2024
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Aortic Valve Replacement Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2012-2019
Gupta A, Mori M, Wang Y, Pawar S, Vahl T, Nazif T, Onuma O, Yong C, Sharma R, Kirtane A, Forrest J, George I, Kodali S, Chikwe J, Geirsson A, Makkar R, Leon M, Krumholz H. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Aortic Valve Replacement Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2012-2019. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024, 137: 321-330.e7. PMID: 38190959, PMCID: PMC11019903, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic valve replacementRace/ethnicityValve replacementAortic stenosisWhite patientsMedicare beneficiariesSurgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) proceduresCross-sectional cohort studyAortic valve replacement proceduresAortic stenosis treatmentRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesValve replacement proceduresSelf-reported race/ethnicityRace-related differencesIndex admissionIndex hospitalizationCohort studyAsian patientsPrincipal diagnosisProcedural outcomesStenosis treatmentCare spectrumPatientsEthnic disparitiesStenosis
2017
National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013
Ikuta K, Wang Y, Robinson A, Ahmad T, Krumholz HM, Desai NR. National Trends in Use and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Catheters Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 908-913. PMID: 28593267, PMCID: PMC5815078, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.1670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCatheterization, Swan-GanzCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ManagementFemaleHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMedicareMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPulmonary ArteryRespiratory InsufficiencyUnited StatesVascular Access DevicesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayPAC usePAC placementRespiratory failureHeart failureMyocardial infarctionClinical conditionsPulmonary artery catheter useNational trendsCross-sectional cohort studyStudy periodKey clinical conditionsMedicaid Services inpatientHeart failure admissionsPulmonary artery catheterClinical Modification codesSociodemographic groupsUnique Medicare beneficiariesLack of benefitRace/ethnicityService inpatientsHospital mortalityCatheter useArtery catheter
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