2006
Underrepresentation of Renal Disease in Randomized Controlled Trials of Cardiovascular Disease
Coca SG, Krumholz HM, Garg AX, Parikh CR. Underrepresentation of Renal Disease in Randomized Controlled Trials of Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA 2006, 296: 1377-1384. PMID: 16985230, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.11.1377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic congestive heart failureCongestive heart failureRenal diseaseRenal functionHeart failureSubgroup analysisCardiovascular diseaseCardiology/American Heart Association guidelinesAmerican Heart Association guidelinesAldosterone system antagonistsBaseline renal functionHeart Association guidelinesCardiovascular disease trialsCurrent American CollegeRandomized Controlled TrialsAcute myocardial infarctionEffects of interventionsRepresentation of patientsOriginal articlesBaseline characteristicsCardiovascular mortalityPatient characteristicsControlled TrialsPrognostic featuresMyocardial infarction
2000
Factors associated with delay in reperfusion therapy in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction: Analysis of the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
Berger A, Radford M, Krumholz H. Factors associated with delay in reperfusion therapy in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction: Analysis of the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. American Heart Journal 2000, 139: 985-992. PMID: 10827378, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.105703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnistreplaseElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionPlasminogen ActivatorsQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStreptokinaseSurvival RateThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment FailureUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital arrivalElderly patientsMortality rateMyocardial infarctionCardiology/American Heart Association guidelinesAmerican Heart Association guidelinesAdministration of thrombolysisHistory of hypertensionHeart Association guidelinesCooperative Cardiovascular Project databaseCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectCardiac catheterization laboratoryReperfusion therapyClinical characteristicsHeart failureST elevationThrombolytic therapyAssociation guidelinesHospital characteristicsCatheterization laboratoryAmerican CollegeThrombolysisPatientsRapid treatment