2015
National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burden
2013
Trends in Aortic Valve Replacement for Elderly Patients in the United States, 1999-2011
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Dodson JA, Desai MM, Sugeng L, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Trends in Aortic Valve Replacement for Elderly Patients in the United States, 1999-2011. JAMA 2013, 310: 2078-2084. PMID: 24240935, PMCID: PMC4089974, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.282437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlack PeopleCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCross-Sectional StudiesFee-for-Service PlansFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart Valve DiseasesHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansLength of StayMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementProcedure ratesElderly patientsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCross-sectional cohort studyPatients 85 yearsBypass graft surgeryHigh mortality rateCause readmissionCABG surgeryGraft surgeryOlder patientsCohort studyReadmission ratesTranscatheter optionsBlack patientsTranscatheter treatmentMechanical prosthesesThirty-dayContemporary outcomesMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare fee