2007
Acute Noncardiac Conditions and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lichtman JH, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS, Allen NB, Masoudi FA, Weintraub WS, Krumholz HM. Acute Noncardiac Conditions and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2007, 116: 1925-1930. PMID: 17923572, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.722090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoncardiac conditionsHospital mortalityMyocardial infarctionConcomitant conditionsCommon concomitant conditionsHours of admissionIn-Hospital MortalityMedical record reviewTime of admissionEvidence-based therapiesClinical characteristicsHospital admissionMultivariable analysisRecord reviewSevere pneumoniaPrognostic importanceUS CentersInfarctionDisease severityPatientsAdmissionMortalityStudy sampleMarked increase
2005
Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Magid DJ, Wang Y, Herrin J, McNamara RL, Bradley EH, Curtis JP, Pollack CV, French WJ, Blaney ME, Krumholz HM. Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2005, 294: 803-812. PMID: 16106005, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.7.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfter-Hours CareAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBenchmarkingChronology as TopicFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesUtilization ReviewConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeFibrinolytic therapyHospital mortalityMyocardial infarctionAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionDrug timeRegular hoursTimeliness of reperfusionIn-Hospital MortalityDay of weekPCI patientsReperfusion therapyCohort studyCoronary interventionMean doorHospital characteristicsCatheterization laboratoryBetter outcomesPatientsHospital subgroupsTherapyPatient arrival