2014
Hospital Variation in the Use of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging and Its Association With Downstream Testing, Interventions, and Outcomes
Safavi KC, Li SX, Dharmarajan K, Venkatesh AK, Strait KM, Lin H, Lowe TJ, Fazel R, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Hospital Variation in the Use of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging and Its Association With Downstream Testing, Interventions, and Outcomes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 546-553. PMID: 24515551, PMCID: PMC5459406, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoninvasive cardiac imagingDownstream testingReadmission ratesRevascularization proceduresCardiac imagingHospital variationCardiac ischemiaProportion of patientsNoninvasive imagingLower readmission ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisCross-sectional studyCardiac biomarker testsQ4 hospitalsChest discomfortCoronary angiographyCoronary diseaseDischarge diagnosisCoronary angiogramEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionSame hospitalCurrent guidelinesInpatient wards
2009
All-Cause Readmission and Repeat Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Cohort of Medicare Patients
Curtis JP, Schreiner G, Wang Y, Chen J, Spertus JA, Rumsfeld JS, Brindis RG, Krumholz HM. All-Cause Readmission and Repeat Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Cohort of Medicare Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2009, 54: 903-907. PMID: 19712799, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionReadmission ratesRevascularization proceduresCause readmissionCoronary interventionPCI proceduresMortality rateIndex percutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarction patientsCause readmission rateIndex PCI procedureMedian readmission rateDays of dischargeRepeat revascularization proceduresMyocardial infarction patientsNon-AMI patientsPCI patientsRepeat revascularizationRevascularization ratesPrimary outcomeInfarction patientsSuch readmissionsMedicare patientsRetrospective analysisReadmission
2000
Mental Disorders and Use of Cardiovascular Procedures After Myocardial Infarction
Druss BG, Bradford DW, Rosenheck RA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Mental Disorders and Use of Cardiovascular Procedures After Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2000, 283: 506-511. PMID: 10659877, DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.4.506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiac CatheterizationCohort StudiesComorbidityCoronary Artery BypassFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyComorbid mental disordersAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationMyocardial infarctionMental disordersProvider factorsCardiovascular proceduresRates of PTCACoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryPatients 65 yearsRetrospective cohort studyTransluminal coronary angioplastyLong-term outcomesCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectCoronary revascularization proceduresSex-based differencesGraft surgeryIndex hospitalizationCohort studyCoronary angioplastyMedical chartsRevascularization procedures