2001
The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project
Barron H, Harr S, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction mortality in patients ≥65 years of age: findings from the cooperative cardiovascular project. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 1654-1661. PMID: 11704377, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01613-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionWhite blood cell countBlood cell countWBC countWhite blood cellsYears of ageIndependent predictorsCell countDevelopment of AMIAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHospital clinical eventsLong-term mortalityRisk-stratify patientsCoronary artery diseaseCooperative Cardiovascular Project databaseStrong independent predictorCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectMyocardial infarction mortalityImportant clinical implicationsHospital mortalityArtery diseaseHospital eventsClinical eventsHighest quintileLowest quintile
1999
Variations in and correlates of length of stay in academic hospitals among patients with heart failure resulting from systolic dysfunction.
Krumholz HM, Chen YT, Bradford WD, Cerese J. Variations in and correlates of length of stay in academic hospitals among patients with heart failure resulting from systolic dysfunction. The American Journal Of Managed Care 1999, 5: 715-23. PMID: 10538451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayCongestive heart failureHeart failureSystolic dysfunctionPatient characteristicsAcademic hospitalCollaborative quality improvement projectIndividual hospitalsAdmission clinical characteristicsRetrospective cohort studyPrincipal discharge diagnosisNumber of patientsQuality improvement projectUniversity HealthSystem ConsortiumCorrelates of lengthHospital stayPeripheral edemaClinical characteristicsCohort studyRenal failureClinical factorsMajor complicationsHospital eventsRegression modelsAtrial fibrillation