2015
Effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of inhospital cardiac arrest
Chan PS, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Curtis LH, Li Y, Hammill BG, Nallamothu BK, investigators A. Effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of inhospital cardiac arrest. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 870-878.e1. PMID: 26027626, PMCID: PMC4451609, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhospital cardiac arrestLong-term mortalityHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestICD treatmentLower long-term mortalityImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyHigh illness acuityHigher unadjusted mortalityICD-treated patientsCardiac Arrest RegistryCardioverter-defibrillator therapyPulseless ventricular tachycardiaHigh-risk populationComparative effectiveness studiesLong-term survivalPropensity score analysisLower mortality rateArrest etiologyEligible survivorsICD trialsHospital deathICD therapyIndex hospitalizationUntreated patients
2009
Factors associated with racial differences in myocardial infarction outcomes.
Spertus JA, Jones PG, Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM. Factors associated with racial differences in myocardial infarction outcomes. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2009, 150: 314-24. PMID: 19258559, PMCID: PMC3387537, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-5-200903030-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeMyocardial infarction outcomesSite of careBlack patientsMyocardial infarctionRacial differencesPost-myocardial infarction outcomesBaseline cardiac riskHigher unadjusted mortalityProspective cohort studySeattle Angina QuestionnaireAngina QuestionnaireCardiovascular outcomesCause mortalityRehospitalization ratesUnadjusted mortalityCohort studyHospital factorsPatient characteristicsWhite patientsCardiac dysfunctionCardiac riskPatient factorsPatient's symptomsNational Heart