2023
Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets?
Shen Y, Krumholz H, Hsia R. Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets? JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1129-1140. PMID: 37225284, PMCID: PMC10229059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI hospitalsSame-day percutaneous coronary interventionHealth outcomesHigh-volume PCI hospitalsHospital PCI volumeRetrospective cohort studyAcute myocardial infarctionPercentage point decreasePatient health outcomesHospital revascularizationCohort studyCoronary interventionAMI outcomesPCI volumePoint decreasePoor outcomePCI facilitiesMyocardial infarctionRelative increaseHospital openingPatientsHospital availabilityHospitalHospital closures
2017
Patient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Okunrintemi V, Spatz ES, Di Capua P, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich H, Virani SS, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Butt AA, Borden WB, Dharmarajan K, Ting H, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Patient–Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003635. PMID: 28373270, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.117.003635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAspirinAtherosclerosisCommunicationEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ExpendituresHealth StatusHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLength of StayMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient-Centered CarePhysician-Patient RelationsPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePatient-provider communicationHealthcare resource utilizationPatient-reported outcomesCardiovascular diseaseHealth Plans SurveyMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHigher annual healthcare expendituresRepresentative US adult populationHealthcare expendituresAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) patientsConsumer AssessmentEmergency room visitsEvidence-based therapiesAnnual healthcare expendituresCardiovascular disease patientsUS adult populationPlans SurveyMental health statusPatient-centered careOutcomes of interestASA useHospital stayRoom visitsPoor outcome
2002
Cardiac outcomes after myocardial infarction in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
Chyun D, Vaccarino V, Murillo J, Young LH, Krumholz HM. Cardiac outcomes after myocardial infarction in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. American Journal Of Critical Care 2002, 11: 504-19. PMID: 12425401, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2002.11.6.504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent myocardial infarctionInsulin-treated diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitusMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsHeart failureVentricular functionComorbid conditionsClinical findingsIndex myocardial infarctionPoor ventricular functionInsulin-treated diabetesAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac outcomesPoor outcomeMedical recordsMellitusInfarctionMedicare beneficiariesPatientsGreater riskInsulinMortalityRiskOutcomes
2001
Depressive symptoms and risk of functional decline and death in patients with heart failure
Vaccarino V, Kasl S, Abramson J, Krumholz H. Depressive symptoms and risk of functional decline and death in patients with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 199-205. PMID: 11451275, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01334-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart failureDepressive symptomsFunctional declineCombined end pointDecompensated heart failureBaseline functional statusNegative prognostic factorGeriatric Depression ScaleYears of ageIntermediate riskHospital admissionPrognostic factorsPoor outcomePoor prognosisFunctional statusMedical historyHeart diseaseRisk factorsClinical severityDepression ScaleDaily livingHigh riskPatientsMultivariate analysis