2016
Life Expectancy after Myocardial Infarction, According to Hospital Performance
Bucholz EM, Butala NM, Ma S, Normand ST, Krumholz HM. Life Expectancy after Myocardial Infarction, According to Hospital Performance. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 1332-1342. PMID: 27705249, PMCID: PMC5118048, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1513223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionLife expectancyMortality rateHospital performanceCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectProportional hazards modelLong-term survivalCase-mix severityLonger life expectancySurvival benefitInfarctionMedicare beneficiariesPatientsHospital case mixCase mixHospitalSurvival curvesQuintileStudy sampleSignificant differencesEarly survivalExpectancySurvival
1993
Cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation program after myocardial infarction
Krumholz H, Cohen B, Tsevat J, Pasternak R, Weinstein M. Cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation program after myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 1697-1702. PMID: 8227841, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90598-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation programAcute myocardial infarctionNurse-managed smoking cessation programCessation programsMyocardial infarctionYears of lifeBeta-adrenergic antagonist therapyLife expectancyOne-way sensitivity analysesTwo-way sensitivity analysesCost-effective interventionHealth care resourcesAntagonist therapySmoking ratesInfarctionCare resourcesSmokersInterventionProgram costsYearsExpectancyTherapyLife