CI, Ellerbeck EF, Gold J, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Long‐Term Prognostic Importance of Total Cholesterol in Elderly Survivors of an Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Cooperative Cardiovascular Pilot Project. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2003, 51: 930-936. PMID: 12834512, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51305.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTotal serum cholesterolElevated total serum cholesterolCoronary artery diseaseCause mortalityTotal cholesterolSerum cholesterolElderly survivorsPrognostic importanceMyocardial infarctionCholesterol levelsLong-term prognostic importanceRetrospective medical record reviewAdjusted hazard ratioMedical record reviewLower total cholesterolStudy inclusion criteriaYear of dischargePrimary endpointOlder patientsArtery diseaseHazard ratioRecord reviewAcute careLipid subfractionsRace, Quality of Care, and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Rathore SS, Foody JM, Wang Y, Smith GL, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Wolfe P, Havranek EP, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Race, Quality of Care, and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2003, 289: 2517-2524. PMID: 12759323, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.19.2517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBlack or African AmericanFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHeart FailureHospitalsHumansMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftWhite PeopleConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionQuality of careACE inhibitor useWhite patientsBlack patientsHeart failureYear of dischargeACE inhibitorsMultivariable adjustmentInhibitor useLVEF assessmentCrude rateMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateAngiotensin receptor blocker useNational Heart Failure ProjectBlack Medicare patientsHeart Failure ProjectPrescription of angiotensinReceptor blocker useHigh rateVentricular ejection fractionYear of admissionHigher crude ratesService Medicare beneficiaries