2020
National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015
Pendyal A, Rothenberg C, Scofi JE, Krumholz HM, Safdar B, Dreyer RP, Venkatesh AK. National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017208. PMID: 33047624, PMCID: PMC7763391, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMedian ED lengthUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentED visitsMyocardial infarctionED administrationED lengthAMI careNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyCare processesAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEvidence-based medicationsNonaspirin antiplatelet agentsEarly invasive strategyAnnual ED visitsRegionalization of careED care processesReal-world trendsAntiplatelet therapyAnnual incidenceAntiplatelet agentsYearly incidenceCare Survey
2014
Age-specific gender differences in early mortality following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China
Zheng X, Dreyer RP, Hu S, Spatz ES, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Nasir K, Li X, Li J, Wang S, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Age-specific gender differences in early mortality following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China. Heart 2014, 101: 349. PMID: 25510395, PMCID: PMC4453015, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaDrug UtilizationFemaleHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesRural PopulationSex FactorsUrban PopulationConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionGender-age interactionHospital mortalityEarly mortalityMyocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyHospital mortality rateYears of ageAge-specific gender differencesPatient characteristicsHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelMortality rateGender differencesChinese populationMortalityYounger groupChinese hospitalsWomenAMI studyMenInfarctionAgeRepresentative sample