2011
Use and Effectiveness of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Among Patients Undergoing High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Curtis JP, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Chen J, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Use and Effectiveness of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Among Patients Undergoing High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 5: 21-30. PMID: 22147887, PMCID: PMC3801197, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.110.960385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital quartilesHospital mortalityIABP useCoronary interventionBalloon pumpHospital characteristicsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionDepressed left ventricular functionHigh-risk PCI patientsSegment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionLeft ventricular functionHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsIABP usageCardiogenic shockPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryHemodynamic supportVentricular functionHospital variationMultivariable analysis
2008
Contemporary evidence: baseline data from the D2B Alliance
Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Stern AF, Byrd JR, Cherlin EJ, Wang Y, Yuan C, Nembhard I, Brush JE, Krumholz HM. Contemporary evidence: baseline data from the D2B Alliance. BMC Research Notes 2008, 1: 23. PMID: 18710480, PMCID: PMC2525646, DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-1-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionD2B AllianceHospital characteristicsEvidence-based strategiesD2B timeU.S. hospitalsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional studyBalloon (D2B) AllianceCoronary interventionPrompt treatmentMyocardial infarctionHospitalWeb-based surveyLogistic regressionBaseline dataPatientsKey strategyCurrent practiceBackgroundLessInfarctionResultsOf