2013
Lower Hospital Volume Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Kontos MC, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Vetrovec GW, Curtis J, Messenger J. Lower Hospital Volume Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 659-667. PMID: 24192572, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionBalloon timeCoronary interventionHospital volumeHigher annual hospital volumeHigher In-Hospital MortalityAnnual hospital volumeLow hospital volumeRoutine coronary stentingIn-Hospital MortalityElevation myocardial infarctionMajority of patientsNew pharmacological agentsHospital mortalityCathPCI RegistryMultivariate adjustmentUnadjusted mortalityCoronary stentingMyocardial infarctionCurrent guidelinesPatient visits
2012
Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry)
Dodson JA, Wang Y, Chaudhry SI, Curtis JP. Bleeding-Avoidance Strategies and Outcomes in Patients ≥80 Years of Age With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the NCDR CathPCI Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 1-6. PMID: 22475362, PMCID: PMC3666171, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIBleeding-avoidance strategiesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionUndergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionDirect thrombin inhibitorVascular closure deviceYears of ageBleeding complicationsCathPCI RegistryMultivariable analysisRadial accessClosure deviceHigh riskBleedingPatientsThrombin inhibitorsInfarctionLow bleedingStudy period