2004
Delay in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Increasingly common, lower quality of care
Graff L, Wang Y, Foody J, Meehan T, Tuozzo K, Krumholz H, Radford M. Delay in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Increasingly common, lower quality of care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2004, 44: s46. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.07.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careDiagnosis of AMIUnstable anginaMyocardial infarctionAMI casesPossible acute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseMedical record abstractionPrincipal discharge diagnosisSecondary diagnosis codesAMI dischargeDischarge therapyAdmission diagnosisComorbidity scoreArtery diseasePatient characteristicsComorbid conditionsRecord abstractionAcute careDischarge diagnosisDiagnosis codesAnginaAMI diagnosisCare measurement
2003
Patterns of Secondary Prevention in Older Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Foody JM, Ferdinand FD, Galusha D, Rathore SS, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Nilasena D, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Secondary Prevention in Older Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2003, 108: 24ii--28. PMID: 12970203, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000087654.26917.00.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypassOlder patientsArtery bypassSecondary preventionMyocardial infarctionAggressive risk factor modificationUtilization of therapyRisk factor modificationLong-term mortalityYears of ageCABG patientsDischarge aspirinDischarge therapyEligible patientsCardiovascular eventsSurgical mortalityLipid loweringACE inhibitorsFactor modificationMedical recordsCABGPatientsEnzyme inhibitorsDisease severityQuality of Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Who Is Included in Quality Improvement Measurement?
Rathore SS, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Ordin DL, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Who Is Included in Quality Improvement Measurement? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2003, 51: 466-475. PMID: 12657065, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51154.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionReperfusion therapyOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionU.S. acute care hospitalsProportion of patientsAcute care hospitalsEffective treatment strategiesMedical record databaseOlder age groupsQuality of careQuality improvement measurementAdmission therapyDischarge therapyCare hospitalACE inhibitorsMedicare patientsTreatment strategiesRetrospective analysisMedicare beneficiariesPatientsEnzyme inhibitorsRecord databaseAge groupsTherapy