2019
Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191938. PMID: 30874787, PMCID: PMC6484647, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionAMI dischargeCause readmissionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeCoronary artery bypass graft surgery ratesCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryInpatient percutaneous coronary interventionRate of catheterizationBypass graft surgeryShort-term mortalityInpatient paymentsQuality of careTwenty-year trendsEvolution of outcomesHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesCause mortalityGraft surgeryCohort study
2010
Variation in Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Curry L, Cherlin EJ, Wang Y, Webster TR, Drye EE, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Variation in Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 1108-1112. PMID: 20920648, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMyocardial infarctionMortality rateCross-sectional national studyHospital mortality rateHospital patient populationAmerican Hospital Association surveyAMI dischargeMean hospitalHospital outcomesCardiac facilitiesPatient populationAMI volumeMultivariable modelPatient profilesMedicare beneficiariesHospitalHospital bedsPatientsTeaching statusUnited States Census dataStates Census dataInfarctionStatus profile
2004
Delay in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Increasingly common, lower quality of care
Graff L, Wang Y, Foody J, Meehan T, Tuozzo K, Krumholz H, Radford M. Delay in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Increasingly common, lower quality of care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2004, 44: s46. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.07.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careDiagnosis of AMIUnstable anginaMyocardial infarctionAMI casesPossible acute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseMedical record abstractionPrincipal discharge diagnosisSecondary diagnosis codesAMI dischargeDischarge therapyAdmission diagnosisComorbidity scoreArtery diseasePatient characteristicsComorbid conditionsRecord abstractionAcute careDischarge diagnosisDiagnosis codesAnginaAMI diagnosisCare measurement