2021
Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization Volume and Case Growth at US Hospitals with Patient Outcomes
Khera R, Liu Y, de Lemos JA, Das SR, Pandey A, Omar W, Kumbhani DJ, Girotra S, Yeh RW, Rutan C, Walchok J, Lin Z, Bradley SM, Velazquez EJ, Churchwell KB, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization Volume and Case Growth at US Hospitals with Patient Outcomes. The American Journal Of Medicine 2021, 134: 1380-1388.e3. PMID: 34343515, PMCID: PMC8325555, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationHospitalization volumeAmerican Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease RegistryCase volumeUS hospitalsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizationIntensive care unit therapyHospital case fatality ratePoor COVID-19 outcomesCardiovascular Disease RegistryHospital case volumeCase fatality rateCOVID-19 outcomesHospital bed capacityLowest quartilePatient outcomesHospital careHigher oddsTriage strategiesFuture health challengesDisease RegistryMedical treatmentEarly identificationHospitalSignificant association
2020
Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of the Oldest-Old Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER-AMI Study
Gupta A, Tsang S, Hajduk A, Krumholz HM, Nanna MG, Green P, Dodson JA, Chaudhry SI. Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of the Oldest-Old Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER-AMI Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 134: 95-103. PMID: 32805225, PMCID: PMC7752813, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOldest-old patientsMyocardial infarctionFunctional impairmentOlder patientsMobility impairmentsCox proportional hazards regressionMiddle-old patientsProportional hazards regressionAcute myocardial infarctionCase fatality rateAcute myocardial infarction hospitalizationsSILVER-AMI StudyYears of ageMyocardial infarction hospitalizationsChest painCoronary revascularizationAtypical presentationHazards regressionClinical variablesRisk factorsAdvanced agePrimary symptomsPatientsFatality rateHealth status