2011
National Performance on Door-In to Door-Out Time Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Herrin J, Miller LE, Turkmani DF, Nsa W, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Ling SM, Rapp MT, Han LF, Bratzler DW, Bradley EH, Nallamothu BK, Ting HH, Krumholz HM. National Performance on Door-In to Door-Out Time Among Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1879-1886. PMID: 22123793, PMCID: PMC4312661, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDIDO timeCoronary interventionST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionMixed-effects multivariable modelElevation acute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionMedian DIDO timeAcute myocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapyPatient characteristicsMultivariable analysisEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelPatientsRural hospitalsHospitalMedicaid ServicesAge categoriesInterventionAfrican AmericansMinutesTreatment time
2002
Differences between African Americans and whites in the outcome of heart failure: Evidence for a greater functional decline in African Americans
Vaccarino V, Gahbauer E, Kasl SV, Charpentier PA, Acampora D, Krumholz HM. Differences between African Americans and whites in the outcome of heart failure: Evidence for a greater functional decline in African Americans. American Heart Journal 2002, 143: 1058-1067. PMID: 12075264, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.122123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAnalysis of VarianceBlack PeopleCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesQuality of Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsWhite PeopleConceptsGreater functional declineHeart failureCare indicatorsFunctional declineAfrican AmericansSelf-reported health statusSigns of decompensationDecompensated heart failureHistory of hypertensionProspective cohort studyVentricular ejection fractionDaily living functionAfrican American patientsDaily living functioningRenal insufficiencyBaseline characteristicsCohort studyConsecutive patientsEjection fractionHospital admissionFunctional statusAmerican patientsPoor courseLiving functioningHigh risk
1995
Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Elderly Patients-Reply
Krumholz H, Seeman T, de Leon C, Vaccarino V, Berkman L. Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Elderly Patients-Reply. JAMA 1995, 273: 1330-1331. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03520410023011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow cholesterol levelsCholesterol levelsHealth statusCoronary heart disease riskHeart disease riskOverall health statusPoor health statusAssociation of cholesterolEarly mortalityAdverse outcomesFunctional statusElderly populationPsychosocial supportPotential associationDisease riskCognitive functionPatients' repliesSocioeconomic statusCholesterol groupSignificant differencesAfrican AmericansCholesterolOnly unique featureSubstantial numberStatus