2020
Revascularization Practices and Outcomes in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Who Presented With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the US, 2009-2018
Khera R, Secemsky EA, Wang Y, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Maddox TM, Shunk KA, Virani SS, Bhatt DL, Curtis J, Yeh RW. Revascularization Practices and Outcomes in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Who Presented With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the US, 2009-2018. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1317-1327. PMID: 32833024, PMCID: PMC9377424, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCohort StudiesCoronary VesselsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsShock, CardiogenicST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionMultivessel coronary artery diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseCulprit vessel percutaneous coronary interventionCardiogenic shockHospital mortalityArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionCohort studyPrimary outcomeHospital variationPCI strategyMedicare beneficiariesUnderwent multivessel PCISignificant hospital variationElevation myocardial infarctionSubset of patientsHigh-risk populationRecent evidenceHospital complicationsPCI useRevascularization practice
2014
Payments for Acute Myocardial Infarction Episodes-of-Care Initiated at Hospitals With and Without Interventional Capabilities
Ben-Josef G, Ott LS, Spivack SB, Wang C, Ross JS, Shah SJ, Curtis JP, Kim N, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Payments for Acute Myocardial Infarction Episodes-of-Care Initiated at Hospitals With and Without Interventional Capabilities. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2014, 7: 882-888. PMID: 25387777, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.000927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-PCI hospitalsCoronary artery bypass graft ratesPCI hospitalsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilityAcute myocardial infarction admissionsLower revascularization ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisTreatment of patientsMyocardial infarction admissionsHigh rateMyocardial infarction episodeGraft ratePCI capabilityPCI useIndex admissionRevascularization ratesClinical characteristicsPatient demographicsDays postadmissionDischarge diagnosisMedicare patientsCare proceduresMedicare fee
2009
Choice of Reperfusion Strategy at Hospitals With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Fazel R, Krumholz HM, Bates ER, French WJ, Frederick PD, Nallamothu BK. Choice of Reperfusion Strategy at Hospitals With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2009, 120: 2455-2461. PMID: 19948977, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.860544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionElevation myocardial infarctionPCI-capable hospitalsPrimary PCIReperfusion strategyMyocardial infarctionFibrinolytic therapySystem-related factorsPercutaneous coronary intervention capabilityMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk scorePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionKey clinical factorsPercutaneous coronary interventionMultivariable logistic regressionPCI useCardiogenic shockCoronary interventionClinical factorsIntracranial hemorrhageNonwhite raceNational registryRisk factorsAdvanced ageFemale gender