2015
Trends in Cardiac Biomarker Testing in China for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-Retrospective AMI Study
Zhan L, Masoudi FA, Li X, Hu S, Venkatesh AK, Spertus JA, Lin Z, Desai NR, Li J, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, . Trends in Cardiac Biomarker Testing in China for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2001 to 2011: China PEACE-Retrospective AMI Study. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122237. PMID: 25893247, PMCID: PMC4404305, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac biomarker testingProportion of hospitalsBiomarker testingChinese hospitalsDiagnosis of AMIChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyRate of useMiddle-income countriesMyocardial infarctionPractice compliesHigh-income countriesAMI admissionsBiomarker testsUrban hospitalBiomarker use
2014
Trends in Early Aspirin Use Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China, 2001–2011: The China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study
Gao Y, Masoudi FA, Hu S, Li J, Zhang H, Li X, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group T. Trends in Early Aspirin Use Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in China, 2001–2011: The China PEACE‐Retrospective AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e001250. PMID: 25304853, PMCID: PMC4323779, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAspirinChinaCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRural PopulationSecondary PreventionSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateUrban PopulationConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionAspirin useEarly treatmentSegment elevation acute myocardial infarctionElevation acute myocardial infarctionEarly useChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyEarly aspirin therapyEarly aspirin useLimited healthcare resourcesAspirin therapyCardiogenic shockChest discomfortReperfusion therapyRate of useChina PatientRetrospective studyPatient groupFinal diagnosisHealthcare resourcesInfarctionPatientsAspirinAMI study
1999
Do “America's Best Hospitals” Perform Better for Acute Myocardial Infarction?
Chen J, Radford M, Wang Y, Marciniak T, Krumholz H. Do “America's Best Hospitals” Perform Better for Acute Myocardial Infarction? New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 340: 286-292. PMID: 9920954, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199901283400407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAspirinFemaleHealth Care SurveysHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality of Health CareSeverity of Illness IndexThrombolytic TherapyUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionShort-term mortalityMyocardial infarctionAmerica's Best HospitalsBest HospitalsSurvival advantageLower short-term mortalityBeta-blocker therapyRates of therapyHigh rateOutcomes of patientsUse of aspirinCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectElderly Medicare beneficiariesType of hospitalQuality of hospitalsReperfusion therapyElderly patientsRate of useBypass surgeryCardiac catheterizationCoronary angioplastyMedicare beneficiariesInfarctionAspirin