2016
Practice‐Level Variation in Outpatient Cardiac Care and Association With Outcomes
Clough JD, Rajkumar R, Crim MT, Ott LS, Desai NR, Conway PH, Maresh S, Kahvecioglu DC, Krumholz HM. Practice‐Level Variation in Outpatient Cardiac Care and Association With Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e002594. PMID: 26908402, PMCID: PMC4802452, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareCardiologyFemaleHealth Care CostsHealthcare DisparitiesHeart DiseasesHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedOffice VisitsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsOutpatient cardiac careCardiac careCardiac servicesPractice-level variationMyocardial perfusion imagingNoncardiac hospitalizationsMedical hospitalizationCardiac catheterizationOffice visitsClinical endpointsOutpatient careLowest quartileOdds ratioCardiology practiceMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationPerfusion imagingDevice proceduresEfficient carePhysician practicesQuartileCarePractice levelMean payment
2000
Role of Exercise Stress Testing and Safety Monitoring for Older Persons Starting an Exercise Program
Gill TM, DiPietro L, Krumholz HM. Role of Exercise Stress Testing and Safety Monitoring for Older Persons Starting an Exercise Program. JAMA 2000, 284: 342-349. PMID: 10891966, DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.3.342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise stress testingAdverse cardiac eventsExercise programOlder personsCardiac eventsStress testingPhysical activityRoutine exercise stress testingSedentary older personsSymptomatic cardiovascular diseasePharmacological stress testingCurrent physician practiceRelative exercise intensityMajority of personsUnproven benefitPhysical functionCurrent guidelinesCardiovascular diseaseExercise intensityPhysician practicesSafety monitoringRiskExercisePersonsTesting