2020
Sex Differences in Symptom Phenotypes Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush JE, Krumholz HM, Greene EJ, Dreyer RP. Sex Differences in Symptom Phenotypes Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e005948. PMID: 32063049, PMCID: PMC7041412, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBiological Variation, IndividualFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPhenotypePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpainSymptom AssessmentUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMedical recordsYoung womenDiagnosis of AMIObservational cohort studyMedical record abstractionSymptom phenotypeDiagnostic processAnalysis of symptomsVIRGO StudyCohort studyRecord abstractionIndividual patientsClinician's abilityDiagnosis rateStandardized interviewPhenotype subgroupsSymptomsSimilar findingsYoung adultsWomenMenInfarctionPatients
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
2013
“I'm Not Just a Heart, I'm a Whole Person Here”: A Qualitative Study to Improve Sexual Outcomes in Women With Myocardial Infarction
Abramsohn EM, Decker C, Garavalia B, Garavalia L, Gosch K, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Lindau ST. “I'm Not Just a Heart, I'm a Whole Person Here”: A Qualitative Study to Improve Sexual Outcomes in Women With Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000199. PMID: 23885024, PMCID: PMC3828784, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCounselingFearFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedMotivationMyocardial InfarctionPatient Care TeamPhysician-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeRegistriesRisk FactorsSexual BehaviorSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalSexual PartnersTelephoneTime FactorsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionFemale sexual functionSexual functionSexual outcomesSexual activityAcute Myocardial Infarction Patients' Health Status (TRIUMPH) registryMost womenPost-MI outcomesLong-term female partnerQualitative telephone interviewsTreating cardiologistCare teamRehabilitation periodSafe resumptionHeart attackSexual concernsTelephone interviewsInfarctionSexual problemsKnowledge of recoveryTranslational researchWomenPartner's fearFemale partners
2011
What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study.
Curry LA, Spatz E, Cherlin E, Thompson JW, Berg D, Ting HH, Decker C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 154: 384-90. PMID: 21403074, PMCID: PMC4735872, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
What Is the Experience of National Quality Campaigns? Views from the Field
Bradley EH, Nembhard IM, Yuan CT, Stern AF, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Brush JE, Krumholz HM. What Is the Experience of National Quality Campaigns? Views from the Field. Health Services Research 2010, 45: 1651-1669. PMID: 20698898, PMCID: PMC3026952, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01151.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth ServicesHospitalsHumansInterviews as TopicMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CultureQuality ImprovementUnited StatesConceptsNational Quality CampaignStrategic goalsHospital SurveyAlliance dataHospital's strategic goalsQuality campaignDepth interviewsContextual factorsOrganizational cultureHeart attack careStrategy adoptionKey characteristicsD2B AlliancePractical implementation toolsBalloon (D2B) AllianceInternal environmentCampaign influenceHospital improvementHospital useHospital practiceAdministrative staffPeer hospitalsCurrent performanceHospitalAlliance
2008
Healthcare Workplace Conversations on Race and the Perspectives of Physicians of African Descent
Nunez-Smith M, Curry LA, Berg D, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Healthcare Workplace Conversations on Race and the Perspectives of Physicians of African Descent. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2008, 23: 1471-1476. PMID: 18618190, PMCID: PMC2518023, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0709-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace-related issuesAfrican descentRange of perspectivesRace-related concernsConstant comparative methodRace relationsQualitative interviewsExternal support systemsHonest dialogueProfessional identityWorkplace silenceFormal medical trainingWork experienceHealthcare experiencesWorkplace conversationsComparative methodSupportive environmentResultsFive themesRaceNew England statesPerspectiveHealthcare discriminationConversationConstructive wayHealthcare workforceOrganizational resiliency: how top-performing hospitals respond to setbacks in improving quality of cardiac care.
Webster TR, Curry L, Berg D, Radford M, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Organizational resiliency: how top-performing hospitals respond to setbacks in improving quality of cardiac care. Journal Of Healthcare Management 2008, 53: 169-81; discussion 181-2. PMID: 18546919, PMCID: PMC3203950, DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200805000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfluence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study
Bernheim SM, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Influence of Patients’ Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions: A Qualitative Study. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2008, 6: 53-59. PMID: 18195315, PMCID: PMC2203396, DOI: 10.1370/afm.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical management decisionsPatients' socioeconomic statusClinical managementSocioeconomic statusPatient sPatient outcomesPrimary care physiciansStandard of careInfluence of patientLow socioeconomic statusVaried practice settingsHealth care qualitySES influencesCare physiciansHispanic ethnicityPhysician perspectivesPractice settingsCare qualityPatientsPhysiciansPatient interestMinority racial backgroundsInterview guideFinancial strainOutcomes
2007
Impact of race on the professional lives of physicians of African descent.
Nunez-Smith M, Curry LA, Bigby J, Berg D, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Impact of race on the professional lives of physicians of African descent. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2007, 146: 45-51. PMID: 17200221, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-146-1-200701020-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack PeopleCultural DiversityFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicJob SatisfactionMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandPhysiciansPrejudiceWorkplace
2006
Achieving Rapid Door-To-Balloon Times
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, McNamara RL, Barton BA, Berg DN, Krumholz HM. Achieving Rapid Door-To-Balloon Times. Circulation 2006, 113: 1079-1085. PMID: 16490818, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.590133.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Achieving Door-to-Balloon Times That Meet Quality Guidelines How Do Successful Hospitals Do It?
Bradley EH, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Webster TR, McNamara RL, Mattera JA, Barton BA, Berg DN, Portnay EL, Moscovitz H, Parkosewich J, Holmboe ES, Blaney M, Krumholz HM. Achieving Door-to-Balloon Times That Meet Quality Guidelines How Do Successful Hospitals Do It? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 1236-1241. PMID: 16198837, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Data feedback efforts in quality improvement: lessons learned from US hospitals
Bradley EH, Holmboe ES, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Data feedback efforts in quality improvement: lessons learned from US hospitals. BMJ Quality & Safety 2004, 13: 26. PMID: 14757796, PMCID: PMC1758048, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2002.4408.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Characteristics of Physician Leaders Working to Improve the Quality of Care in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Holmboe ES, Bradley EH, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Characteristics of Physician Leaders Working to Improve the Quality of Care in Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2003, 29: 289-296. PMID: 14564747, DOI: 10.1016/s1549-3741(03)29033-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAttitude of Health PersonnelCardiology Service, HospitalClinical CompetenceDrug UtilizationHospital AdministratorsHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterviews as TopicLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalMyocardial InfarctionNursing Staff, HospitalQualitative ResearchTotal Quality ManagementUnited States
2001
Can Practice Guidelines Be Transported Effectively to Different Settings? Results from a Multicenter Interventional Study
Lichtman J, Roumanis S, Radford M, Riedinger M, Weingarten S, Krumholz H. Can Practice Guidelines Be Transported Effectively to Different Settings? Results from a Multicenter Interventional Study. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2001, 27: 42-53. PMID: 11147239, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(01)27005-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChest PainConnecticutFollow-Up StudiesHealth Care SurveysHospitalizationHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedNebraskaNorth CarolinaOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient DischargePatient SatisfactionPennsylvaniaPractice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesSouth CarolinaSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsChest painClinical guidelinesIntervention periodGuideline adherenceGuideline implementationPatient outcomesLow-risk chest pain patientsLow-risk chest painStandardized protocolMulticenter interventional studyLow-risk patientsChest pain patientsInterventional trialsPain patientsSuccessful translationClinical outcomesGuideline periodInterventional studyPatient satisfactionPatient's physicianPractice guidelinesHospital settingBaseline valuesClinical practicePain
1998
Depression and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men and Women: New Haven EPESE, 1982-1991
Mendes de Leon CF, Krumholz HM, Seeman TS, Vaccarino V, Williams CS, Kasl SV, Berkman LF. Depression and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men and Women: New Haven EPESE, 1982-1991. JAMA Internal Medicine 1998, 158: 2341-2348. PMID: 9827785, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.21.2341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedCause of DeathCohort StudiesConnecticutCoronary DiseaseDeath CertificatesDepressionFemaleForecastingHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInterviews as TopicMaleMedical AuditMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsCoronary heart diseaseCHD risk factorsDepressive symptomsRisk factorsCHD outcomesHeart diseaseAge-adjusted relative riskImpaired physical functionIncident coronary diseasePhysical function impairmentIncident CHD eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionIndependent risk factorMedical chart reviewHealthy older womenCause of deathCHD deathCHD eventsCHD mortalityChart reviewCHD incidenceCoronary diseaseFunction impairmentPhysical functionElderly menResuscitation Preferences Among Patients With Severe Congestive Heart Failure
Krumholz H, Phillips R, Hamel M, Teno J, Bellamy P, Broste S, Califf R, Vidaillet H, Davis R, Muhlbaier L, Connors A, Lynn J, Goldman L. Resuscitation Preferences Among Patients With Severe Congestive Heart Failure. Circulation 1998, 98: 648-655. PMID: 9715857, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.98.7.648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere congestive heart failureCongestive heart failureResuscitation preferencesHeart failurePhysicians' perceptionsPatient preferencesMonths of dischargePoor functional statusQuarter of patientsSevere heart failureDiscussion of preferencesWorse prognosisFunctional statusPatientsOlder agePhysiciansSubstantial proportionSignificant correlatesResuscitationMonthsHigh agreementFailureHigher incomeExacerbationPrognosis
1994
Clinical utility of transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography
Krumholz H, Douglas P, Goldman L, Waksmonski C. Clinical utility of transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1994, 24: 125-131. PMID: 8006255, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)90552-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew diagnosisChart reviewEchocardiographic examinationMitral regurgitationClinical utilityLeft ventricular wall motion abnormalitiesTertiary care teaching hospitalVentricular wall motion abnormalitiesGreater mitral regurgitationProspective observational studyUse of echocardiographyWall motion abnormalitiesPharmacologic treatmentTransthoracic twoDoppler echocardiographyMotion abnormalitiesPhysician interviewsTeaching hospitalObservational studyEchocardiographyClinical practiceOutpatientsInpatientsPatient diagnosisContemporary echocardiography