2011
Effect of Living Alone on Patient Outcomes After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bucholz EM, Rathore SS, Gosch K, Schoenfeld A, Jones PG, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Effect of Living Alone on Patient Outcomes After Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2011, 108: 943-948. PMID: 21798499, PMCID: PMC3670597, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSeattle Angina QuestionnaireMyocardial infarctionPatient outcomesLife 1 yearRegistry of patientsHealth status measurementPhysical health componentAngina QuestionnaireMultivariable adjustmentLife scoresTreatment characteristicsComparable riskOutcome measurementsPatientsReadmissionHealth componentHealth statusMean qualityMortalityStatus measurementsComponent scaleOutcomesInfarctionSocial support
2004
Hospital percutaneous coronary intervention volume and patient mortality, 1998 to 2000 Does the evidence support current procedure volume minimums?
Epstein AJ, Rathore SS, Volpp KG, Krumholz HM. Hospital percutaneous coronary intervention volume and patient mortality, 1998 to 2000 Does the evidence support current procedure volume minimums? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: 1755-1762. PMID: 15145095, PMCID: PMC2803067, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.09.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsMedium-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsHospital mortalityHigh PCI volume hospitalsPercutaneous coronary intervention volumeACC/AHA guidelinesProcedure-associated mortalityHospital mortality rateCurrent American CollegeHospital discharge databaseAnnual PCI volumesVolume hospitalsAHA guidelinesPatient characteristicsPCI volumePatient mortalityDischarge databaseIntervention volumeRetrospective analysisAmerican CollegeComparable riskMortality ratePatientsHospital