2023
Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets?
Shen Y, Krumholz H, Hsia R. Do PCI Facility Openings and Closures Affect AMI Outcomes Differently in High- vs Average-Capacity Markets? JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1129-1140. PMID: 37225284, PMCID: PMC10229059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI hospitalsSame-day percutaneous coronary interventionHealth outcomesHigh-volume PCI hospitalsHospital PCI volumeRetrospective cohort studyAcute myocardial infarctionPercentage point decreasePatient health outcomesHospital revascularizationCohort studyCoronary interventionAMI outcomesPCI volumePoint decreasePoor outcomePCI facilitiesMyocardial infarctionRelative increaseHospital openingPatientsHospital availabilityHospitalHospital closures
2006
Regionalization of ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Care Putting a National Policy in Proper Perspective
Rathore SS, Epstein AJ, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Regionalization of ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Care Putting a National Policy in Proper Perspective. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 1346-1349. PMID: 16580519, PMCID: PMC2789345, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCISTEMI patientsFibrinolytic therapyPCI hospitalsST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) careAcute coronary syndrome careHigh-volume PCI hospitalsHigh-risk STEMI patientsElevation Myocardial Infarction CareHigh-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarction careCardiac care facilitiesHealth care resourcesHealth care systemInitial hospitalPCI patientsCoronary interventionU.S. health care systemAverage patientSingle deathCare facilitiesPatients