Hospital Phenotypes in the Management of Patients Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Xu X, Li SX, Lin H, Normand SL, Lagu T, Desai N, Duan M, Kroch EA, Krumholz HM. Hospital Phenotypes in the Management of Patients Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2016, 54: 929-936. PMID: 27261637, PMCID: PMC5305177, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionICU admission rateICU admissionMyocardial infarctionAdmission ratesProcedure ratesIntensive care unit admissionHigher ICU admissionLower ICU admissionCare unit admissionCoronary artery bypassPatients' clinical characteristicsManagement of patientsOpen heart surgeryRisk-standardized mortalityArtery bypassUnit admissionClinical characteristicsCoronary interventionReadmission ratesGroup of hospitalsHospital costsPractice patternsCABGChina Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Prospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Study Design
Li J, Dreyer RP, Li X, Du X, Downing NS, Li L, Zhang HB, Feng F, Guan WC, Xu X, Li SX, Lin ZQ, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang LX, Group T. China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Prospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Study Design. Chinese Medical Journal 2016, 129: 72-80. PMID: 26712436, PMCID: PMC4797546, DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.172596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesAcute myocardial infarctionChina PatientMedical historyMyocardial infarctionPatient experienceLong-term adverse eventsRisk factor controlConsecutive AMI patientsAMI studyPatient's medical historyQuality of lifeNational Coordinating CentreQuality improvement activitiesHospital outcomesCardiac eventsPatient demographicsAdverse eventsMedical chartsHealthcare utilizationAMI patientsMedication adherenceProspective studyHospitalization eventsRisk factors