2015
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Life Expectancy After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bucholz EM, Ma S, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Life Expectancy After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 132: 1338-1346. PMID: 26369354, PMCID: PMC5097251, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Decision-making preferences among patients with an acute myocardial infarction.
Krumholz HM, Barreto-Filho JA, Jones PG, Li Y, Spertus JA. Decision-making preferences among patients with an acute myocardial infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1252-7. PMID: 23712775, PMCID: PMC4409122, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6057.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Hospital Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Volume and Patient Mortality, 1998–2000
Rathore SS, Epstein AJ, Volpp KG, Krumholz HM. Hospital Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Volume and Patient Mortality, 1998–2000. Annals Of Surgery 2004, 239: 110-117. PMID: 14685108, PMCID: PMC1356200, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000103066.22732.b8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAnalysis of VarianceCause of DeathCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CareProbabilityRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSampling StudiesSex DistributionTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsLow-volume hospitalsMedium-volume hospitalsHigh-volume hospitalsSurgery volumeMortality riskMortality rateNational Inpatient Sample databaseRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital CABG volumeHospital mortality rateRisk of mortalityLower mortality riskHealth care purchasersHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentVolume hospitalsBorderline significanceCABG volumeRetrospective analysisVolume groupMortality differencesPatientsHospitalLeapfrog GroupReliable marker