2017
Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Downing NS, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Du X, Zheng X, Li X, Li J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005040. PMID: 28645937, PMCID: PMC5669155, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesQuality of careGuideline-recommended careGuideline-recommended treatmentMyocardial infarctionMortality rateST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyComposite rateMedian risk-standardized mortality rateProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionQuality improvement initiativesProportion of opportunitiesDefect-free rateHospital levelInfarctionHospitalChinese hospitalsPatientsCareAMI studyImprovement initiativesHigh rate
2007
Acute Coronary Care in the Elderly, Part II
Alexander KP, Newby LK, Armstrong PW, Cannon CP, Gibler WB, Rich MW, Van de Werf F, White HD, Weaver WD, Naylor MD, Gore JM, Krumholz HM, Ohman EM. Acute Coronary Care in the Elderly, Part II. Circulation 2007, 115: 2570-2589. PMID: 17502591, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.182616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiovascular AgentsClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsGeriatricsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPatient RightsPractice Guidelines as TopicPrejudiceQuality of LifeRegistriesRisk FactorsStentsThrombolytic TherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElderly patientsMyocardial infarctionInvasive treatmentAmerican Heart Association scientific statementOlder adultsComplex health statusGuideline-recommended careTreatment-associated risksAcute coronary syndromeAcute coronary careTreatment-related benefitsAge 85 yearsPatient-centered mannerQuality of lifeLimited trial dataCoronary syndromeReperfusion strategyAbsolute contraindicationAdjunctive therapyCardiovascular medicationsOlder patientsCoronary careGeriatric conditionsElderly subgroup