2024
Real-World Experience and Outcomes With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from the Veteran Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking Program
Gonzalez P, Hebbe A, Hussain Y, Khera R, Banerjee S, Plomondon M, Waldo S, Pfau S, Curtis J, Shah S. Real-World Experience and Outcomes With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from the Veteran Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking Program. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 222: 39-50. PMID: 38677666, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchULM percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionPropensity-matched cohortMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionAll-cause mortalityTracking programUS clinical practiceOne-year MACEOne-year outcomesIncidence of rehospitalizationAdverse cardiovascular eventsUnprotected left main coronary artery diseaseAcute coronary syndromeCoronary artery diseaseRates of MIMechanical circulatory supportLeft main percutaneous coronary interventionPCI patientsUrgent revascularizationPractice patternsCart programLeft main bifurcationPrimary outcomeMatched cohort
2021
Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry
Ahmed I, Merchant FM, Curtis JP, Parzynski CS, Lampert R. Impact of insurance status on ICD implantation practice patterns: Insights from the NCDR ICD registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 235: 44-53. PMID: 33503408, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal medical therapyInsurance statusNCDR ICD RegistryMedical therapyComplication rateICD RegistryUninsured patientsCardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillatorPrivate insurancePropensity-weighted analysisSingle-chamber devicesPrimary preventionMean ageICD implantsPractice patternsTreatment weightingImplantation practicePatientsInverse probabilityTherapyInsurance coverageFurther studiesRegistryMedicareStatus
2005
The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Kim N, Gross C, Curtis J, Stettin G, Wogen S, Choe N, Krumholz HM. The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1026-1031. PMID: 16307628, PMCID: PMC1490267, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0221.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHormone Replacement TherapyHumansInformation DisseminationInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesTreatment RefusalUnited StatesConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeHormone replacement therapyHRT useHRT discontinuationReplacement therapyHealth initiativesHormone replacement therapy useLocal practice patternsHRT prescriptionHRT usersMarked regional variationPrescription fillingTherapy useClinical behaviorClinical trialsPractice patternsSubstantial geographic variationTrial publicationsDiscontinuationHealth databasesTrial dataAge groupsRapid effectsWest South CentralTrial results