2021
Comparative Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
Secemsky EA, Butala N, Raja A, Khera R, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Maddox TM, Virani SS, Armstrong EJ, Shunk KA, Brindis RG, Bhatt D, Yeh RW. Comparative Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: e010323. PMID: 34372676, PMCID: PMC8485756, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.120.010323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansMedicarePercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesA phenomapping-derived tool to personalize the selection of anatomical vs. functional testing in evaluating chest pain (ASSIST)
Oikonomou EK, Van Dijk D, Parise H, Suchard MA, de Lemos J, Antoniades C, Velazquez EJ, Miller EJ, Khera R. A phenomapping-derived tool to personalize the selection of anatomical vs. functional testing in evaluating chest pain (ASSIST). European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 2536-2548. PMID: 33881513, PMCID: PMC8488385, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChest PainComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansProspective StudiesConceptsStable chest painChest painPrimary endpointMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsNon-fatal myocardial infarctionAdverse cardiovascular eventsStudy's primary endpointCoronary artery diseaseClinical trial populationsCox regression modelParticipant-level dataSCOT-HEARTCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityHazard ratioPatients 5Artery diseaseFunctional testingPROMISE trialTrial populationMyocardial infarctionLower incidenceStudy populationPainCollected variables
2020
Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017
Mori M, Wang Y, Murugiah K, Khera R, Gupta A, Vallabhajosyula P, Masoudi FA, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016980. PMID: 33045889, PMCID: PMC7763387, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryFirst-time coronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryGraft surgeryMedicare feeOlder adultsPatient baseline characteristicsData of adultsYear of dischargeProportion of womenService inpatientsIndex surgeryBaseline characteristicsHospital dischargeOlder patientsMedian agePrimary outcomeCox regressionService patientsUnique patientsPatientsSurgeryAnnual declineDemographic subgroups
2018
Sex and Race Differences in the Utilization and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2014
Angraal S, Khera R, Wang Y, Lu Y, Jean R, Dreyer RP, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Krumholz HM. Sex and Race Differences in the Utilization and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999–2014. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e009014. PMID: 30005557, PMCID: PMC6064835, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassCABG utilizationArtery bypassUse of CABGService Medicare beneficiariesCalendar year trendsCABG mortalityUnderwent CABGReadmission ratesCABG proceduresWhite patientsBlack patientsPatient groupMedicare beneficiariesMedicare feeMortality rateCABGAnnual declineWomenRacial subgroupsRacial differencesGreater declineOutcomesPatientsSex
2016
Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States
Khera R, Pandey A, Kumar N, Singh R, Bano S, Golwala H, Kumbhani DJ, Girotra S, Fonarow GC. Variation in Hospital Use and Outcomes Associated With Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Heart Failure in the United States. Circulation Heart Failure 2016, 9: e003226. PMID: 27780836, PMCID: PMC5123800, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArrhythmias, CardiacCase-Control StudiesCatheterization, Swan-GanzCerebrovascular DisordersCoronary Artery DiseaseDatabases, FactualDisease ManagementFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Propensity ScoreShock, CardiogenicUnited StatesConceptsPA catheterizationHeart failureCatheter useHospital useDiseases-Ninth Revision codesPropensity-matched analysisPulmonary artery catheterPulmonary artery catheterizationHospital-level variabilityHF hospitalizationHospital mortalityArtery catheterArtery catheterizationNumber of hospitalsPA catheterRevision codesPatient outcomesAcademic hospitalExcess mortalityOdds ratioOutcomes AssociatedCatheterizationInternational ClassificationHospitalMortality
2015
Letter by Khera et al Regarding Article, “Impact of Annual Operator and Institutional Volume on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes
Khera R, Cram P, Girotra S. Letter by Khera et al Regarding Article, “Impact of Annual Operator and Institutional Volume on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes. Circulation 2015, 132: e35. PMID: 26240269, PMCID: PMC4617823, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.013342.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters