2015
Risk of Stent Thrombosis and Major Bleeding with Bivalirudin Compared with Active Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials
Kianoush S, Bikdeli B, Desai MM, Eikelboom JW. Risk of Stent Thrombosis and Major Bleeding with Bivalirudin Compared with Active Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Thrombosis Research 2015, 136: 1087-1098. PMID: 26077961, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDefinite stent thrombosisMajor bleedingStent thrombosisCause mortalityMyocardial infarctionTrials of bivalirudinUse of bivalirudinAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary interventionCardiac deathRandomized trialsMAIN OUTCOMESimilar riskBivalirudinBleedingLower riskThrombosisMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewPatientsMortalityTrialsInfarctionRisk
2013
Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006–2010
Gupta A, Desai MM, Kim N, Bulsara KR, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Trends in Intracranial Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2006–2010. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000084. PMID: 23588099, PMCID: PMC3647283, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial stentingMortality rateService beneficiariesICD-9-CM procedure codesPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOverall hospitalization rateDischarge diagnosis codesHumanitarian Device Exemption approvalAcute care hospitalsHumanitarian Device ExemptionCare hospitalIntracranial angioplastyHospitalization ratesICS useSubarachnoid hemorrhageDiagnosis codesOperative rateProcedure ratesMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesInsufficient evidenceICS procedureDrug AdministrationCerebral aneurysmsMedicaid Services