2021
National Trends and Disparities in Hospitalization for Acute Hypertension Among Medicare Beneficiaries (1999–2019)
Lu Y, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Onuma O, Nasir K, Rodriguez F, Watson KE, Krumholz HM. National Trends and Disparities in Hospitalization for Acute Hypertension Among Medicare Beneficiaries (1999–2019). Circulation 2021, 144: 1683-1693. PMID: 34743531, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher hospitalization ratesAcute hypertensionHospitalization ratesMedicare feeService beneficiariesBlack adultsSerial cross-sectional analysisCause readmission rateNational hospitalization ratesPrimary discharge diagnosisAnnual hospitalization rateCause mortality ratesPoisson link functionDual-eligible statusMedicare/MedicaidCross-sectional analysisHypertension controlReadmission ratesDischarge diagnosisDiseases codesMedicare denominatorInpatient filesHypertensionInternational ClassificationMedicare beneficiaries
2015
Medication Initiation Burden Required to Comply With Heart Failure Guideline Recommendations and Hospital Quality Measures
Allen LA, Fonarow GC, Liang L, Schulte PJ, Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Ho PM, Eapen ZJ, Hernandez AF, Heidenreich PA, Bhatt DL, Peterson ED, Krumholz HM. Medication Initiation Burden Required to Comply With Heart Failure Guideline Recommendations and Hospital Quality Measures. Circulation 2015, 132: 1347-1353. PMID: 26316616, PMCID: PMC4941099, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.014281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexCardiovascular AgentsComorbidityContraindicationsCross-Sectional StudiesDrug HypersensitivityDrug PrescriptionsDrug SubstitutionDrug Therapy, CombinationDrug UtilizationEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGuideline AdherenceHeart FailureHospitalsHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionPatient DischargePolypharmacyPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality Assurance, Health CareConceptsHF quality measuresHydralazine/isosorbide dinitrateAngiotensin receptor blockersMedication groupHeart failureAldosterone antagonistsReceptor blockersMedication regimenIsosorbide dinitrateNew medicationsΒ-blockersEnzyme inhibitorsGuideline-directed medical therapyInitiation of angiotensinPrimary discharge diagnosisQuarter of patientsPatient's medication regimenHospital quality measuresAdequate prescribingMedication initiationHospital dischargeHospital admissionMedical therapyGuideline recommendationsDischarge diagnosis
2013
National Trends in Heart Failure Hospital Stay Rates, 2001 to 2009
Chen J, Dharmarajan K, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Heart Failure Hospital Stay Rates, 2001 to 2009. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 1078-1088. PMID: 23473413, PMCID: PMC3939721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stay ratesLength of stayHF hospital stayHospital mortalityYears of ageHospital stayPatients 18Stay ratesNational Inpatient Sample dataU.S. hospital dischargesPatients 65 yearsPrimary discharge diagnosisSignificant declineOlder Medicare beneficiariesNational Inpatient SampleBlack menLarge national datasetHospital dischargeOlder patientsPatients 55Younger patientsDischarge diagnosisInpatient SampleMedicare beneficiariesAge 65
2006
Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction in 4 US States Between 1992 and 2001
Masoudi FA, Foody JM, Havranek EP, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Allman RM, Gold J, Wiblin RT, Krumholz HM. Trends in Acute Myocardial Infarction in 4 US States Between 1992 and 2001. Circulation 2006, 114: 2806-2814. PMID: 17145994, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.611707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorEnzyme inhibitorsPrimary discharge diagnosisHealth system perspectiveQuality of careMore comorbiditiesClinical characteristicsDischarge diagnosisMyocardial infarctionAMI careMedicare patientsMultivariable modelTreatment criteriaMedicare populationTreatment ratesAspirinHealth impactsMortalityCarePresent studyOutcomesIndicator definitionsDiverse populationsInhibitorsStatins and Mortality Among Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Foody JM, Shah R, Galusha D, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Statins and Mortality Among Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 2006, 113: 1086-1092. PMID: 16490817, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.591446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureStatin therapyElderly patientsOlder patientsCoronary artery disease statusCox proportional hazards modelCurrent HF therapiesLong-term mortalityPrimary discharge diagnosisGroup of patientsTotal cholesterol levelsRandomized clinical trialsEligible Medicare beneficiariesProportional hazards modelYears of ageHF therapyStatin useClinical characteristicsDischarge diagnosisCholesterol levelsHospital characteristicsClinical trialsPhysician specialtyTeaching hospitalStatins