2022
Characterization of multi-domain postoperative recovery trajectories after cardiac surgery using a digital platform
Mori M, Dhruva S, Geirsson A, Krumholz H. Characterization of multi-domain postoperative recovery trajectories after cardiac surgery using a digital platform. Npj Digital Medicine 2022, 5: 192. PMID: 36564550, PMCID: PMC9789027, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-022-00736-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcome measuresCardiac surgeryProspective cohort studyPROM data collectionPostoperative complicationsCohort studyPostoperative recoveryTertiary centerPatients' perceptionsOutcome measuresClinical practicePatientsSurgeryRecovery progressionRecovery trajectoriesTrajectory membershipComplicationsOverall recoveryDaysAnxiety trajectoriesRecoveryProgressionCare
2018
Time to hospital arrival among patients with acute myocardial infarction in China: a report from China PEACE prospective study
Guan W, Venkatesh AK, Bai X, Xuan S, Li J, Li X, Zhang H, Zheng X, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Time to hospital arrival among patients with acute myocardial infarction in China: a report from China PEACE prospective study. European Heart Journal - Quality Of Care And Clinical Outcomes 2018, 5: 63-71. PMID: 29878087, PMCID: PMC6307335, DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcy022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital arrivalSymptom onsetMyocardial infarctionMedical insuranceLower household incomeRural medical insuranceChest discomfortChest painIndex hospitalizationMedian timeMultivariable analysisAMI symptomsProspective studyAssociated FactorsPatients' perceptionsCare seekingAMI hospitalizationPatientsSymptomsHousehold incomeAMI studyHospitalizationInfarctionAverage time
2013
Quality of Discharge Practices and Patient Understanding at an Academic Medical Center
Horwitz LI, Moriarty JP, Chen C, Fogerty RL, Brewster UC, Kanade S, Ziaeian B, Jenq GY, Krumholz HM. Quality of Discharge Practices and Patient Understanding at an Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1715-1722. PMID: 23958851, PMCID: PMC3836871, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient understandingAcademic medical centerDischarge instructionsPatients' perceptionsDischarge practicesDischarge careTransitional carePostdischarge interviewsMedical CenterProspective observational cohort studyDischarge care qualityPatients 65 yearsAcute coronary syndromeObservational cohort studyPatient-centered perspectiveCardiology appointmentsCoronary syndromeCohort studyPostdischarge careHeart failureDischarge planningMean agePrimary careDiet advicePatient's perspective
2005
The Relationship Between B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure
Luther SA, McCullough PA, Havranek EP, Rumsfeld JS, Jones PG, Heidenreich PA, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM, Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Consortium F. The Relationship Between B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Health Status in Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2005, 11: 414-421. PMID: 16105631, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireBNP levelsHeart failureHealth statusBNP changesB-type natriuretic peptide levelsNew York Heart Association classificationB-type natriuretic peptideBaseline BNP levelsKCCQ summary scoreNatriuretic peptide levelsHeart failure severitySystolic heart failureHealth status instrumentsBaseline BNPKCCQ scoresNatriuretic peptideAssociation classificationPatients' perceptionsPeptide levelsPhysiologic measuresSummary scoresPatientsBNPDisease severity