2016
Fibrinolytic therapy in hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention capabilities in China from 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-retrospective AMI study
Li J, Li X, Ross JS, Wang Q, Wang Y, Desai NR, Xu X, Nuti SV, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group F. Fibrinolytic therapy in hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention capabilities in China from 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-retrospective AMI study. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2016, 6: 232-243. PMID: 26787648, DOI: 10.1177/2048872615626656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilitySequential cross-sectional studiesChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyPrimary reperfusion strategyPercutaneous coronary interventionLittle clinical evidenceCross-sectional studyQuality of careTwo-stage random samplingCoronary interventionHospital delayNeedle timeReperfusion strategySymptom onsetTherapy useClinical evidenceEmergency departmentMedian admissionIdeal patientPatientsWeighted proportion
2012
Hospital Patterns of Use of Positive Inotropic Agents in Patients With Heart Failure
Partovian C, Gleim SR, Mody PS, Li SX, Wang H, Strait KM, Allen LA, Lagu T, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Hospital Patterns of Use of Positive Inotropic Agents in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 60: 1402-1409. PMID: 22981548, PMCID: PMC3636773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive inotropic agentsRisk-standardized ratesInotropic agentsHeart failureInotrope useHospital patternsMortality rateRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital mortality rateHeart failure patientsLittle clinical evidenceLength of stayPatient case mixHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsIntraclass correlation coefficientFailure patientsHospital variationClinical evidenceInterhospital variationClinical guidelinesIndividual hospital effectsHospital ratesHospital effectsPatterns of use