2024
Association of Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure with Replacement Therapy with Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes after First Generation Watchman Device: Insights from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Munir M, Tan Z, Pun P, Wang Y, Tandar A, Darden D, Hsu J, Friedman D, Curtis J, Freeman J. Association of Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure with Replacement Therapy with Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes after First Generation Watchman Device: Insights from the NCDR LAAO Registry. Heart Rhythm 2024 PMID: 39515495, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.10.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseLong-term outcomesLeft atrial appendage occlusionAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry LAAO RegistryReplacement therapyAdverse eventsAtrial fibrillationKidney diseaseKidney failureAssociated with higher ratesIn-hospital deathRisk of strokeRate of strokeBilling claimsAF patientsProcedural complicationsAppendage occlusionWatchman deviceMultivariate analysisKFRTHigh riskPatientsRegistryComplications
2016
Impact of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Use on Outcomes After Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions From Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2006–2011)
Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel N, Patel NJ, Lahewala S, Thakkar B, Savani C, Jhamnani S, Singh V, Patel N, Patel S, Sonani R, Patel A, Tripathi B, Deshmukh A, Chothani A, Patel J, Bhatt P, Mohamad T, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Attaran RR, Mena CI, Schreiber T, Grines C, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Impact of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Use on Outcomes After Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions From Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2006–2011). Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 88: 605-616. PMID: 26914274, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualDrug CostsEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPlatelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa ComplexPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsPeripheral endovascular interventionsHospital mortalityHospitalization costsEndovascular interventionGPI useAmputation rateUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseTwo-level hierarchical multivariateIIb/IIIa inhibitorsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseLower amputation ratesPaucity of dataHospital outcomesPostprocedural complicationsSecondary outcomesPropensity matchingStudy cohortHealthcare costsICD-9Multivariate analysisStudy outcomesSample databaseMortalityHierarchical multivariate
2015
Defibrillator implantations for primary prevention in the United States: Inappropriate care or inadequate documentation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data ICD Registry
Kaiser DW, Tsai V, Heidenreich PA, Goldstein MK, Wang Y, Curtis J, Turakhia MP, Registry C. Defibrillator implantations for primary prevention in the United States: Inappropriate care or inadequate documentation: Insights from the National Cardiovascular Data ICD Registry. Heart Rhythm 2015, 12: 2086-2093. PMID: 25982720, PMCID: PMC4770888, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulticenter Unsustained Tachycardia TrialMulticenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation TrialICD RegistryPrimary preventionICD implantationInclusion criteriaNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMultivariate analysisImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationAtrioventricular conduction diseaseFirst-time ICDPrimary prevention ICDsPrior cardiac transplantationHeart Failure TrialPrimary prevention trialsProportion of patientsCardioverter-defibrillator implantationAppropriate use criteriaSudden cardiac deathCardiac transplantationDefibrillator implantationMADIT-IIPatient characteristicsYounger patientsCardiac death
2012
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2008
Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Farmer SA, Kirkpatrick JN, Heidenreich PA, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Groeneveld PW. Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm 2008, 6: 325-331. PMID: 19251206, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHispanic patientsResynchronization therapyWhite patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMultivariate logistic regression modelAdvanced heart failureTreatment of patientsEthnic differencesLogistic regression modelsICD RegistryHeart failureRegistry participantsGuideline useInclusion criteriaUse of CRTEligibility criteriaPatientsMultivariate analysisRacial disparitiesTherapyOutcome variablesSubstantial proportionRacial differencesRegression models
2006
Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevationBalloon timeCatheterization laboratoryMyocardial infarctionFaster doorEmergency departmentPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHospital strategiesIntracoronary balloon inflationPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionMinority of hospitalsEmergency medicine physiciansReperfusion treatmentCoronary interventionBalloon inflationMedicine physiciansMultivariate analysisHospitalInfarctionPatientsMedicaid ServicesSignificant reductionReal-time data feedbackData feedback